ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: K-Wings at IceMen

Published on March 23, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Tonight will be the 11th of 12 meetings between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Evansville IceMen. On the season, the K-Wings are 6-3-1-0 against their division rivals, which includes a record of 1-3-1-0 at the Ford Center against the IceMen.

Winless in their last four games (0-3-0-1), the K-Wings playoff hopes are hanging by a string. With four games remaining, Kalamazoo will have to win out their remaining games and have either the Florida Everblades, Greenville Road Warriors or the Toledo Walleye lose the remainder of their games.

Like Kalamazoo, Evansville will look to snap a streak this evening. The IceMen come into the game on a three-game losing streak. Tonight is the final home game of the season for Evansville, who is 15-19-0-1 this season at the Ford Center.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Evansville Icemen

Goals: Nick Sirota (20 Goals) Josh Beaulieu, Dylan Clarke (22 Goals)

Assists: Aaron Clarke (32 Assists) Josh Beaulieu (30 Assists)

Points: Aaron Clarke (51 Points) Josh Beaulieu (52 Points)

+/-: Darren Archibald (+6), Trent Vogelhuber (+3)

Penalty Minutes: Nick Sirota (77 Minutes) Nathan Moon (98 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (6 Goals) Josh Beaulieu (11 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Nick Sirota (2 Goals) Jason Dale,

Trent Vogelhuber (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Aaron Clarke (6 GW) Josh Beaulieu (5 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (165 Shots) Dylan Clarke (176 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Eric Kattelus (17.3%) Nathan Moon (15.8%)

Overtime Goals: Yann Sauve (3 Goals) Josh Beaulieu (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Nick Sirota (3 Goals) Five Players Tied (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Michael Davies, Sam Ftorek (100%) Andre-Bouvet Morrssette, Patrick Kennedy, Daniel Tetrault (50 %)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.72 ) Paul Karpowich (3.27)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.923) Paul Karpowich (0.900)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 6-3-1-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 6-3-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 4-2 March 16th @ Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 27th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Going for .500

With two road games remaining in the regular season, the K-Wings are 15-14-3-2 away from Wings Stadium. A victory in either of the final two road contests, would guarantee a winning record on the road for Kalamazoo.

Power Outage

Kalamazoo's power-play has struggled of late. The K-Wings have scored one power-play goal in their last 25 chances (4%) and are 4-for-46(8.7%) with a man-advantage in the month of March.

Snapping a Streak The K-Wings hit the ice looking to snap a streak. Kalamazoo enters tonight on a four-game (03/16/13-present) winless streak.

Tragic Number

With three playoff spots remaining in the Eastern Conference, Kalamazoo's tragic number for not making the playoff is at one point. The one point can be a combination of a K-Wings loss or victories or overtime/shootout losses from the Florida Everblades, Greenville Road Warriors and Toledo Walleye.

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 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

Sunday, March 24th Vs Wheeling 4:00 PM (Big Brothers, Big Sisters Night, presented by Schupan & Son LLC. and a Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO, presented by Bronson Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, Consumers Credit Union, Meijer, Charter Media and MLive)

Wednesday, March 27th Vs Evansville 7:00 PM ($5 Pack the House Night)

Friday, March 29th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (WRKR FANdamonium and FANomenal Friday, Final Home Game of the Regular Season)

Saturday, March 30th @ Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Final Game of the Regular Season)

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