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October 29, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


After nearly a week off, the K-Wings return the frozen floors tonight to play the Port Huron Beacons. Last week, Kalamazoo gave up two goals in the game's first three minutes of play; however, the K-Wings were able to derive a four goal comeback led by David Struch, who netted Kalamazoo's first hat trick of the season in the team's 4-2 victory over the Beacons.

The K-Wings enter the game in second place in the UHL's Central Division and are just four points behind the Muskegon Fury for the division's top spot. The K-Wings possess scoring up front as well as on the blue lines. Forward David Struch leads the team in goals scored with three, while forward Yannick Carpentier and defenseman Daniel Carriere lead the team in scoring with five points.

Port Huron comes into tonight looking to snap a four game losing streak. The Beacons are 0-2-0 at home, including a 6-4 loss to Kansas City in their last game on Sunday. The Beacons are lead by Aaron Brand, who leads the team in scoring with 7 points.


Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings
Goals David Struch (3 Goals)
Assists Yannick Carpentier, Daniel Carriere (5 Assists)
Points Yannick Carpentier, Daniel Carriere (5 Points)
+/- Daniel Carriere (+4)
Penalty Minutes Kyle Sheen (32 Minutes)
Power Play Goals David Struch (2 Goal)
Short Handed Goals Entire Team (0 Goals)
Game Winning Goals Zarley Zalapski, David Struch (1 GW)
Shots: David Hukalo, Andrew Luciuk (13 Shots)
Shooting Percentage: Zarley Zalapski (66.7%)
Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals)
Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (100.0%)
Goals Against Average: Chad Alban (2.01)
Save Percentage: Chad Alban (.917)

All-Time/ Season Series
All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 8-8-1
Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 1-0-0
Last Meeting: K-Wings won 4-2 on October 23, 2004 @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 17th @ McMorran Place Arena in Port Huron, Michigan



Trick or Treat
K-Wings forward David Struch recorded the K-Wings first hat trick of the season, when he netted 3 goals in Kalamazoo's 4-2 victory last Saturday over Port Huron. Struch is the 19th player (24th hat trick) in K-Wings history to accomplish the feat.

Orange Ice
The K-Wings will host the first-ever "Orange Ice" game this Saturday, October 30th when the Muskegon Fury come to town. The K-Wings, who will be wearing special Halloween jerseys, will hold an auction for those jerseys after the game with the proceeds going to Kalamazoo Valley Community College.

Moving on Up
With two assists on Saturday, K-Wings forward Yannick Carpentier has moved up on two of the K-Wings all-time list. With 46 assists, Carpentier is now tied with Guy Dupuis for 10th on the K-Wings UHL assists list and with 76 points Yannick is ninth on teams all-time point list.

Nearing Milestones
Two K-Wings are nearing personal milestones. Defenseman Daniel Carriere needs just five points to reach 100 of his career. Also close to a milestone is Tyler Willis, who needs just 9 points to reach 200 for his career.

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.

Willis and Struch on the Radio
Join special guests Tyler Willis and David Struch, 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
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 Kids Day & Mascot Night)

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