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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Toledo Walleye

November 29, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings Vs Toledo Walleye

Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan

Saturday, November 29, 2014 7:30 PM

Game Preview

For the first time this season the Kalamazoo Wings will face-off against the Toledo Walleye. The two teams will square off 13 times this season, including six at Wings Stadium. All-time Kalamazoo is 41-19-4-4 versus Toledo.

This evening is the second-leg of a four-game home stand for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo heads into tonight's game trying to snap a four-game (0-3-0-1) home winless streak and a six-game (0-5-0-1) overall winless streak.

Finishing off a nine-game home stand in grand fashion, the Walleye defeated the Orlando Solar Bears 9-6 last night. Tonight will begin a three-game road trip for the Walleye, who are 4-1-0-0 this season away from the Huntington Center.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand, Kyle Bonis (10 Goals)

Lane Scheidl (5 Goals)

Assists: Sasha Guimond (11 Assists) Anthony Luciani, Marek Tvrdon (13 Assists)

Points: Curtis Valk (13 Points) Anthony Luciani (21 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+7) Tyler Barnes (+6)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (31 Minutes) Tyler Elbrecht (42 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Nine Players Tied (1 Goal) Kyle Bonis (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Kyle Bonis, Josh Holmstrom (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Eric Kattelus, Lane Scheidl, Dane Walters (3 GW)

Curtis Valk (1 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (40 Shots) Anthony Luciani (58 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Ludwig Blomstrand (25%) Kevin Clare (50%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre (1 Goal) Troy Schwab (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre (50%) Joel Chouinard, Kyle Rogers,

Troy Schwab (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.00 ) Jeff Lerg ( 2.35)

Save Percentage: Oscar Dansk (0.935) Jeff Lerg (0.924)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 41-19-4-4

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 3-2 in Overtime on April 11th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio (2013-14)

Next Meeting: Friday, December 12th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Moving into First

Forward Justin Taylor notched his first goal of the season last night and his 69th all-time with the K-Wings. The goal ties Taylor with former K-Wings forward Trent Daavettila for the all-time lead in K-Wings' ECHL history in goals scored

Reunited

By being reassigned to Kalamazoo, goaltender Oscar Dansk has been reunited with two members of the K-Wings. Dansk, who made a team season-high 43 saves last night, was a teammate of Dane Fox for the past two seasons with the Erie Otters and with forward Ludwig Blomstrand on Team Sweden three seasons ago during the World Hockey Junior Championships.

Second Period Dominance

Leading after the second period has been vital for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo is 4-0-0-0 when leading after 40-minutes of play.

Ending a Streak

The K-Wings enter tonight trying to snap an overall six game winless (0-5-0-1) streak and a four-game (0-3-0-1) home winless. Both streaks are tied for the longest in K-Wings' ECHL history.

Power Surge No team in the ECHL has been better on the power-play than the Toledo Walleye. Toledo leads the league on the man-advantage at 31.7% (20-for-63).

Homecoming Tonight will be homecoming for Toledo's Dane Walters, Michael Leone and Shane Berschbach. Walters played his colligate hockey at Western Michigan University, while Leone and Berschbach have been members of the K-Wings, as well as played collegiately at WMU.

Heating Up

Toledo's Justin Mercier has been on a scoring tear. Mercier has earned points in each of his last seven games.

On the Road Again After finishing a season-long nine-game home stand last night with a 9-6 victory over the Orlando Solar Bears, Toledo is set to return on the road. The Walleye, who will play their next three games on the road, are 4-1-0-0 away from the Huntington Center.

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

Sunday, November 30th Vs Orlando 3:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'Zoo and 'Zoo Superhero Day)

Wednesday, December 3rd Vs Florida 7:00PM (Wacky Wednesday with Pack the Car Night)

Friday, December 5th @ Evansville 7:15 PM (CST)

Saturday, December 6th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Wednesday, December 10th Vs Gwinnett 7:00 PM (Wacky Wednesday with 10-Cent Hot Dogs)

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