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Countdown to Face-Off

December 11, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second time this season and the first-time ever at Wings Stadium the K-Wings will play the Danbury Trashers. Danbury defeated the K-Wings back on December 1st at the Danbury Ice Arena in a game that was marred with penalties. Tonight is Win 98.5 Win-Win Night, if the K-Wings win, everyone in attendance will receive a coupon for a FREE ticket to the K-Wings game against the Richmond River Dogs on December 15th.

After losing to Muskegon last night, Kalamazoo is looking to get back to their winning ways. The K-Wings enter tonight in third place in the Central Division and are only six points behind division front runners Muskegon and Flint. Yannick Carpentier comes into tonight's game looking to extend the K-Wings longest scoring streak of the season. Carpentier has registered a point in each of the K-Wings last five games.

While the Trashers may be a first year franchise on paper, Danbury is playing veterans of the UHL circuit. Despite their loss last night, the Trashers have won eight of their last ten games. The Trashers are led by Brent Gretzky. Gretzky, who is no stranger to Wings Stadium from his days with both Fort Wayne and Port Huron, leads the Trashers in scoring with 24 points.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals Andrew Luciuk, Yannick Carpentier (6 Goals)

Assists Yannick Carpentier (14 Assists)

Points Yannick Carpentier (20 Points)

+/- Josh Elzinga (+4)

Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis (117 Minutes)

Power Play Goals David Struch (4 Goals)

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

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

Shots: Tim Turner (65 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Sean Starke (27.3%)

Shootout Goals: David Sturch (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Andrew Luciuk, David Struch (100%)

Goals Against Average: Chad Alban (2.68)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (.902)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 0-1-0

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings lost 5-3 on December 1st @ Danbury Ice Arena in Danbury, Connecticut

Next Meeting: Sunday, January 23rd @ Danbury Ice Arena in Danbury, Connecticut

Unstoppable

Yannick Carpentier enters tonight's game on a five game point and assist streak. The five game streaks are the longest this season by a K-Wings player.

Movin' On Up With his next assist, Yannick Carpentier will surpass Jeff Winter for fifth place on the K-Wings' UHL All-Time Assist List. Since coming to Kalamazoo, Carpentier has recorded 52 assists.

One More Game

Tonight is the last game that Josh Elzinga has to serve on his five-game UHL suspension. Elzinga received the suspension for his actions during the K-Wings December 1st game at Danbury.

Minute Man

K-Wings goaltender Chad Alban is currently in fifth place in the UHL in minutes played by a goaltender with 1075 minutes between the pipes. The minutes are equating to victories, as the Kalamazoo native is also tied for fifth in the league with nine wins.

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 way 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.

Vilneff on the Radio

Join special guest Mark Vilneff as he joins Head Coach Mark Reeds and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno this week on "K-Wings Live". The show is on The Sports Station 1600 AM WQSN Monday's from 6-7 p.m. 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

Sunday, December 12th @ Rockford 3:05 PM (CST)

Wednesday, December 15th Vs Richmond 7:00 PM

Friday, December 17th Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (Disco Inferno Night)

Saturday, December 18th Vs Richmond 7:30 PM (WOTV, WKFR Teddy Bear Toss Night)

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