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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Greenville Road Warriors Game Two

April 19, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The Kalamazoo Wings and Greenville Road Warriors will continue their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinals matchup this evening with game two at Wings Stadium. Greenville took game one of the series by the final of 2-1.

The K-Wings were kept alive in game one with the play of Jordan Binnington. Binnington stopped 34 shots in the loss. Yannick Veilleux registered the lone goal for Kalamazoo in the third period on a sequence generated by a kicked puck from defenseman Elgin Reid.

Greenville applied pressure, scoring the game's first two goals, with markers from Marc-Oliver Vallerand and Bretton Cameron. Goaltender Jason Missiaen paved the way for the Road Warriors victory turning aside 35 shots.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Greenville Road Warriors

Goals: Yannick Veilleux (1 Goal) Bretton Cameron, Marc-Olivier V allerand (1 Goal)

Assists: Elgin Reid (1 Assist) Sam Klassen, Andrew Rowe,

Marc-Olivier Vallerand (1 Assist)

Points: Elgin Reid, Yannick Veilleux (1 Point) Marc-Olivier Vallerand (2 Points)

+/-: 12 Players Tied (+/- 0) Marc-Olivier Vallerand (+2)

Penalty Minutes: Eric Kattelus (4 Minutes) Six Players Tied (2 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Entire Team (0 GW) Bretton Cameron (1 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek, Justin Taylor (6 Shots) Josh Nicholls (6 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Yannick Veilleux (25%) Bretton Cameron (33.3%)

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

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.05 ) Jason Missiaen (1.00)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.944%) Jason Missiaen (0.972%)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Playoff Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 0-1

Best-of-Seven Series: K-Wings Trail Best of Seven Series: 0-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 2-1 on April 18th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan (Game One)

Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 23rd @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC (Game Three)

K-Winning

During the regular season, the K-Wings posted 20 road victories and 42 overall wins. Both totals tie the team's single-season ECHL record for their respective categories.

Stingy Defense

During the regular season, the K-Wings surrendered 197 goals to their opponents. The 197 goals establishes a K-Wings' ECHL team record eclipsing the previous low of 205 set last year.

Game One

With their loss yesterday, the K-Wings are now 1-3 in their ECHL history in game one's of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The previous two times the K-Wings have lost a game one in the Quarterfinals they have gone on to win the series.

Picking Up Where He Left Off

Defenseman Elgin Reid earned the K-Wings lone assist in game one. During the regular season, Reid tied for the league-lead among defensemen with teammate Sam Ftorek with 34 assists.

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 .

Watch Parties

Follow the K-Wings on the road during the Kelly Cup Playoffs at Old Burdick's Wings West. Old Burdick's Wings West will host watch parties for every K-Wings road playoff contest.

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, April 23rd @ Greenville 7:00 PM (Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game Three)

Friday, April 25th @ Greenville 7:00 PM (Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game Four)

*Saturday, April 26th @ Greenville 7:00 PM (Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game Five)

*Tuesday, April 29th Vs Greenville 7:00 PM (Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game Six)

*Wednesday, April 30thVs Greenville 7:00 PM (Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game Seven)

(* Denotes Games that Will Only Be Played If Necessary)

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