IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on March 12, 2005 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the final time this season, the Kalamazoo Wings will battle the Motor City Mechanics. The K-Wings have already won the season series against the Mechanics; however, Motor City has won two of the last three encounters between the teams, including a 5-2 victory on February 23rd at Wings Stadium.

Kalamazoo enters tonight's game just seven points behind the Muskegon Fury for the top spot in the Central Division. With the K-Wings victory last night, Kalamazoo has moved into a tie with the Rockford IceHogs for fourth place overall in the UHL.

Motor City will be looking to extend their current winning-streak to three games. The Mechanics are an impressive 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. Motor City enters play in fifth place in the Central Division and are 34 points behind the K-Wings for second place in the division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals Kevin Kotyluk (22 Goals)

Assists Yannick Carpentier (36 Assists)

Points Yannick Carpentier (52 Points)

+/- Shaun Fisher (+19)

Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis (262 Minutes)

Power Play Goals Kevin Kotyluk (10 Goals)

Short Handed Goals Tim Turner (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals Tim Turner (5 GW)

Shots: Daniel Carriere (187 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Tim Krueckl (18.7%)

Shootout Goals: Tim Turner (7 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Andrew Luciuk (66.7%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.07)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (.930)

All-Time/ Season Series All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 4-2-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 4-2-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-2 on February 23rd @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Tonight is the Last Meeting of the Regular Season.

Record Breaking Night

Tonight will be a historic one for the Kalamazoo Wings. The K-Wings will surpass their UHL franchise record for attendance in a season. Kalamazoo will exceed the record set back in 2001-02, when 103,364 people watched hockey at Wings Stadium. Entering tonight, 101,401 people have watched the K-Wings this season at home. After tonight's game, the K-Wings still have four more home games in the regular season.

The Great Wall

Goaltender Chad Alban recorded his second shutout of the season last night against the Port Huron Beacons. Alban's shutout was his 11th as a member of the K-Wings and his 16th as a professional. In fact, 11 of the K-Wings UHL shutouts have been achieved by Alban.

Source of Energy

Defenseman Daniel Carriere has been a source of energy for the K-Wings power-play. Carriere, who had a power-play goal last night, now has accumulated 25 of his 39 points from the power-play.

Getting Their Shots In

The Kalamazoo Wings are third in the United Hockey League in shots averaging 32.9 a game. The K-Wings have also been stingy in allowing opponents to get shots on goal, as the K-Wings are second in the UHL in shots allowed, allowing a miniscule average of 27.1 a game.

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.

Shaneberger on the Radio

Join special guest Gray Shaneberger, as he joins Head Coach Mark Reeds and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on Your Local Sports Leader AM 1660 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 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

Thursday, March 17th Vs Fort Wayne 7:00 PM (World Famous St. Patrick's Day

Green Ice Game Presented By

Fifth-Third Bank, WOTV, WRKR)

Friday, March 18th @ Muskegon 7:30 PM

Saturday, March 19th @ Fort Wayne 7:30 PM

Wednesday, March 23rd @ Port Huron 11:00 AM

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