IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on March 29, 2008 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Two teams that are looking to get into the playoffs will face-off tonight, as the Kalamazoo Wings battle the Bloomington PrairieThunder. On the season, Kalamazoo is 8-4-0-1 against Bloomington and are 3-3-0-0 at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum.

Winless in six in a row on the road, the K-Wings are looking to snap the streak in the middle game of a three-game road trip. Despite losing to Fort Wayne last night, Kalamazoo is still two points behind the Muskegon Fury for fourth place and trail the Flint Generals by three.

With eight games remaining in the regular season, Bloomington comes into the night eight points out of the playoffs. While the K-Wings have struggled on the road, the Thunder have done the same at home, dropping three of their last four contests at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Bloomington PrairieThunder

Goals: Nick Bootland (39 Goals) Don Parsons (30 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (49 Assists) Don Parsons (35 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (83 Points) Don Parsons (65 Points)

+/-: Kory Karlander (+9) Rod Aldoff, Leo Thomas (+2)

Penalty Minutes: Tyler Willis (197 Minutes) Sam Miller (204 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Nick Bootland (17 Goals) Don Parsons (13 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Nick Bootland (3 Goals) Jon Booras, Blake Stewart,

Leo Thomas (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Nick Bootland (4 GW) Jon Booras (4 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (308 Shots) Don Parsons (259 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Mike Manley (17.6%) Blake Stewart (14.3%)

Overtime Goals: Glenn Detulleo, Jon Booras, Adam Edinger (1 Goal)

Jamie Vanderveeken (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Travis Granbois (4 Goals) Jon Booras, Don Parsons (3 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Tyler Willis (100%) Don Parsons (37.5%)

Goals Against Average: Jeff Reynaert (2.74) Loic Lacasse (3.12)

Save Percentage: Jeff Reynaert (0.913) Loic Lacasse (0.908)

All-Time/ Season Series All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time IHL Series: 8-4-0-1

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 8-4-0-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 4-2 March 22nd @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Sunday, April 6th @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois

Welsh and Detulleo Behind the Bench

For the second straight game, the K-Wings will have General Manager Wade Welsh serve as Head Coach and forward Glenn Detulleo as Assistant Coach. Both are replacing Brian Curran, who was suffered an injury during the K-Wings morning skate yesterday.

Good After One

On the road, when the K-Wings lead after the first they usually are victorious. The K-Wings are 8-0-0-1 when leading their opposition after 20 minutes of play.

Snapping a Streak

Kalamazoo enters the night looking to snap a six-game road winless streak. The K-Wings are 0-5-0-1 during the current streak.

There's No Place Like Home

Kalamazoo has been heating up at Wings Stadium. The K-Wings are riding a season-high five-game home winning streak and have earned victories in seven of their last nine on home ice.

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are now on sale. Catch all the action as your K-Wings play the very best the IHL has to offer. Tickets are on sale now by calling the Wings Stadium Ticket Office at (269) 345-5101.

Get On-Line

This season, the best way to keep track of the K-Wings is to log onto www.kwings.com. The site has player profiles, information about Wings Stadium events, and much, much more.

Detulleo and Koverko on the Radio

Join special guests Glenn Detulleo and Trevor Koverko as they join Head Coach Brian Curran and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on The Classic Hits Station WLKM (95.9 FM) and online through the B-2 Networks through www.kwings.com from 7-8 p.m. at Old Burdick's Bar and Grill inside the Holiday Inn Kalamazoo on South 11th Street.

K-Wings on Radio

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (95.9 FM WLKM & B-2 Networks on kwings.com). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 76 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pre-game coverage begins with the Digital Highway Pre-Game Show 15 minutes prior to face-off. For the most complete coverage of the K-Wings from the opening face-off to the final buzzer, keep your radio tuned this season to the K-Wings Radio Network.

Upcoming Games

Sunday, March 30th @ Muskegon 2:00 PM

Friday, April 4th Vs Flint 7:30 PM (Team Poster Night presented by The Maurer Group, Fed-Ex Kinko's and WRKR)

Saturday, April 5th Vs Port Huron 7:30 PM (Qdoba Night)

Sunday, April 6th @ Bloomington 4:05 PM (CST)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics

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