IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on November 7, 2008 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Four weeks into the season, teams have already started to jockey for position in the standings and tonight will be no different as the Kalamazoo Wings host the Port Huron Icehawks in the first half of a home and home series. The K-Wings and the Icehawks enter the game tied for fifth place in the IHL.

Winners of two of their last three contests, the K-Wings want to build off of a 9-5 victory last Saturday over Muskegon. Kalamazoo is 1-1-0-0 at Wings Stadium this season and have outscored their opponents 10-6 on home ice.

For the third straight week, the Icehawks will face their opponent in a home and home series. Port Huron's success has come in the first period, where they lead all IHL teams in goals scored with 15. Winless in three attempts, the Icehawks enter Wings Stadium in search of their first road win of the season.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Port Huron Icehawks

Goals: Jereme Tendler (5 Goals) Five Players (3 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo, John Miller Kris Vernarsky (7 Assists)

Jason Robinson (5 Assists)

Points: Glenn Detulleo (8 Points) Kris Vernarsky (9 Points)

+/-: Lucas Drake, Jeremy Stevenson (+3) Daniel Tetrault, Kris Vernarksky (+6)

Penalty Minutes: Blair Stayzer (28 Minutes) Jeff Zehr (26 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Five Players (1 Goal) Jason Selleke (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Nick Lindberg, Jeremy Tucker (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Glenn Detulleo, Mark Nebus (1 GW) Nick Lindberg, Ian Turner (1 GW)

Shots: Tommy Lange (31 Shots) Jamie Carroll (33 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Jereme Tendler (55.6%) Derek Merlini (33.3%)

Overtime Goals: Mark Nebus (1 Goal) 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 (4.19) Kevin Desfosses (3.00)

Save Percentage: Jason Tapp (0.860) Larry Sterling (0.865)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 5-6-4-0

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-3 April 12th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan Next Meeting: Saturday, November 8th @ McMorran Place Arena in Port Huron, Michigan

Cleaver Makes Debut

Rookie forward Rick Cleaver will make his K-Wings debut tonight. Cleaver, who played the past four seasons at Norwich University, started the season in the ECHL with the Phoenix Road Runners.

Six Pack Forward Glenn Detulleo has started the season on fire. Detulleo enters the night on a K-Wings current-high six-game point streak.

Closing in on 200

Forward Lucas Drake is closing in on a personal milestone. Drake needs two more points to reach 200 for his career.

The Mad Hatter

Forward Jereme Tendler capped off his first week as a K-Wing by netting three goals on three shots during Kalamazoo's 9-5 victory over Muskegon. Tendler, who earned the IHL's Aquafina Rookie of the Week, now has five goals on nine shots in his three games as a member of the K-Wings.

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.

Little and Tapp on the Radio

Join special guests Jordan Little and Jason Tapp 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

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

Friday, November 14th Vs Flint 7:30 PM (Noisemaker Night Sponsored by Meijer)

Saturday, November 15th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Star Wars Night/UKC Rally Towel Night)

Tuesday, November 18th @ Port Huron 7:30 PM

Friday, November 21st Vs Bloomington 7:30 PM (Win-Win Night Presented by Win 98.5 FM)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics

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