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October 16, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


It's a battle of undefeated teams tonight, as the K-Wings travel to Rockford to battle the IceHogs. Kalamazoo used a two goal performance from Zarley Zalapski to defeat the Motor City Mechanics by the score of 4-1, while Rockford scored seven goals in the first 30 minutes of play en route to a 8-4 victory over the Quad City Mallards.

Dating back to last season, the K-Wings have won their last five regular season contests, which include two victories over the IceHogs. For the second straight game, the K-Wings suffocating defense will be put to the test against an explosive Rockford offense, which put up eight goals last night against Quad City. After tonight, the K-Wings will conclude the road swing next Friday in Flint.

Rockford Head Coach Steve Martinson hopes his IceHogs can continue their home cooking tonight against Kalamazoo. Martinson, who is in his first season as the IceHogs Head Coach, has revamped Rockford's lineup. In fact, Rockford has only one player (Nathan Lutz) returning for the 04-05 season.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals Zarley Zalapski (2 Goals)

Assists Tim Turner, Daniel Carriere (2 Assists)

Points Zarley Zalapski, Daniel Carriere, Tim Turner (2 Points)

+/- Zarley Zalapski, Daniel Carriere, Andrew Luciuk (+2)

Penalty Minutes Faron Duthie (4 Minutes)

Power Play Goals Zarley Zalapski (1 Goal)

Short Handed Goals Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals Zarley Zalapski (1 GW)

Shots: Ryan Barnes, Kyle Sheen (5 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Zarley Zalapski (100.0%)

Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (0%)

Goals Against Average: Chad Alban (1.00)

Save Percentage: Chad Alban (.964)

All-Time/ Season Series All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 28-16-7

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: K-Wings won 7-0 on April 7th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Sunday, November 28th @ Rockford MetroCentre in Rockford, Illinois

Keep Up the Winning Ways

The K-Wings enter tonight's game on a five game regular season winning streak. Kalamazoo dates back to the conclusion of last season.

Newest K-Wing

Prior to last night's game, the K-Wings signed forward Ryan Barnes. Barnes, who got an assist in last night's game, played last season with Grand Rapids (AHL) and Detroit (NHL).

Road Warriors

Tonight's game will be the second of three straight road games to start the season. The K-Wings will conclude the road swing next Friday in Flint.

Extending the Record

With his victory last night, Chad Alban recorded his 55th win as a member of the K-Wings. The 55 wins extend Alban's K-Wings UHL record for most victories by a goaltender. The next closest player on the list is Kory Cooper, who has 25 victories as a member of the K-Wings during the 2000-01 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 (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.

Luciuk and Zalapski on the Radio

Join special guests Andrew Luciuk and Zarley Zalapski 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 live from The Sports Forum on Mosel.

K-Wings on Radio

Catch all K-Wings games home and away on the K-Wings Radio Network (WLKM 95.9 FM and WQSN 1660 AM) Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 80 regular season games and the playoffs. Radio coverage begins with the Digital Highway Pre-Game Show 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

Friday, October 22nd @ Flint 7:30 PM

Saturday, October 23rd Vs Port Huron 7:30PM (K-Wing-A-Palooza presented by Meijer,

Michigan Orthodontic Specialist, Cool 101 FM and 92.3 FM WZUU)

Friday, October 29th @ Port Huron 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 30th Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (First Ever Orange Ice Game presented by

WWMT, WKFR, WRKR, KVCC, and Pepsi)

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