IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on January 8, 2009 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Making their second to last regular season appearance to the Perani Arena, the Kalamazoo Wings are set to battle the Flint Generals. The K-Wings are 8-0-0-0 versus the Generals this season, with five of those victories coming at the Perani Arena.

Riding a four-game winning streak, the K-Wings are in second place in the IHL and are one point behind the Port Huron Icehawks. Tonight will also start a stretch of three games in the three nights for Kalamazoo. The K-Wings will return home tomorrow to host Bloomington and return to the road Saturday to face Muskegon.

Flint snapped a five-game losing streak on Sunday with a thrilling 7-6 shootout victory at the Perani Arena versus the Fort Wayne Komets. With just two victories in their last nine games, the Generals remain in fifth place in the IHL, four points ahead of the Bloomington PrairieThunder.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Flint Generals

Goals: Mark Nebus (19 Goals) Steve Rymsha (23 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (29 Assists) Greg Bullock (28 Assists)

Points: Glenn Detulleo (40 Points) Steve Rymsha (47 Points)

+/-: Rick Cleaver, Mark Nebus (+18) A.J. Bozoian (+/-0)

Penalty Minutes: Jordan Little (65 Minutes) John DiPace (124 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Mark Nebus, Tyler Willis (4 Goals) Greg Bullock, Kyle Deck

Steve Rymsha (6 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Anthony Battaglia (2 Goals) Steve Rymsha (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Lucas Drake (3 GW) Zach Pearson (2 GW)

Shots: Tommy Lange, Mark Nebus (107 Shots) Josef Fojtik (145 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Blair Manning (27.8%) Steve Rymsha (21.7%)

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

Shootout Goals: Anthony Battaglia (2 Goals) Greg Bullock, John DiPace,

Steve Rymsha (1 Goal) Shootout Percentage: Anthony Battaglia, Justin Cross (100%) Steve Rymsha (100%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.74) Bill Zaniboni (3.92)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.918) Bill Zaniboni (0.894)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time IHL Series: 71-59-17-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 8-0-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 4-3 on January 2nd @ Perani Arena in Flint, Michigan

Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 14th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Double Play

On Monday, forward Rick Cleaver was named the IHL's Aquafina Rookie of the Month for December, as well as Rookie of the Week. Cleaver, who is currently on a K-Wings' season-high tying four-game goal streak, concluded the month with 15 points (8 goals and 7 assists).

Get the Point

Several K-Wings players enter the night on multi-game point streaks. Mark Nebus is currently enjoying a K-Wings season-high tying seven-game point streak. While Rick Cleaver, Justin Cross and Glenn Detulleo have all earned points in four-straight games.

Get Shorty

So far this season, Kalamazoo has scored five shorthanded goals. The five shorties tie the K-Wings with the Fort Wayne Komets for the most scored in the league this year.

Paving the Way

Kalamazoo starts the week on a four-game winning streak. The K-Wings, who have gone 19-4-0-0 in their last 23 games, are in second place and possess the league's top winning percentage at 67.7%.

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.

Handrahan and Kindret on the Radio

Join special guests Casey Handrahan and Ryan Kindret 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, January 9th Vs Bloomington 7:30 PM

Saturday, January 10th @ Muskegon 7:00 PM

Wednesday, January 14th Vs Flint 7:11 PM (Lansing Popcorn Night)

Friday, January 16th @ Fort Wayne 8:00 PM

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