IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

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December 16, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


It's a battle of second place teams tonight at Wings Stadium, as the Kalamazoo Wings host the Quad City Mallards. The K-Wings, who are 17-5-1 (35 points) on the season, are in second place in the Central Division, while the Mallards are currently in second place in the Western Division with a record of 10-9-4 (24 points).

Kalamazoo will be looking to extend their home winning streak to double-digits. The K-Wings, who are a perfect 9-0-0 at Wings Stadium, hold the longest home winning streak in the United Hockey League. Kalamazoo will also be looking to snap a two-game winless streak, as the team went 0-1-1 last weekend in two games against the Missouri River Otters.

Quad City has been accustomed to life on the road. Tonight is game six of a nine-game road swing for the Mallards. The game against Kalamazoo will be the 16th road test for Quad City this year, which ties them with the Elmira Jackals for most road games in the league. Thus far, the Mallards are 1-3-1 on their current road swing.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Quad City Mallards

Goals Joe Seroski (16 Goals) Chad Woollard (14 Goals)

Assists Daniel Carriere, Tyler Rennette (21 Assists) Patrick Nadeau, (12 Assists)

Points Tyler Rennette (31 Points) Evgeny Lazarev (22 Points)

+/- Greg Labenski (+23) Joel Pullman (+10)

Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis (106 Minutes) Tom Clayton (61 Minutes)

Power Play Goals Joe Seroski (9 Goals) Chad Woollard (9 Goals)

Short Handed Goals Mike Manley (5 Goals) Patrick Nadeau (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals Tyler Rennette, Kory Karlander (3 GW) Chad Woollard (2 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (96 Shots) Chad Woollard (88 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Jason Deitsch (27.7%) Matt Radoslovich (19.4%)

Shootout Goals: Jason Deitsch, Tyler Rennette, Patrick Nadeau, Nick Bootland (1 Goal) Chad Woollard (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Jason Deitsch, Tyler Rennette Patrick Nadeau (50%)

Nick Bootland (500%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (1.77) Jason Tapp (2.38)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.934) Jason Tapp (0.919)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 22-21-3

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-3 on November 20th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Sunday, February 19th @ The Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois

Vilneff Returns

Defenseman Mark Vilneff will return to the K-Wings lineup tonight. Vilneff, who has played 10 games this season, has been on the team's 7-day injured reserve list since November 30th.

Heating Up

Forward Kory Karlander starts the night on a lengthy point streak. Karlander has scored a point in each of his last four games. The four-game point streak is the longest current streak by a K-Wings player.

Home Cooking

The K-Wings start a two-game home stand tonight. On the season, the K-Wings are 9-0-0 at Wings Stadium. The nine-game home winning streak is the longest in the United Hockey League.

Record Tying Performance

Kalamazoo's Mike Manley has scored five shorthanded goals this season. The five shorthanded goals not only leads the league, it also ties the franchises UHL record for most shorthanded goals in a season, originally set during the 2002-03 season by Peter Roed.

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.

Vilneff and Karlander on the Radio

Join special guests Mark Vilneff and Kory Karlander 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, December 17th Vs Adirondack 7:30 PM (WOTV, WKFR 6th Annual Teddy Bear

Toss Night)

Sunday, December 18th @ Port Huron 5:00 PM

Wednesday, December 21st @ Motor City 7:30 PM

Friday, December 23rd Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (Santa Claus Visits Wings Stadium)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



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