ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Toledo Walleye

Published on March 29, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The Kalamazoo Wings and Toledo Walleye will commence a home-and-home series tonight at Wings Stadium. On the season the K-Wings are 7-3-0-0 versus the Walleye, which includes a record of 5-1-0-0 at Wings Stadium.

While concluding a two-game home stand, this evening also marks the second to final regular season home game for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo, who is 22-8-2-2 at Wings Stadium, will pack their bags following tonight's contest to commence a season-long six-game road trip.

Tonight is the second game of a two-game road swing for the Walleye. Toledo began the abbreviated trip last night with a 5-3 loss against the Wheeling Nailers. On the season, the Walleye are 9-18-1-0 away from the Huntington Center.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Matt Caria (23 Goals) David Gilbert, Trevor Parkes (17 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek (31 Assists) Alden Hirschfeld,

Travis Novak (20 Assists)

Points: Matt Caria (51 Points) David Gilbert (35 Points)

+/-: Eric Kattelus (+18) Kyle Gibbons (+1)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (125 Minutes) Tyler Elbrecht (145 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (9 Goals) David Gilbert (8 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) David Gilbert (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Matt Caria (5 GW) Kevin Lynch, Richard Nedomlel,

Trevor Parkes, Kyle Rogers (2 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (172 Shots) Alden Hirschfeld (138 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Cody Beach ( 33.3%) Ken Peroff (20%)

Overtime Goals: Six Players Tied (1 Goal) C.J. Chartrain, Trevor Parkes (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (4 Goals) Maxim Shalunov (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Justin Taylor (57.1%) Matt Aberchombie (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.30 ) Mac Carruth (3.36)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.924) Hannu Toivonen (0.901)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 40-18-4-3

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 7-3-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 6-4 on March 25th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 30th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Pro Debut

Tonight is the professional debut for forward Shane Berschbach. Berschbach, who was a four-year standout at Western Michigan University, led the Broncos in scoring this season with 38 points (16 goals, 22 assists).

Home Cooking

Forwards Matt Caria and Justin Taylor enter this evening looking to extend streaks. Caria is on an ECHL season-high 18-game home point streak, while Taylor is on a 15-game home point streak.

Five Alive

Forward David Pacan has been heating up offensively. Pacan enters the night on a five-game point streak.

Punching Their Ticket

Kalamazoo is closing in on a playoff berth. The K-Wings can clinch a postseason berth with by means of a victory, an overtime/shootout loss or a loss by the Florida Everblades.

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 Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, April 14th 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

Sunday, March 30th @ Toledo 5:15 PM

Wednesday, April 2nd @ Elmira 7:05 PM

Friday, April 4th @ Reading 7:05 PM

Saturday, April 5th @ Reading 7:05 PM

Wednesday, April 9th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Friday, April 11th @ Toledo 7:15 PM

Saturday, April 12th Vs Evansville 7:30 PM (Fan Appreciation Night, Featuring Player Post-Game Award Ceremony)

-End of the Regular Season-

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