ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Toledo Walleye

Published on January 9, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Huntington Center Toledo, Ohio

Friday, January 9, 2015 7:15 PM

Game Preview

Division rivals will square off tonight at the Huntington Center, as the Kalamazoo Wings take on the Toledo Walleye. This evening is the six of 13 encounters between the teams. On the season, the K-Wings are 2-3-0-0 versus the Walleye.

The last time Kalamazoo traveled to Toledo was two weeks ago when the K-Wings defeated the Walleye 2-1 in the ECHL's first ever outdoor game. Starting to heat up, the K-Wings come into the Huntington Center winners of three out of their last four games.

No strangers to streaks, the Walleye are entering tonight trying to extend a four-game (3-0-1-0) unbeaten streak. Since November 22nd, Toledo has been red-hot posting a record of 13-2-2-1. The Walleye begin the night in second place in the North Division, just two points behind the division leading, Fort Wayne Komets.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Curtis Valk (11 Goals) Anthony Luciani (13 Goals)

Assists: Eric Kattelus (16 Assists) Tyler Barnes (23 Assists)

Points: Curtis Valk (26 Points) Tyler Barnes,

Anthony Luciani (36 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Tyler Barnes (+19)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (48 Minutes) Tyler Elbrecht (64 Minutes)

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

Short Handed Goals: Nathan Longpre (1 Goal) Six Players Tied (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Matt Caria, Curtis Valk (2 GW) Tyler Barnes (4 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (83 Shots) Anthony Luciani (111 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Curtis Valk (18%) Martin Frk (26.2%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Shane Berschbach (1 Goal)

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

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre (50%) Joel Chouinard, A.J. Jenks,

Kyle Rogers (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.90 ) Neil Conway ( 1.92)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.902) Neil Conway (0.936)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 42-21-4-4

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 1-3-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 2-1 on December 27th @ Fifth-Third Field in Toledo, Ohio

Next Meeting: Friday, January 23rd @ Huntington Bank Arena in Toledo, Ohio

Heating Up

Two members of the K-Wings are starting the week on fire. Forwards Eric Kattelus and Nathan Longpre each are riding four-game point streaks.

Strong Starts on the Road When the K-Wings hold a lead after the first period they have been tough to beat. Kalamazoo is 7-2-0-0 overall and 5-0-0-0 on the road this season when they start the second period with a lead.

Powering Up

Kalamazoo's power-play has been productive on the road. The K-Wings leads the league with road power-play percentage of 24.5%.

All-Star Bound On Thursday, forward Curtis Valk was named to the ECHL's All-Star Team. Valk will be the K-Wings lone representative at the ECHL All-Star Classic on Wednesday, January 21st in Orlando, Florida.

Piling Up the Points

Toledo's Anthony Luciani enters tonight on a four-game point streak. Luciani has earned eight points during the streak, including four goals in his last two games.

Out in Front When the Walleye score first they are tough to beat. Toledo is 19-0-1-0 when they score the game's first goal.

Staying Out of the Box The Walleye are the least penalized team in the ECHL. Toledo is averaging 10.55 minutes in penalties per game.

Simply Winning Toledo enters tonight on a four-game (3-0-1-0) unbeaten streak. The Walleye, who are 13-2-2-1 in their last 18 games, suffered their lone regulation defeats in that span on December 12th and on December 27th to the K-Wings.

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

Saturday, January 10th Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (KIA Kids Paint the Ice Night)

Friday, January 16th Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Smitten with the Mitten and Sam Ftorek Cup Giveaway Night, presented by Kalsee Credit Union and 3, 2, 1, Countdown to Fun, featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs)

Saturday, January 17th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Star Wars Night and Big Brothers Big Sisters Night presented by Schupan &Sons INC)

Sunday, January 18th @ Fort Wayne 5:00 PM

Friday, January 23rd @ Toledo 7:15 PM

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