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February 27, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Intra-state rivals will collide this evening as the Kalamazoo Wings host the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Tonight is the first of two meetings this weekend between the teams, with the second coming this weekend at L.C. Walker Arena.

Dominate at Wings Stadium a majority of the season, the K-Wings are suffering their longest home winning drought of the year. The K-Wings are winless at Wings Stadium in three straight (0-2-1-0) and have dropped two in a row at home.

Catapulted by an eight-game winning streak, the Lumberjacks find themselves tied with the Port Huron Icehawks atop of the IHL standings. Muskegon has been stellar on the road winning six straight and are unbeaten in regulation in their last eight contests (7-0-0-1) away from L.C. Walker Arena.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Muskegon Lumberjacks

Goals: Mark Nebus (24 Goals) John DiPace (28 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (42 Assists) Todd Robinson (70 Assists)

Points: Glenn Detulleo (62 Points) Todd Robinson (92 Points)

+/-: Lucas Drake (+18) Adam Bartholomay (+16)

Penalty Minutes: Bryan Jurynec (108 Minutes) Steven Later (234 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Mark Nebus (6 Goals) Chad Woollard (12 Goals)

SH Goals Anthony Battaglia, Glenn Detulleo, Todd Robinson (2 Goals)

Lucas Drake (2 Goals)

GW Goals: Glenn Detulleo (5 GW) Todd Robinson (4 GW)

Shots: Tommy Lange, Mark Nebus (177 Shots) John DiPace (192 Shots)

Shooting %: Tyler Willis (17.1%) Robin Bouchard (24.8%)

Overtime Goals: Lucas Drake (2 GW) Robin Bouchard (2 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Anthony Battaglia (4 Goals) Robin Bouchard, Todd Robinson (2 Goals)

Shootout %: Justin Cross (100%) Todd Robinson (50%)

GAA: Joel Martin (2.76) Clayton Pool (3.18)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.919) Clayton Pool (0.914)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time IHL Series: 53-74-6-2 (Includes Lumberjacks/Fury)

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 3-6-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 4-2 February 20th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 1st @ L.C. Walker Arena in Muskegon, Michigan

Frugal Fan Friday's

Tonight is the last Frugal Fan Friday on the K-Wings schedule. Every Friday in February, the K-Wings have offered fans a special promotion of $1 hot dogs and beer.

Get Shorty

Forward Lucas Drake, who recorded his second shorthanded tally of the season in the K-Wings' 3-2 loss to Port Huron on Wednesday, is now tied with Anthony Battaglia and Glenn Detulleo for the team-lead in that category. The shorthander was also the eighth recorded by the K-Wings this season, and the loss marked the first time this year that Kalamazoo has lost when scoring a man-down.

Burning Up

Forward Anthony Battaglia is on a K-Wings' season-high tying seven-game point streak registering 4 goals and 5 assists during the stretch. Lucas Drake (5 goals, 4 assists) has earned points in five consecutive games, while Glenn Detulleo (1 goal, 5 assists) is riding a four-game point streak.

Home on the Range

Despite owning the best home record in the league at 17-6-1-0, the Kalamazoo Wings are currently riding a season-high three-game (0-2-1-0) home winless streak and a season-high tying two-game home losing streak. With 17 home wins, the K-Wings already have surpassed their total for victories at Wings Stadium from a season ago (16).

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

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 (Education Day)

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