IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-off

Published on December 2, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The K-Wings continue their tour of the United Hockey League's Eastern Division tonight as they travel to Elmira, New York to battle the Jackals. Tonight's game is the second of four meetings between the teams. Kalamazoo captured the first encounter by the score of 5-3 at Wings Stadium on November 6th.

The K-Wings are looking to snap a two-game losing streak. The two-game streak ties the K-Wings longest winless streak of the season. Yannick Carpentier leads the K-Wings in scoring with 14 points and is one of four players on the roster that is already in double-digits in scoring

Kalamazoo will have to keep their scoring by committee up tonight, as they play the most prolific scoring team in the UHL. The Jackals have scored a league best 76 goals on the season; however, despite scoring in bunches, Elmira is just 3-7-0 in their last 10 games. The Jackals leading scorer is Greg Koehler, who also leads the entire league with 39 points.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals Andrew Luciuk (6 Goals)

Assists Yannick Carpentier, Daniel Carriere (9 Assists)

Points Yannick Carpentier (14 Points)

+/- Daniel Carriere (+6)

Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis (94 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 (27.3%)

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

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

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.35)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (.920)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 8-6-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings won 5-3 versus Elmira on November 6th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Friday, January 14th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Carrying On K-Wings defenseman Daniel Carriere is among the top scoring defensemen in the UHL. With 12 points, Carriere ranks tied for fourth among defenseman in the league in scoring.

Road Kill

No team in the UHL has killed more penalties away from home than the Kalamazoo Wings. The K-Wings have killed a league best 91.1% of their road penalties this season.

Heating Up K-Wings forward Sean Starke has found his scoring touch. The rookie forward has recorded three goals in his last four games. With three goals by Starke makes him the K-Wings leading rookie goal scorer.

Isn't That Special

The K-Wings power play is starting to gel together. The K-Wings are fourth in the UHL on the man advantage (18.2%); however, in their last five games the K-Wings are even more prolific, as they are an amazing 27.2%.

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

Saturday, December 4th @ Adirondack 7:00 PM

Sunday, December 5th @ Richmond 5:05 PM

Wednesday, December 8th Vs Flint 7:00 PM (Merchant Night Presented by Classic

Hits 95.6 FM)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics

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