IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

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November 12, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the first time since October 29th, the K-Wings will hit the UHL road to battle the Missouri River Otters. The K-Wings, who lost at home against Muskegon on Wednesday to end their two game winning streak, will look to extend their one game road winning streak.

Due to injuries and call-ups this season, the K-Wings have had to deal with their fair share of roster changes and tonight will be no different. The K-Wings will be without the services of Ryan Barnes, who was called up to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League; however, the K-Wings will have the services of their hottest scorer, as David Hukalo will look to extend his four-game scoring streak tonight in Missouri.

The River Otters have had their share of injuries this season. In fact, their leading scorer Jim Montgomery will be sidelines 8-10 weeks with a sports hernia. Even with Montgomery on the shelf, the River Otters do have some scoring options. Both Justin Quenneville and Lars Pettersen looked poised to fill in for their leading scorer. In just seven games after being traded from Richmond to Missouri, Quenneville has scored 10 points. Pettersen has averaged a point-a-night for Missouri, as the forward has netted 4 goals and added 5 assists in nine games this season.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals David Struch, Tim Turner (4 Goals)

Assists Yannick Carpentier (8 Assists)

Points Yannick Carpentier (10 Points)

+/- Daniel Carriere (+9)

Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis (54 Minutes)

Power Play Goals David Struch (3 Goal)

Short Handed Goals Tim Turner, Shawn Fisher (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals Tim Turner (2 GW)

Shots: David Hukalo (36 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Zarley Zalapski (66.7%)

Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (0.0%)

Goals Against Average: Chad Alban (2.39)

Save Percentage: Chad Alban (.908)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 28-11-3

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: K-Wings won in a shootout 6-5 on April 2, 2004 @ The Family Arena in St. Charles, MO

Next Meeting: Friday, November 19th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Called-Up

K-Wings forward Ryan Barnes has been called-up to the Grand Rapids Griffins on the American Hockey League. Barnes will be in the Griffins line-up tonight as the Grand Rapids host the Houston Aeros.

On a Roll

David Hukalo enter ‚¬â„¢s tonight ‚¬â„¢s game on a four game scoring streak. The four-game streak ties Hukalo with Ryan Barnes for the longest scoring streak this season by a K-Wings player.

Positive Results Daniel Carriere leads the K-Wings in plus/minus with a rating of +9. Besides leading the K-Wings, Carriere is third among all players in the UHL and second among all defensemen in the league.

Making His Return

Tonight will mark the first time that David Struch will get to play against his former team. Struch was traded to Kalamazoo from Missouri just two games into this 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 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.

Carpentier on the Radio

Join special guest Yannick Carpentier, as he joins Head Coach Mark Reeds and the ‚¬Å“Voice of the K-Wings ‚¬Â Mike Modugno on ‚¬Å“K-Wings Live ‚¬Â. The show is on The Sports Station 1600 AM WQSN Monday ‚¬â„¢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 ‚¬Å“Voice of the K-Wings ‚¬Â 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, November 13th Vs Adirondack 7:30 PM (WRKR/Meijer Military and Boy Scout Night)

Wednesday, November 17th @ Port Huron 6:40 PM

Friday, November 19th Vs Missouri 7:30 PM (Kalamazoo Chamber Night)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



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