ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

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Published on January 28, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI- Led by stellar net play from Ryan Nie, the Kalamazoo Wings recorded their first win against the Florida Everblades in five attempts on the season with a 3-0 decision Friday night at Wings Stadium.

End-to-end action led to plenty of shots, but no scoring in the opening period. Each team went 0-for-1 on the power-play. Florida outshot Kalamazoo 11-9 in the opening period.

Kory Karlander (16th) gave the K-Wings the lead 6:31 into the second period, with a snap shot from between the circles to extend his team-lead in scoring to 42 points. The eventual game-winner from Karlander was his team-leading fourth of the season.

Just over five minutes into the third period, Andrew Fournier completed a cross-rink, tape-to-tape pass to Aaron Clarke (9th) who roofed the puck over the sliding ‘Blades goalkeeper, Bobby Goepfert. Trent Daavettila also earned an assist on the tally, which extended the points streaks of both Fournier and Daavettila to six games.

Nursing the 2-0 lead, the K-Wings would seal their fate when Sam Ftorek (6th) added an empty-net, shorthanded goal to deny any comeback opportunity for Florida. Ftorek's shorthander was his team-tying second of the season, both of his shorthanded goals have come as empty-netters.

The night truly belonged to Nie, who stopped 39 shots to raise his record to 14-11-2-2.

For Game Stats: http://echl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=8395.

The K-Wings will continue their season-long seven-game home stand with the third-leg tomorrow, Saturday, January 29th with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Gwinnett Gladiators during the 3rd Annual McDonald's Golden Ice Game, presented by McDonald's and WIN 98.5 FM, featuring a performance from national recording artist the Mulch Brothers.

While the K-Wings already wear McDonald's themed warm-up jerseys during the entire season, the team will also don a special McDonald's themed jersey for the night. Following the game, the jerseys will be auctioned off with a portion of the proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald House of West Michigan.

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (95.9 FM WLKM & 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 15 minutes prior to face-off. For the most complete coverage of the K-Wings from the opening face-off to the final buzzer and the Discover Kalamazoo Post-Game Show, keep your radio tuned this season to the K-Wings Radio Network.

Single game tickets for the 2010-2011 season are on sale at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office, Ticketmaster Outlets, including www.ticketmaster.com, Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, please call Wings Stadium Ticket Office during regular business hours at (269) 345-5101.

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are on sale now and range in price from $9.90-$14.90 for adults and only $6.90 for kids ages 12 and under. The ticket prices for all K-Wings premium night games (all colored ice games and New Year's Eve game) are just $1 more.

Fans can save money by purchasing K-Wings single game tickets advance because on the day of a game, K-Wings tickets are $1 more.

For more information about tonight's game, please contact Mike Modugno, director of public relations and broadcaster at (269) 349-9772, extension 220.

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