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March 3, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


It's a midweek battle in the Keystone state, as the Kalamazoo Wings tangle with the Johnstown Chiefs. This evening is the final regular season encounter with the teams. Kalamazoo leads the season series over Johnstown with a record of 2-0-0-0, winning both games by a single goal.

Starting the month of March in second place in the North Division six points behind the Cincinnati Cyclones, the K-Wings also final themselves tied for fourth place in the American Conference with the Florida Everblades. Tonight starts a season-high seven-game road swing for Kalamazoo.

Despite a victory over Cincinnati over the weekend, Johnstown has a record of 2-8-0-0 in their last ten games and it would seem their playoff hopes are slipping away. With 38 points, the Chiefs are last place in both the East Division and the American Conference.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Johnstown Chiefs

Goals: Rick Cleaver (22 Goals) Chanse Fitzpatrick (24 Goals)

Assists: Andrew Fournier (31 Assists) Troy Schwab (28 Assists)

Points: Rick Cleaver (52 Points) Chanse Fitzpatrick (48 Points)

+/-: Mathieu Curadeau (+13) Mathew Meyers (+2)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (129 Minutes) Trevor Hendrikx (158 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Rick Cleaver (10 Goals) Jim McKenzie,

Connor Shields (8 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Brian McGuirk (3 Goals) Sean Berkstresser (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (4 GW) Chanse Fitzpatrick (3 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (164 Shots) Chanse Fitzpatrick (187 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Patrick Asselin (21.6%) Connor Shields (15.9%)

Overtime Goals: Rick Cleaver, Mathieu Curadeau Chanse Fitzpatrick (2 Goals)

Jon Landry, Brian McGuirk (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Rick Cleaver (4 Goals) Chanse Fitzpatrick (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Matt Jones, Brian McGuirk (100%) Gregg Gallagher (100%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.88) John Murray (3.86)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.909) Kris Mayotte (0.889)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 2-0-0-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 2-0-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-4 on February 12th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Colbert Returns, Duchesne Gone

On Monday, defenseman Will Colbert was reassigned to Kalamazoo from the Worcester Sharks. A day later, goaltender Jeremy Duchesne has called-up from the K-Wings to the Adirondack Phantoms.

On the Road Again

With Wings Stadium preparing to host the USA Curling Nationals (Mar. 6th-13th), the K-Wings will get to spend sometime on the road. Starting this evening, Kalamazoo will commence a season-high seven-game road swing.

Rolling Along

Forward Dean Strong has earned points in four straight games for the K-Wings. The four-game point streak by Strong is the longest current point streak by a member of the K-Wings.

Earning Points

The K-Wings enters the night on a six-game unbeaten streak. Kalamazoo is 5-0-0-1 during the current stretch.

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.

Colbert and Featherstone on the Radio

Join special guests Will Colbert and Devin Featherstone 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

Thursday, March 4th @ Reading 7:05 PM

Saturday, March 6th @ Elmira 7:35 PM

Sunday, March 7th @ Reading 5:05 PM

Friday, March 12th @ Elmira 7:35 PM

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