ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Toledo Walleye

Published on December 20, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings Vs Toledo Walleye

Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan

Saturday, December 20, 2014 7:30 PM

Game Preview

Before heading off for the Christmas break, the Kalamazoo Wings will host the Toledo Walleye in the first half of a home and home series. The two teams will finish the two game set next Saturday in the first ever ECHL Outdoor Game at Fifth-Third Ball Park in Toledo, Ohio.

Looking to head into the holidays on a winning note, the K-Wings will be attempting to snap a two-game winless streak. Kalamazoo, who lost last night 5-4 to the Fort Wayne Komets, is currently in fifth place in the North Division and is just two points behind the Cincinnati Cyclones for fourth.

Toledo rolls into Wings Stadium looking to extend a four-game (3-0-1-0) unbeaten streak. The Walleye, who are 9-1-2-0 in their last 12 games, enter tonight tied with the Fort Wayne Komets for first place in the North Division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Curtis Valk (9 Goals) Kyle Bonis (13 Goals)

Assists: Sacha Guimond (15 Assists) Tyler Barnes (19 Assists)

Points: Curtis Valk (21 Points) Tyler Barnes (31 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Tyler Barnes (+16)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (48 Minutes) Tyler Elbrecht (57 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dane Fox (3 Goals) Kyle Bonis (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Five Players Tied (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Curtis Valk (2 GW) Tyler Barnes (4 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (67 Shots) Anthony Luciani (81 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Curtis Valk (17.6%) Martin Frk (29%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Shane Berschbach (1 Goal)

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 ) Neil Conway ( 2.20)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.920) Neil Conway (0.916)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 42-20-4-4

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-2 on December 13th @ Huntington Bank Arena in Toledo, Ohio

Next Meeting: Saturday, December 27th @ Fifth-Third Ball Park in Toledo, Ohio

A Taste of the Outdoors

While the K-Wings will battle the Walleye next Saturday in the ECHL's first-ever Outdoor game, they are bringing a sampling of that game to Wings Stadium tonight. Kalamazoo will be wearing their special Outdoor Game jerseys

Rolling Along

Forwards Gergo Nagy and Curtis Valk enter tonight on four-game point streaks. Besides the four-game point streak, Valk is also riding a K-Wings season-high three-game goal streak.

Reeling in the Fish

The K-Wings are 42-20-4-4 all-time against the Toledo Walleye. The 42 victories versus Toledo represent the most victories for Kalamazoo against any team in the ECHL.

Nearing History Kalamazoo's Joel Martin, who earlier this week received his second CCM/ECHL Goaltender of the Week award of the season, is closing in on K-Wings' ECHL history. Martin is one win shy of establishing the K-Wings ECHL record for victories (59).

Matching Last Year Last night the Walleye won their 10th road game of the season. With a road mark of 10-2-0-0, the Walleye have already matched their road win total from a season ago.

Lighting Up the Board The Walleye are a tough team to keep off the scoreboard. Toledo, who ranks second overall in the league and tops in the Eastern Conference averaging 4.28 goals per game, have failed to score two or more goals in just four of their 26 games this season.

Rookie of the Year

Toledo's Tyler Barnes posted four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in the Walleye's 4-0 victory last night against the Indy Fuel. Barnes, who is currently on a four-game point streak, has registered points in 11 out of his last 12 games.

Simply Winning Toledo enters tonight on a four-game (3-0-1-0) unbeaten streak. The Walleye, who are 9-1-2-0 in their last 12 games, suffered their lone regulation defeat in that span on December 12th in a 2-0 setback to the K-Wings.

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

Saturday, December 27th @ Toledo 5:30 PM (1st Ever ECHL Outdoor Game)

Wednesday, December 31st Vs Cincinnati 8:00 PM (12th Annual New Year's Eve Game)

Friday, January 2nd Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (3, 2, 1, Countdown to Fun, featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs and We Pay Your Bills Night, Win $500)

Saturday, January 3rd @ Evansville 7:15 PM (CST)

Friday, January 9th @ Toledo 7:15 PM

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