IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on January 2, 2005 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The K-Wings commence the 2005 portion of their schedule this afternoon with a battle against their arch-rivals the Fort Wayne Komets. Despite being just one and half hours apart from one another, today's game is just the second meeting of the season between the teams. Fort Wayne won the first meeting 5-2 at Wings Stadium back on November 24th.

Kalamazoo rang in the New Year with a come from behind victory over the Kansas City Outlaws. The K-Wings have momentum heading into 2005, as the K-Wings have won two of their last three games. Yannick Carpentier leads the K-Wings in scoring with 29 points. Carpentier had a splendid month of December scoring 17 points. The forward needs just two points to reach 100 for his career.

The Fort Wayne Komets start 2005 with the best winning percentage of any team in the United Hockey League. The Komets also possess the most prolific offense in the UHL. Fort Wayne has lit the lamp a league best 138 times this season. The Komets have also saved their best hockey for home, as the Komets are an impressive 13-3-0 at the Allan County Memorial Coliseum.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals Yannick Carpentier (11 Goals)

Assists Yannick Carpentier (18 Assists)

Points Yannick Carpentier (29 Points)

+/- Daniel Carriere (+9)

Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis (158 Minutes)

Power Play Goals David Struch (5 Goals)

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

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

Shots: Daniel Carriere (94 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Yannick Carpentier (19.3%)

Shootout Goals: Shaun Fisher (3 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Andrew Luciuk (100%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.27)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (.918)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 14-22-8

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-2 on November 24th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, January 29th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Suffocating Defense

In their last game, the K-Wings held the Kansas City Outlaws to just 12 shots. The 12 shots are the fewest in a game by any team in the UHL this season.

Carpentier Nearing a Milestone

Forward Yannick Carpentier could accomplish a personal milestone today. Yannick needs just two points to reach 200 points for his career.

More on Yannick

Besides being close to a milestone, Carpentier will also try to extend his point streak. Coming into the today's game Carpentier has registered a point in each of his last three games.

Road Warriors

The K-Wings will begin 2005 on the road. Starting today, the K-Wings will play their first six games of the new year on the road.

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.

Krueckl on the Radio

Join special guest Tim Krueckl 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 Your Local Sports Leader AM 1660 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 Your Local Sports Leader AM 1660 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

Wednesday, January 5th @ Missouri 7:05 PM (CST)

Friday, January 7th @ Missouri 7:05 PM (CST)

Saturday, January 8th @ Kansas City 7:30 PM (CST)

Sunday, January 9th @ Kansas City 3:00 PM (CST)

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