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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Toledo Walleye

December 13, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings @ Toledo Walleye

Huntington Center Toledo, Ohio

Saturday, December 13, 2014 7:15 PM

Game Preview

For the second straight night, the Kalamazoo Wings will take on the Toledo Walleye. Last night the K-Wings defeated the Walleye 2-0 at Wings Stadium. On the season, Kalamazoo is 1-1-0-0 against Toledo. Including last night, the teams will square off four time in the month of December.

This evening will be a historic one for K-Wings defenseman Sam Ftorek. Ftorek, who played in his 1,000th overall career game last night, will set the ECHL record for games played (790) surpassing Cam Brown. The K-Wings enter the Huntington Center on a two-game winning streak.

Last night's loss snapped a seven-game (6-0-1-0) unbeaten streak for the Walleye. The conference's top scoring team was held without a goal for the first time all season. It has also marked just the third time this year that Walleye failed to register two or more goals in a game.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Lane Scheidl, Curtis Valk (7 Goals) Anthony Luciani (12 Goals)

Assists: Sacha Guimond (15 Assists) Marek Tvrdon (16 Assists)

Points: Curtis Valk (18 Points) Anthony Luciani (25 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Tyler Barnes (+10)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (48 Minutes) Tyler Elbrecht (55 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dane Fox (3 Goals) Kyle Bonis (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Kyle Bonis, Josh Holmstrom,

Jared Nightingale, Dane Walters (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Curtis Valk (2 GW) Tyler Barnes, Dane Walters (3 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (61 Shots) Anthony Luciani (75 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Mike DiPaolo (20%) Martin Frk (27.8%)

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

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre (1 Goal) Troy Schwab (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre (50%) Joel Chouinard, Kyle Rogers,

Troy Schwab (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.00 ) Neil Conway ( 2.62)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.920) Jeff Lerg (0.910)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 42-19-4-4

Season Series: Season Series is Tied: 1-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 2-0 on December 12th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, December 20th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Record-Breaking Night

Tonight will be a historic night for defenseman Sam Ftorek. With his first shift of the game, Ftorek will be competing in his ECHL record-breaking 790th career ECHL game.

Killing Time

Kalamazoo possesses one of the top penalty killing units in the entire ECHL. The K-Wings rank second overall in the league and first in the Eastern Conference in penalty killing at 87.8%.

Scoring on the Road

Kalamazoo's Curtis Valk has been able to find the net away from home. Valk, who is tied for the team-lead in goals with seven, has netted six of his goals on the road.

Tying History

Goaltender Joel Martin tied two K-Wings' ECHL records last night. Martin tied Ryan Nie for the team-lead in ECHL victories (58) and he tied Nie and Riley Gill for the team's ECHL all-time in shutouts (5). b

Scoring First

The Walleye have been impossible to defeat they score the game's first goal. Toledo is a perfect 14-0-0-0 when they register the game's first goal.

Scoreless

Last night marked the first time this season that the Walleye were held without a goal. Including yesterday, the Walleye have failed to registered two or more goals in just three of their 21 games this season.

Rookie Sensation

Toledo's Tyler Barnes is having a sensational rookie campaign. Barnes ranks second overall in the league among rookies in scoring with 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists).

Scoring in Bunches

The Walleye are a touch team to keep off the scoreboard. Toledo ranks second overall in the league and tops in the Eastern Conference averaging 4.38 goals per game.

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

Friday, December 19th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (3, 2, 1, Countdown to Fun, featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs and Summertime Fun in the Snow Night)Saturday, December 20th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Swimsuit Snow Angels, wear your Swimsuit to the Game)

Saturday, December 27th @ Toledo 5:00 PM (1st Ever ECHL Outdoor Game)

Wednesday, December 31st Vs Cincinnati 8:00 PM (12th Annual New Year's Eve Game)

Friday, January 2nd Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (3, 2, 1, Countdown to Fun, featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs and We Pay Your Bill Night, Win $5

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