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December 6, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For just the third time in franchise history, the Kalamazoo Wings will battle the South Carolina Stingrays. Last season, the K-Wings lost both encounters against the Stingrays, which were also played at the North Charleston Coliseum and were outscored 7-1.

Snapping a six-game winless streak in dramatic fashion, the K-Wings defeated the Elmira Jackals last Saturday 6-5 in overtime. Tonight is game three of a four-game road swing for Kalamazoo, which is 1-0-0-1 thus far on the trip. On the season, the K-Wings are 0-6-0-1 against South Division teams.

This evening is game two of a three-game home stand for the Stingrays, which started the stand with a 2-0 loss on Saturday to the Greenville Road Warriors. On the season, South Carolina is 5-4-1-0 at the Coliseum and 1-1-0-0 against teams from the North Division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings South Carolina Stingrays

Goals: Trent Daavettila (9 Goals) Nikita Kashirsky,

Maxime Lacroix (7 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander (14 Assists) Tommy Goebel,

Nikita Kashirsky (9 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (22 Points)

Nikita Kashirsky (14 Points)

+/-: Brandon Svendsen (+6) Pierre-Luc O'Brien (+4)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (47 Minutes) Nate Kiser (42 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Trent Daavettila (5 Goals) Tommy Goebel (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Andrew Fournier, Jon Landry, Rob Ricci (2 Goals)

Brandon Svendsen (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Seven Players Tied (1 GW) Maxime Lacroix, Matt Scherer (2 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (71 Shots) Rob Ricci (59 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Bryan Jurynec (50%) Matt Scherer (30.8%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Sam Ftorek, Entire Team (0 Goals)

Kory Karlander (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Steven Tarasuk (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Steven Tarasuk (33.3%) Entire Team (0.0%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (2.84) Todd Ford (2.70)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.905) Jared DeMichiel (0.918)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 0-2-0-0

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: First Meeting of the Season

Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 7th @ North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina

Lloyd Reaches Milestone

With his first shift of the night, forward Darryl Lloyd will reach a personal milestone. Tonight will be Lloyd's 400th career professional contest.

Seventh Heaven

Forward Trent Daavettila enters the week on a seven-game point streak. The seven-game point streak is the longest current point streak by a member of the K-Wings.

Mad Hatter

On Saturday, forward Patrick Asselin netted the K-Wings second hat trick of the season for the Kalamazoo Wings. The hat trick was also the first in Asselin's career.

Surrendering Goals

So far this season, the K-Wings have allowed 3.95 goals-a-game. The 3.95 is the largest goals against average in the ECHL.

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 ECHL 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.

No K-Wings Live

Due to playing the South Carolina Stingrays this Monday night, there will be no "K-Wings Live" presented by Miller Lite on December 6th. Join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, December 13th, when "K-Wings Live" presented by Miller Lite returns to the airwaves. The show is broadcast on The Classic Hits Station WLKM (95.9 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 7-8 p.m. at Center Ice Sports Bar inside Wings West on Sports Drive.

K-Wings on Radio

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (95.9 FM WLKM & on kwings.com). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 72 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pre-game coverage begins with the Kalsee Credit Union Pre-Game Show 15 minutes prior to face-off and wraps up immediately after the final buzzer with the Discover Kalamazoo. 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

Tuesday, December 7th @ South Carolina 7:05 PM

Saturday, December 11th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Grand Rapids Popcorn Night)

Wednesday, December 15th Vs Wheeling 7:00 PM (College Night)

Friday, December 17th Vs Reading 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday)

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