ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Wheeling Nailers

Published on November 5, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The cheering from thousands of school-aged children from all across southwest Michigan will serve as an alarm clock this morning for the Kalamazoo Wings and the Wheeling Nailers during the annual Education Day at Wings Stadium. Today will be the first of three meetings between the teams.

Off to a 1-3-0-1 record to start the season, the K-Wings hit the ice looking to get back to their winning ways. This morning is the second game of a five-game home stand Kalamazoo. The K-Wings dropped the first game of the stand 5-4 in a shootout on Sunday to the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Wheeling travels to Wings Stadium in search of their first road victory of the season. The Nailers, who begin a brief two-game road trip this morning, are 0-2-0-0 on away from the WesBanco Arena. On the season, the Nailers have been outscored 6-2 on the road.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Wheeling Nailers

Goals: Eric Kattelus (4 Goals) Jack MacLellan, Christiaan Minella,

Carter Rowney, Cody Sylvester (2 Goals)

Assists: Yanni Gourde (6 Assists) Denver Manderson (5 Assists)

Points: Yanni Gourde (9 Points) Carter Rowney (5 Points)

+/-: Eric Kattelus (+4) Carter Rowney (+3)

Penalty Minutes: Chris Lawrence (16 Minutes) Chaz Johnson (13 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek, Eric Kattelus, Zack Torquato (1 Goal)

Yanni Gourde, David Pacan (1 Goal)

Short Handed Goals: Adam Polasek (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Yanni Gourde (1 GW) Christiaan Minella,

Cody Sylvester (1 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (21 Shots) Zack Toquato (20 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Sam Ftorek (50%) Cody Sylvester (33.3%)

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

Shootout Goals: Yanni Gourde (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Yanni Gourde (100%) Entire Team ( 0.0 %)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.54 ) Mike Condon (2.52)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.911) Mike Condon (0.917)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 12-8-1-3

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 3-2 in a Shootout on March 24th @ WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, WV (2012-13)

Next Meeting: Friday, January 31st @ WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia

Ponich and Veilleux Debut This morning will be the K-Wings season debut for Brett Ponich and Yannick Veilleux. Both players started the season with the AHL's Chicago Wolves and were reassigned to Kalamazoo yesterday from the St. Louis Blues.

Back to School

Kalamazoo will head back to school this morning when they play Wheeling on Education Day. All-time, Kalamazoo is 11-7-1-1 in morning games, including 7-7-0-1 at Wings Stadium.

Limiting Chances

The K-Wings have done an outstanding job in limiting the scoring opportunities of their opponents. Kalamazoo ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference and ninth overall in the league allowing an average of 28.2 shots a game.

Bootland Nears Milestone Head coach Nick Bootland is closing in on a personal milestone. Bootland's next coaching victory will be the 200th of his career.

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

Ftorek and Kattelus on the Radio

Join special guests Sam Ftorek and Eric Kattelus along with Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, November 11th for "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.

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, November 8th Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Word of Life & Scout Night)

Friday, November 15th Vs Reading 7:30 PM (Military Appreciation Night Featuring former Detroit Lions Kicker Jason Hanson, presented by Fox 17)

Saturday, November 16th Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Player Poster Giveaway Courtesy of Fox 17)

Friday, November 22nd @ Elmira 7:05 PMSaturday, November 23rd @ Elmira 7:05 PM

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