IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on October 30, 2008 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The Kalamazoo Wings will commence a two-game road swing this evening at the Perani Arena against the Flint Generals. The K-Wings will finish off the swing tomorrow night in Fort Wayne against the Komets. Tonight will also start a stretch of three games in three nights for the K-Wings and Generals.

In search of their first win of the young season, the K-Wings will begin the week with a rare Thursday night encounter. In total, Kalamazoo will play four times on Thursday, including tonight, with three of the meetings coming against Flint.

Lacing up their skates for the sixth time this season, the most of any team in the IHL, the Generals start the week tied with the Muskegon Lumberjacks for third place. Flint is 2-3-0-0 on the season and coming off a 5-3 loss last Saturday at home to Bloomington.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Flint Generals

Goals: Jeremy Stevenson (3 Goals) John DiPace (4 Goals)

Assists: Rod Aldoff (3 Assists) Greg Bullock (5 Assists)

Points: Jeremy Stevenson (5 Points) John DiPace (8 Points)

+/-: Jeremy Stevenson (+3) Mathew Chromy, Joshua Fauth,

Ryan Jorde, Justin Styffe (+/-0)

Penalty Minutes: Blair Stayzer (19 Minutes) John DiPace (39 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Glenn Detulleo, Greg Bullock, John DiPace (2 Goals)

Jeremy Stevenson (1Goal)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Entire Team (0 GW) John DiPace, Justin DePrestis (1 GW)

Shots: Tommy Lange (17 Shots) Steve Rymsha (19 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Blair Stazyer (50%) John DiPace (26.7%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (0%) Entire Team (0%)

Goals Against Average: Jason Tapp (3.37) Chad Alban (5.00)

Save Percentage: Jason Tapp (0.881) Jordan Alford (0.880)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time IHL Series: 63-59-17-0

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-1 April 9th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Friday, November 14th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

A Trio of Debuts

The K-Wings have added defenseman Rob Jarvis, forward Jereme Tendler and goaltender Bill Zaniboni to the roster. All three players will be in uniform tonight against Flint.

Good Things Come in Threes Forward Glenn Detulleo has started the season on fire. Detulleo enters the week on a K-Wings current-high three game point streak.

Getting In Their Shots

Through three games, the K-Wings have had no troubles in the puck to the net. On the season, Kalamazoo has out shot their opponents 102-85.

Needing to Finish Strong

While the K-Wings have outscored their opponents a combined 7-5 in the first two periods of the play this season, they have had trouble scoring in the third. On the year, Kalamazoo has been outscored 6-0 in the final 20 minutes of play.

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 IHL 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, information about Wings Stadium events, and much, much more.

Drake and Miller on the Radio

Join special guests Lucas Drake and John Miller as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on The Classic Hits Station WLKM (95.9 FM) and online through the B-2 Networks through www.kwings.com from 7-8 p.m. at Old Burdick's Bar and Grill 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 (95.9 FM WLKM & B-2 Networks on kwings.com). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 76 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pre-game coverage begins with the Kalsee Credit Union 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, October 31st @ Fort Wayne 8:00 PM

Saturday, November 1st Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (Celebration! Cinema Night)

Friday, November 7th Vs Port Huron 7:30 PM (Word of Life Night)

Saturday, November 8th @ Port Huron 7:30 PM

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