ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo vs Evansville

Published on October 27, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second-time in as many nights, the Kalamazoo Wings and Evansville IceMen will do battle and for the second time, the teams will play on colored ice. Last night, the K-Wings defeated the IceMen 3-2 on pink ice, tonight the teams will play during the 9th Annual Orange Ice Game, presented by WKFR and The CW7.

Extending their win streak to three games, the K-Wings received a pair of goals from Sam Ftorek and the eventual game-winner by Joe Charlebois to defeat the IceMen 3-2. Starting tonight, the K-Wings will play six out their next seven games at home.

Traveling on the road for just the second-time this season, Evansville comes to Wings Stadium looking for their first ECHL victory. Evansville lone point this season came on the road with a 4-3 shootout loss to the Fort Wayne Komets.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Evansville Icemen

Goals: Darren Archibald (3 Goals) Tyler Shattlock, Brett Sonne (3 Goals)

Assists: Brett Lysak (4 Assists) Patrick Kennedy, Todd Robinson,

Brett Sonne (3 Assists)

Points: Sam Ftorek (5 Points) Brett Sonne (6 Points)

+/-: Brett Lysak (+4), Patrick Kennedy (+3)

Penalty Minutes: Joe Charlebois (11 Minutes) Cody Beach (17 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (2 Goals) Brett Sonne (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Darren Archibald, Joe Charlebois Entire Team (0 GW)

Kory Karlander (1 GW)

Shots: Nick Sirota (19 Shots) Dan Gendur (19 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Joe Charlebois (25%) Tyler Shattlock (23.1%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak, Dan Gendur, Dale Mahovsky (1 Goal)

Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak, Dan Gendur, Dale Mahovsky (100 %)

Justin Taylor (100%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (1.30 ) Rob Madore (3.05)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.956) Rob Madore (0.886)

All-Time/ Season Series

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

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings won 3-2 on October 26th @ Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana

Next Meeting: Saturday, December 1st @ Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana

Trick-or-Treat The K-Wings will battle the Evansville Icemen tonight during the 9th Annual Orange Ice Game, presented by WKFR and The CW7. Kalamazoo is 3-5-0-0 on the pumpkin ice, but own a record of 2-1-0-0 since joining the ECHL.

Stingy Beginnings

Kalamazoo has been tough to score on in the opening period. Through five games this season, the K-Wings have allowed only one goal in the first period.

Sam I Am

Defenseman Sam Ftorek netted two goals in last night's victory. Ftorek, who now has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) leads all K-Wings in scoring.

Good Things Come in Threes Kalamazoo enters tonight looking to extend a streak. The K-Wings are trying to extend a three-game winning 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, November 5th 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

Wednesday, October 31st @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Friday, November 2nd Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (WKFR 80's Night and FANomenal Friday)

Saturday, November 3rd Vs Fort Wayne 3:00 PM (Child Safety Day and Jr. K-Wings Doubleh eader)

Wednesday, November 7th Vs South Carolina 10:30 AM (Education Day, presented by Consumers Credit Union, McDonald's and Rx Optical)

Friday, November 9th Vs South Carolina 7:30 PM (Social Media Madness & FANomenal Friday)

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