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Countdown to Face-Off: K-Wings vs Fort Wayne Komets

December 19, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings Vs Fort Wayne Komets

Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan

Friday, December 19, 2014 7:30 PM

Game Preview

Bitter rivals will square off tonight at Wings Stadium, as the Kalamazoo Wings host the Fort Wayne Komets. Tonight is the seventh of 15 regular season encounters between the teams. On the season, the K-Wings are 1-4-1-0 against the Komets.

Winners of three out of their last five games, the K-Wings will return home to Wings Stadium to begin a brief two-game home stand before the holiday break. With 20 points, the K-Wings are currently in fifth place in the North Division.

Starting the season on fire, the Komets own the second-best winning percentage (0.804) in the entire ECHL. With 37 points, Fort Wayne comes into tonight's game tied with the Toledo Walleye for first place in the North Division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Fort Wayne Komets

Goals: Curtis Valk (6 Goals) Shawn Szydlowski (12 Goals)

Assists: Sasha Guimond (15 Assists) James Martin (20 Assists)

Points: Curtis Valk (19 Points) Eric Faille, Shawn Szydlowski (23 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Joey Leach (+15)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (48 Minutes) Cody Sol (31 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dane Fox (3 Goals) Cody Sol, Shawn Szydlowski (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goal) Mike Embach, Eric Faille (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Curtis Valk (2 GW) Mathew Pistilli,

Shawn Szydlowski (3 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (65 Shots) Shawn Szydlowski (75 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Curtis Valk (17%) Mitchell Heard (28.6%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Shawn Szydlowski (2 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre (1 Goal) Shawn Szydlowski (3 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre (50%) Shawn Szydlowski (75 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.00 ) Pat Nagle ( 2.44)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.920) Pat Nagle (0.906)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All -Time Series: 175-174-47 (Includes ECHL, IHL and UHL )

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time ECHL Series: 19-14-2-1

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 1-4-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 4-1 on November 28th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, January 17th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Roster Moves

Earlier this afternoon forward Nathan Longpre was reassigned from the Chicago Wolves to the K-Wings. In a separate transaction, Mike DiPaolo has been reassigned to the Springfield Falcons.

Good Things Come in Threes

Forwards Gergo Nagy and Curtis Valk enter the week looking to extend a streak. Both players begin the week on three-game point streaks.

Shutting the Door

Last Friday marked the first time this season that the K-Wings held their opponent without a goal. The shutout also marked the 16th time in the team's ECHL history (2009-present) and the 88th time overall (1974-present) that the K-Wings held their opponent scoreless.

Nearing History

Goaltender Joel Martin is closing in on K-Wings' ECHL history. Martin is one win shy of establishing the K-Wings ECHL record for victories.

Lock Down

Fort Wayne has been able slow down Kalamazoo. In their last nine periods against one another the Komets have outscored the K-Wings 11-2.

High Five

Fort Wayne's Eric Faille has been on a scoring tear. Faille enters the game on a five-game point streak.

At Home on the Road

The Komets come into Wings Stadium with a road record of 12-2-0-0. The 12 road wins are the most in the entire league and the Komets, who are currently on a five-game road winning streak, haven't suffered a road loss since November 19th against the Toledo Walleye.

Eight is Enough

Fort Wayne is riding an eight-game (7-0-1-0) unbeaten streak. The eight-game streak is the league's longest current unbeaten streak.

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are now on sale. Fans can purchase tickets at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office, any Ticketmaster location or at kwings.com.

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 the Net

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Broadcast Network at www.echl.tv . Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 72 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pregame coverage begins with the Kalsee Credit Union Pre-Game Show 15 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 smart phones, tablets and computers logged onto the K-Wings Broadcast Network.

Upcoming Games

Saturday, December 20th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Swimsuit Snow Angels Night, wear your Swimsuit to the Game)

Saturday, December 27th @ Toledo 5:30 PM (1st Ever ECHL Outdoor Game)

Wednesday, December 31st Vs Cincinnati 8:00 PM (12th Annual New Year's Eve Game)

Friday, January 2nd Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (3, 2, 1, Countdown to Fun, featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs and We Pay Your Bills Night, Win $500)

Saturday, January 3rd @ Evansville 7:15 PM (CST)

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