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K-Wings Are Back On Top

January 24, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI- Starting the weekend, the Kalamazoo Wings objective was to end Sunday atop of the North Division. Kalamazoo kept to their goals reeling in the Toledo Walleye 6-3 on Charter Day.

Neither team was able to register many shots on net in the opening period; however, on their first shot of the game, J.C. Sawyer found Maxime Tanguay (14th) on a backdoor feed to give the Walleye the lead 58 seconds into the game.

Giving up the first six shots on net, the K-Wings did allow a Walleye shot on goal for the final 13:42 of the period and eventually out-shot Toledo 8-6 for the period.

Finding their jump in the second period, Toledo extended their lead in the second striking with a power-play goal from Mike Hedden (12th).

Rattling off four unanswered goals, the remainder of the stanza belonged to the K-Wings. Finding a loose puck in the crease, Dean Strong registered the first goal of the afternoon for the K-Wings.

The turning point of the contest occurred with 12 minutes remaining in the period, a post-to-post save from Jeremy Duchesne led to a coast-to-coast breakaway shorthanded tally from Darryl Bootland (8th).

Building off the Bootland marker, Kalamazoo took the lead for good a few minutes later with a strike from Jon Landry (5th).

Concluding the scoring in the period, Strong (2nd) snuck around the Walleye defense and rung up the eventual game-winner with his second of the night. Duchesne added an assist on the goal becoming the first K-Wings goaltender this season to earn a point.

Trying to mount a comeback, Tanguay struck for his second of the game midway in the third period. Tanguay was now scored eight of his 15 goals his season against Kalamazoo.

The Walleye's comeback bid would be short lived, as the K-Wings answered back with goals from Brian McGuirk (6th) and an empty-neter from Bootland (9th).

The victory was the K-Wings fifth straight at Wings Stadium. With 51 points, Kalamazoo has climbed into a first place tie in the North Division with the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Starting the weekend in first place, the Walleye have dropped three straight games by a combined score of 21-8 and are now in third place.

For Game Stats: http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id7579

The K-Wings will continue their three-game home stand this Saturday, January 30th with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Cincinnati Cyclones during the 2nd Annual McDonald's Golden Ice Game.

Single-game tickets for any of the K-Wings 36 regular season home games are currently on sale at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office. Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, call Wings Stadium Ticket Office during regular business hours at (269) 345-5101.


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