ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: vs Toledo

Published on November 25, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Not meeting since the second week the season, the Kalamazoo Wings and Toledo Walleye will tangle for the third time this season and in the process begin a home-and-home series. In total the teams will meet 13 times this year, so far each club has won once on their own home ice.

Winners of two straight at home, the K-Wings will close out a brief two-game home stand. With 18 points, Kalamazoo is one point ahead of the Fort Wayne Komets for third place and trail Toledo by three points, with a game in hand, for second place honors in the North Division.

Riding a four-game road winning streak, the Walleye hit the ice looking to move into first place in the North Division. The Walleye trail the Cincinnati Cyclones by a single point for the division top spot. On the season, Toledo is 6-2-0-1 on the road with one of their losses occurring October 20th against the K-Wings.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Brett Lysak (9 Goals) Luke Glendening (10 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek (13 Assists) Byron Froese (11 Assists)

Points: Brett Lysak (18 Points) Willie Coetzee (18 Points)

+/-: Brett Lysak (+9) Max Campbell (+10)

Penalty Minutes: Darren Archibald (29 Minutes) Phil Oreskovic (46 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Darren Archibald (4 Goals) Wes O'Neill, Randy Rowe (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Byron Froese,

Luke Glendening (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Eric Kattelus (2 GW) Andrej Nestrasil (3 GW)

Shots: Darren Archibald (60 Shots) Willie Coetzee (73 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Aaron Clarke (18.8%) Luke Glendening (33.3%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Terry Broadhurst (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak (100%) Entire Team (0.0 %)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.41 ) Jordan Pearce (2.34)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.926) Jordan Pearce (0.914)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 26-12-3-3

Season Series: Season Series is Tied: 1-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 4-2 on October 20th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Friday, November 30th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Debuting the Thirds

Today is the first of four home games for the K-Wings. Traditional with their Sunday contests, the K-Wings will don special Slappy based jerseys.

Rolling Along

Forwards John Armstrong, Aaron Clarke and Kory Karlander each have earned points in three straight games. Besides the three-game point streak, Clarke is currently on a K-Wings season-high tying two-game goal streak.

Scoring in Bunches

With two-goal performances from John Armstrong and Brett Lysak on Friday night, Kalamazoo has had players record multiple goal games eight times this season. Of the eight occasions, Lysak has been a part of four of them.

Battling Their Own

Starting on Thanksgiving, the K-Wings have begun a stretch of nine divisional contests. Kalamazoo, who is 7-5-0-0 against the North Division, has played all but five games this season within their own division.

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 stopping by the Wings Stadium Ticket Office or at any Ticketmaster location.

Get On-Line

This season, the best way to keep track of the K-Wings is to log onto the team's website at www.kwings.com . The site has player profiles, video on your hometown team, and much, much more.

K-Wings Live

Join special guests Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, December 10th for the next edition of "K-Wings Live". The show is on WZUU (92.5 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 6-8 p.m. at Old Burdick's Wings West.

K-Wings on Radio

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (92.5 FM WZUU & 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 20 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

Friday, November 30th @ Toledo 7:00 PM

Saturday, December 1st @ Evansville 7:15 PM (CDT)

Friday, December 7th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Saturday, December 8th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (WZUU Biggest Walleye Fish Fry in Michigan)

Wednesday, December 12th @ Fort Wayne 7:30 PM

Friday, December 14th Vs Evansville 7:30 PM (Star Wars Night and FANomenal Friday)

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