IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

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October 23, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


After three games on the road to start the season, the K-Wings return home to Wings Stadium to face the Port Huron Beacons. Both teams enter tonight's game tied for third place in the Central Division.

For Kalamazoo, tonight's game is a chance to get back to their winning ways. After defeating Motor City on opening night, the K-Wings have dropped two straight including a 3-0 setback last night to Flint. The K-Wings will get some added firepower back in the lineup, as Tyler Willis is set to make his season debut. Willis missed the K-Wings first three games due to injury.

Like Kalamazoo, Port Huron started the season on a winning note with a victory over Richmond. Since then the Beacons have lost two straight games including their home opener last night to Fort Wayne. The Beacons have received solid production at the blue-line, as Mark Lindsay leads all Beacons in scoring with 5 points. Tonight's game is game two of three games in three nights for Port Huron. The Beacons will return back to Port Huron tomorrow to play Kansas City.


Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings
Goals Zarley Zalapski (2 Goals)
Assists Yannick Carpentier (3 Assists)
Points Yannick Carpentier (3 Points)
+/- Daniel Carriere (+2)
Penalty Minutes David Hukalo (32 Minutes)
Power Play Goals Zarley Zalapski, Chad Allan (1Goal)
Short Handed Goals Entire Team (0 Goals)
Game Winning Goals Zarley Zalapski (1 GW)
Shots: Chad Allan (1 Shots)
Shooting Percentage: Zarley Zalapski (66.7%)
Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals)
Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (100.0%)
Goals Against Average: Chad Alban (2.02)
Save Percentage: Chad Alban (.920)

All-Time/ Season Series
All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 7-8-1
Season Series: First Meeting of the Season
Last Meeting: K-Wings won 3-0 on March 12, 2004 @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Next Meeting: Friday, October 29th @ McMorran Place Arena in Port Huron, Michigan

Outside Events Cancelled
The Kalamazoo Wings announce that the outside activities for their K-Wing-A-Palooza have been cancelled because of rain. All indoor activities, including the ZOOperstars are on as scheduled.

Big Willy Style
Tyler Willis will make his season debut tonight. Willis has missed the K-Wings first three games of the season due to injury.

New Faces
Last night against Flint, the K-Wings debuted several new players. Dave Struch, Jamie Young and Russell Spence all made their K-Wings debut against the Generals.

Home and Home
Tonight will be the first of two straight games for Kalamazoo against the Beacons. Their next meeting will be Friday, October 29th at Port Huron.

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 now by calling the Wings Stadium Box Office at (269) 345-5101.

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 much more.

Turner and Hukalo on the Radio
Join special guests Tim Turner and David Hukalo, 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 6-7 PM 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 FM and The Sports Station 1660 AM WQSN). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 80 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pre game coverage begins with the Digital Highway 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 the K-Wings Radio Network.

Upcoming Games
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)
Friday, November 5th Vs Kansas City 7:30 PM (Kansas City Dipping Grill Night)
Saturday, November 6th Vs Elmira 7:30 PM (WKFR, Meijer Mascot Night)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



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