ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Orlando Solar Bears

November 17, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Starting a stretch of three straight games against one another, the Kalamazoo Wings and Orlando Solar Bears will meet tonight at the Amway Center. This will be the first trip to Orlando for Kalamazoo since the 1999-00 season, when the K-Wings were a member of the International Hockey League.

Preparing for their most grueling portion of their schedule, tonight will begin a stretch of six games in nine nights for the K-Wings. This evening will also commence a four-game road trip for Kalamazoo, who is 2-2-0-0 away from Wings Stadium.

With one win, in their last four games, the Solar Bears will begin the night tied for third place in the South Division. Tonight will begin a three-game home stand, all against Kalamazoo, for Orlando, who is 3-2-1-1 at the Amway Center.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Orlando Solar Bears

Goals: Brett Lysak (7 Goals) Nick Petersen (8 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek (12 Assists) Ryan Ginand, Nick Petersen,

Mathew Sisca (11 Assists)

Points: Brett Lysak (15 Points) Nick Petersen (19 Points)

+/-: Brett Lysak (+10) Kyle Medvec, Nick Petersen (+4)

Penalty Minutes: Darren Archibald (25 Minutes) Mike Liambus (33 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Darren Archibald (4 Goals) Olivier Fortier, Ryan Cruthers (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Ryan Cruthers, Ryan Ginand (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Six Players Tied (1 GW) Nick Petersen (2 GW)

Shots: Darren Archibald (42 Shots) Ryan Ginand (76 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Joe Charlebois (20%) Chris Lawrence (22.2%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Nick Petersen (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak (1 Goal) Kyle Medvec (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak (100%) Kyle Medvec (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.23 ) Hannu Toivonen (0.000)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.925) Hannu Toivonen (1.000)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All -Time Series: 10-8-3-3 (Includes ECHL and IHL )

All-Time ECHL Series: First-Ever ECHL Meeting

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 3-2 on April 16, 2000 @ Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida

Next Meeting: Sunday, November 18th @ Amway Center in Orlando, Florida

Making Debuts

Forward Harry Young and defenseman Mitch Versteeg will be making their K-Wings season debuts tonight. Young was reassigned to the K-Wings on Wednesday by the New Jersey Devils, while Versteeg was traded to Kalamazoo by the Trenton Titans.

Revving up the "Kar"

Forward Kory Karlander is closing in a personal milestone. Karlander needs one more points to reach 1,000 for his career.

More Milestones

Two more members of the K-Wings are nearing milestones. Forward Aaron Clarke is two goals shy of 100 in his career, while forward Justin Taylor needs two points to reach 100 for his career.

Rolling Along Forward Darren Archibald and defenseman Sam Ftorek enter the game looking to extend streaks. Both players are riding five-game point streaks.

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.

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 Live

Join special guests Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, December 10th for the next edition of "K-Wings Live". The show is on WZUU (92.5 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 6-8 p.m. at Old Burdick's Wings West.

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

Sunday, November 18th @ Orlando 3:00 PM

Tuesday, November 20th @ Orlando 7:00 PM

Thursday, November 22nd @ Fort Wayne 7:30 PM

Friday, November 23rd Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (WNWN Rivalry Night and FANomenal Friday, Featuring, $2 Beer, $1 Pepsi and $1 Hot Dogs)

Sunday, November 25th Vs Toledo 3:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO, presented by Consumers Credit Union, Charter and MLive)

Friday, November 30th @ Toledo 7:00 PM

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