ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown To Face-Off

Published on December 4, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Two divisional rivals will square off for the first of two straight contests at the Lucas County Arena, as the Kalamazoo Wings meet the Toledo Walleye. Kalamazoo trails the season series against Toledo with a record of 0-1-1-0.

This evening is the second leg of a three-game road swing for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo started the trip with a 2-1 loss Wednesday against Cincinnati. With 25 points, Kalamazoo's leads the North Division over the Cyclones by two points.

With 13 games at the Lucas County Arena, no team in the ECHL has spent home time at home than the Walleye. Toledo is 7-5-0-1 inside of the Lucas County Arena. The Walleye are currently in third place in the North Division and are five points behind the K-Wings for first.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Rick Cleaver, Adam Hobson, Evan Rankin (9 Goals)

Mathieu Curadeau (9 Goals)

Assists: Rick Cleaver (12 Assists) Jean-Claude Sawyer (14 Assists)

Points: Rick Cleaver (21 Points) Adam Hobson, J.C. Sawyer (21 Points)

+/-: Darryl Lloyd (+10) Travis Ehrhardt (+4)

Penalty Minutes: Bryan Jurynec (53 Minutes) Malcolm MacMillian (19 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Rick Cleaver (4 Goals) Adam Hobson,

Maxime Tanguay (4 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Trent Daavettila, Andrew Fournier Adam Hobson (2 Goals)

Sam Ftorek (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (3 GW) Jean-Claude Sawyer (3 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (60 Shots) Adam Hobson (67 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Mathieu Curadeau (23.7%) Travis Ehrhardt (33.3%)

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

Shootout Goals: Five Players (1 Goal) Bryan Ewing, Mike Hedden,

Maxime Tanguay (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Mathieu Curadeau, Matt Jones Mike Hedden,

Brian McGuirk (100%) Maxime Tanguay (100%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.63) Alec Richards (2.78)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.917) Alec Richards (0.909)

All-Time/ Season Series

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

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost in Overtime 5-4 on November 4th @ Lucas County Arena in Toledo, Ohio

Next Meeting: Friday, December 11th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Getting Off to a Good Start

So far this season, the K-Wings have registered the first goal of a game 12 times. Kalamazoo is 9-2-1-0 when scoring before their opponents, compared to 3-4-0-0 when allowing the first goal.

Power Outage The top power-play team in the league five-days ago, the K-Wings have struggled of late with a man-advantage. Kalamazoo, who rank 5th in the ECHL on the power-play at 20.8%, have gone without a power-play goal in 17 straight attempts.

Familiar Foes

Tonight will be the first-time that former Walleye Tommy Lange will get to play his former team. Lange, who has registered a goal in two games with Kalamazoo, posted eight points (4 goals, 4 assists) in 10 games with Toledo.

Snapping a Streak

Kalamazoo will head into the Lucas County Arena tonight looking to snap a three-game road losing streak. The three-game skid is the K-Wings longest road losing streak of the season.

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.

Fournier and Jones on the Radio

Join special guests Andrew Fournier and Matt Jones 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, December 5th @ Toledo 7:00 PM

Wednesday, December 9th Vs Reading 7:00 PM ($3 Ticket Night, $10 All You Can Eat Hot

Dogs, Nachos and Popcorn)

Friday, December 11th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (B-93 Night, Featuring Steel Magnolia)

Saturday, December 12th Vs Wheeling 7:30 PM (10th Annual Teddy Bear Toss Game)

Friday, December 18th Vs Gwinnett 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday, $1 Beer, $1 Hot Dogs)

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