IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

November 18, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the first time this season, the Kalamazoo Wings and Roanoke Valley Vipers will face-off against one another. The last time the K-Wings battled the Vipers, Roanoke Valley was known as the Port Huron Beacons. The once division rivals will play each other three times, with tonight being the last encounter at Wings Stadium.

With this game, the K-Wings will conclude a four-game home stand. The K-Wings are riding a three-game overall and a five game home winning streak into tonight's game. Kalamazoo enters the game in second place in the Central Division and just four points behind the Muskegon Fury, who the K-Wings will play tomorrow night.

Tonight starts a brief two-game road swing for the Vipers. Roanoke Valley is 2-2-0 away from home this season. The Vipers are currently in second place in the UHL's Eastern Division. Roanoke trials the Adirondack Frostbite by nine points for the top spot in the division and leads the Danbury Trashers by just two points for second place.


Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Roanoke Valley Vipers
Goals Nick Bootland (8 Goals) David Beauregard, Josh Tataryn (6 Goals)
Assists Daniel Carriere (11 Assists) Mark Scott (10 Assists)
Points Nick Bootland (13 Points) Mark Scott (15 Assists)
+/- Nick Bootland (+12) Josh Tataryn (+3)
Penalty Minutes Jason Deitsch (40 Minutes) Rico Fatticci (37 Minutes)
Power Play Goals Jason Deitsch, Mark Scott,
Tyler Rennette (3 Goals) David Beauregard (3 Goals)
Short Handed Goals Mike Manley (2 Goals) Matt Miller (1 Goal)
Game Winning Goals Tyler Rennette (2 GW) Steve Crusco (2 Goals)
Shots: Nick Bootland (44 Shots) David Beauregard, Jan Jas (39 Shots)
Shooting Percentage: Jason Deitsch (36.4%) Josh Tataryn (23.1%)
Shootout Goals: Jason Deitsch,Tyler Rennette, Louis Philip Martin, Josh Tataryn,
Nick Bootland (1 Goal) Jan Jas (1 Goal)
Shootout Percentage: Jason Deitsch,Tyler Rennette, Louis Philip Martin (100%)
Nick Bootland (100%)
Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (1.00) Jamie Hodson (2.73)
Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.967) Jamie Hodson (0.909)

All-Time/ Season Series
All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 15-8-1
Season Series: First Meeting of the Season
Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-2 on March 25th @ McMorran Place Arena in Port Huron, Michigan
Next Meeting: Friday, January 6th @ Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia
Home Sweet Home
Tonight will conclude a four-game home stand for the K-Wings. The K-Wings are perfect 3-0-0 during the stretch and 5-0-0 this season at home. In fact, the K-Wings have dominated their opponents at home, as they have outscored their opposition 28-5 in games played at Wings Stadium.

Reaching a Milestone
With his first shift of the game, forward Lee Ruff will reach a personal milestone. Tonight will be Ruff's 300th game in his professional career.

Shutting the Door
With their shutout against Rockford on Wednesday, the K-Wings became the first team in the UHL to record multiple shutouts this season. The shutout was the K-Wings 20th in their franchise's UHL history; it was also goaltender's Joel Martin second of his career.

Dominating The Series
Over the past year and half, the K-Wings have dominated the all-time series over the Roanoke Valley Vipers, who were formally the Port Huron Beacons. Kalamazoo is unbeaten in regulation in their last 11 games (10-0-1) over Roanoke Valley, which includes nine straight victories. The last regulation win by the Vipers came on January 16, 2004 when they defeated Kalamazoo 6-3.

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 Ticket 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.

Seroski and Deschamps on the Radio
Join special guests Joe Seroski and Darren Deschamps, as they join 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 The Cabana Bar and Grill inside the Holiday Inn Kalamazoo on South 11th Street.

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 76 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
Saturday, November 19th @ Muskegon 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 20th Vs Quad City 4:00 PM (K-Wings Kidz Mascot Day
Presented by Meijer and WKFR)
Wednesday, November 23rd @ Flint 7:00 PM

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