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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Reading Royals

March 14, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings @ Reading Royals

Santander Arena Reading, Pennsylvania

Saturday, March 14, 2015 7:05 PM

Game Preview

Tonight will be the fourth of five meetings this season between the Kalamazoo Wings and Reading Royals. On the season, Kalamazoo is 1-1-0-1 against Reading. After this evening, the teams will meet once more tomorrow afternoon at the Santander Arena.

Kalamazoo began a three-game road swing last night with a 4-1 loss to the Wheeling Nailers. With 61 points, the K-Wings are in third place in the North Division, two points ahead of the Wheeling Nailers and three points ahead of the Cincinnati Cyclones and Indy Fuel.

Losing 5-4 in a shootout to the Elmira Jackals last night, Reading returns to the Santander Arena for two straight games where they are 19-9-0-2 this season. With 81 points, the Royals are in second place in the East Division, three points behind the Florida Everblades.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Reading Royals

Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand, Cam Reid (24 Goals)

Dane Fox (18 Goals)

Assists: Gergo Nagy (30 Assists) Adam Hughesman (35 Assists)

Points: Matt Caria (43 Points) Cam Reid (55 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Maxim Lamarche (+23)

Penalty Minutes: Ben Wilson (79 Minutes) Bryant Molle (61 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand, Dane Fox (7 Goals) Pat Mullane (6 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Pat Mullane, Sean Wiles (3 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Dane Fox, Justin Taylor (4 GW) David Marshall (7 GW)

Shots: Dane Fox (150 Shots) Adam Hughesman (153 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Brett Ponich (50%) Pat Mullane (18.9%)

Overtime Goals: Dane Fox, Eric Kattelus Entire Team (0 Goals)

Zach McCullough, Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre, Gergo Nagy, Ryan Cruthers, Pat Mullane (3 Goals)

Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre, Gergo Nagy (50%) Andrew Johnston,

Kevin Sullivan (100%)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.53) Connor Knapp (2.58)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.910) Connor Knapp (0.916)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 12-10-1-1

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 4-1 on February 20th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 15th @ Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania

Nearing a Milestone

Forward Steve Mele is closing in on a personal milestone. With his first shift of the night, Mele will be playing in his 100th career game.

Kennedy to Make K-Wings Debut

Completing a trade on Wednesday with the Evansville IceMen for the ECHL rights of forward Patrick Kennedy, the K-Wings will finally get to see their acquisition in action. Kennedy, who was reassigned to Kalamazoo this afternoon from the Utica Comets, will make his Kalamazoo debut.

Nearing the Century Mark

Defenseman Kane Lafranchise is closing in a personal milestone. Lafranchise needs one assist to reach 100 in his career.

Good Things Come in Threes

Two members of the K-Wings begin tonight on point streaks. Forwards Matt Caria and Gergo Nagy each have earned points in three straight games.

Out in Front

Reading has been nearly unbeatable when they score the game's first goal. The Royals are 25-4-0-2 (83.9%) when they earn the first goal of the game.

Staying Out of the Box

The Royals are the second least penalized team in the ECHL. Reading enters tonight averaging 11.71 minutes in penalties per game.

Home Sweet Home

On the season, the Royals are 19-9-0-2 at the Santander Arena. The 19 home victories ties Reading with the Fort Wayne Komets for second most in the Eastern Conference behind the Florida Everblades (21).

Heating Up

Reading's Brandon Alderson is starting to heat up. Alderson enters tonight on a three-game point streak.

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

Sunday, March 15th @ Reading 5:05 PM

Tuesday, March 17th Vs Indy 7:00 PM (34th Annual "World Famous" St. Patrick's Day Green Ice Game presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts)

Friday, March 20th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Celebration! Cinema Night and 3, 2, 1 Countdown to Fun! featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $ 1 Hot Dogs)

Saturday, March 21st @ Toledo 7:15 PM

Friday, March 27th @ Colorado 7:05 PM (MDT)

Saturday, March 28th @ Colorado 7:05 PM (MDT)

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