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Countdown to Face-Off: K-Wings at Evansville

October 26, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


A new rivalry will be born this evening, as the Kalamazoo Wings will take on the Evansville Icemen during the Icemen's Pink in the Rink game. It will be a colorful weekend for the team's; besides playing on pink ice, both teams will meet again tomorrow night at Wings Stadium during the Annual Orange Ice Game.

Winners of two straight, the K-Wings have started the season with a record of 3-1-0-0 and as a result are in first place in the North Division. Kalamazoo's key to success has been goaltending, as the duo of Joel Martin and Joe Cannata have only allowed their opponents a goals-against average of 1.75 goals-a-game.

In search of their first ECHL victory, the Icemen will conclude a brief two-game home stand. Evansville started the stand with a 3-0 loss on Wednesday to the Gwinnett Gladiators. Opening the season with a record of 0-3-0-1, the Icemen's lone point came on the road, as they are have gone 0-3-0-0 at home.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Evansville Icemen

Goals: Darren Archibald (3 Goals) Tyler Shattlock, Brett Sonne (3 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek, Brett Lysak (3 Assists) Brett Sonne (3 Assists)

Points: Eric Kattelus, Elgin Reid (2 Points) Brett Sonne (6 Points)

+/-: Brett Lysak (+4), Patrick Kennedy, Tyler Shattlock (+2)

Penalty Minutes: Darren Archibald, Cody Beach (17 Minutes)

Justin Taylor (9 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Darren Archibald, Elgin Reid (1 Goal) Brett Sonne (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Darren Archibald, Kory Karlander (1 GW) Entire Team (0 GW)

Shots: Prab Rai (16 Shots) Matt Gens (15 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Darren Archibald (27.3%) Brett Sonne (30%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak,

Justin Taylor (1 Goal) Dan Gendur (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak, Dan Gendur (100 %)

Justin Taylor (100%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (1.30 ) Rob Madore (3.05)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.956) Rob Madore (0.886)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: First Meeting Ever

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: No Prior Meetings

Next Meeting: Saturday, October 27th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Pretty in Pink

Kalamazoo is no stranger on playing on Pink Ice. All-time, the K-Wings are 10-4-0-0 (9-4-0-0 at home, 1-0-0-0 on the road) in playing in pink colored ice during the regular season.

Hungry Like a Wolf On Sunday, forward Michael Davies was reassigned to the AHL's Chicago Wolves. Davies, who played in two games for Kalamazoo, registered one goal on seven shots with the team.

Strong Debut

Goaltender Joe Cannata made a strong first impression in his K-Wings debut last Saturday. Cannata turned aside a team-high 40 shots in a 4-2 victory versus Toledo.

King of the Road

When it comes to playing on the road, no one in the ECHL is better than Kalamazoo. Of teams that have played at least one full season in the league, the K-Wings have the highest road winning percent at 59.5% (57-36-17).

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, November 5th for the next edition of "K-Wings Live". The show is on WZUU (92.5 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 6-8 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, October 27th Vs Evansville 7:30 PM (9th Annual Orange Ice Game, Presented by WKFR and The CW7)

Wednesday, October 31st @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Friday, November 2nd Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (WKFR 80's Night and FANomenal Friday)

Saturday, November 3rd Vs Fort Wayne 3:00 PM (Child Safety Day and Jr. K-Wings Doubleh eader)

Wednesday, November 7th Vs South Carolina 10:30 AM (Education Day, presented by Consumers Credit Union, McDonald's and Rx Optical)

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