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March 20, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


On a brief one-game road trip, the Kalamazoo Wings will head to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum to battle the Bloomington PrairieThunder. On the season, Kalamazoo is 6-7-0-0 versus Bloomington; however, they did defeat the PrairieThunder 3-2 in a shootout last Wednesday in their last visit to the coliseum.

With 12 games remaining in the regular season, the K-Wings remain in fourth place and are seven points behind the Muskegon Lumberjacks for third and hold 12-point advantage over the fifth place PrairieThunder. The K-Wings enter the night looking to snap a season-high tying three-game losing streak.

Trailing the K-Wings in the standings, the Thunder have three games in hand over Kalamazoo. Tonight is the middle leg of a three-game home stand for Bloomington. In fact, the PrairieThunder are in a stretch where they will play six of their next seven games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Bloomington PrairieThunder

Goals: Lucas Drake (25 Goals) Jon Booras (36 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (46 Assists) Jon Booras (48 Assists)

Points: Glenn Detulleo (69 Points) Jon Booras (84 Points)

+/-: Mark Nebus (+16) Bill Bagron (+13)

Penalty Minutes: Jordan Little (121 Minutes) Sam Miller (149 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dominic Osman (8 Goals) Jon Booras (14 Goals)

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

Lucas Drake (2 Goals)

GW Goals: Glenn Detulleo (6 GW) Jon Booras (4 GW)

Shots: Tommy Lange (220 Shots) Jon Booras (256 Shots)

Shooting %: Glenn Detulleo (16.4%) Jon Booras (14.1%)

Overtime Goals: Lucas Drake (2 Goals) Jon Booras (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Anthony Battaglia (4 Goals) Jan Jas (6 Goals)

Shootout %: Anthony Battaglia, Justin Cross (66.7%) Jan Jas (60%)

GAA: Joel Martin (3.12) Jason Wolfe (2.44)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.907) Jason Wolfe (0.925)

All-Time/ Season Series All-Time IHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time IHL Series: 15-11-0-2

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 6-7-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 4-3 on March 13th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, April 4th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Cleaver's Tied

Kalamazoo's Rick Cleaver enters the night with 50 points. Cleaver ranks tied for first in rookie scoring with Fort Wayne's Rick Varone, though Cleaver has played in five fewer games.

Five Alive

Center Tommy Lange enters tonight's game on a five-game point streak. Lange, who is also on a three-game goal streak, ranks second only to Kalamazoo's Rick Cleaver for most goals scored in the league by a rookie with 21.

OZ-Fest

Forward Dominic Osman has had no problems fitting into the K-Wings lineup. Osman, who has played in three games with Kalamazoo, is on a three-game point streak.

Snapping a Streak

The K-Wings will look to snap three-game losing streak. Kalamazoo's three-game streak ties a their season-high for consecutive losses.

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.

Daavettila and Osman on the Radio

Join special guests Trent Daavettila and Dominic Osman 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, March 21st Vs Flint 7:30 PM (Red Wings Alumni Game, Sponsored by WOTV and COOL 101 FM)

Sunday, March 22nd Vs Muskegon 4:00 PM (Faith Night)

Wednesday, March 25th Vs Port Huron 7:11 PM (Group Appreciation Night)

Friday, March 27th @ Muskegon 7:00 PM

Saturday, March 28th @ Flint 7:30 PM

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