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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Cincinnati Cyclones

November 22, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Game Preview

A night after taking on the first place team in the Eastern Conference, the Fort Wayne Komets, the Kalamazoo Wings will battle last season's Eastern Conference champions, the Cincinnati Cyclones. This evening will be the second of nine meetings this season between the teams.

Tonight will conclude a brief two-game road trip for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo comes into the game looking to snap a season-long four-game (0-3-0-1) winless streak. With 14 points, Kalamazoo is in third place in the North Division.

The Cyclones snapped a five-game (0-3-0-2) winless streak last night with a 4-0 victory over the Evansville IceMen. This evening is game five of a season-long six-game home stand for Cincinnati. With 12 points, the Cyclones are tied with the Wheeling Nailers for fourth place in the North Division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Cincinnati Cyclones

Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand, Lane Scheidl, Josh Shalla (7 Goals)

Curtis Valk (4 Goals)

Assists: Sacha Guimond (11 Assists) Byron Froese (7 Assists)

Points: Sacha Guimond, Curtis Valk (12 Points) Byron Froese (11 Points)

+/-: Sacha Guimond, Isaac Macleod (+7) Joe Basaraba (+7)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (29 Minutes) Jaynen Rissling (28 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Nine Players Tied (10 Goals) Michael Neal (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Alex Mallet (1 Goal) Bryon Froese (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Alex Mallet (2 GW) Five Players Tied (1 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (35 Shots) Byron Froese (41 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Ludwig Blomstrand (2 5%) Andrew Yogan (33.3%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Alex Mallet (2 Goals) Kevin Sullivan, Shayne Taker,

Stephan Vigier (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Alex Mallet (100%) Kevin Sullivan, Shayne Taker (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.00 ) Rob Madore (2.94)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.920) Rob Madore (0.887)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 57-58-4-9 (Includes ECHL/IHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead ECHL All-Time Series: 33-22-4-5

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 8-2 on October 25th @ U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio (2013-14)

Next Meeting: Saturday, December 6th @ U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio

Blain heads to Comets

Defenseman Jeremie Blain has been reassigned to the AHL's Utica Comets. Blain's call-up marks the seventh time this season that a member of the K-Wings has been reassigned to the AHL.

Quick Starts

The K-Wings have been nearly invisible when they score the game's first goal. Kalamazoo is 3-1-0-0 when they light the lamp before their opposition.

Drought Ends

The K-Wings scored their lone goal last night with a power-play marker. The power-play goal snapped a 0-for-15 drought for Kalamazoo.

Ending a Streak

Kalamazoo will head into tonight's game looking to snap a streak. The K-Wings are winless (0-3-0-1) in their last four games.

Rolling Along

Cincinnati's Byron Froese has been on a scoring tear. Froese enters tonight on a three-game point streak.

Shutting the Door

Cincinnati's Rob Madore made 24 saves last night in the Cyclones 4-0 victory over the Evansville IceMen. The shutout was the seventh in his professional career and his third as a member of the Cyclones.

The Middle

Cincinnati's most prolific scoring period is the second period. The Cyclones have registered 15 goals this season in the middle stanza.

Home Struggles

Despite their home win last night, the Cincinnati Cyclones have had their struggles at the U.S. Bank Arena. The Cyclones, who have a record of 6-4-0-2, are 2-4-0-1 at home.

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

Friday, November 28th Vs Fort Wayne 5:00 PM (Black Friday and 3, 2, 1 Countdown to Fun featuring $3 beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs)

Saturday, November 29th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Movember Mustache Party Night to benefit Men's Health)

Sunday, November 30th Vs Orlando 3:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'Zoo and 'Zoo Superhero Day)

Wednesday, December 3rd Vs Florida 7:00PM (Wacky Wednesday with Pack the Car Night)

Friday, December 5th @ Evansville 7:15 (CST)

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