IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on April 7, 2007 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The Kalamazoo Wings will wrap up the regular season tonight against their archrivals, the Fort Wayne Komets. Kalamazoo is 4-4-1 versus Fort Wayne this season; however, the K-Wings are winless (0-3-1) in their last four meetings against the Komets.

Winning four in a row, Kalamazoo is looking to end the regular season as the hottest team in the UHL. The K-Wings will start the postseason this Wednesday, April 11th at Wings Stadium against the Flint Generals. Kalamazoo enters tonight one point behind Rockford for third place overall in the league.

Capturing the Western Conference crown last night, Fort Wayne now has its sights set on hoisting the Tarry Cup. A Komets win tonight would make Fort Wayne the UHL's regular season champions and secure home ice throughout the playoffs. Fort Wayne can also win the Tarry Cup with a Muskegon loss against Quad City.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Fort Wayne Komets

Goals: Kory Karlander (45 Goals) J.C. Ruid (43 Goals)

Assists: Nick Bootland (45 Assists) Guy Dupuis (63 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (88 Points) J.C. Ruid (94 Points)

+/-: Kory Karlander (+22) Guy Dupuis, Mario Larocque (+22)

Penalty Minutes: Tyler Willis (168 Minutes) Mario Larocque (229 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander (20 Goals) Mario Larocque (17 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Kory Karlander, Nick Bootland (5 Goals) J.C. Ruid (5 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Nick Bootland (9 GW) J.C. Ruid (7 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (366 Shots) Guy Dupuis (300 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Kory Karlander (16.4%) J.C. Ruid (17.2%)

Shootout Goals: Nick Bootland (10 Goals) J.C. Ruid (9 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Derek Ryan (100%) Kevin Hansen, David Hukalo (100%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (1.99) Kevin St. Pierre (2.27)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.931) Kevin St. Pierre (0.924)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time series: 26-29-10

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 4-4-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 3-2 February 11th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Back to Back

Playing back-to-back games as not hurt the K-Wings this year. Kalamazoo is 23-12-2 in games played on consecutive days and 7-6-0 in the third game in three nights.

Five Alive

Forward Lucas Drake returned to lineup last night and scored a goal during the K-Wings 4-3 shootout win versus Bloomington. Drake, who missed Kalamazoo's previous five games, continued where he left off extending his point streak to five-games.

Bootland Moves Into First

With his shorthanded goal last night, forward Nick Bootland tied Jim Brown (2001-03) for the K-Wings' franchise all-time record for shorthanded goals in a career with eight. Bootland, who has five shorthanders this season, is tied with Kory Karlander for the team lead and both players are one shorthander away from tying Mike Manley single-season record of six set last year.

Four Straight

Kalamazoo is heating up at the right time. The K-Wings, who have won nine of their last ten games, are riding both a four-game overall and home winning streaks.

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.

Karlander and Lawmaster on the Radio

Come see special guests Kory Karlander and Jason Lawmaster, 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

Wednesday, April 11th Vs Flint 7:00 PM (Round One, Game One)

Thursday, April 12th Vs Flint 7:00 PM (Round One, Game Two)

Friday, April 13th @ Flint 7:30 PM (Round One, Game Three)

Sunday, April 15th @ Flint 4:00 PM (Round One, Game Four)

Friday, April 20th Vs Flint 7:30 PM (Round One, Game Five, If Necessary)

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