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January 15, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Tonight is the first-ever meeting between the Kalamazoo Wings and the South Carolina Stingrays. The encounter is also the first of two straight between the teams and their only games against one another in the regular season.

Kalamazoo started a four-game road swing on a sour note, losing to the Cincinnati Cyclones 3-1 on Wednesday. The loss drops the K-Wings into second place in the North Division, one point behind the Cyclones.

Despite being winless in their last two games (0-1-1-0), the defending Kelly Cup champions have picked up right where they left off a season ago. South Carolina, not only leads the South Division, they own the best record (25-9-2-4) in both the American Conference and the entire ECHL.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings South Carolina Stingrays

Goals: Rick Cleaver (17 Goals) Matt Fornataro (18 Goals)

Assists: Rick Cleaver (23 Assists) Trent Campbell (24 Assists)

Points: Rick Cleaver (40 Points) Keith Johnson (37 Points)

+/-: Mathieu Curadeau (+14) Jake Hauswirth, Dylan Yeo (+17)

Penalty Minutes: Bryan Jurynec (97 Minutes) Spencer Carbery (68 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Rick Cleaver (8 Goals) Matt Fornataro (7 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Trent Daavettila, Andrew Fournier, Keith Johnson, Rob Ricci (2 Goals)

Sam Ftorek (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (4 GW) Nikita Kashirsky (5 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (101 Shots) Matt Fornataro (128 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Andrew Fournier (21.3%) Nikita Kashirsky (17.3%)

Overtime Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (1 Goal) Josh Godfrey, Nikita Kashirsky (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Rick Cleaver, Darryl Lloyd (2 Goals) Keith Johnson (3 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Matt Jones, Brian McGuirk (100%) Keith Johnson (60%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.63) Todd Ford (2.88)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.915) Braden Holtby (0.911)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time ECHL Series: First-Ever Meeting

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: N/A

Next Meeting: Saturday, January 16th @ North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina

Tough on the Road

Kalamazoo enters the night with a record of 9-4-2-0 away from Wings Stadium. The K-Wings, who have lost all four of their road games in Cincinnati, are 9-0-2-0 on the road against all other ECHL opponents.

Killing Time

Ranked second overall in the ECHL at 85.1% on the penalty kill, Kalamazoo is even better on the road in killing penalties. Kalamazoo leads the league with road penalty kill at 89.7%.

Seventh Heaven

Andrew Fournier enters the night on a K-Wings current-high seven-game point streak (3 goals, 5assists). Besides the seven-game point streak, Fournier has earned at least one assist in five straight games.

The Captain Delivers

Captain Sam Ftorek has been leading by example. Ftorek, who scored the K-Wings lone goal on Wednesday, as racked up five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in his last two games.

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.

K-Wings Live Returns After the All-Star Break on January 25th

Join special guests Trent Daavettila and Jon Landry as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno Monday, January 25th 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 16th @ South Carolina 7:05 PM

Sunday, January 17th @ Charlotte 3:00 PM

Friday, January 22nd Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Culver's Night and Frugal Fan Friday)

Saturday, January 23rd @ Cincinnati 7:30 PM

Sunday, January 24th Vs Toledo 4:00 PM (Charter Day/Upgrade Your Seats to All- You-Can Eat for $10)

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