ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Evansville IceMen

Published on December 5, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings @ Evansville IceMen

Ford Center Evansville, Indiana

Friday, December 5, 2014 7:15 PM (CST)

Game Preview

Tonight will be the first of four meetings between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Evansville IceMen. Three of the four encounters this season will occur at the Ford Center. All-time the K-Wings are 7-6-2-1 against the IceMen.

The K-Wings will begin a brief two-game road swing with their trip to the Ford Center. Kalamazoo enters tonight trying to snap a season-long nine-game (0-8-0-1) overall winless streak and a three-game (0-3-0-0) road winless streak.

After concluding a four-game road swing on Wednesday against the Indy Fuel, Evansville will return home to the Ford Center to commence a season-long six-game home stand. On the season, the IceMen are 6-2-0-0 at home.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Evansville IceMen

Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand, Nathan Longpre, Myles Bell (8 Goals)

Lane Scheidl (5 Goals)

Assists: Sasha Guimond (12 Assists) Matt Lowry (10 Assists)

Points: Sasha Guimond (14 Points) Myles Bell, Kale Kerbashian (14 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+7) Andre Bouvet-Morrissette (+7)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (48 Minutes) Kevin Harvey (57 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dane Fox, Sacha Guimond (2 Goals) Andre Bouvet-Morrissette,

Brandon Wong (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Eric Kattelus, Lane Scheidl, Kale Derbashian (2 GW)

Curtis Valk (1 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (51 Shots) Myles Bell (59 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Mike DiPaolo (20%) Kevin Harvey (25%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Brandon Wong (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre (1 Goal) Myles Bell, Brandon Wong (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre (50%) Myles Bell, Brandon Wong (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.00 ) Chris Driedger ( 3.26)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.920) Chris Driedger (0.901)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 7-6-2-1

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 3-2 in Overtime on April 12th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI (2013-2014)

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana

Nearing History

Forward Justin Taylor is nearing history. With 69 career goals with the K-Wings, Justin Taylor is tied with former K-Wings forward Trent Daavettila for the team's All-Time Team lead in ECHL history.

Roster Moves

Kalamazoo has activated forward Jean Bourbeau from the 21-Day IR. In a separate transaction, the K-Wings have released forward Colin Murray.

Powering Up

No team in the ECHL has a better road power-play than Kalamazoo. The K-Wings lead the league with a road power-play percentage of 27.3%.

Ending a Streak

The K-Wings enter the night trying to snap an overall nine-game winless (0-8-0-1) streak and a three-game (0-3-0-0) road winless streak. The nine-game winless streak is the longest in the K-Wings ECHL history and it's also the longest drought without a win since the 2002-03 season (UHL).

No Place Like Home

Tonight will commence a season-long six-game home stand for the IceMen. On the season, Evansville is 6-2-0-0 at the Ford Center.

Good After One

The IceMen are undefeated this season when they lead after the first period. Evansville is 5-0-0-0 when they lead after the opening 20 minutes.

Lighting the Lamp

Ranked second on the IceMen in goals scored with six, forward Andre Bouvet-Morrissette has been a scoring machine. Bouvet-Morrissette has scored all of his goals this season in the past five games.

Finishing Strong So far this season, the IceMen are a team that finishes well. Evansville has outscored their opponents 22-12 in the third period.

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

Saturday, December 6th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Wednesday, December 10th Vs Gwinnett 7:00 PM (Wacky Wednesday with 10-Cent Hot Dogs)

Friday, December 12th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (3, 2, 1 Countdown to Fun, featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs and Teddy Bear Toss Night presented by Little Caesars)

Saturday, December 13th @ Toledo 7:15 PM

Friday, December 19th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (3, 2, 1, Countdown to Fun, featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs and Summertime Fun in the Snow Night)

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