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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Reading Royals

December 27, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Coming off the holiday break to commence a three-game road swing, the Kalamazoo Wings will travel to the Santander Arena to battle the Reading Royals. Tonight is the first of two straight games between the teams. On the season, the K-Wings are 1-0-0-0 versus the Royals. After tonight the teams will meet six more times.

Kalamazoo headed into the holiday break with 2-1 victory at Wings Stadium over the Toledo Walleye. The K-Wings travel to the Santander Arena looking to extend a streak. Kalamazoo has won a season-high five straight road games.

Reading returned from the holiday break last night with a 6-2 victory on the road against the Elmira Jackals. The defending Kelly Cup Champions are starting to heat up as they enter this evening on a three-game winning streak. On the season, the Royals are 5-7-0-0 at the Santander Arena.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Reading Royals

Goals: Yanni Gourde (10 Goals) Domenic Monardo (9 Goals)

Assists: Yanni Gourde (15 Assists) Louie Caporusso (19 Assists)

Points: Yanni Gourde (25 Points) Louie Caporusso (25 Points) +/-: Eric Kattelus, Mike Matczak (+11) Matt Campanale (+5)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (48 Minutes) Bryant Molle (34 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (3 Goals) Louie Caporusso (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Yanni Gourde (2 Goals) Brandon Blandina, Michal Cajkovsky,

Brett Flemming,

Stanislav Galiev (1 Goals)

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

Eric Kattelus (3 GW)

Shots: Yanni Gourde (33.3 Shots) Dustin Gazley (75 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Cody Beach ( 33.3%) Doug Clarkson (33.3%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) TJ Syner, Yannick Tifu (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Yannick Veilleux (100%) Ryan Cruthers,

Michal Cajkovsky (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.21 ) Riley Gill (2.12)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.923) Riley Gill (0.924)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 8-5-1-0

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 2-1 on November 15th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, December 28th @ Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania

Strong Between the Pipes Goaltender Jordan Binnington has been finding ways to win. Binnington has recorded victories in four out his last five starts, including in past two starts where he has earned a 0.96 goals-against-average and a 0.951 save percentage.

Killing Time

Kalamazoo's penalty killing has been outstanding. The K-Wings have killed off 40 out their opponents last 41 power-play attempts, including 23 in a row.

Making it Count

Forward Eric Kattelus scored two goals last week and both turned out to be game-winners. Kattelus shares the K-Wings team-lead with two game-winners this season with forwards Aaron Clarke and Yanni Gourde.

Road Trip

Kalamazoo will hit the holiday road starting this Friday to battle the Reading Royals and to continue a streak. The K-Wings will be looking to extend their season-high five-game road winning streak.

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, January 13th 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 28th @ Reading 7:05 PM

Monday, December 30th @ Toledo 7:15 PM

Tuesday, December 31st Vs Cincinnati 7:00 PM (12th Annual New Year's Eve Bash)

Friday, January 3rd Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Biggest Loser Night)

Saturday, January 4th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Nick Bootland Bobblehead Night)

Sunday, January 5th @ Fort Wayne 5:05 PM

Friday, January 10th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

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