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February 19, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Tonight is the middle contest of a three straight games between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Florida Everblades. Kalamazoo dropped their first contest on Wednesday 4-2. On the season, the K-Wings are 1-2-0-0 against the Everblades.

Wednesday's loss was the K-Wings ninth straight game on the road without a win (0-8-0-1). With 58 points, Kalamazoo finds themselves with 58 points and third place in the North Division, two points behind Toledo for second and ahead of Wheeling, who is in fourth place, by two points.

Commencing a season-high eight-game home stand with a victory, Florida has pulled even with the Charlotte Checkers for second place in the South Division. With 62 points, the Everblades are nine points behind the South Carolina Stingrays for first and lead the Gwinnett Gladiators by seven points.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Florida Everblades

Goals: Rick Cleaver (19 Goals) Ross Carlson (18 Goals)

Assists: Andrew Fournier (29 Assists) Kevin Baker,

Jacob Micflikier (23 Assists)

Points: Andrew Fournier (47 Points) Ross Carlson (37 Points)

+/-: Mathieu Curadeau (+12) Jacob Micflikier (+11)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (118 Minutes) Brad Zanon (114 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Rick Cleaver (9 Goals) Shea Guthrie, Dominic Osman (4 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Brian McGuirk (2 Goals) Rob Hennigar, Ryan Lang,

Dominic Osman (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (4 GW) Chris Capraro, Dominic Osman (3GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (145 Shots) Kevin Baker (168 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Andrew Fournier (17.6%) Harrison Reed (28.6%)

Overtime Goals: Rick Cleaver, Scott Hotham, Ryan Lange (1 Goal)

Mathieu Curadeau (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Rick Cleaver (3 Goals) Colin Nicholson (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Matt Jones, Brian McGuirk (100%) Jacob Micflikier (100%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.92) Barry Brust (2.89)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.906) Barry Brust (0.926)

All-Time/ Season Series

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

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-3 on February 17th @ Germain Arena in Estero, Florida

Next Meeting: Saturday, February 20th @ Germain Arena in Estero, Florida

Snapping a Streak

Kalamazoo enters the night looking to snap a streak. The K-Wings are attempting to end a season-high nine-game road winless (0-8-0-1) streak.

Quick Start

The K-Wings jumped out to an early lead on Sunday thanks to Mitch Versteeg's goal 45 seconds into the first period. The goal was the quickest by the K-Wings to start a contest this season.

Ending a Drought

The goal from Patrick Asselin in the third period of Wednesday's game ended a road scoring drought. Asselin's tally was the first road goal in a span of 140:24.

Get Shorty

Forward Brian McGuirk registered his second shorthanded goal of the season. The two shorthanded goals by McGuirk leads the K-Wings.

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.

Asselin and Nie on the Radio

Join special guests Patrick Asselin and Ryan Nie 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, February 20th @ Florida 7:30 PM

Wednesday, February 24th Vs Gwinnett 10:30 AM (Education Day Presented by Borgess Health and ECCU)

Friday, February 26th Vs Gwinnett 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday and B-93 Night)

Saturday, February 27th Vs Charlotte 7:30 PM (Sportclips Haircuts Night)

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