IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on December 8, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second time ever, the Kalamazoo Wings will face-off against the Bloomington PrairieThunder. The K-Wings won the inaugural meeting 3-0 on November 19th in Kalamazoo. After tonight, the two teams will battle four times, including two more meetings at Wings Stadium.

Kalamazoo returns home for the first-time in 12 days after winning road contests in both Chicago and Muskegon. Forward Jesse Rycroft will be making his K-Wings debut. Rycoft was traded to Kalamazoo from Quad City last Monday.

Bloomington comes to Wings Stadium looking to snap a five-game road losing streak. To reach that goal, the PrairieThunder will need to find ways to register on the scoreboard. Bloomington has scored just eight goals in their last seven games.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Bloomington PrairieThunder

Goals: Nick Bootland (13 Goals) Tyler Rennette, Mathieu Brunelle,

Alex Goupil (4 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (17 Assists) Tyler Rennette (10 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander, Nick Bootland (21 Points)Tyler Rennette (14 Points)

+/-: Jeff Brown (+10) Mike Clarke (+1)

Penalty Minutes: Tyler Willis (73 Minutes) Jeff Cameron (60 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Justin Cross (7 Goals) B.J. Gaustad, Jeff Cameron,

Alex Goupil,

Jason Lawmaster (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Scott Dobben (2 Goals Tyler Rennette,

Brad Thompson (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Nick Bootland (3 GW) Mathieu Brunelle, B.J. Gaustad,

Tyler Rennette (1 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (88 Shots) Tyler Rennette (62 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: B.J. Radovich (37.5%) Alex Goupil (19.0%)

Shootout Goals: Alexander Valentin, Glenn Detulleo Mathieu Brunelle, B.J. Gaustad

Kory Karlander (1 Goal) Alex Goupil (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Alexander Valentin, Glenn Detulleo Mathieu Brunelle, B.J. Gaustad

Kory Karlander (100%) Alex Goupil (100%)

Goals Against Average: Tom Askey (2.16) Steffan Braunlich (3.24)

Save Percentage: Tom Askey (0.928) Steffan Braunlich (0.908)

All-Time/ Season Series All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 1-0-0

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 3-0 November 19th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, February 24th @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois

Rycroft Makes K-Wings Debut

After being traded to Kalamazoo from Quad City on Monday, forward Jesse Rycroft is ready to make his K-Wings debut. In 14 games with the Mallards, Rycroft compiled four points and 13 PIMS.

Seeing Red

In keeping with league tradition, UHL clubs will wear their road uniforms during home games in the month of December. On the season, the K-Wings are 6-3-0 when wearing their road (red) jerseys.

Streaking Snider

Forward Shawn Snider has racked up at least one point in each of his last five games. The five-game streak is one game shy of tying the K-Wings' season high six-game scoring streak, held by Snider, Justin Cross and Kory Karlander.

Kaptain K-Wing Leading by Example

Captain Nick Bootland has been leading by example scoring three goals in his last two games. The two game goal streak, which ties Bootland for the longest current streak in the league, is two games shy of tying the K-Wings' season high of four games also held by Bootland.

Tickets, Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all K-Wings 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. Fans of myspace can befriend the official site of Wings Stadium and the Kalamazoo Wings at www.myspace.com/wingsstadium.

Detulleo and Johnson on the Radio

Join special guests Glenn Detulleo and Matt Johnson, as they join Head Coach Mark Reeds and the Voice of the K-Wings, Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on Sports Radio AM 1660 Mondays 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 Sports Radio AM 1660). 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 9th Vs Flint 7:30 PM (Cup Craze-Stanley Cup and Turner Cup Visit Wings Stadium)

Sunday, December 10th @ Port Huron 5:00 PM

Friday, December 15th @ Fort Wayne 8:00 PM

Saturday, December 16th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Teddy Bear Toss Night Presented by Kodiak Construction, WKFR, WOTV)

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