IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on March 28, 2007 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the third time in six nights, the Kalamazoo Wings will face-off against the Elmira Jackals. The K-Wings are 7-1-0 against Elmira this season, including a pair of wins last weekend in Elmira. Kalamazoo has won three straight over Elmira; however, the Jackals lone victory against the K-Wings did occur at Wings Stadium on January 27th.

Kalamazoo seems to be peeking at the right time. A win last Sunday has tied the longest winning streak of the season for the K-Wings (five games). The K-Wings start the night 10 points behind Muskegon for first place in both the Eastern Conference and the league. Kalamazoo is also closing in on Fort Wayne and Rockford. The K-Wings trail the Komets by four points for second place and the IceHogs by two points for third overall in the UHL.

It's now or never for the Elmira Jackals. With six games remaining in their regular season, Elmira trails Chicago by nine points and Port Huron by eight for the final two playoffs spots in the league. The Jackals, who are also on a six-game losing streak, need to win a minimum of four of their last six games coupled with losses by Chicago and Port Huron to secure a playoff spot.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Elmira Jackals

Goals: Kory Karlander (41 Goals) Frank Littlejohn (36 Goals)

Assists: Nick Bootland (41 Assists) Glenn Detulleo (38 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (81 Points) Glenn Detulleo (53 Points)

+/-: Kory Karlander (+17) Nick Harloff (+13)

Penalty Minutes: Tyler Willis (168 Minutes) Curtis Tidball (288 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander (19 Goals) Bobby Kukulka, Frank Littlejohn (13 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Kory Karlander (5 Goals) Frank Littlejohn (7 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Nick Bootland, Frank Littlejohn (4 GW)

Kory Karlander (8 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (336 Shots) Frank Littljohn (251 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Doug Conley (25.0%) Jeff Daw (15.2%)

Shootout Goals: Nick Bootland (7 Goals) Erik Anderson (7 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Tyler Kindle (100%) David Morelli (100%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.02) David Lemanowicz (3.35)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.930) David Lemanowicz (0.901)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 18-8-1

Season Series: K-Wings Leads Season Series: 7-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 4-2 March 24th @ First Arena in Elmira, New York

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Five Alive

Kalamazoo heads into tonight's game on a five-game winning streak. The five-game streak is ties the K-Wings' season high set on two other occasions (December 29th-January 6th and February 23rd-March 3rd).

On a Roll

Forward Kory Karlander has recorded points in four straight games. Besides the four-game point streak, Karlander is also two-goals shy of tying the K-Wings' all-time UHL franchise record for goals in a season of 43 set by Jim Duhart (1999-00).

Tickling the Twine

Jason Lawmaster has been on a goal scoring tare. Lawmaster, who has 10 goals on the year, has lit the lamp in three straight games.

De-NIE

Goaltender Ryan Nie turned aside 27 shots on Sunday to earn his league leading 7th shutout. Besides leading the league in shutouts, Nie also leads the UHL in goals against average (2.02) and save percentage (0.930).

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.

Bootland and Hart on the Radio

Come see special guests Nick Bootland and Jordan Hart, as they join Head Coach Mark Reeds and the Voice of the K-Wings, Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on ESPN 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 ESPN1660). 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

Friday, March 30th @ Quad City 7:00 PM (CST)

Saturday, March 31st @ Muskegon 7:30 PM

Sunday, April 1st @ Port Huron 5:00 PM

Wednesday, April 4th @ Flint 7:15 PM

Friday, April 6th Vs Bloomington 7:30 PM (Team Poster Night Presented by Budweiser

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