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ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

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October 30, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Playing four of their next five games on the road, the Kalamazoo Wings head to West Virginia for a one-game road trip against the Wheeling Nailers. Tonight is the first divisional clash for the K-Wings, while the Nailers are 0-2-0-0 versus the North, with both losses coming against the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Leading the North Division by three points, the K-Wings are off a perfect 5-0-0-0 start, the second-best in the clubs history. Rick Cleaver leads the K-Wings in scoring racking up 9 points (3 goals, 6 assists) and is currently riding a five-game point streak.

Wheeling snapped a three-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 6-5 shootout road victory against the Trenton Devils. With six goals, Thomas Beauregard is tied for second in the ECHL. Currently in fourth in the North, the Nailers have started the season 2-5-0-0 and are 0-2-0-0 at the WesBanko Arena.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Wheeling Nailers

Goals: Darryl Lloyd (4 Goals) Thomas Bearegard (6 Goals)

Assists: Rick Cleaver (6 Assists) T.J. Fox, Mitch Ganzak (5 Assists)

Points: Rick Cleaver (9 Points) T.J. Fox (9 Points)

+/-: Jeff Mason, Ryan McGinnis (+7) T.J. Fox (+3)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Bootland (15 Minutes) Thomas Harrison (42 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Darryl Bootland, Rick Cleaver, T.J. Fox (2 Goals)

Andrew Fournier, Anton Kharin (1 Goal)

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

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (2 GW) Thomas Beauregard (1 GW)

Shots: Rick Cleaver (20 Shots) Aaron Clarke, T.J. Fox (18 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Darryl Lloyd (23.5%) Thomas Beauregard (37.5%)

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

Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Joey Haddad, Andrew Lord (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (0%) Joey Haddad, Andrew Lord (100%)

Goals Against Average: Jeremy Duchesne (0.00) Jordan Parise (3.21)

Save Percentage: Jeremy Duchesne (1.000) Jordan Parise (0.896)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: First-Ever Meeting

Season Series: First-Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: N/A

Next Meeting: Saturday, December 12th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

McGuirk Debuts

Earlier today, the K-Wings have activated forward Brian McGuirk from the 7-Day IR. In a separate transactions, the K-Wings have moved goaltender Ryan Nie from the 3-Day to the 7-Day IR and have place defenseman David Sloane on the 3-Day IR.

Off to a Good Start

One of just three undefeated teams remaining in the ECHL (Elmira and Idaho), Kalamazoo is off to one of their best starts in their history. The organizations record for best start to a season is 7-0-0-0 set during 1990-91 season, when the K-Wings were in the International Hockey League.

Five Alive

Forward Rick Cleaver has had a productive start to the sesaon. Cleaver, who has recorded two three-point nights this year, is currently on a five-game point and assist streak.

Nearing the Century Mark

Kalamazoo's Darryl Lloyd is closing in on a personal milestone. Lloyd needs two more assists to reach 100 in his career.

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.

Daavettila and McGinnis on the Radio

Join special guests Trent Daavettila and Ryan McGinnis 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

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

Sunday, November 8th @ Charlotte 2:00 PM

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