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Published on February 28, 2009 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings Vs Fort Wayne Komets

Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan

Saturday, February 28, 2009 7:30 PM

Game Preview Third place in the International Hockey League will be on the line tonight, as the Kalamazoo Wings host their arch rivals, the Fort Wayne Komets. On the season, Kalamazoo is 8-3-1-0 versus Fort Wayne and 130-127-32-2 all-time in their IHL history.

Concluding a three-game home stand this evening, the K-Wings defeated the Muskegon Lumberjacks 4-3 last night to snap a three-game winless streak at Wings Stadium, which was started on February 15th versus the Komets.

Fort Wayne kept pace with Kalamazoo in the standings with a 9-2 victory over Flint. On the season, Fort Wayne has posted at least nine goals in four games this season. This evening will start a season-high six-game road trip for the Komets, who will make two trips, including tonight, to Kalamazoo.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Fort Wayne Komets

Goals: Mark Nebus (24 Goals) P.C. Drouin (26 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (42 Assists) P.C. Drouin (44 Assists)

Points: Glenn Detulleo (63 Points) P.C. Drouin (70 Points)

+/-: Lucas Drake (+20) David Hukalo (+19)

Penalty Minutes: Bryan Jurynec (108 Minutes) Brad MacMillan (196 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Mark Nebus (6 Goals) Mathieu Curadeau,

Leo Thomas (8 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Anthony Battaglia, Glenn Detulleo Guy Dupuis, Rick Varone (3 Goals)

Lucas Drake (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Glenn Detulleo (5 GW) David Hukalo (5 GW)

Shots: Mark Nebus (180 Shots) Guy Dupuis (219 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Glenn Detulleo (16.9%) Konstantin Shafranov (18.9%)

Overtime Goals: Lucas Drake (2 Goals) Mathieu Curadeau, Guy Dupuis (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Anthony Battaglia (4 Goals) Rick Varone (3 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Justin Cross (100%) Rick Varone (27.3%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.76) Nick Boucher (2.75)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.919) Nick Boucher (0.907)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time IHL Series: 130-127-32-2

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 8-3-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-3 on February 21st @ Allen County Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN

Next Meeting: Saturday, March 7th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Burning Up

Forwards Lucas Drake and Glenn Detulleo continue to find ways to score. Drake (5 goals, 6 assists) is currently on a six-game point streak and a K-Wings' season-high tying five-game assist streak, while Glenn Detulleo (2 goal, 5 assists) has earned points in five straight games.

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.

Moving Forward

Kalamazoo's 4-3 victory last night versus Muskegon was their 32nd of the season. The 32 wins by the K-Wings surpasses their win total (31) from the 2007-08 season in 22 fewer games.

Leave it to Cleaver

Forward Rick Cleaver has been torching the opposition. Besides leading all rookies in goals scored with 21, Cleaver enters the night on a three-game goal 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

Sunday, March 1st @ Muskegon 5:00 PM

Wednesday, March 4th Vs Port Huron 10:30 AM (Education Day)

Friday, March 6th Vs Flint 7:30 PM

Saturday, March 7th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Nulty/Grange Insurance Night)

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