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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Fort Wayne Komets

November 3, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


It will be a rare Saturday afternoon showdown for the Kalamazoo Wings, as they drop the puck against their archrivals, the Fort Wayne Komets, at Wings Stadium. On the season, Kalamazoo leads the series against Fort Wayne with a record of 2-0-0-0.

After losing 5-4 to the Cincinnati Cyclones last night, Kalamazoo returns to the ice in an effort to snap a season-high two-game losing streak. This afternoon will end a stretch of nine straight games against North Division opponents for the K-Wings.

Today is the middle game of a three-game road swing for the Komets. Fort Wayne began the trip with a 4-3 win last night against the Toledo Walleye. Starting to heat up, the Komets have won two straight contests and are tied with the Walleye for third place in the division, one point behind the K-Wings for second.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Fort Wayne Komets

Goals: Darren Archibald, Eric Kattelus, Brandon Marino (5 Goals)

Brett Lysak, Elgin Reid (2 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek (7 Assists) Colin Chaulk (9 Assists)

Points: Sam Ftorek, Brett Lysak (9 Points) Brandon Marino (12 Points)

+/-: Darren Archibald, Eric Kattelus, Daniel Maggio (+5)

Brett Lysak (+7)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (17 Minutes) Colten Hayes (28 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek, Eric Kattelus, Eric Giosa, Brett Smith (2 Goals)

Brett Lysak (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Eric Giosa (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Darren Archibald, Joe Charlebois, Josh Brittain, Thomas Beauregard,

Kory Karlander, Eric Kattelus (1 GW) Eric Giosa (1 GW)

Shots: Nick Sirota (29 Shots) Tyler Butler (26 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Joe Charlebois (28.6%) Brandon Marino (31.3%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak, Josh Brittain, Colin Chaulk,

Justin Taylor (1 Goal) Jean-Michel Rizk (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Michael Davies, Brett Lysak, Josh Brittan, Colin Chaulk,

Justin Taylor (100%) Jean-Michel Rizk (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Joe Cannata (2.00 ) Ken Reiter (0.83)

Save Percentage: Joe Cannata (0.944) Ken Reiter (0.973)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All -Time Series: 159-160-44 (Includes ECHL, IHL and UHL )

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time ECHL Series: 2-0-0-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 2-0-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 1-0 in a Shootout on October 19th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, November 10th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Nearing a Milestone

Forward Aaron Clarke is closing in a personal milestone. With his first shift of today's game, Clarke will be playing in his 300th career game.

Rolling Along

Two members of the K-Wings will lace up their skates looking to lengthen impressive point streak. Forward Eric Kattelus is riding a four-game point streak, while Elgin Reid has earned points in three straight games.

Scoring in the Middle

So far this season, the K-Wings have registered nearly half of their offense in the second period. Coming into today, Kalamazoo has scored 11 of their 23 goals in the middle stanza.

Explosive Performance

Forward Brett Lysak had his best game as a K-Wing last night. Lysak posted a season-high four points (2 goals, 2 assists) in the Kalamazoo's 5-4 loss to Cincinnati.

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.

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.

Charlebois, Clarke, Ftorek and Taylor on the Radio

Join special guests Joe Charlebois, Aaron Clarke, Sam Ftorek and Justin Taylor as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, November 5th 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 Old Burdick's Wings West.

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

Wednesday, November 7th Vs South Carolina 10:30 AM (Education Day, presented by Consumers Credit Union, McDonald's and Rx Optical)

Friday, November 9th Vs South Carolina 7:30 PM (Social Media Madness & FANomenal Friday)

Saturday, November 10th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (WNWN Red Neck and Win-Win Night and Boy Scout Night)

Saturday, November 17th @ Orlando 7:00 PM

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