ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: K-Wings at Toledo

Published on November 30, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Closing out the month of November, the Kalamazoo Wings will travel to the Huntington Center to battle the Toledo Walleye. Tonight is the second half of a home-and-home series between the teams, as Toledo defeated Kalamazoo 3-2 last Sunday at Wings Stadium.

Starting the night in fourth place in the North Division, the K-Wings will begin a three-game road swing. With 18 points, Kalamazoo is one point behind the Fort Wayne Komets for third, five points behind Toledo for second and only six points behind the Cincinnati Cyclones for the division's top spot.

Winners of two straight, the Walleye return home looking to move into first place in the highly competitive North Division. With 23 points, Toledo trails Cincinnati, who is in action tonight against the Evansville IceMen, by a single point for first place honors.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Brett Lysak (9 Goals) Luke Glendening (10 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (13 Assists) Byron Froese (12 Assists)

Points: Brett Lysak (18 Points) Willie Coetzee (18 Points)

+/-: Brett Lysak (+9) Max Campbell (+10)

Penalty Minutes: Darren Archibald (29 Minutes) Phil Oreskovic (46 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Darren Archibald (4 Goals) Wes O'Neill, Randy Rowe (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Byron Froese,

Luke Glendening (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Eric Kattelus (2 GW) Andrej Nestrasil (3 GW)

Shots: Darren Archibald (65 Shots) Willie Coetzee (75 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dustin Cloutier (17.4%) Luke Glendening (31.3%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Terry Broadhurst (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak (100%) Entire Team (0.0 %)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.46 ) Jordan Pearce (2.34)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.926) Jordan Pearce (0.914)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 26-13-3-3

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 1-2-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 3-2 on November 25th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, December 8th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo. Michigan

Roster Movement

It's been a week of comings and goings for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo has added forward Stefan Schneider from the Vancouver Canucks and goaltender Brooks Ostergard, while forward Darren Archibald and goaltender Joe Cannata has been reassigned to the Chicago Wolves.

Killing Time

The K-Wings have been impressive this season in killing penalties against the Toledo Walleye. In three games this season, Kalamazoo is a perfect 14-for-14 in killing Toledo power-play chances

Rolling Along

Forwards John Armstrong and Kory Karlander each have earned points in four straight games. Besides the four-game point streak, Karlander shares the K-Wings team-lead in assists (13) with Sam Ftorek.

Good Things Come in Threes

Defenseman Mitch Versteeg begins the week on fire. Versteeg heads into tonight on a three-game point streak.

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, December 10th 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, December 1st @ Evansville 7:15 PM (CDT)

Friday, December 7th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Saturday, December 8th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (WZUU Biggest Walleye Fish Fry in Michigan)

Wednesday, December 12th @ Fort Wayne 7:30 PM

Friday, December 14th Vs Evansville 7:30 PM (Star Wars Night and FANomenal Friday)

Saturday, December 15th Vs Florida 7:30 PM (WKFR Holiday Fest, Featuring the Teddy Bear Toss Game)

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