ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-off

Published on January 18, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Countdown to Face-off Kalamazoo Wings Vs Missouri River Otters Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, MI Saturday, January 18, 2003 7:30 PM

Game Preview What a difference a week makes. Last week the Kalamazoo Wings prevented history as they defeated the River Otters 5-4, and by doing so, Kalamazoo ended River Otters 8 game winning streak, and 10 game road winning streak. Tonight, it will be Missouri looking to end a streak, as the River Otters have dropped their last 4 games.

Missouri enters the game in first place in the Western Conference. The top team in the UHL has a 7-point head over Muskegon, who is in second place. The K-Wings enter the contest in fifth place in the Western Conference, however, the K-Wings are just 4 points behind both Rockford and Quad City for third place, and 5 points behind Muskegon for second place.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Goals Richard Keyes (23) Assists Peter Roed (24) Points Richard Keyes (41) +/- Rob Vessio (+7) Penalty Minutes Charlie Elezi (144 Minutes) Power Play Goals Richard Keyes (9 Goals) Short Handed Goals Peter Roed (4 Goals) Game Winning Goals Jim Brown (4 GW) Shots: Peter Roed (126 Shots) Shooting Percentage: Shawn Roed (22.2%) Shootout Goals: Jim Brown (5) Shootout Percentage: Jim Brown (62.5%) Goals Against Average: Chad Alban (3.13) Save Percentage: Chad Alban (.910)

All-Time/ Season Series All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 18-8-2 Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 3-1-2 Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-4 Vs Missouri on January 10th at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Missouri. Next Meeting: Friday, January 24th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Stone Cold With 33 saves on 33 shots @ Port Huron last night , Chad Alban recorded his first shut out of the season, and the K-Wings second. The shutout was also the 7th in the K-Wings UHL history.

Shooting Stars Kalamazoo has two of the top shooters in the league. Recently acquired forward Shawn Roed is second in the league in shooting percentage, with a percentage of .222. Richard Keyes is also in the top five in shooting percentage. Keyes is fifth in the UHL with a shooting percentage of .189.

Short Handed K-Wings forward Peter Roed leads all UHL players in short handed goals. Roed enters tonight's game with league leading 4 short-handed goals.

Getting Familiar with the Otters Tonight's game will be the fifth meeting in just over a month between the two teams. After tonight, the K-Wings and the River Otters will play each other five more times, including a return engagement at Wings Stadium next Friday night (1/24).

Tickets Get Your Tickets!! Tickets for all K-Wing home games are now on sale. Catch all the action as your K-Wings play the very best the UHL has to offer. Tickets for are on sale by calling the K-Wings at 345-5101.

Get on Line This season the best to keep track of the K-Wings is to log onto www.kwings.com. The new site has player profiles, information about Wings Stadium events, and much more.

K-Wings on Radio Catch all the K-Wings games home and away on the K-Wings Radio Network (WLKM 95.9, WQSN 1660 AM, and WRCC 1400 AM). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 76 regular season games and the playoffs. Pre game coverage begins with the Basic Communications 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 radio tuned this season to K-Wings Radio Network.

UP COMING GAMES Friday, January 24th Vs Missouri 7:30 PM (K-Wings Poster Night) Saturday, January 25th Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (K-Wings Mini-Stick Night) Wednesday, January 29th Vs Fort Wayne 7:00 PM (Family Four Pack, AAA 2 for 1, Rocker Card)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



ECHL Stories from January 18, 2003


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central