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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo at Reading

February 21, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the third and final time in the regular season, the Kalamazoo Wings will face-off against the Reading Royals. Tonight's game at the Sovereign Center is the K-Wings second visit to Reading this season. ON the season, Kalamazoo is 0-2-0-0 against Reading, including 0-1-0-0 at the Sovereign Center.

Tonight is the third-game of a four-game road swing for the K-Wings, who have started the trip with back-to-back wins. Overall, Kalamazoo enters this evening on a three-game winning streak. With 57 points, the K-Wings trail the Elmira Jackals by three points for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Hitting the ice with 74 points, Reading leads Elmira by 14 points for first place in the Atlantic Division. With a record of 34-14-3-3, the Royals own the best record in the Eastern Conference. The Royals have earned 21 (21-5-0-1) of those victories at the Sovereign Center. The 21 home wins are the most in the conference.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Reading Royals

Goals: Nick Sirota (17 Goals) Yannick Tifu (19 Goals)

Assists: Aaron Clarke (27 Assists) David Marshall,

Yannick Tifu (30 Assists)

Points: Aaron Clarke (43 Points) Yannick Tifu (49 Points)

+/-: Brett Lysak (+10) Adam Comrie (+22)

Penalty Minutes: Nick Sirota (55 Minutes) Adam Comrie (106 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (6 Goals) Stanislav Galiev (8 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Nick Sirota (2 Goals) Ian O'Connor (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Aaron Clarke (5 GW) Stanislav Galiev (6 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (142 Shots) David Marshall (148 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Wesley Myron (33.3 %) Nikita Kashirsky (17%)

Overtime Goals: Yann Sauve (3 Goals) Ian O'Connor (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Eric Kattelus, Kory Karlander (2 Goals) David Marshall (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: John Armstrong, Michael Davies, Denny Urban (100 %)

Sam Ftorek (100%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.65 ) Drew MacIntrye (1.93)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.923) Drew MacIntyre (0.931)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 7-4-1-0

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-2 on February 10th @ Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Streaking K-Wings

Three members of the K-Wings enter tonight on impressive point streaks. Forwards Aaron Clarke and Brett Lysak are on four-game point streaks, while Wesley Myron has earned points in three straight games.

Positive Influence

Defenseman Joe Charlebois had a big game for the K-Wings on Monday. Charlebois posted a team season-high plus/minus rating of plus-four during Kalamazoo's 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Giving Up Chances Kalamazoo has allowed an average of 34.85 shots a game. The nearly 35 shots a game is the second-highest average in the ECHL and the most in the Eastern Conference.

Burning Up

The K-Wings enter the Sovereign Center on a three-game winning streak. The three-game streak is one game shy of tying the K-Wings season-high, which was achieved twice this season (10/19/12-10/27/12; 01/30/13-02/09/13).

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 calling the Wings Stadium Ticket Office at (269) 345-5101.

Get On-Line

This season, the best way to keep track of the K-Wings is to log onto www.kwings.com . The site has player profiles, information about Wings Stadium events, 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, March 11th 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 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, February 23rd @ Elmira 7:05 PM

Sunday, February 24th @ Elmira 4:05 PM

Friday, March 1st Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Vegas Night and FANomenal Friday)

Saturday, March 2nd @ Cincinnati 7:30 PM

Sunday, March 3rd @ Wheeling 2:00 PM

Friday, March 8th Vs Evansville 7:30 PM (WRKR Martinis and Bikinis Night, FANomenal Friday)

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