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February 24, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Game Preview It will be an early wake-up call this morning for the Kalamazoo Wings, as they host the Port Huron Icehawks in the first of two straight Wednesday's Education Day games at Wings Stadium. On the season, the K-Wings are 5-4-0-0 versus the Icehawks and are 3-1-0-0 at Wings Stadium.

Commencing a three-game home stand this morning, today starts an important stretch of the K-Wings schedule. Starting today, Kalamazoo will play their next five games versus teams surrounding them in the standings, including two encounters versus Port Huron.

With 68 points, the Icehawks enter the day tied with the Muskegon Lumberjacks for first place in the league. Though with 53 games, Port Huron has played one more game then Muskegon. The Icehawks and Lumberjacks also hold a five-point lead over the K-Wings, who are in third.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Port Huron Icehawks

Goals: Mark Nebus (24 Goals) Steve Rymsha (33 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (41 Assists) Jamie Carroll (38 Assists)

Points: Glenn Detulleo (61 Points) Steve Rymsha (64 Points)

+/-: Lucas Drake (+18) Derek Merlini (+22)

Penalty Minutes: Bryan Jurynec (108 Minutes) Jason Selleke (113 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Mark Nebus (6 Goals) Tab Lardner, Steve Rymsha (9 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Anthony Battaglia, Tab Lardner, Steve Rymsha (2 Goals)

Glenn Detulleo (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Glenn Detulleo (5 GW) Tab Lardner (6 GW)

Shots: Tommy Lange (175 Shots) Jamie Carroll (208 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Tyler Willis (17.1%) Steve Rymsha (19.0%)

Overtime Goals: Lucas Drake (2 Goals) Jamie Lovell (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Anthony Battaglia (4 Goals ) Steve Rymsha (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Justin Cross (100%) Nick Lindberg, Steve Rymsha (50%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.75) Ryan Mior (1.72)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.919) Ryan Mior (0.941)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time IHL Series: All-Time Series is Tied: 10-10-4-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 5-4-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-4 in Overtime February 14th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 4th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Roster Moves

Two K-Wings will either be making a return or a debut to the lineup today. After missing the last 30 games, Tyler Willis is set to return to the lineup, while defenseman Martin Ondrej will make his Kalamazoo debut after being traded to the K-Wings yesterday from the Flint Generals.

Back to School

Kalamazoo will play their first of two Education Day games this Wednesday versus the Port Huron Icehawks. All-time the K-Wings are 6-4-0-1 in games played in the morning, including 4-4-0-1 at Wings Stadium.

Nearing Milestones

Both Blair Manning and Rod Aldoff are getting ready to eclipse impressive milestones. Manning needs one more point to reach the 800-point plateau mark in his career, while Aldoff is one goal shy of 100, three assists shy of 300 and four points shy of 400 in his career.

A Trio of Streaks

Forward Anthony Battaglia is on a six-game point streak registering 4 goals and 4 assists during the stretch. Lucas Drake (4 goals, 3 assists) has earned points in four consecutive games, while Glenn Detulleo (1 goal, 4 assists) is riding a three-game point 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.

Battaglia and Jarvis on the Radio

Join special guests Anthony Battaglia and Rob Jarvis 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, February 27th Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (Exteriors of Kalamazoo Night)

Saturday, February 28th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Air National Guard Night, Featuring the ZOOperstars!)

Sunday, March 1st @ Muskegon 5:00 PM

Wednesday, March 4th Vs Port Huron 10:30 AM

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