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IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

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November 21, 2008 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Two teams that are currently tied for fifth place will square off tonight, as the Kalamazoo Wings host the Bloomington PrairieThunder. This evening is the first encounter between the teams since opening night, where the Thunder erased a three-goal deficit to defeat the K-Wings 5-4.

Winners of three straight, Kalamazoo is coming into tonight's game with momentum following a 5-3 Tuesday night road victory over Port Huron. Besides being tied with the PrairieThunder for fifth, the K-Wings are also two points behind Fort Wayne and Flint for second and three behind Muskegon for first place.

Use to their home surrounding, tonight is just the fourth road contest for Bloomington. This season, the PrairieThunder are 1-2-0-0 away from the U.S. Cellular Coliseum and have been outscored by their opponents 14-12 in road games.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Bloomington PrairieThunder

Goals: Lucas Drake (7 Goals) Don Parsons (11 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (11 Assists) Brett Holmberg (11 Assists)

Points: Glenn Detulleo (17 Points) Don Parsons (18 Points)

+/-: Lucas Drake, John Glavota (+4) Jon Booras (+7)

Penalty Minutes: Blair Stayzer (28 Minutes) Don Parsons (40 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Jeremy Stevenson (3 Goals) Jon Booras, Don Parsons (4 Goals)

SH Goals Anthony Battaglia (1 Goal) Travis Granbois (1 Goal)

GW Goals: Glenn Detulleo (2 GW) Travis Granbois (2 GW)

Shots: Tommy Lange (48 Shots) Don Parsons (53 Shots)

Shooting %: Anthony Battaglia (50%) Don Parsons (20.8%)

Overtime Goals: Mark Nebus (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

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

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

GAA: Jason Tapp (3.51) Ryan Ludzik (4.00)

Save Percentage: Jason Tapp (0.886) Ryan Ludzik (0.878)

All-Time/ Season Series All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time IHL Series: 9-5-0-2

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 0-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-4 on October 18th @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois

Next Meeting: Thursday, November 27th @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois

Chromy Debuts

The K-Wings have signed rookie defenseman Matthew Chromy. Chromy played his collegiate hockey the University of Michigan at Dearborn and began this season with the Flint Generals.

Home Sweet Home

With back-to-back wins at Wings Stadium the K-Wings are now 3-2-0-0 on home ice. Even more impressive, by outscoring their opponents 12-3 last weekend, they have outscored their opposition 23-14 at Wings Stadium.

Last Line of Defense, First Line of Offense

While he has been stellar between the pipes, goaltender Jason Tapp has found other ways to help the K-Wings. Tapp has two assists, which leads all IHL goaltenders in offensive output this season.

A Trio at Three

Rod Aldoff, Glenn Detulleo and Lucas Drake each enter the night on a three-game point streak. During the streak, Aldoff has produced five points (1 goal, 4 assists), Detulleo has chimed in with 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists) and Drake has added in six points (4 goals, 2 assists).

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.

Jurynec and Willis on the Radio

Join special guests Bryan Jurynec and Tyler Willis 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 22nd @ Fort Wayne 7:30 PM

Sunday, November 23rd Vs Port Huron 4:00 PM (Scout Day)

Thursday, November 27th @ Bloomington 7:30 PM (CDT)

Friday, November 28th @ Flint 7:30 PM

Saturday, November 29th @ Bloomington 7:00 PM (CDT)

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