NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, CFL stats



Weekend Preview: IceMen at Kalamazoo and Wheeling

November 12, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release


SWEDISH WORKHORSE

Rookie goaltender Christoffer Bengtsberg has started four consecutive games for the IceMen. The Stockholm, Sweden native notched his first ECHL victory Friday, November 6 vs. Indy, when the IceMen earned their first home win of the season 4-2. Bengtsberg is 1-3-0, and has stopped 95 of the 106 shots he's faced.

HE'S BAAAAACK

IceMen center Daultan Leveille is quietly putting together an impressive start to the season, after spending last season of pro hockey playing for Rouen over in France. The St. Catherines, ON native has a point in four of his last five games, including goals in two straight contest. Leveille scored Evansville's game-winning goal Friday vs. Indy in the team's 4-2 win, and added a power-play goal in Saturday's 2-1 loss at Cincinnati. In 2013-14, Leveille scored 22 goals and added 25 assists in 66 games for the IceMen.

MEDIUM WINGS

Kalamazoo is 4-2 -1 in its last seven games entering Friday's game against Evansville. The Wings bounced back from a 0-4 start, before earning home wins over Indy and Cincinnati, and road victories at Wheeling and Fort Wayne over the course of their next five games. However, Kalamazoo dropped Sunday's game to the Komets 5-2 and Tuesday's contest to Manchester 7-3 at the Wings Event Center. Veteran goalie Joel Martin made his 500th professional appearance last Saturday and has started 10 of the team's 11 games, going 4-5-1 with a .912 save percentage. He leads the league in minutes played (614) and saves (374).

HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD

The IceMen won three of four against Wheeling in 2015-16, and only face the Nailers twice this season. Both meetings will be played at WesBanco Arena in West Virginia this weekend. The Nailers began a gauntlet schedule this week of five games in six days with a 7-5 comeback win Tuesday morning at home against Cincinnati. Wheeling trailed that game 5-2 late, before scoring five goals in the final 4:16 of regulation to shock the Cyclones. The Nailers lost 2-1 Wednesday night in Reading, and host the Royals Friday in the rematch, before welcoming Evansville Saturday and Sunday.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

All three games will be broadcast on ECHL.TV and www.evansvilleicemen.com. Coverage starts 15 minutes before each scheduled game time with the IceMen Pregame Show, featuring comments from Head Coach Al Sims.

WEDNESDAY IS COLLEGE NIGHT

Every Wednesday home game throughout the season is College Night at the Ford Center. Students with a college I.D. can purchase tickets at the Ford Center Ticket Office for as low as $10. There are five remaining Wednesday home games, starting with November 18, when Evansville welcomes the Alaska Aces for the only time this season. One lucky student will win a free iPad, courtesy of Computers Plus. The IceMen and Aces will face-off at 6:15pm, which is the new start time for all Evansville home games scheduled Monday through Thursday.

WALL FLAG GIVEAWAY

Friday, November 20, the IceMen host the Orlando Solar Bears for the only meeting this season. The first 3,000 fans into the Ford Center receive and IceMen Wall Flag. Gates open at 6pm. The Evansville IceMen front office is also putting on a special Friday Night Hat Pack for that game only. Fans who purchase the hat pack through an IceMen Account Executive receive a ticket to the game and an IceMen hat for just $20. This is the only time that there will be no group minimum to take advantage of this special offer.

PRO-RATED SEASON TICKETS

Season tickets are pro-rated now that the season has started and are available for as low as $10 per ticket. Contact an IceMen Account Executive to be a part of the action. Call 812-421-GOAL (4625) for more information or to join the Season Ticket Holder family.

Visit us at www.evansvilleicemen.com, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @EvvIceMen for more information about your hometown professional hockey team.

IceMen (2-5-0-0) @ Kalamazoo (4-6-1-0) IceMen (2-5-0-0) @ Wheeling (5-5-0-0)

Friday, November 13th - 7:00pm EDT Saturday, November 14th - 7:35pm EDT

Wings Event Center - Kalamazoo, MI Sunday, November 15th - 4:05pm EDT

WesBanco Arena - Wheeling, WV

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

This Season:

KALAMAZOO - First of three meetings (11/21/15 and 2/12/16 in Evansville)

WHEELING - Only two meetings this season

Last Season:

IceMen vs. Kalamazoo (1-2-1-0)

IceMen vs. Wheeling (3-1-0-0)

All-Time:

IceMen vs. Kalamazoo (10-7-2-1)

IceMen vs. Wheeling (6-4-1-0)

• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board...

ECHL Stories from November 12, 2015


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Evansville IceMen Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central