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January 6, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the first-time ever, the Kalamazoo Wings will battle the Johnstown Chiefs. Tonight is the first of three meetings between the teams, and the first of two at the Cambria County War Memorial. The K-Wings will host the Chiefs at Wings Stadium on February 12th and return to War Memorial on March 3rd.

With back-to-back victories, the K-Wings have climbed back to second place in the North Division. Kalamazoo trails the Cincinnati Cyclones by one point in the division. With the Cyclones idle tonight, the K-Wings can move into first place with a win or by earning an overtime or shootout point.

Winless in their last two games and 1-8-0-1 in their last 10, the Chiefs find themselves with 24 points and in fourth place in the East Division. Tonight will conclude a three-game home stand at Cambria County War Memorial for the Chiefs, who are 4-8-2-2 at home this season.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Johnstown Chiefs

Goals: Andrew Fournier (15 Goals) Chanse Fitzpatrick (15 Goals)

Assists: Rick Cleaver (21 Assists) Troy Schwab (17 Assists)

Points: Rick Cleaver (35 Points) Chanse Fitzpatrick (28 Points)

+/-: Mathieu Curadeau (+13) Matthew Myers (+6)

Penalty Minutes: Bryan Jurynec (90 Minutes) Chanse Fitzpatrick (73 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Rick Cleaver (6 Goals) Connor Shields (7 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Trent Daavettila, Andrew Fournier, Sean Berkstresser, Bryan Marshall,

Sam Ftorek (1 Goal) Chris Zarb (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (4 GW) Mike Bartlett, Chanse Fitzpatrick,

Bryan Marshall (2 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (92 Shots) Chanse Fitzpatrick (108 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Andrew Fournier (22.7%) Mike Bartlett (15.6%)

Overtime Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (1 Goal) Mike Bartlett,

Chanse Fitzpatrick (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Rick Cleaver, Darryl Lloyd (2 Goals) Chanse Fitzpatrick (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Matt Jones, Brian McGuirk (100%) Chanse Fitzpatrick (40%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.6259) John Murray (3.63)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.917) Kris Moyotte (0.884)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: First-Ever Meeting

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: N/A

Next Meeting: Friday, February 12th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Willis Returns

On Monday, the K-Wings signed veteran forward Tyler Willis. A 13-year, pro, Willis has been voted fan-favorite each of his six seasons he has played in Kalamazoo.

Daavettila on Loan

On Sunday, forward Trent Daavettila was placed on loan to the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins. Later that same day in his debut, Daavettila registered his first AHL goal for the Griffins in a 7-2 loss to the Lake Erie Monsters.

A Perfect 10

Kalamazoo's Rick Cleaver enters the night on a K-Wings' season-high ten-game point streak. Cleaver has earned 15 points (5 goals, 10 assists) during his current run.

Beast of the East

So far this season, the K-Wings have fair quite well against teams from the East Division. Entering Wednesday's contest at Johnstown, Kalamazoo is 7-1-0-0 against the East Division.

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.

Cleaver and Colbert on the Radio

Join special guests Rick Cleaver and Will Colbert 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, 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)

Wednesday, January 13th @ Cincinnati 7:30 PM

Friday, January 15th @ South Carolina 7:05 PM

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