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January 5, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The Kalamazoo Wings continue their six-game road trip and their tour of the Western Division tonight against the Missouri River Otters. The K-Wings started their road swing with a 3-2 victory over the Fort Wayne Komets on Sunday.

The K-Wings enter tonight's game looking for their longest winning streak of the season. Kalamazoo brings in a two-game winning streak into the Family Arena. The K-Wings started their current winning streak with a New Year's Eve victory over Kansas City Outlaws. On the season, the K-Wings are 8-4-0 against teams from the Western Division.

Tonight marks the return of Jim Montgomery to the River Otters lineup. While the return of Montgomery from the injured reserve list is big for the Otters, Missouri has been playing good hockey without the star forward. Missouri enters tonight in third place in the Western Division and they are just eight points behind Fort Wayne for first place. In fact, the River Otters are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games and are 12-5-1 at The Family Arena.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals Yannick Carpentier (11 Goals)

Assists Yannick Carpentier (18 Assists)

Points Yannick Carpentier (29 Points)

+/- Daniel Carriere (+10)

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 (98 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 Lead All-Time Series: 30-11-4

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 2-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings won 3-1 on November 19th@ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Friday, January 7, 2005 @ The Family Arena in St. Charles, MO

Goaltender of the Week

Chad Alban has been honored by the UHL as their Southern Sports Supply Goaltender of the Week for the period ending January 2nd. Alban went 3-0-0 last week and posted an impressive 1.33 GAA.

On a Roll

Forward Kevin Kotyluk starts tonight's game on the three game points streak. The three game streak is the longest current streak on the K-Wings roster.

Nearing a Milestone Yannick Carpentier is closing in on a personal milestone. The forward needs just two more points to reach 200 for his career. For his 198 career points, 100 of them have come in a K-Wings jersey.

Road Warriors

The K-Wings will continue their six game road swing this week with four games, which includes tonight's game at Missouri. Currently on the road trip, the K-Wings are 1-0-0. All six games of the road swing will be played against teams from the Western Division.

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.

Holdridge and Alban on the Radio

Join special guests Kevin Holdridge and Chad Alban as they join 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

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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