IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on January 2, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the first time in franchise history, the Kalamazoo Wings will travel down to Richmond, Virginia to battle the Richmond RiverDogs. The game will be the first of five meetings between the teams and the first of back to back games to be played this week.

Kalamazoo has won two straight on the road and is unbeaten in regulation in their last three games over all. Richmond enters the game in second place in the Eastern Conference; however, they will be looking to end a five game winless streak.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals Jeff Turner (15 Goals)

Assists Andrew Luciuk (16 Assists)

Points Marty Flichel (22 Points)

+/- David Hukalo (+7)

Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis (48 Minutes)

Power Play Goals Yannick Carpentier (5 Goal)

Short Handed Goals Marty Flichel, Jeff Turner, Daniel Carrriere (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals Jeff Turner (3 GW)

Shots: Marty Flichel (89 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Ryan Priem (25%)

Shootout Goals: Marty Flichel (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Marty Flichel (66.7%)

Goals Against Average: Chad Alban (2.46)

Save Percentage: Chad Alban (.904)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: First Ever Meeting

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: N/A

Next Meeting: Saturday, January 3rd @ Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia

Five Alive

Marty Flichel and Andrew Luciuk will be carrying five game scoring streaks into tonight's game. The game-scoring streak ties them with Guy Dupuis for the season high for Kalamazoo.

Outside the Division

Tonight's game will be the seventh game for Kalamazoo against teams outside their own conference. So far this season, the K-Wings are 1-4-1 against teams from the Eastern Confernece.

Success on the Road

The K-Wings will be looking to extend their road-winning streak. Kalamazoo enters play tonight with a season high two game road-winning streak.

Road Trip

The K-Wings will start a brief three game road trip with tonight's game. So far this season, the K-Wings have posted 8-7-1 away from Wings Stadium.

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 all K-Wing home games are on sale by calling the K-Wings at (269) 345-5101.

Get on Line

This season the best way 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.

Anderson and Priem on the Radio

Join special guests Rob Anderson and Ryan Priem as they join Head Coach Mark Reeds, the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno, and WQSN's Seth Harp next Monday, January 5th on "K-Wings Live". The show is on The Sports Station 1600 AM WQSN Monday's from 6-7PM live from The Sports Forum on Mosel.

K-Wings Radio Network

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 the drop of the puck. For the most complete coverage of the K-Wings from the Opening Face-Off to the Final Buzzer keep your radio tuned to the K-Wings Radio Network this season.

Upcoming Games

Saturday, January 3rd @ Richmond 7:35 PM

Wednesday, January 7th @ Port Huron 7:05 PM

Friday, January 9th Vs Rockford 7:30 PM (Viva Las Vegas Night Sponsored

by WOTV, WRKR and Spirit Airlines)

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