ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: K-Wings at Walleye

Published on December 29, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Playing their final road game in 2012, the Kalamazoo Wings will make the short trip to the Huntington Center to battle the Toledo Walleye. On the season, the K-Wings are 2-2-1-0 against the Walleye, including a record of 0-1-1-0 at the Huntington Center.

Tied with the Evansville IceMen for fourth place in the North Division, Kalamazoo will try to end their recent woes. The K-Wings enter the night trying to snap a seven-game (0-4-2-1) road winless streak. Kalamazoo last won on the road back on November 20th with a 4-3 victory against the Orlando Solar Bears.

Ending a brief two-game home stand, tonight is final home game of the calendar year for the Walleye. Currently in second place in the North Division with 35 points, Toledo trails the Cincinnati Cyclones by three points for first place. On the season, the Walleye are 9-6-0-0 at the Huntington Center.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Aaron Clarke, Brett Lysak (11 Goals) Willie Coetzee,

Luke Glendening (14 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (19 Assists) Ben Youds (20 Assists)

Points: Eric Kattelus (26 Points) Willie Coetzee (29 Points)

+/-: Darren Archibald (+6) Luke Glendening (+13)

Penalty Minutes: Mitch Versteeg (38 Minutes) Phil Oreskovic (70 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Darren Archibald (4 Goals) Wes O'Neill (5 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: Sam Ftorek (84 Shots) Willie Coetzee (124 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Aaron Clarke (19%) Luke Glendening (28.6%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Terry Broadhurst, Wes O'Neill (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Michael Davies, Kory Karlander, Entire Team (0 Goals)

Eric Kattelus, Brett Lysak (1 Goal)

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

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.76 ) Jordan Pearce (2.75)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.915) Jordan Pearce (0.898)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 27-13-4-3

Season Series: Season Series is Tied: 2-2-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 4-3 on December 8th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Friday, January 4th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Nearing Milestones Defenseman Sam Ftorek is closing in on a personal milestone. Ftorek, who is tied for second among all ECHL defensemen with 19 assists, needs one more point to reach 600 points for his career

Good Things Come in Threes

Forward Aaron Clarke is starting to heat up. Clarke has earned points in three straight games.

Good After Two When the K-Wings lead after two periods, they usually win. On the season, Kalamazoo is 7-1-1-1 when leading entering the third period.

Snapping a Trio of Streaks

Kalamazoo starts the night looking to snap a few streaks. The K-Wings will hit the ice trying to end season-high tying three-game losing streak, a season-high five-game overall (0-4-1-0) winless streak and a season-high seven-game (0-4-2-1) road winless 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, January 14th 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 Downtown.

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

Monday, December 31st Vs Cincinnati 7:00 PM (11th Annual COOL 101/WWMT New Year's Eve Bash)

Friday, January 4th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (FANomenal Friday & Singles Night)

Saturday, January 5th Vs Evansville 7:30 PM (Bad Bridesmaid Dress Night)

Sunday, January 6th @ Toledo 5:05 PM

Wednesday, January 9th Vs Reading 7:00 PM (WRKR Holiday Hangover and $5 Pack the House Night)

Saturday, January 12th @ Gwinnett 7:05 PM

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