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March 13, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Game Preview It's the second to last regular season meeting between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Fort Wayne Komets, and the final meeting of the season at Allen County Memorial Coliseum. On the season, Kalamazoo is 8-5-1-0 versus Fort Wayne and 5-2-0-0 at the coliseum.

A roll reversal from the beginning of the season, the K-Wings are staring to play their best hockey on the road instead of at Wings Stadium. Kalamazoo has won two straight on the road, while dropping two straight at home, including a 4-3 lost last night to Bloomington.

After going 5-1-0-0 on a season-high six-game road swing, Fort Wayne returns home to Memorial Coliseum. With 75 points, the Komets are four points ahead of the K-Wings for third and trail the Muskegon Lumberjacks by a single point for second.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Fort Wayne Komets

Goals: Lucas Drake, Mark Nebus (24 Goals) Mathieu Curadeau (29 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (45 Assists) P.C. Drouin (49 Assists)

Points: Glenn Detulleo (68 Points) P.C. Drouin (77 Points)

+/-: Mark Nebus (+16) Guy Dupuis, David Hukalo (+21)

Penalty Minutes: Jordan Little (119 Minutes) Brad MacMillan (202 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dominic Osman (7 Goals) Mathieu Curadeau (11 Goals)

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

Lucas Drake (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Glenn Detulleo (6 GW) David Hukalo (5 GW)

Shots: Tommy Lange (214 Shots) Guy Dupuis (242 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Trent Daavettila (20%) Olivier Legault (21.1%)

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

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

Shootout Percentage: Anthony Battaglia, Justin Cross (66.7%) Rick Varone (27.3%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.96) Nick Boucher (2.66)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.912) Nick Boucher (0.912)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time IHL Series: 130-129-32-2

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 8-5-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 4-1 on March 7th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Friday, April 10th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Road Warriors

Currently on a two-game road winning streak, Kalamazoo earned their 16th road win of the season with a 3-2 shootout victory Wednesday against Bloomington. The K-Wings' 16 road victories already surpasses their total of 15 a season ago.

Impress Debut

Playing against his former team this evening, forward Dominic Osman earned his first points as a K-Wing last night. Osman registered a goal and assist in his Kalamazoo debut last night versus Bloomington.

Three's Company

Rookie forward Tommy Lange is heating up at the right time. Lange enters the night on a three-game point streak.

Battle of the Rick's

Tonight's game will feature the top two scoring rookies in the league. Kalamazoo's Rick Cleaver, who leads all rookies in goals scored with 23, ranks second in scoring with 47 points, just one point behind rookie leader Rick Varone of Fort Wayne.

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.

Ondrej and Stayzer on the Radio

Join special guests Martin Ondrej and Blair Stayzer 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

Tuesday, March 17th Vs Muskegon 7:00 PM (28th Annual "World Famous" Fifth-Third Bank

St. Patrick's Day Green Ice Game, presented by The CW 7 and WRKR)

Friday, March 20th @ Bloomington 7:05 PM (CDT)

Saturday, March 21st Vs Flint 7:30 PM (Red Wings Alumni Game, Sponsored by WOTV

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