ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Elmira Jackals

April 2, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Tonight is the sixth and final regular season meeting between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Elmira Jackals. On season, the K-Wings are 3-2-0-0 against the Jackals, which includes a record of 2-2-0-0 at the First Arena.

Starting the month of March with a record of 8-0-0-0, the K-Wings finished it with a mark of 1-2-0-2. The K-Wings enter this evening on a season-high tying two-game (0-1-0-1) winless streak. Tonight is also the second-leg of a season-high six-game road trip for Kalamazoo.

Elmira returns to the First Arena to commence a three-game home stand. The Jackals hit the ice looking to snap two streaks. Elmira is winless in their last five (0-4-1-0) home games and their last 10 games (0-9-1-0) overall.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Elmira Jackals

Goals: Matt Caria (23 Goals) Mike Vaskivuo (18 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek (31 Assists) Mike Vaskivuo (35 Assists)

Points: Matt Caria (52 Points) Mike Vaskivuo (53 Points) +/-: Eric Kattelus (+18) Kyle Bushee (+2)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (125 Minutes) Corey Bellamy (147 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (9 Goals) Artem Demkov (6 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Jordan Pietrus (3 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Matt Caria (5 GW) Ludwig Karlsson (4 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (174 Shots) Jordan Pietrus (215 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Shane Berschbach ( 50%) Ludwig Karlsson (17.5%)

Overtime Goals: Six Players Tied (1 Goal) Jakub Culek, Mike Vaskivuo

Dane Walters (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (4 Goals) Jordan Pietrus,

Mike Vaskivuo (3 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Justin Taylor (55.7%) Colin Jacobs (100%)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.38 ) Neil Conway (2.83)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.921) Neil Conway (0.919)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 36-14-0-2 (Includes ECHL and UHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead ECHL Series: 17-8-0-2

Season Series: K-Wings Leads Season Series: 3-2-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 3-2 in Shootout on February 5th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo. Michigan

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Closing in on History

Defenseman Sam Ftorek is closing in on K-Wings history. Ftorek needs one assist to tie and two to break the K-Wings' ECHL record for assists by a defensemen, which was set by Ftorek (32) last season.

Thinking Positive

On Monday defenseman Jeremie Blain earned the AMI Graphics ECHL Plus Performer of the Month. Blain, who finished the month of March at +13, became the third K-Wings player in the past two months to receive the award joining Justin Taylor and Yannick Veillieux, who received the honor in February.

Strong Down the Stretch

The K-Wings have been tough to beat since February. Since February 1st, Kalamazoo has earned a record of 23-3-0-2, which includes a record of 9-2-0-2 in March.

Snapping a Streak

While it doesn't seem that long, the K-Wings start the week looking to snap a season-tying tying two-game winless (0-1-0-1) streak. Kalamazoo is 1-2-0-2 in their last five 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 guests Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, April 14th 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, April 4th @ Reading 7:05 PM

Saturday, April 5th @ Reading 7:05 PM

Wednesday, April 9th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Friday, April 11th @ Toledo 7:15 PM

Saturday, April 12th Vs Evansville 7:30 PM (Fan Appreciation Night, Featuring Player Post-Game Award Ceremony)

-End of the Regular Season-

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