ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on October 23, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Countdown to Face-off Kalamazoo Wings @ Missouri River Otters Family Arena St. Charles, Missouri Friday, October 24, 2003 7:30 PM (CST)

Game Preview The K-Wings travel to St. Charles, Missouri, to open the 2003-04 season against the Missouri River Otters. The return the Missouri will be symbolic for the K-Wings. The game will mark the return to Missouri for new K-Wings Head Coach Mark Reeds. Reeds coached the River Otters for the past four years.

Kalamazoo is hoping to use its perfect 2-0-0 preseason as momentum as they head into Missouri. The story of the preseason was the K-Wings defense that average 23 shots against in their two-preseason games. Like last season, the K-Wings will be strong between the pipes as returning netminder Chad Alban and rookie goaltender Rob Anderson will give the K-Wings a lethal one-two punch.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Goals Entire Team Assists Entire Team Points Entire Team +/- Entire Team Penalty Minutes Entire Team Power Play Goals Entire Team Short Handed Goals Entire Team Game Winning Goals Entire Team Shots: Entire Team Shooting Percentage: Entire Team Shootout Goals: Entire Team Shootout Percentage: Entire Team Goals Against Average: Entire Team Save Percentage: Entire Team All-Time/ Season Series All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 21-10-3

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: K-Wings lost 4-2 versus Missouri on March 30, 2003 @ the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri

Next Meeting: March 28th @ Missouri

Clean Sweep For the first time in their UHL history the K-Wings earned a sweep of the preseason with consecutive victories of the Fort Wayne Komets.

Homecoming When the K-Wings start the season on Friday in Missouri they will be doing so in new K-Wings Head Coach Mark Reeds' former home. Reeds coached the River Otters for the past four years, plus played in St. Louis for the Blues. Stingy Defense After averaging over 33 shots against last year, the K-Wings are hoping the preseason is an indicator of how good their defense is this season. Kalamazoo averaged 23 shots against in the preseason.

Just Stay Healthy The biggest problem the K-Wings endured last season was injuries. During the 2002-03 season, Kalamazoo players missed 331 man games due to injuries, making them one of the most injured teams in minor league hockey.

He's Not My Linemate, He's My Brother For the second straight season the Kalamazoo Wings will have a set of brothers on their roster. Jim and Tim Turner, who are Saginaw, Michigan natives, will be on the opening night roster for Kalamazoo. This will not be the first time that the Turners have been on the same team, as both played for the UMASS-Amherst.

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

Flichel on the Radio Join special guests Marty Flichel and former K-Wings great Al Genovy, as they join Head Coach Mark Reeds and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on The Sports Station 1600 AM WQSN Monday's from 6-7PM at Sports Forum on Mosel.

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 Countdown to Face-Off 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 the K-Wings Radio Network.

Upcoming Games Saturday, October 25th @ Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (8:30 PM Kalamazoo Local Time) Friday, October 31st @ Port Huron 7:05 PM Saturday, November 1st Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (K-Wings 30th Anniversary Retro Fest) Friday, November 7th Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM

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