IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on November 26, 2008 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


While most people celebrate Thanksgiving their with extended families, the Kalamazoo Wings will spend the holiday with their IHL family, as they travel to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum to battle the Bloomington PrairieThunder.

Commencing a five-game road swing tonight, the K-Wings are looking to extend an IHL-season high six-game winning streak. On the season, the K-Wings are 3-4-0-0 away from Wings Stadium; however, Kalamazoo has skated away with two straight road victories.

After finishing an abbreviated two-game road swing losing both contests by a combined scored of 14-5, including a 5-0 loss to Kalamazoo, Bloomington returns home where they have a record of 4-4-0-0 and have scored 30 of their season total 47 goals.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Bloomington PrairieThunder

Goals: Lucas Drake, Mark Nebus (9 Goals) Don Parsons (12 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (14 Assists) Brett Holmberg (11 Assists)

Points: Glenn Detulleo (21 Points) Don Parsons (19 Points)

+/-: Rick Cleaver, Mark Nebus (+9) John Nail (+3)

Penalty Minutes: Blair Stayzer (28 Minutes) Sam Miller (54 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Mark Nebus, Jon Booras (5 Goals)

Jeremy Stevenson (3 Goals)

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

GW Goals: Glenn Detulleo, Mark Nebus (2 GW) Travis Granbois (2 GW)

Shots: Tommy Lange (59 Shots) Don Parsons (64 Shots)

Shooting %: Anthony Battaglia (50%) Corey Rutt (28.6%)

Overtime Goals: Lucas Drake, 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: Joel Martin (3.00) Ryan Ludzik (4.00)

Save Percentage: Jason Tapp (0.905) Ryan Ludzik (0.878)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time IHL Series: 10-5-0-2

Season Series: Season Series is Tied: 1-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-0 on November 21st @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, November 29th @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois

Road Trip Winners of two straight away from Wings Stadium, the Kalamazoo Wings will have plenty of chances to improve their road record. Starting tonight, the K-Wings will commence a five-game road swing that will keep them away from Wings Stadium until December 12th.

Clean Sweep

On Monday, the Kalamazoo Wings swept the IHL weekly awards. Mark Nebus was honored as the Pepsi Player of the Week, Jason Tapp skated off with his second-straight Southern Sports Supply Goaltender of the Week and Tommy Lange captured the Aquafina Rookie of the Week.

Historic Performance

With his five-goal performance last Sunday, Mark Nebus tied the franchise record for most goals scored in a regular season game. Nebus now shares the record with Tom Ross (11/21/79) and Jim McRae (11/16/83).

Six Pack

The K-Wings start the week on six-game winning streak. Kalamazoo has outscored their opponents 31-9 during their season-high winning streak.

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.

Glavota and Nebus on the Radio

Join special guests John Glavota and Mark Nebus 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, November 28th @ Flint 7:30 PM

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

Thursday, December 4th @ Flint 7:00 PM

Saturday, December 6th @ Muskegon 7:00 PM

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