ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Toledo Walleye

January 23, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings @ Toledo Walleye

Huntington Center Toledo, Ohio

Friday, January 23, 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 four weeks ago when the K-Wings defeated the Walleye 2-1 in the ECHL's first ever outdoor game. Heating up, the K-Wings come into the Huntington Center on a six-game winning streak.

No strangers to streaks, the Walleye are entering tonight trying to extend an eight-game (6-0-1-1) unbeaten streak. Since November 22nd, Toledo has been red-hot posting a record of 16-2-3-1. 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: Dane Fox, Curtis Valk (11 Goals) Anthony Luciani (18 Goals)

Assists: Eric Kattelus (20 Assists) Tyler Barnes (25 Assists)

Points: Curtis Valk (29 Points) Tyler Barnes (40 Points)

+/-: Sacha Guimond, Isaac Macleod (+9) Tyler Barnes, Cody Lampl (+18)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (54 Minutes) Tyler Elbrecht (73 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dane Fox (4 Goals) Tyler Barnes, Kyle Bonis (5 Goals)

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

Game Winning Goals: Jean Bourbeau, Matt Caria, Tyler Barnes (4 GW)

Dane Fox, Curtis Valk (2 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (94 Shots) Anthony Luciani (122 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Jean Bourbeau (19%) Martin Frk (26.9%)

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 (2.69 ) Neil Conway ( 2.20)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.909) Neil Conway (0.928)

All-Time/ Season Series

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

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 2-3-0-0

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

Next Meeting: Friday, February 27th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Movin' on Up

Defenseman Sam Ftorek is moving up the K-Wings all-time game played list. Tonight will be Ftorek's 372nd game with the K-Wings, which moves him past Brent Jarrett (1981-1989) for ninth place all-time (ECHL, IHL, UHL) in team history.

Eight isn't Enough

Forward Eric Kattelus is riding an eight-game point streak. The eight-game streak ties Kattelus with Curtis Valk for the K-Wings longest point streak this season.

Over 500

Kalamazoo's victory last Sunday improved their record to 16-15-1-1. This is the first time since November 21st that the K-Wings winning percentage as been over .500.

Six Pack

Kalamazoo begins the week on a six-game winning streak. The six-game streak is the longest this season for the K-Wings.

Racking up the Wins

Toledo's Jeff Lerg has been on a winning streak. Lerg, who is 17-3-1-1 on the season, has won his last five starts.

Powering Up

While Toledo owns the league's best power-play percentage at 24,2%, they are even better at home. The Walleye rank second in the ECHL in home power-play percentage at 25%.

Staying Out of the Box

The Walleye are the least penalized team in the ECHL. Toledo is averaging 10.57 minutes in penalties per game.

Simply Winning

Toledo enters tonight on an eight -game (6-0-1-1) unbeaten streak. The Walleye, who are 16-2-3-1 in their last 22 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 24th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Sunday, January 25th Vs Allen 3:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO)

Friday, January 30th Vs Wheeling 7:30 PM (80's Night presented by PNC and 3, 2, 1 Countdown to Fun! featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs)

Saturday, January 31st Vs Wheeling 7:30 PM (90's Style Game Show Night)

Wednesday, February 4th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

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