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January 1, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Beginning a home-and-home series on the road, the Kalamazoo Wings will kick off the New Year at Lucas County Arena to battle the Toledo Walleye. Tonight is the sixth meeting of the season between the division rivals. Kalamazoo is 1-2-2-0 against Toledo and 1-0-2-0 at Lucas County Arena.

Traveling away from Wings Stadium for the first time since December 5th, the K-Wings are looking to snap a four-game winless streak (0-2-2-0). Kalamazoo's recent woes have dropped the K-Wings from first place a week ago, to a third place tie with the Wheeling Nailers.

First place 24 hours ago, a loss to the Nailers halted an eight-game winning streak for the Walleye and plunged Toledo in the second place in the North Division. With 38 points, Toledo is two points ahead of Kalamazoo and Wheeling for second and trail Cincinnati by a single point for first place.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Andrew Fournier (15 Goals) Adam Hobson, J.C. Sawyer,

Maxime Tanguay (12 Goals)

Assists: Rick Cleaver (21 Assists) Maxime Tanguay (19 Assists)

Points: Rick Cleaver (34 Points) Maxime Tanguay (30 Points)

+/-: Mathieu Curadeau (+12) Sebastien Piche (+8)

Penalty Minutes: Bryan Jurynec (85 Minutes) Malcolm MacMillian (104 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Rick Cleaver (6 Goals) Adam Hobson (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Trent Daavettila, Andrew Fournier, Adam Hobson,

Sam Ftorek (1 Goal) Chris Robertson (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (4 GW) Jean-Claude Sawyer (5 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (87 Shots) J.C. Sawyer (94 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Andrew Fournier (23.4%) Maxime Tanguay (21.6%)

Overtime Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (1 Goal) Jean-Claude Sawyer (3 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Rick Cleaver, Darryl Lloyd (2 Goals) Maxime Tanguay (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Matt Jones, Brian McGuirk (100%) Bryan Ewing, Mike Hedden,

Derek Nesbitt, Maxime Tanguay (50%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.81) Alec Richards (3.11)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.912) Alec Richards (0.903)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 1-2-2-0

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 1-2-2-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 6-2 on December 11th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, January 2nd @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

All-Star Bound

Yesterday afternoon, forward Rick Cleaver was selected by the ECHL to participate in the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game presented by Reebok Hockey and brought to you by Toyota and the City of Ontario Cleaver will be the K-Wings lone representative in the contest that will occur January 20th in Ontario, California.

On the Road Again

When the K-Wings travel to Toledo this Friday, it will mark the K-Wings first road game in a span of 27 days. Kalamazoo's last road trip was back on December 5th also at Lucas County Arena to battle the Walleye.

Lighting the Lamp

While it has been a while since he has had to, Kalamazoo's Mathieu Curadeau has had no trouble lighting the lamp on the road. Curadeau has scored goals in three straight goal games.

Six Pack

Forward Trent Daavettila enters the game on a six-game road scoring streak (10/17/09-present). The six-game streak is tied for the longest current road point streak (Cincinnati-Barrett Ehgoetz) in the league and two games shy of tying the league season-high held by Stockton's James Bates (10/17/09-12/12/09).

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 HYPERLINK http://www.icerays.com www.kwings.com. The site has player profiles, information about Wings Stadium events, and much, much more.

Daavettila and Liotti on the Radio

Join special guests Trent Daavettila and Louis Liotti 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, January 2nd Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Star Wars Night)

Wednesday, January 6th @ Johnstown 7:05 PM

Friday, January 8th Vs Charlotte 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday)

Saturday, January 9th Vs Charlotte 7:30 PM (All You Can Eat Seats w/$10 Upgrade)

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