ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Cincinnati Cyclones

Published on February 17, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


This afternoon will be a rare North Division Monday matinee featuring the Kalamazoo Wings and the Cincinnati Cyclones. This will be the 10th meeting of the season between the teams. With only one other encounter between the teams after today, the K-Wings are 4-3-1-1 against the Cyclones.

For the K-Wings today isn't only a big divisional matchup, but it is also huge in regards to the Eastern Conference. Kalamazoo leads Cincinnati by two points for the division lead and trails the idle South Carolina Stingrays by only four points for first place in the conference.

After playing their last two games on the road, Cincinnati returns to the US Bank Arena for one game. Follow this afternoon the Cyclones will hit the road again for four straight games. While Cincinnati has won two straight games overall, both on the road, they are on a season-high five-game home losing streak.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Cincinnati Cyclones

Goals: Matt Caria (17 Goals) Anthony Luciani (19 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek, Elgin Reid (24 Assists) Anthony Luciani (22 Assists)

Points: Sam Ftorek (35 Points) Anthony Luciani (41 Points)

+/-: Eric Kattelus (+19) Chris Reed (+19)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (94 Minutes) David MacDonald (89 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (8 Goals) Barry Almeida, Paul Crowder (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Trevor Lewis, John McFarland,

Logan Shaw (1 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Sam Ftorek, David Pacan (4 GW) Jonathan Hazen (3 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (146 Shots) Anthony Luciani (149 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Cody Beach ( 33.3%) Wade Megan (26%)

Overtime Goals: Five Players Tied (1 Goal) David MacDonald,

Josh McFadden (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (4 Goals) Barry Almeida (3 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Justin Taylor (66.7%) Dan Eves (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.33 ) Scott Darling (1.95)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.922) Scott Darling (0.930)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 54-58-4-9 (Includes ECHL/IHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead ECHL All-Time Series: 30-22-4-5

Season Series: K-Wings Lead the Season Series: 4-3-1-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-3 on January 10th @ US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio

Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 9th @ US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio

Nearing a Milestone

Kalamazoo's Sam Ftorek is closing in on a personal milestone. Ftorek is one assist shy of 400 in his career.

Heading Towards the Century Mark

Forward Nick Sirota is closing in on a personal milestone. Ftorek is one goal shy of 100 in his career.

Rolling Along

Forwards Justin Taylor and Yannick Veilleux have been racking up points. Taylor has earned points in six straight games, while Veilleux is riding a five-game point streak and three-game goal streak.

A Case of the Monday's

Today marks the third time this season that the K-Wings will play on Monday. So far Kalamazoo is 0-2-0-0 during Monday games.

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.

What's Going On

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 including our current promotional schedule

K-Wings Live

Join special Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, March 10th 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 Brewster's in Portage, Michigan.

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

Sunday, February 23rd Vs Orlando 3:00 PM (Kibbles and Sticks Night, Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO, presented by Walgreens, Airzoo, Consumers Credit Union, Charter and Bronson Orthopedic and Sports Medicine)

Wednesday, February 26th @ Fort Wayne 7:05 PM

Friday, February 28th @ Orlando 7:30 PM

Saturday, March 1st @ Orlando 7:00 PM

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