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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Toledo Walleye

December 30, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The Kalamazoo Wings will begin a four-game week by traveling to the Huntington Center to take on the Toledo Walleye. On the season, the K-Wings are 2-2-0-0 against the Walleye, which includes a 3-1 loss on November 2nd in Kalamazoo only other appearance at the Huntington Center.

Kalamazoo's six-game road winning streak was snapped last Saturday with a 5-2 loss to the Reading Royals. Despite the loss, the K-Wings have been red-hot on the road earning a record of 8-2-0-0 in their last 10 road contests.

Tonight is the final home game in the 2013 portion of the Walleye's schedule. Toledo is 5-6-0-0 at the Huntington Center this season. The Walleye enter tonight looking to snap a three-game losing streak. Toledo's last victory occurred on December 20th with a 2-1 victory at Wings Stadium against Kalamazoo.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Yanni Gourde (13 Goals) Trevor Parkes (13 Goals)

Assists: Yanni Gourde (17 Assists) Travis Novak, Trevor Parkes (11 Assists)

Points: Yanni Gourde (30 Points) Trevor Parkes (24 Points)

+/-: Eric Kattelus (+13) Aaron Bogosian, Phil Rauch (+2)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (62 Minutes) Emerson Clark (103 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek, Alden Hirschfeld (6 Goals)

Yanni Gourde (4 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Yanni Gourde (2 Goals) David Gilbert, Alden Hirshfeld,

Kyle Rogers (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Aaron Clarke, Yanni Gourde, Kevin Lynch (2 GW)

Eric Kattelus, David Pacan (2 GW)

Shots: Yanni Gourde (98 Shots) Trevor Parkes (84 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Cody Beach ( 33.3%) Maxim Shalunov (22.2%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Trevor Parkes (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Scott Arnold, Daniel Koger (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Yannick Veilleux (100%) Scott Arnold, Daniel Koger (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.12 ) Hannu Toivonen (4.19)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.927) Hannu Toivonen (0.887)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 35-17-4-3

Season Series: Season Series is Tied: 2-2-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 2-1 on December 21st @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, January 4th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Reid Between the Lines Defenseman Elgin Reid has been on a scoring tear. Reid enters tonight on a four-game point streak and a team season-high tying four-game assist streak.

Good Things Come in Threes

Forward Eric Kattelus is starting to heat up. Kattelus enters tonight on a three-game point streak.

Historic Run

Kalamazoo's six-game road winning streak was snapped with a 5-2 loss last Saturday to the Reading Royals. The six-game streak was the longest road winning streak in K-Wings ECHL history.

Boxed In

Kalamazoo established a their own team ECHL records for both penalty minutes in a game (70) and in a single period (51 in the third period) during last Saturday's game against Reading. The 70 minutes in penalties were the most for the K-Wings since the 2005-06 season when they registered 106 PIMS against the Muskegon Fury (UHL); the organization's record for most PIMS in a single-game is 151against the Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) during the 1989-90 season.

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 special guests Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on 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

Tuesday, December 31st Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (12th Annual New Year's Eve Bash)

Friday, January 3rd Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Biggest Loser Night)

Saturday, January 4th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Nick Bootland Bobblehead Night)

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

Friday, January 10th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

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

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

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