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November 26, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The Kalamazoo Wings will finish up their three-game road swing with a trip to The Garage to face the Motor City Mechanics. Kalamazoo is 5-2-1 lifetime against their Central Division rival, which includes a 6-0 victory over the Mechanics in the team's first encounter back on October 28th in Fraser.

With a victory last tonight in Rockford, Kalamazoo extended their winning streak to eight games and more importantly the win puts the K-Wings in a first place tie with the Muskegon Fury. Besides the eight-game streak, the K-Wings are also on a season high three-game road winning streak.

Tonight's game stats a three-game home stand for Motor City. While the Mechanics are winless in their last two games, they return home where they have won four of their last six games. Motor City is in third place, nine points behind Kalamazoo and Muskegon and one point ahead of Port Huron and Flint for fourth place.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Motor City Mechanics

Goals Joe Seroski (12 Goals) Adam Edinger (8 Goals)

Assists Daniel Carriere (16 Assists) Greg Bullock (14 Assists)

Points Joe Seroski (21 Points) Greg Bullock (17 Points)

+/- Greg Labenski (+17) Brent Gretzky, Chris Bogas (+3)

Penalty Minutes Jason Deitsch (52 Minutes) Greg Bullock (48 Minutes)

Power Play Goals Joe Seroski, Kory Karlander (5 Goals) Adam Edinger, Matt Smith

Chris Gignac (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals Mike Manley (3 Goals) Chris Vernarsky (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals Tyler Rennette, Kory Karlander (3 GW) Greg Bullock (2 Goals)

Shots: Nick Bootland (61 Shots) Konstantin Kalmilkov (55 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Jason Deitsch (33.3%) Adam Edinger (17.0%)

Shootout Goals: Jason Deitsch, Tyler Rennette Adam Edinger, Matt Smith (2 Goals)

Nick Bootland (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Jason Deitsch, Tyler Rennette Matt Smith (100%)

Nick Bootland (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (1.33) Bill Ruggiero (2.92)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.954) Bill Ruggiero (0.922)

All-Time/ Season Series All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 5-2-1

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 6-0 on October 28th @ Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena in Fraser, MI

Next Meeting: Wednesday, December 21st @ Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena in Fraser, Michigan

Scoring First

The K-Wings have scored the games first goal in all but one of their games this season. Kalamazoo is an impressive 11-1-0 when scoring before their opponents.

Eight in a Row

The K-Wings are currently on a eight-game overall winning streak. The eight-game streak is the longest current win streak in the league. Kalamazoo is also currently on a season high three-game road winning streak.

Streaky Players

Forwards Nick Bootland and Kory Karlander come into tonight's game on a season high seven-game point streak. Bootland is also tied for the K-Wings season high four-game assists streak, while Karlander and Joe Seroski are tied for the K-Wings season high three-game goal streak.

Back on Top

With their victory last night the K-Wings start the day atop the Central Division. Kalamazoo comes into The Garage tied with the Muskegon Fury for the top spot in the 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 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.

Turner and Drake on the Radio

Join special guests Tim Turner and Lucas Drake 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 Grille 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

Wednesday, November 27th Vs Flint 4:00 PM (Harry Potter

Night Presented by WKFR andCelebration Cinema)

Wednesday, November 30th @ Danbury 7:00 PM

Friday, December 2nd @ Elmira 7:05 PM

Saturday, December 3rd @ Danbury 7:30 PM

Sunday, December 4th @ Adirondack 5:00 PM

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