IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on February 7, 2009 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Meeting for the first of three consecutive games, the Kalamazoo Wings will host the Bloomington PrairieThunder. The K-Wings are 3-5-0-0 against the PrairieThunder this season and have dropped four of their last five versus Bloomington.

Snapping a three-game losing streak last night with a 4-2 victory over Port Huron, the K-Wings enter Wings Stadium in fourth place in the league and are just two points behind Muskegon for third and trail Fort Wayne by three points.

Moving up the IHL charts like a hit record, the PrairieThunder are unbeaten in regulation in their last nine games (7-0-0-2) and have won five straight games. In fifth place with 41 points, Bloomington trails Kalamazoo by 11 points for fourth and has opened up a five point lead over Flint, who's in sixth.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Bloomington PrairieThunder

Goals: Mark Nebus (21 Goals) Jon Booras (26 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (34 Assists) Jon Booras (35 Assists)

Points: Glenn Detulleo (50 Points) Jon Booras (61 Points)

+/-: Rick Cleaver, Mark Nebus (+19) Bill Bagron (+8)

Penalty Minutes: Bryan Jurynec (94 Minutes) Travis Granbois (94 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Mark Nebus (5 Goals) Jon Booras (10 Goals)

SH Goals Anthony Battaglia, Brett Holmberg, Jan Jas (2 Goals)

Glenn Detulleo (2 Goals)

GW Goals: Glenn Detulleo (4 GW) Five Players (2 GW)

Shots: Mark Nebus (154 Shots) Jon Booras (190 Shots)

Shooting %: Blair Manning (17.6%) Brent Clarke (20.5%)

Overtime Goals: Glenn Detulleo, Lucas Drake, Entire Team (0 Goals)

Rob Jarvis, Mark Nebus (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Anthony Battaglia (3 Goals) Jan Jas (5 Goals)

Shootout %: Justin Cross (100%) Mike Kusy (100%)

GAA: Joel Martin (2.77) Jason Wolfe (3.16)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.920) Jason Wolfe (0.904)

All-Time/ Season Series All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time IHL Series: 12-9-0-2

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 3-5-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 4-2 on January 31st @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Sunday, February 8th @ U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois

Mr. 300

With his first shift of the game, forward Lucas Drake will reach a personal milestone. Tonight will Drake's 300th game in his professional career.

Fire in the Hole

Last night the K-Wings surrendered a season-high tying 45 shots on net in a 4-2 victory over Port Huron. The K-Wings, who are now 3-0-0-0 when allowing 45 shots on net, last gave up the season-high on January 3rd versus Fort Wayne in their last regulation victory before last night.

Lighting the Lamp

Scoring goals has not come easy for the K-Wings. With a four-goal outburst last night, it marked the first time in their last five games that Kalamazoo has scored over two goals in regulation.

Meat Cleaver

With three goals on the week, including two last night, forward Rick Cleaver has now tickled the twine 16 times this season. The 16 goals pushes Cleaver past linemate Tommy Lange for the league-lead in goals scored for a rookie.

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.

Cleaver and Martin on the Radio

Join special guests Rick Cleaver and Joel Martin 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

Sunday, February 8th @ Bloomington 4:05 PM (CDT)

Wednesday, February 11th Vs Bloomington 7:11 PM (Game Rescheduled from February 22nd)

Friday, February 13th @ Muskegon 7:00 PM

Saturday, February 14th Vs Port Huron 7:30 PM (9th Annual Pink Ice Game)

Sunday, February 15th Vs Fort Wayne 4:00 PM (Kidz Club, Mascot and Scout Day, Presented by WKFR)

Friday, February 20th Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (U.S. Army Night, Presented by WRKR)

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