IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on January 9, 2005 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The K-Wings finish up their tour of the "Show Me" state with an afternoon affair with the Kansas City Outlaws. The K-Wings defeated the Outlaws last night by the final of 6-1 to raise their record to a perfect 4-0-0 on their current six-game road trip.

The victory extended the K-Wings winning streak to a season high five games. Kalamazoo enters the Kemper Arena looking for their fifth straight victory away from Wings Stadium, which would also be a season high. Forward Gray Shaneberger will try to extend a personal point streak in today's game. Shaneberger has registered a point in each of his last four games.

Kansas City will try to rebound from last night's setback. The Outlaws are just 1-9-0 in their last 10 games. The first-year franchise starts the day in fifth place in the Western Division, just seven points behind the Quad City Mallards for four place.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals Yannick Carpentier (11 Goals)

Assists Yannick Carpentier (20 Assists)

Points Yannick Carpentier (31 Points)

+/- Daniel Carriere (+14)

Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis (164 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 (103 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Sean Starke (18.2%)

Shootout Goals: Shaun Fisher, Tim Turner (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: 4-1-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 4-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings won 6-1 on January 8th @ Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri

Next Meeting: Friday, February 25th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Leading After Two

The K-Wings have dominated their opposition when they lead after two periods of play. On the season, the K-Wings are an impressive 14-1-2 when they leading heading into the third period. Lifetime, the K-Wings are 140-7-12 when they lead after two periods of play.

Streaky Player

Forward Gray Shaneberger enters today's game trying to extend a point streak. Shaneberger has registered at least one point in each of his last four games.

Reaching a Milestone Both Yannick Carpentier and Head Coach Mark Reeds reached milestones last night with the K-Wings 6-1 victory over Kansas City. Carpentier recorded his 200th career point, while Reeds won his 350th game as a head coach.

Keep On Winning

The K-Wings enter the Kemper Arena looking to extend two winning streaks. Kalamazoo will be looking to extend season high five-game winning streak. Besides the overall streak, the K-Wings will try to extend their four-game road winning streak. The four-game road streak ties Kalamazoo season high this year.

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

Wednesday, January 12th @ Quad City 7:00 PM (CST)

Friday, January 14th Vs Elmira 7:30 PM (WKFR Vegas Getaway Night)

Saturday, January 15th Vs Motor City 7:30 PM (WKFR I Love the 80's and Win-Win Night)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics

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