ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Toledo Walleye

Published on December 21, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second straight night the Kalamazoo Wings and Toledo Walleye will meet during the Bell's Winter White Blue Ice Weekend. Toledo defeated Kalamazoo last night by the score of 2-1. On the season, the K-Wings are 1-2-0-0 versus the Walleye.

The K-Wings are looking to head into the holiday break on a winning note. With the loss last night, the K-Wings have dropped three straight games at home and are winless at Wings Stadium in their last four attempts (0-3-0-1), both season-highs.

Scoring back-to-back goals in a span of 20 seconds, the Walleye snapped a season-long seven-game (0-5-0-2) road losing streak. Tonight is the third game of a four-game road trip for Toledo. So far during the stretch, the Walleye are 1-1-0-0 on the swing.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Yanni Gourde (10 Goals) Trevor Parkes (13 Goals)

Assists: Yanni Gourde (15 Assists) Travis Novak, Trevor Parkes (11 Assists)

Points: Yanni Gourde (25 Points) Trevor Parkes (24 Points)

+/-: Eric Kattelus, Mike Matczak (+11) Aaron Bogosian, Phil Rauch (+2)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (46 Minutes) Richard Nedomiel (55 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (4 Goals) Travis Novak, Trevor Parkes (4 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Yanni Gourde (2 Goals) Alden Hirshfeld, Kyle Rogers (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Aaron Clarke, Yanni Gourde, Kevin Lynch (2 GW)

Eric Kattelus (2 GW)

Shots: Yanni Gourde (82 Shots) Trevor Parkes (81 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Cody Beach ( 33.3%) Pat Mullane (25%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Trevor Parkes (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Scott Arnold, Daniel Koger (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Yannick Veilleux (100%) Scott Arnold, Daniel Koger (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.31 ) Jared Coreau (2.42)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.921) Hannu Toivonen (0.886)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 34-17-4-3

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 1-2-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 3-1 on November 2nd @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Monday, December 30th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Power Outage

The K-Wings power-play has struggled earning no goals in their last seven games. Kalamazoo has gone 0-for-32 during their current drought.

Feeling Blue

For the second straight night the K-Wings will host the Toledo Walleye on Blue Ice. The game will be part of Bell's Winter White Blue Ice Weekend.

Firing Squad The K-Wings posted a season-high 48 shots on net during their 2-1 loss last night to the Walleye. Kalamazoo also set a season-high for shots on goal in a single period with 21 in the second period.

Snapping a Streak

The K-Wings will head into the tonight looking to snap a streak. Kalamazoo is winless at home in their last four games (0-3-0-1), which includes three straight losses.

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

K-Wings Live

Join special guests Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, January 13th 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 Brewster's in Portage, Michigan.

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

Friday, December 27th @ Reading 7:05 PM

Saturday, December 28th @ Reading 7:05 PM

Monday, December 30th @ Toledo 7:15 PM

Tuesday, December 31st Vs Cincinnati 7:00 PM (12th Annual New Year's Eve Bash)

Friday, January 3rd Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Biggest Loser Night)

Saturday, January 4th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Nick Bootland Bobblehead Night)

Sunday, January 5th @ Fort Wayne 5:05 PM

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