ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

March 8, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Countdown to Face-off Kalamazoo Wings Vs Port Huron Beacons Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, MI Saturday, March 8, 2003 7:30 PM

Game Preview It's a huge game with playoff implications as the Kalamazoo Wings host the Port Huron Beacons tonight at Wings Stadium. The K-Wings and the Beacons have met 6 prior times, with each team winning three, however, the Beacons have won two straight over the K-Wings and both were at Wings Stadium.

The K-Wings enter the contest winless in their last two games; however, they are still in the thick of the playoff hunt. Kalamazoo starts play tonight just 4 points behind Flint and 1 point behind Rockford for the final spot in the UHL playoffs with 10 games remaining.

The Beacons enter tonight to continue to pull away from the Flint Generals for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Beacons are 8-2-0 in their last 10, and are 8-3-0 since Bruce Ramsey has taken over the reigns. Port Huron also bring to Wings Stadium a 2 game winnings streak.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Goals Richard Keyes (27 goals) Assists Mark Lawrence (34 assists) Points Peter Roed (53 points) +/- Chad Dameworth (+4) Penalty Minutes Charlie Elezi (219 minutes) Power Play Goals Richard Keyes (9 Goals) Short Handed Goals Peter Roed (5 Goals) Game Winning Goals Shawn Roed (4 GW) Shots: Peter Roed (211 Shots) Shooting Percentage: Shawn Roed (27.3%) Shootout Goals: Michael Ford (4 goals) Shootout Percentage: Michael Ford (66.7%) Goals Against Average: Chad Alban (3.42) Save Percentage: Chad Alban (.898) All-Time/ Season Series All-Time Series: All-Time Series is Tied: 3-3-0 Season Series: Season Series is Tied: 3-3-0 Last Meeting: K-Wings lost 2-1 on 2/22/03 @ Wings Stadium, in Kalamazoo, MI Next Meeting: Saturday, March 28th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Roed Scoring streak Grows to Seven While his K-Wings season high 6 game goal streak came to an end last night, forward Shawn Roed did managed to get an assist in the game. His assist extends his scorings streak to 7 games, which ties him with Mark Vilneff for the K-Wings second longest streak of the season, and places him just one game behind Mark Lawrence, who has the longest scoring streak for the K-Wings with 8 games. . All Roeds Lead to the Net It's just not Shawn that has found a scoring touch, older brother Peter also carries a scoring streak into tonight's game. Peter has scored in his last 5 games, which is Peter's second longest streak of the year. Earlier this season, Peter went on a 6 game scoring streak.

Streaky Players Keeping with the trend, Yannick Carpentier and Kurt Miller enter tonight's game with 6 game point streak. For both players, the six game streak is their longest scoring streak of the year.

Playoff Hunt The K-Wings enter the night looking to make ground on both Flint and Rockford for the final post season birth in the UHL playoffs. With 10 games remaining the K-Wings are 4 points behind Flint and 1 point behind Rockford.

Hitting the Century Mark For the third time since reaching 99 victories, K-Wing Chad Alban will be looking to reach the 100 win mark in his career. In 202 career appearances, Alban has recorded a record of 99-75-16. Chad has received a ton of playing time this season, in fact, Alban has appeared in 32 straight games, including 31 straight starts for the K-Wings.home game against Muskegon on February 26th.

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 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 Tuesday, March 11th @ Adirondack 7:00 PM Friday, March 14th Vs Elmira 7:30 PM (K-Wings Poster Night Sponsored by WRCC) Saturday, March 15th Vs Elmira 7:30 PM (Puck Night Sponsored by WRCC/WOTV) Monday, March 17th Vs Fort Wayne 7:00 PM (22nd Annual Green Ice Game Sponsored by Fifth-Third Bank, WLKM, and WOTV)

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