ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown To Face-Off

Published on November 3, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Nearly 5,000 school age kids from western Ohio will serve as an alarm clock, as the Kalamazoo Wings and Toledo Walleye finish their home-and-home series with a School Celebration Day at the Lucas County Arena.

With 12 points, Kalamazoo in first place in the North Division and are three points ahead of Toledo. Today will also commence a three-game road swing for K-Wings. Kalamazoo suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday, a 7-5 decision to Toledo.

The Walleye's win on Orange Ice was their first road victory of the season. In that game, Toledo's power-play exploded going 5 for 8. The Walleye, who entered the game 5th in the ECHL at 23.7%, now lead the league with a percentage of 30.4 with a man-advantage.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Rick Cleaver, Trent Daavettila (5 Goals) Maxime Tanguay (4 Goals)

Assists: Anton Kharin (7 Assists) Adam Hobson (6 Assists)

Points: Rick Cleaver (11 Points) Adam Hobson,

Jean-Claude Sawyer (8 Points)

+/-: Anton Kharin (+9) Dominic Osman (+2)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Bootland (29 Minutes) Malcolm MacMillian (19 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Rick Cleaver (2 Goals) Maxime Tanguay (4 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Dominic Osman (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (2 GW) Jean-Claude Sawyer (2 GW)

Shots: Rick Cleaver (25 Shots) Jamie Milam (26 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Trent Daavettila (23.8%) Jean-Claude Sawyer (33.3%)

Overtime Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (1 Goal) Jean-Claude Sawyer (2 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Rick Cleaver, Matt Jones (1 Goal) Mike Hedden,

Maxime Tanguay (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Rick Cleaver, Matt Jones (100%) Mike Hedden,

Maxime Tanguay (100%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (1.32) Alec Richards (1.93)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.957) Alec Richards (0.934)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 0-1-0-0

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 0-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 7-5 on October 31st @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Friday, December 4th @ Lucas County Arena in Toledo, Ohio

Early Wake Up Call

The K-Wings, who will play the Toledo Walleye this morning, are no strangers to a.m. starts. All-time, the K-Wings are 6-5-0-1 in morning games and 2-0-0-0 on the road.

On the Road Again After a brief one game home stand last Saturday, Kalamazoo will begin a three-game road swing today against Toledo. On the season, the K-Wings are 4-0-0-0 in road contest.

Daav "Ettila" The Hun

Rookie forward Trent Daavettila has been on a scoring tear. Daavettila, who is on a K-Wings' season-high three-game goal streak, is tied with fellow K-Wing Anton Kharin amongst rookie scorers with nine points.

Lead by Example

Captain Sam Ftorek has been leading the K-Wings by example. Ftorek starts the week on a three-game point streak, earning six points (1 goal, 5 assists) during the stretch.

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.

Curadeau and Lloyd on the Radio

Join special guests Mathieu Curadeau and Darryl Lloyd 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, November 7th @ Gwinnett 7:30 PM

Sunday, November 8th @ Charlotte 2:00 PM

Friday, November 13th Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday)

Saturday, November 14th Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (ZOOperstars! Perform)

Friday, November 20th Vs Trenton 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday)

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