ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: 01/25 K-Wings at Walleye

January 25, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Fresh off the all-star break, the Kalamazoo Wings will travel to the Huntington Center to battle the Toledo Walleye. Tonight will be the ninth of 13 meetings this season between the teams. So far, Kalamazoo is 4-3-0-0 overall against Toledo and 2-1-1-0 in games held at the Huntington Center.

The K-Wings will be looking to keep momentum from their last game before the all-star break, a 3-2 home victory over the Fort Wayne Komets. Picking up their play, Kalamazoo has earned points in three out of their last four games (2-1-1-0).

Capping off a five-game road swing before the all-star break with back-to-back victories; tonight starts a three-game home stand for the Walleye. It hasn't been home sweet home for Toledo, as the Walleye have dropped their last three games at the Huntington Center, all in shootouts, including two against Kalamazoo.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Aaron Clarke (14 Goals) Willie Coetzee (16 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (21 Assists) Ben Youds (23 Assists)

Points: Aaron Clarke, Eric Kattelus (32 Points) Willie Coetzee (35 Points)

+/-: Darren Archibald (+6) Andrej Nastrasil (+15)

Penalty Minutes: Harry Young (43 Minutes) Phil Oreskovic (88 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Eric Kattelus (5 Goals) Olivier Dame-Malka,

Wes O'Neill (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Eric Kattelus, Nick Sirota (1 Goal) Byron Froese, Luke Glendening,

Joey Martin (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Aaron Clarke (3 GW) Andrej Nestrasil (4 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (103 Shots) Willie Coetzee (165 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Eric Kattelus (17.3%) Nino Musitelli (33.3%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Terry Broadhurst,

Wes O'Neill (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Kory Karlander, Eric Kattelus (2 Goals) Tyler Brenner, Todd Broadhurst (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: John Armstrong, Sam Ftorek, Todd Broadhurst (50%)

Michael Davies (100%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.73) Jordan Pearce (2.56)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.916) Jordan Pearce (0.906)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 29-14-4-3

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 4-3-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 2-1 in a Shootout @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Next Meeting: Friday, February 15th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Roll Reversal

An ECHL tradition will continue tonight, as teams will switch their jersey colors for home and road. Starting this evening and continuing throughout the remainder of the regular season, the K-Wings will wear their white jerseys on the road and their red jerseys at home.

Lightning Fast

On Saturday against Fort Wayne, defenseman John Negrin recorded a goal 2:17 seconds into the game. The goal by Negrin was the quickest recorded by the K-Wings this season, breaking the previous mark of 2:36 also against the Komets on November 3rd at Wings Stadium.

Nearing a Milestone Forward Brett Lysak is closing in a personal milestone. Lysak needs one more point to reach 400 for his career.

Building on the Road

Kalamazoo has been gaining momentum away from Wings Stadium. The K-Wings have earned points in four (3-0-1-0) out of their last five road games.

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.

Get On-Line

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.

K-Wings Live

Join special guests Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, February 11th 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 Old Burdick's Wings West.

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 26th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Sunday, January 27th Vs Bakersfield 3:00 PM (Wendy's Kid Movie Night and Family Hockey Day in 'ZOO, presented by Consumers Credit Union, Bronson Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Charter Media and MLive)

Wednesday, January 30th Vs Fort Wayne 7:00 PM (Red Solo Cup Night, Presented by WNWN)

Friday, February 1st @ Fort Wayne 8:00 PM

Saturday, February 2nd Vs Wheeling 7:30 PM (WRKR Mardi Gras Night)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



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