IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

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


Over the next six nights, the top teams in the Eastern Conference will become even more familiar with one another as the Kalamazoo Wings and Muskegon Fury will meet four times. Kalamazoo trails the season series with Muskegon with a record of 2-4-1.

A golden opportunity has been bestowed upon the K-Wings. Kalamazoo trails Muskegon by 12 points for first place in the east. With eight points up for grabs between the teams over the next week, the K-Wings can create a log jam in the standings by sweeping their rivals.

Muskegon comes into Wings Stadium trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season. The top offensive team in the league has been stymied scoring a single goal in two straight games, while surrendering a total of seven in last weekend's losses.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Muskegon Fury

Goals: Nick Bootland (33 Goals) Todd Robinson (36 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander, Todd Robinson (67 Assists)

Nick Bootland (33 Assists)

Points: Nick Bootland (66 Points) Todd Robinson (103 Points)

+/-: Kory Karlander (+12) David Van Drunen (+40)

Penalty Minutes: Tyler Willis (138 Minutes) Adam Smyth (195 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander (16 Goals) Todd Robinson (12 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Kory Karlander (5 Goals) Todd Robinson (7 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Nick Bootland (7 GW) Todd Robinson (10 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (281 Shots) Todd Robinson (250 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Kory Karlander (14.7%) Kelly Thompson (30.8%)

Shootout Goals: Nick Bootland (5 Goals) Todd Robinson (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn (66.7%) Adam Smyth (75.0%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.21) Clayton Pool (2.50)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.926) Clayton Pool (0.918)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 23-43-8

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 2-4-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 8-1 January 14th @ L.C. Walker Arena in Muskegon, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, March 3rd @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Ready for Their Debut

Forward Paul Caponigri will join defensemen Tyler Kindle and Ryan Gillis in making their K-Wings debut tonight against Muskegon. Caponigri was acquired by Kalamazoo through a previous trade with Chicago. Kindle joins the K-Wings after beginning the year in the ECHL, while Gillis' arrival completes a prior trade with Bloomington.

Eight Isn't Enough

Forward Nick Bootland is frequently finding his name in the scoring column. Bootland, who leads the

K-Wings in scoring with 66 points, is currently on an eight-game point streak.

Happy New Year

Since January 1st, forward Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn has been finding the back of the net. Versteeg-Lytwyn, who is currently on a two-game goal streak, has scored seven of his nine goals this season have occurring in 2007.

TGIF

To say that the K-Wings love to play on Fridays would be an understatement. This season, the K-Wings are 12-3-3 in games played on the sixth day of the week.

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.

K-Wings Live

Come see special guests 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, March 3rd Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (Red Robin Night Featuring the ZOOperstars! Sponsored by The CW)

Sunday, March 4th @ Muskegon 2:00 PM

Wednesday, March 7th Vs Muskegon 7:00 PM (Merchant Night)

Friday, March 9th Vs Bloomington 7:30 PM (Pepsi Night Presented by WIN 98.5 FM)

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