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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Colorado Eagles

March 27, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings @ Colorado Eagles

Budweiser Events Center Loveland, Colorado

Friday, March 27, 2015 7:05 PM (MDT)

Game Preview

East will meet west tonight as the Kalamazoo Wings travel to the Budweiser Events Center to battle the Colorado Eagles. Tonight will be the first ever encounter between the teams and it will also be the first of three straight games against one another.

Tonight is game two of a four-game road swing for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo will be looking to snap a two-game road losing streak. With 67 points, the K-Wings are in third place in the North Division. Kalamazoo is five points ahead of the Cincinnati Cyclones and Wheeling Nailers and six points ahead of the Indy Fuel.

With a home record of 22-7-0-2, the Eagles hold one of the top home records in the ECHL Despite the success at home, Colorado enters tonight looking to snap a four-game (0-2-2-0) winless streak. With 83 points, the Eagles are tied with the Ontario Reign for second place in the Pacific Division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Colorado Eagles

Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand (29 Goals) Brock Nixon (27 Goals)

Assists: Gergo Nagy (30 Assists) Trent Daavettila (49 Assists)

Points: Matt Caria (47 Points) Trent Daavetilla (64 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Collin Bowman (+28)

Penalty Minutes: Dane Fox, Ben Wilson (86 Minutes) Teigan Zahn (256 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand (9 Goals) Collin Bowman (7 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Taylor Vause (3 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Justin Taylor (5 GW) Collin Bowman (6 GW)

Shots: Dane Fox (165 Shots) Brock Nixon (217 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Ludwig Blomstrand (20.3%) Taylor Vause (20.6%)

Overtime Goals: Dane Fox, Eric Kattelus, Collin Bowman (3 Goals)

Zach McCullough, Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre, Gergo Nagy Brock Nixon, Derek Rodwell (2 Goals)

Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre, Gergo Nagy (50%) Vitalija Pavlovs,Derek Rodwell (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.53 ) Doug Carr ( 2.65)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.910) Clarke Saunders (0.904)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: First Ever Meeting

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: No Prior Meetings

Next Meeting: Saturday, March 29th @ Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado

Nearing 500

Tonight will be Nick Bootland's 500th career game as head coach. Bootland is 271-177-21-29 in his coaching career.

Elusive Company

Tonight will be Sam Ftorek's 400th game as member of the K-Wings. Ftorek becomes the fifth player joining Kevin Schamehorn (1976-90), Mike Wanchuk (1974-80), Brad Berry (1991-99) and Derrick Smith (1991-98) to play 400 or more games for Kalamazoo.

Lighting the Lamp

Forward Ludwig Blomstrand has been on a scoring spree. Blomstrand, who is on a three-game goal and point streak, has recorded 22 goals in his last 25 games, including a span of 18 goals in his last 18 games.

Heading West

This evening Kalamazoo will play their first ever game against the Colorado Eagles. The game will be the first time in the regular season and the first since the 2011 Kelly Cup Finals (Alaska Aces) that the K-Wings will play a road game against a Western Conference opponent.

Family Reunion

Tonight three former K-Wings will be reunited with their former team. Forwards Trent Daavettila (2008-12), Kyle Kraemer (2009-10) and Darryl Bootland (2009-10, 2011-12) are all former members of the K-Wings.

Quick Starts

Colorado has been nearly unbeatable when they score the game's first goal. The Eagles are 29-3-0-0 (90.3%) when they score before their opposition.

Home Ice Advantage

The Eagles have won 22 games this season at the Budweiser Events Center. The 22 victories ties Colorado with the Florida Everblades, Fort Wayne Komets, Idaho Steelheads and Toledo Walleye for most in the ECHL.

Snapping a Streak

Colorado enters tonight looking to snap a streak. The Eagles are winless in their last four games (0-2-2-0).

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are now on sale. Fans can purchase tickets at the Wings Events Center 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

Saturday, March 28th @ Colorado 7:05 PM (MDT)

Sunday, March 29th @ Colorado 3:05 PM (MDT)

Friday, April 3rd Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Karnival Night presented by Airzoo and 3, 2, 1 Countdown to Fun! featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $ 1 Hot Dogs)

Saturday, April 4th Vs Wheeling 7:30 PM (Autism Awareness Night, presented by Sam's Club)

Wednesday, April 8th @ Indy 7:05 PM

Friday, April 10th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (3, 2, 1 Countdown to Fun! featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $ 1 Hot Dogs)

Saturday, April 11th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Fan Appreciation Night, Last Regular Season Home Game)

Sunday, April 12th @ Toledo 5:15 PM (Last Game of the Regular Season)

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