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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Gwinnett Gladiators

December 6, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Continuing their four-game road swing, the Kalamazoo Wings will head to The Arena at Gwinnett Center to battle the Gwinnett Gladiators. Tonight will be the first of three meetings between the teams this season and the only appearance for the K-Wings at The Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Kalamazoo started the road trip last night with an impressive 5-1 victory against the Greenville Road Warriors. The victory extends the K-Wings unbeaten streak to three games (2-0-0-1). Defenseman Mike Matczak posted a game-high three points (3 assists).

Winless in their last two games (0-1-0-1), the Gladiators will wrap up a five-game home stand this evening. So far Gwinnett has gone 1-2-0-1 during the stretch. Overall, the Gladiators have a record of 3-7-0-1 at The Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Gwinnett Gladiators

Goals: Yanni Gourde (8 Goals) Evan Bloodoff (7 Goals)

Assists: Yanni Gourde (13 Assists) Mike Embach (6 Assists)

Points: Yanni Gourde (21 Points) Evan Bloodoff (10 Points)

+/-: Eric Kattelus (+13) Mike Embach, Daniel Spivak (+5)

Penalty Minutes: Jeremie Blain (33 Minutes) Jeremie Malouin (42 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (4 Goals) Marshall Everson,

Maxime Legault (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Five Players Tied (1 Goal) Evan Bloodoff (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Aaron Clarke, Yanni Gourde (2 GW) Five Players Tied (1 GW)

Shots: Yanni Gourde (61 Shots) Evan Bloodoff (71 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Cody Beach, Kurtis Bartliff (18.9%)

Sebastian Wannstrom (33.3%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Yanni Gourde, Justin Taylor (2 Goals) Evan Bloodoff,

Sasha Guimond (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: David Pacan, Justin Taylor (100%) Sasha Guimond (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington, Joel Martin (2.53 ) Louis Domingue (1.86)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.916) Louis Domingue (0.944)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 7-3-1-1

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 4-3 on January 13th @ The Arena at Gwinnet Center in Gwinnett, GA (13-14)

Next Meeting: Friday, January 17th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Martin the Magnificent

Last Friday, Joel Martin earned his second shutout of the season, his 18th overall and his 13th in a K-Wings uniform. The 13 shutouts with Kalamazoo ties Martin with Manny Fernandez (1994-98) for the organizations all-time lead.

Heating Up

Three members of the K-Wings are on a scoring tear. Kattelus is on a four-game assist and point streak, while Yanni Gourde and Mike Matczak are both riding a three-game point streak.

Boxed In

The K-Wings posted a season-high 48 minutes in penalties last night. Kalamazoo posted 22 of those minutes in the final 36 seconds of the contest.

Good Things Come in Threes

Kalamazoo enters tonight looking to extend a streak. The K-Wings are unbeaten in regulation in their last three games (2-0-0-1).

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, December 16th 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

Saturday, December 7th @ Greenville 7:00 PM

Tuesday, December 10th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Friday, December 13th Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest/Teddy Bear Toss Night, $2 Beer, $2 Hot Dogs, $1 Pepsi Products)

Saturday, December 14th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Autism Awareness Night)

Tuesday, December 17th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Friday, December 20th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Bell's Winter White Blue Ice Weekend, featuring an appearance from Darren McCarty)

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