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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Cincinnati Cyclones

January 10, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the ninth time this season the Kalamazoo Wings will take on the Cincinnati Cyclones. Including tonight, the two teams have met six times in the past six weeks. After this evening, the division rivals will square off two more times, both at the US Bank Arena.

The K-Wings are gaining come traction in the ECHL. Kalamazoo snapped a two-game road losing streak and in the process extended their unbeaten streak in regulation to four games (3-0-1-0) with a 3-2 overtime victory Wednesday night at against the Fort Wayne Komets.

Cincinnati will start a brief two-game home stand this evening. Starting on Sunday, the Cyclones will commence a season-long tying six-game road swing. The Cyclones are 8-5-1-0 this season in the games played at the US Bank Arena.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Cincinnati Cyclones

Goals: Yanni Gourde (15 Goals) Wade Megan (13 Goals)

Assists: Yanni Gourde (19 Assists) Anthony Luciani (14 Assists)

Points: Yanni Gourde (34 Points) Anthony Luciani (23 Points)

+/-: Eric Kattelus (+16) Chris Reed (+17)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (64 Minutes) David MacDonald (57 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek, Yanni Gourde (4 Goals) Barry Almeida, Jack Combs (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Yanni Gourde (2 Goals) Trevor Lewis, John McFarland,

Logan Shaw (1 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Matt Caria (3 GW) Jonathan Hazen (2 GW)

Shots: Yanni Gourde (112 Shots) Anthony Luciani (97 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Cody Beach ( 33.3%) Jack Combs (28.1%)

Overtime Goals: Matt Caria, Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) David MacDonald, Josh McFadden,

Zach Miskovic (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Barry Almeida (3 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Yannick Veilleux (100%) Paul Crowder (66.7 %)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.21 ) Michael Houser (1.98)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.924) Michael Houser (0.934)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 54-57-4-9 (Includes ECHL/IHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead ECHL All-Time Series: 30-21-4-5

Season Series: K-Wings Lead the Season Series: 4-2-1-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost in Overtime 2-1 on January 3rd @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Monday, February 17th @ US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio

Good Things Come in Threes

Defenseman Dustin Cloutier enters tonight looking to extend a streak. Cloutier has earned points (2 goals, 1 assist) in all three games he has played this season for the K-Wings.

Scoring in the Clutch Kalamazoo's Matt Caria earned the game winning goal in Kalamazoo's 3-2 overtime victory on Wednesday against the Fort Wayne Komets. The goal was Caria's team-leading third game-winning goal this season.

Ending a Drought

Forward Chris Lawrence broke a scoring drought with his goal against the Toledo Walleye last Saturday. The goal was Lawrence's second of the season and his first since October 26th versus the Evansville IceMen, a span of 28 games.

Rolling Along

Kalamazoo enters the US Bank Arena looking to extend a streak. The K-Wings are unbeaten in regulation in their last four games (3-0-1-0).

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.

What's Going On

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 including our current promotional schedule

K-Wings Live

Join forward Chris Lawrence and goaltender Joel Martin, along with Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno this Monday, January 13th for the next edition of "K-Wings Live". The show is on WZUU (92.5 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 6-7 p.m. at Brewster's in Portage, Michigan.

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

Saturday, January 11th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Star Wars Night)

Sunday, January 12th @ Fort Wayne 5:05 PM

Wednesday, January 15th Vs Fort Wayne 7:00 PM (5:01 Wednesday, $2 Beer, $2 Hot Dogs and $1 Pepsi Products)

Friday, January 17th Vs Gwinnett 7:30 PM (80's Night, featuring Dennis Haskins, aka. Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell)

Saturday, January 18th Vs Gwinnett 7:30 PM (ZOOperstars Night presented by Zoetis)

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