ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: K-Wings vs IceMen

March 27, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Tonight will be 12th and final meeting of the regular season between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Evansville IceMen. On the season, the K-Wings are 7-3-1-0 versus their division rivals, which includes a record of 5-0-0-0 at Wings Stadium.

This evening is the middle game of a three-game home stand for the K-Wings. Home ice hasn't treated Kalamazoo kindly, as they are winless (0-2-0-1) in their last three games on Vanrick Drive. Kalamazoo enters the night in third place in the North Division.

Like Kalamazoo, Evansville will look to snap a streak this evening. The IceMen come into the game on a four-game losing streak. Tonight starts a three-game road swing for the Evansville, who is 8-20-2-3 in games place away from the Ford Center. The eight road victories are the fewest of any team in the ECHL.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Evansville IceMen

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

Assists: Aaron Clarke (34 Assists) Josh Beaulieu (30 Assists)

Points: Aaron Clarke (53 Points) Josh Beaulieu (52 Points)

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

Penalty Minutes: Nick Sirota (91 Minutes) Nathan Moon (98 Minutes)

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

Short Handed Goals: Nick Sirota (3 Goals) Jason Dale,

Trent Vogelhuber (2 Goals)

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

Shots: Sam Ftorek (177 Shots) Dylan Clarke (182 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 (100%) Andre-Bouvet Morrssette, Patrick Kennedy (50 %)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.71 ) Paul Karpowich (3.27)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.924) Paul Karpowich (0.900)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 7-3-1-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 7-3-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-2 on March 23rd @ Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Season

Roster Moves

Earlier today, the K-Wings have added forward Michael Leone and defenseman Brandon Martell. Leone, who comes to Kalamazoo after playing at Western Michigan University, is the older brother of former K-Wings and current Adrian College forward Chris Leone, while Martell joins the K-Wings after playing at Ohio State University.

Rolling Along

Two members of the K-Wings enter the week on impressive point streaks. Aaron Clarke and Nick Sirota have each earned points in three straight games.

Nearing a Milestone

Forward Tyler Shelast is closing in a personal milestone. The next point for Shelast will be his 100th in his career.

Not all Good Things Come in Threes

The K-Wings enter the on a three-game home winless streak (0-2-0-1) streak. The three-game streak ties the longest home winless streak for Kalamazoo this season.

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

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)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



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