IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings Vs Bloomington PrairieThunder

Published on January 9, 2009 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Game Preview The Kalamazoo Wings return home tonight to host the Bloomington PrairieThunder. So far this season, the K-Wings are 3-3-0-0 against the PrairieThunder and are undefeated at 2-0-0-0 versus Bloomington at Wings Stadium.

Suffering a shutout loss last night in Flint, Kalamazoo hopes to once again establish their winning ways at home. The K-Wings enter the night looking to extend a league-high nine-game home winning streak. With the yesterday's loss, the K-Wings remain a point behind the Port Huron Icehawks for first place.

Bloomington will attempt to snap two streaks tonight. The PrairieThunder are currently on a four-game overall winless streak and a four-game road losing streak. With 21 points, Bloomington is in sixth place and are five points behind the Flint Generals for fifth.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Bloomington PrairieThunder

Goals: Mark Nebus (19 Goals) Jon Booras (15 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (29 Assists) Jon Booras (23 Assists)

Points: Glenn Detulleo (40 Points) Jon Booras (38 Points)

+/-: Rick Cleaver, Mark Nebus (+16) Jacob Anderson (+5)

Penalty Minutes: Jordan Little (67 Minutes) Travis Granbois (84 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Mark Nebus, Tyler Willis (4 Goals) Jon Booras (8 Goals)

SH Goals Anthony Battaglia (2 Goals) Travis Granbois,

Brett Holmberg (1 Goal)

GW Goals: Lucas Drake (3 GW) Jon Booras, Travis Granbois (2 GW)

Shots: Mark Nebus (111 Shots) Jon Booras (131 Shots)

Shooting %: Blair Manning (27.8%) Brent Clarke (18.5%)

Overtime Goals: Lucas Drake, Mark Nebus (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Anthony Battaglia (2 Goals) Brett Holmberg (1 Goal)

Shootout %: Anthony Battaglia, Justin Cross (100%) Brett Holmberg (100%)

GAA: Joel Martin (2.57) Scott Fankhouser (4.03)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.922) Scott Fankhouser (0.880)

All-Time/ Season Series All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time IHL Series: 12-7-0-2

Season Series: Season Series is Tied: 3-3-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 6-3 on December 20th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, January 31st @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Strange But True

Kalamazoo has been apart of four of the six shutouts in the IHL this season. The K-Wings, who were held scoreless last night, have been shutout on three occasions and have held their opponents to no goals once.

Tapp In

Goaltender Jason Tapp has the top save percentage in the league at 0.905. With 15 victories, Tapp also shares the IHL lead with Port Huron's Larry Sterling.

Good After Two

So far this season, the K-Wings are 15-1-0-0 when leading after two periods. Kalamazoo's lone blemish occurred on October 18th in their first game of the season against Bloomington.

Home Cookin'

With a record of 10-2-0-0, the K-Wings own the best home record in the IHL. Kalamazoo is also on an IHL season-high nine-game home winning streak.

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.

Handrahan and Kindret on the Radio

Join special guests Casey Handrahan and Ryan Kindret as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland 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 Kalsee Credit Union 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

Saturday, January 10th @ Muskegon 7:00 PM

Wednesday, January 14th Vs Flint 7:11 PM (Lansing Popcorn Night)

Friday, January 16th @ Fort Wayne 8:00 PM

Saturday, January 17th @ Muskegon 7:00 PM

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