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ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Catching Some Rays

January 16, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


North Charleston, SC- For the second straight game, the Kalamazoo Wings traveled into a building where their opponent was tied for the most home wins in the ECHL, and just like the night before, the K-Wings used a defensive effort to leave victorious, this time a 3-1 decision over the South Carolina Stingrays.

Scoring just 4:33 ahead into the opening period, South Carolina struck first with a wrist shot from between the circles by Tommy Goebel (8th).

The goal from Goebel served as a wakeup call for the K-Wings, who dominated the remainder of the first period. Kalamazoo pulled even 8:42 into the stanza with a four-on-four rebound marker from Sam Ftorek (4th).

Andrew Fournier supplied the remainder of the offense for the K-Wings, as the forward scored finished the period with two goals

With the game tied at 1-1, Fournier (15th) got loose in front on the net and trickled the puck past Jared DeMichiel 11:36 into period. Assisting on the goal were Darryl Lloyd and Trent Daavettila. The assist by Daavettila was his 100th of his career. The goal also proved to be Fournier's third game-winner of the season, tying him with Kory Karlander for the team-lead.

Later in the period, Fournier recorded his team-leading 16th goal of the season five seconds into a power-play to extend the K-Wings advantage to 3-1. The goal was Fournier's seventh power-play goal of the season, which ties him with Karlander for the team-lead.

The two-goal outburst by Fournier marks the second straight game a member of the K-Wings (Justin Taylor) produced a multi-goal performance. Both Fournier and Taylor have registered three multi-goal games this season, which is a team-high.

Clamping down, neither team would surrender a goal in either the second or third periods. For the second straight night, Kalamazoo's Ryan Nie allowed just one goal to preserve the victory. Nie turned aside 28 shots to improve his record to 12-9-2-2.

The K-Wings will conclude their season-long six-game road swing tomorrow, Monday, January 17th with a special 1:05 p.m. Martin Luther King Day encounter at the Bi-Lo Center against the Greenville Road Warriors.

Kalamazoo will return to Wings Stadium on Friday, January 21st with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Cincinnati Cyclones on Culver's Night and Frugal Fan Friday, featuring $1 beers and $1 hot dogs.

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.

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