ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Elmira Jackals

January 29, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


This evening will be the fourth meeting of the season between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Elmira Jackals. On season, the K-Wings are 2-1-0-0 against the Jackals; however, Elmira defeated Kalamazoo in their last encounter 2-1 back on November 24th at the First Arena.

Tonight will start a three-game road swing for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo heads into the First Arena looking to snap a three-game road losing streak. The three-game streak is the longest road losing streak this season for Kalamazoo.

The Jackals are wrapping up a four-game home stand. Elmira, who is currently 1-2-0-0 during the current stand, is 7-10-0-1 at the First Arena this season. With 30 points, the Jackals are in third place in the Atlantic Division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Elmira Jackals

Goals: Yanni Gourde (15 Goals) Rob Bellamy (12 Goals)

Assists: Eric Kattelus, Yanni Gourde (19 Assists) Mike Vaskivuo (23 Assists)

Points: Yanni Gourde (35 Points) Mike Vaskivuo (33 Points) +/-: Eric Kattelus (+19) Mike Vaskivuo (+6)

Penalty Minutes: Chris Lawrence, Jordan Pietrus (51 Minutes)

Justin Taylor (76 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (6 Goals) Artem Demkov,

Mike Vaskivuo (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Yanni Gourde, Justin Taylor (2 Goals) Jordan Pietrus (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Matt Caria, Sam Ftorek (3 GW) Five Players Tied (2GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek, Yanni Gourde (112 Shots) Artem Demkov (137 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Cody Beach ( 33.3%) Jake Trask (25%)

Overtime Goals: Matt Caria, Sam Ftorek, Jakub Culek, Mike Vaskivuo (1 Goal)

Eric Kattelus, Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Five Players Tied (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Yannick Veilleux (100%) Danny Hobbs, Colin Jacobs (100%)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.25 ) Neil Conway (1.20)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.924) Neil Conway (0.963)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 35-13-0-2 (Includes ECHL and UHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead ECHL Series: 16-7-0-2

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 2-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 2-1 on November 24th @ First Arena in Elmira, New York

Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 1st @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Sagert and Sova Debut

Defensemen Kalvin Sagert and Joe Sova will be making his their K-Wings debuts this evening. Sagert joins the K-Wings from the San Francisco Bulls, while Sova was traded by the Toledo Walleye to Kalamazoo.

Firman Reaches the Century Mark

With his first shift of the game forward Matt Firman will reach a personal milestone. Tonight will be Firman's 100th career game.

Five Alive

Forward Justin Taylor starts the week on a five-game point streak. The five-game streak is the longest current point streak by a member of the K-Wings.

Snapping a Streak

When Kalamazoo begins a three-game road swing against the Elmira Jackals on Wednesday they will be trying to snap a streak. The K-Wings have lost a season-high three straight games on the road.

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 guests Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, February 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

Friday, January 31st @ Wheeling 7:00 PM

Saturday, February 1st @ Wheeling 8:00 PM

Wednesday, February 5th Vs Elmira 7:00 PM (5:01 Wednesday and Winning Wednesday, presented by WNWN)

Friday, February 7th @ Fort Wayne 8:05 PM

Saturday, February 8th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Mascot Olympics and Van Andel Institute Purple Community Game, presented by Lake Michigan Credit Union)

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