IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on February 23, 2007 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the third time this season, the Kalamazoo Wings will face-off against the Bloomington PrairieThunder. Tonight will be the first meeting between the teams at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum. The K-Wings are 2-0-0 against the inaugural franchise, outscoring the Thunder by a combined score of 6-1.

Kalamazoo is starting to heat up, winning three of their last four games. On the season, the K-Wings are 16-10-2 away from Wings Stadium. The 16 victories ties Kalamazoo with Fort Wayne and Rockford for second in the league for road wins.

Bloomington returns home after watching their two-game winning streak get snapped last night in Chicago. With six weeks remaining in the season, the PrairieThunder are currently in last place in both the Western Conference and UHL. Bloomington starts the night 10 points out of the final playoff spot in the league.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Bloomington PrairieThunder

Goals: Nick Bootland (32 Goals) Mike Zbriger, Alex Goupil (16 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander (33 Assists) Mike Zbriger (22 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (64 Points) Mike Zbriger (38 Points)

+/-: Kory Karlander, Scott Dobben (+11) Kristjan Jefkins (-3)

Penalty Minutes: Tyler Willis (131 Minutes) Jarad Bourassa (87 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander (15 Goals) Mike Zbriger (8 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Kory Karlander (5 Goals) Alex Goupil (3 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Nick Bootland (7 GW) Mike Zbriger, Ryan Gillis,

Tyler Rennette (2 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (268 Shots) B.J. Gaustad (149 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Kory Karlander (14.8%) Trevor Baker (13.4%)

Shootout Goals: Nick Bootland (5 Goals) B.J. Gaustad (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn (100%) B.J. Gaustad (66.7%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.27) Steffan Braunlich (3.39)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.924) Steffan Braunlich (0.903)

All-Time/ Season Series All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 2-0-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 2-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 3-1 December 8th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Frdiay, March 9th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Mr. K-Wing

With his first shift of tonight's game, no player in K-Wings' UHL history will have played more games for the franchise than Tyler Willis. Willis enters the contest tied with Mark Vilneff for the K-Wings' all-time lead in games played with 234.

Putting Up the Points

Two K-Wing players enter the game on impressive multi-game point streaks. Kory Karlander has registered a point in each of his last nine games, while Nick Bootland has reached the scoring column in their last six games.

A Cross to Bear

Rookie forward Justin Cross continued his scoring touch by lighting the lamp last night against Quad City. Cross leads all UHL rookies in goals scored with 22.

A Dominating Performance

After not seeing time between the pipes in the last seven games, goaltender Tom Askey returned the crease last night against Quad City. Askey was stellar stopping 32 shots to stymie Quad City 3-1 en route to his 21st victory of the season.

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.

Cross and McAllister on the Radio

Come see special guests Justin Cross and Chris McAllister, 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

Wednesday, February 28th Vs Chicago 10:30 AM (Education Day#2 Presented by American Village Builders and Culver's)

Friday, March 2nd Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (Panchero's Night)

Saturday, March 3rd Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (Red Robin Night Featuring the ZOOperstars!)

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