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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Toledo Walleye

March 14, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Tonight will be the first of two straight games between the Kalamazoo Wings and Toledo Walleye. This will be the ninth meeting out of 13 between the teams this season. The K-Wings are 5-3-0-0 versus the Walleye, which includes a record of 0-2-0-0 at the Huntington Center.

The K-Wings come into the Huntington Center on a season-high five-game winning streak. With 75 points, the K-Wings led the North Division and are tied with the South Carolina Stingrays for second place overall in the Eastern Conference, just one point behind the conference leading, Reading Royals.

This evening starts a six-game home stand for the Walleye. On the season Toledo is 9-17-0-0 at the Huntington Center. The Walleye would love to keep one streak alive while ending another. Toledo comes into tonight on a two-game overall winning streak and an eight-game home losing streak.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Matt Caria (20 Goals) Trevor Parkes (17 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek (31 Assists) Alden Hirschfeld,

Travis Novak (20 Assists)

Points: Matt Caria (44 Points) Trevor Parkes (34 Points)

+/-: Eric Kattelus (+19) Ildar Telyakov (+/- 0)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (113 Minutes) Tyler Elbrecht (130 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (8 Goals) David Gilbert (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) David Gilbert (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Sam Ftorek, David Pacan (4 GW) Kevin Lynch, Richard Nedomlel.

Trevor Parkes, Kyle Rogers (2 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (164 Shots) Alden Hirschfeld (138 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Cody Beach ( 33.3%) Martin Frk (18.5%)

Overtime Goals: Six Players Tied (1 Goal) C.J. Chartrain, Trevor Parkes (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (4 Goals) Matt Aberchombie,

Maxim Shalunov, (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Justin Taylor (66.7%) Matt Aberchombie (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.37 ) Mac Carruth (3.36)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.922) Hannu Toivonen (0.901)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 38-18-4-3

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 5-3-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-2 on January 8th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, March 15th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Burning Up

Forwards Matt Firman and Chris Lawrence enter the week looking to extend a streak. Both players are riding five-game point streaks.

Sharing the Puck

Defensemen Sam Ftorek (31) and Elgin Reid (29) rank first and second for the K-Wings in assists. Besides leading the K-Wings, Ftorek and Reid are first and second respectively among all ECHL blue-liners in assists.

Earning Recognition

On Tuesday, Joel Martin was named the CCM/ECHL Goaltender of the Week. Martin went 3-0-0-0 with a 1.99 goals-against average and a 0.928 save percentage last week.

Five Alive

The K-Wings start the week on a five-game winning streak. The five-game streak is a season-high for Kalamazoo.

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 Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, April 14th 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, March 15th @ Toledo 7:15 PM

Monday, March 17th Vs Orlando 7:00 PM (33rd Annual "World Famous" St. Patrick's Day Green Ice Game) Friday, March 21st Vs Reading 7:30 PM (Celebration! Cinema Night)

Saturday, March 22nd @ Fort Wayne 7:35 PM

Sunday, March 23rd Vs Fort Wayne 3:00 PM (Alumni Game and a Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO, presented by Walgreens, Airzoo, Consumers Credit Union, Charter and Bronson Orthopedic and Sports Medicine)

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