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ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

March 10, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Countdown to Face-off Kalamazoo Wings @ Adirondack IceHawks Glens Falls Civic Center Glens Falls, NY Tuesday, March 11, 2003 7:30 PM

Game Preview Tuesday will mark the eighth and final regular season meeting between the K-Wings and the Adirondack IceHawks this year. Kalamazoo enters the contest looking gain ground on both Flint and Rockford for the final playoff spot in the UHL playoffs. The K-Wings are just four points behind the Generals and one point behind the IceHogs. With the K-Wings and the IceHawks playing the lone game in the UHL on Tuesday, a Kalamazoo victory will put the K-Wings within a single point of a playoff birth. The IceHawks enter the contest red hot, as they have won 4 straight games, and are now just one point behind Fort Wayne for first place in the Eastern Conference.

The K-Wings are led by Peter Roed and Chad Alban. Roed leads the K-Wings in points with 54. Peter is also one of five K-Wing players that will enter Tuesday's game on a multiple game point streak. Chad Alban has been an ironman for Kalamazoo. The two time Goaltender of the Week in the UHL has kept the K-Wings in every game this season with his ability to make the big saves. Chad's 3.42 ranks him 10th in the UHL in GAA.

The IceHawks are led by Hugo Belanger, J.C. Ruid, and Jason Wolfe. Belanger leads all UHL players in scoring with 128 points. Hugo's 128 points is 30 points better then next two players in the league, which includes teammate J.C. Ruid. Manning the pipes for the IceHawks has been Jason Wolfe. Wolfe enters the game 4th in the UHL in goals against average with a GAA of 2.81.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Goals Richard Keyes (27 goals) Assists Peter Roed, Mark Lawrence (34 assists) Points Peter Roed (54 points) +/- Chad Dameworth (+4) Penalty Minutes Charlie Elezi (219 Minutes) Power Play Goals Richard Keyes (9 Goals) Short Handed Goals Peter Roed (4 Goals) Game Winning Goals Shawn Roed (4 GW) Shots: Peter Roed (218 Shots) Shooting Percentage: Shawn Roed (25.9%) Shootout Goals: Michael Ford (4 goals) Shootout Percentage: Matt Kruzich (100%) Goals Against Average: Chad Alban (3.41) Save Percentage: Chad Alban (.897) All-Time/ Season Series All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 4-8-1 Season Series: K-Wings Lead the Season Series: 2-4-1 Last Meeting: K-Wings lost 5-2 to Adirondack on February 14, 2003 @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season Versus the East So far this season the K-Wings are 11-17-3 against Eastern Conference teams. Lifetime the K-Wings are 31-48-10 against Eastern Conference teams.

Roed Scoring streak Grows to Eight 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 the week. Peter has scored in his last 6 games, which ties his longest streak of the season.

Streaky Players Keeping with the trend, Yannick Carpentier and Kurt Miller enter the week with 7 game point streak. For both players, the seven game streak is their longest scoring streak of the year. Carpentier also starts the week with a 5 game goal streak.

Playoff Hunt The K-Wings start the week 4 points behind Flint and one point behind Rockford for the final playoff spot in the UHL playoffs. Heading into their game against Adirondack has 9 games remaining in the regular season.

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 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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