IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on October 21, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The night the city of Kalamazoo has been waiting 26 years for has finally arrived. Prior to the K-Wings game against the Generals, Kalamazoo will hold a ceremony to honor last season's Colonial Cup Championship team. The ceremony will include the banner raising, presentation of the rings and fireworks.

The K-Wings return home looking to remain perfect on the season, Last week, Kalamazoo swept two games from the Elmira Jackals by a combined score of 9-1. A big reason for the team's success has been the ability to receive scoring from array of players; so far 12 skaters have contributed to the K-Wings scoring.

Flint comes into Wings Stadium looking to rebound from a 5-0 home loss to the Chicago Hounds. So far this season, the Generals are 1-0-0 away from Flint. In their three games, the Generals have scored three goals, all of which have been scored while on the power-play.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Flint Generals

Goals B.J. Radovich, Kory Karlander (2 Goals) Jan Eirksson, Jan Jas,

Jason Selleke (1Goal)

Assists Shawn Snider (3 Assists) Jan Erikson, Martin Ondrej,

Steve Roberts, Gerard Miller ,

Dave Frawley (1 Assist)

Points Kory Karlander (4 Points) Jan Eriksson (2 Points)

+/- Tyler Willis, Jeff Brown (+2) Gerard Miller, Sean Kotary,

Andy Walbert (+/- 0)

Penalty Minutes Joe Markusen (17 Minutes) Jason Selleke (26 Minutes)

Power Play Goals B.J. Radovich, Kory Karlander (2 Goals) Jan Eriksson, Jan Jas,

Jason Selleke (1 Goal)

Short Handed Goals Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals B.J. Radovich, Kory Karlander (1 GW) Jason Selleke (1 GW)

Shots: Shawn Snider (11 Shots) Steve Roberts (15 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: B.J. Radovich (50.0%) Jason Selleke (16.7%)

Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (0.0%) Entire Team (0.0%)

Goals Against Average: Tom Askey (0.50) Bryan Worosz (1.00)

Save Percentage: Tom Askey (0.983) Bryan Worosz (0.964)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 24-22-3

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-4 (SO) February 4th @ Perani Hockey World & Event Center in Flint, MI

Next Meeting: Saturday, November 4th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

New Faces

Kalamazoo has added Chris McAllister and Mathieu Wathier to the roster. McAllister, who was signed on Thursday, was placed the team's 7-Day IR, while Wathier is making his debut tonight.

Killing Time

The K-Wings lead the league in penalty killing percentage. In two games last week, Kalamazoo killed off all 17 opposing power-play opportunities they faced, which is six percent better than the Chicago Hounds, who have the second in penalty killing at 94.7%.

Nearing a Milestone

Forward Tyler Willis is closing in on two personal milestones. Willis needs four assists to reach 200 for his career. The veteran is also one assist shy of reaching 100 in his K-Wings career.

Goalie of the Week

Goaltender Tom Askey was a stone wall in both of the K-Wings victories last week. Askey earned the league's Southern Sports Supply Goaltender of the Week after going 2-0-0 and stopping 57 of the 58 shots he faced against Elmira.

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, photos, information about Wings Stadium events, and much much more.

Karlander and Brown on the Radio

Join special guests Kory Karlander and Jeff Brown, 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

Saturday, October 28th Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (3rd Annual Orange Ice Game Presented by The CW & WRKR)

Sunday, October 29th @ Port Huron 5:00 PM

Friday, November 3rd Vs Port Huron 7:30 PM (Mark Vilneff Night)

Saturday, November 4th Vs Flint 7:30 PM (Lake Pacor Home Mortgage 2005-06 Championship Poster Night)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics

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