ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown To Face-Off

Published on October 25, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second consecutive day, the Kalamazoo Wings will battle the Reading Royals at Wings Stadium. The K-Wings won yesterday's encounter over the Royals 3-2 in overtime. After today, the teams will meet again on December 9th in Reading's last regular season appearance at Wings Stadium.

Led by a pair of goals from Mathieu Curadeau, the K-Wings extended their winning streak last night to four games. The victory keeps the K-Wings atop of the North Division standings and joins them with the Elmira Jackals and the Idaho Steelheads as the remaining undefeated teams in the ECHL.

Earning a point with the overtime loss, the Royals are now unbeaten in regulation in their last three games. Today is also the final contest of a three-game road swing for Reading, who is 1-0-1-0 thus far during the stretch.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Reading Royals

Goals: Darryl Lloyd (4 Goals) Ben McLeod, Stefano Giliati (3 Goals)

Assists: Rick Cleaver (5 Assists) Danick Bouchard, Stefano Giliati,

Gavin Morgan (4 Assists)

Points: Rick Cleaver (6 Points) Stefano Giliati (7 Points)

+/-: Jeff Mason, Ryan McGinnis (+6) Andrew Sarauer (+3)

Penalty Minutes: Rick Cleaver, Scott Langdon (24 Minutes)

Mathieu Curadeau (10 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Darryl Bootland, Trent Daavettila, Nicholas Bilotto, Stefano Giliati,

Anton Kharin (1 Goal) Ben Gordon, Ben McLeod (1 Goal)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (2 GW) Danick Bouchard (1 GW)

Shots: Rick Cleaver, Mathieu Curadeau, Stefano Giliati (14 Shots)

Ryan McGinnis (16 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Darryl Lloyd (33.3%) Charlie Kronschnabel (28.6%)

Overtime Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (0%) Entire Team (0%)

Goals Against Average: Jeremy Duchesne (0.00) Kevin Regan (3.64)

Save Percentage: Jeremy Duchesne (1.000) Kevin Regan (0.896)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 2-0-0-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 2-0-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 3-2 in Overtime on October 24th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Wednesday, December 9th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Narrow Escape

Defending their home ice, the K-Wings remained undefeated with a 3-2 overtime win last night. The win marked the first time in four contests, that the K-Wings margin of victory was less than three goals.

De-Nied

Goaltender Ryan Nie has been stellar between the K-Wings pipes. Allowing only three goals in two games, Nie has a save percentage of 0.955 and a GAA of 1.48.

Double Dipping

Forwards Mathieu Curadeau and Andrew Fouriner have been able to find the back of the net. Both players begin the afternoon on two-game goal streaks.

Rolling Along

Forward Rick Cleaver earned a point in last night's game on an assist. The point extends Cleaver's point and assist streak to four games.

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 ECHL 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.

Bootland and Mason on the Radio

Join special guests Darryl Bootland and Jeff Mason as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno this Monday 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 72 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, October 30th @ Wheeling 7:35 PM

Saturday, October 31st Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (6th Annual Orange Ice Game)

Wednesday, November 4th @ Toledo 10:30 AM

Saturday, November 7th @ Gwinnett 7:30 PM

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