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December 1, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The K-Wings continue their six-game road swing tonight in Danbury, Connecticut with their first-ever meeting against the Danbury Trashers. Tonight's contest starts a grueling four games in five nights stretch for Kalamazoo that will conclude this Sunday in Richmond, Virginia.

The K-Wings have been one of the league's most consistent teams on the road this year going 5-3-0 away from Wings Stadium. The K-Wings road prowess has been more dominate of late, as the K-Wings have been victorious in four of their last five road games. The main reason for the K-Wings success has been their stingy defense that has only allowed 2.44 goals against them this season, which is the third lowest GAA in the UHL.

It's been home sweet home for the Danbury Trashers this season. With a home record of 9-1-1, the Trashers have the best home record in the UHL. The first-year franchise has developed into one of the top teams in league. The Trashers are in first place in the Eastern Division and they are carrying a winning streak into tonight's game. Danbury is unbeaten in regulation in their last six games (5-0-1), which includes five straight victories.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals Andrew Luciuk (6 Goals)

Assists Yannick Carpentier, Daniel Carriere (9 Assists)

Points Yannick Carpentier, Andrew Luciuk (13 Points)

+/- Daniel Carriere (+7)

Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis (79 Minutes)

Power Play Goals David Struch (3 Goal)

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

Game Winning Goals Tim Turner, Andrew Luciuk (2 GW)

Shots: Andrew Luciuk (54 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Sean Starke (33.3%)

Shootout Goals: Andrew Luciuk, Tim Turner (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Andrew Luciuk, Tim Turner (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Chad Alban (2.24)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (.920)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: First-Ever Meeting

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: None

Next Meeting: Saturday, December 11th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Reversible Jerseys

Starting tonight and ending at the end of the month all teams in the UHL will wear their home jerseys (white) on the road. The reversal of jerseys that occurs in the month of December gives fans the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the home jerseys of teams in the league that they may not normally have the chance to see.

Versus the East So far this season, the K-Wings are 1-1-0 against teams from the Eastern Division. Lifetime, the K-Wings are 20-12-1 against the east.

Scoring First

Scoring first has been an important part of the K-Wings success this season. When they have scored first this season, Kalamazoo is 7-1-0.

The Obscure Stat of the Week

The K-Wings have been traveling a lot of miles during their six-game road swing. When Kalamazoo returns to Kalamazoo at the end of the week from the six-game trip, the K-Wings will have traveled 3,782 miles.

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.

Martin and Fisher on the Radio

Join special guests Joel Martin and Shaun Fisher 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, December 3rd @ Elmira 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 4th @ Adirondack 7:00 PM

Sunday, December 5th @ Richmond 5:05 PM

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