ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown To Face-Off

Published on March 12, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second this season, the Kalamazoo Wings will head to the southern tier of New York to battle the Jackals. Kalamazoo defeated Elmira 4-1 last Saturday at the First Arena. After tonight, the two teams will meet once more in the regular season, March 24th at Wings Stadium.

Unbeaten in regulation in their last 10 games (8-0-1-1, the K-Wings have climbed to within three-points of first place in the North Division. Kalamazoo also enters the night in fourth place overall in the American Conference.

In first place in the East Division, Elmira completed a trade yesterday in hopes of remaining the beast of the east. The Jackals acquired forward Thomas Beauregard from the Johnstown Chiefs. Beauregard, who has 34 goals on the season, will make his Elmira debut tonight.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Elmira Jackals

Goals: Rick Cleaver (26 Goals) Thomas Beauregard,

Justin Donati (34 Goals)

Assists: Andrew Fournier (32 Assists) Tyler Donati (59 Assists)

Points: Rick Cleaver (57 Points) Tyler Donati (91 Points)

+/-: Mathieu Curadeau (+19) Brennan Turner (+38)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (139 Minutes) Brett Gallant (178 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Rick Cleaver (12 Goals) Thomas Beauregard (12 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Brian McGuirk (4 Goals) Chris Korchinski (3 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (4 GW) Olivier Proulx (6 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (183 Shots) Tyler Donati (206 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Patrick Asselin (21.4%) Justin Donati (21.5%)

Overtime Goals: Rick Cleaver, Mathieu Curadeau Olivier Proulx (1 Goal)

Jon Landry, Brian McGuirk (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Rick Cleaver (4 Goals) Justin Donati (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Matt Jones, Brian McGuirk (100%) Keegan Dansereau (100%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.95) Andy Chiodo (2.51)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.908) Andy Chiodo (0.914)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 20-8-0-1 (Includes ECHL and UHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 1-0-0-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 1-0-0-0

Last Meeting: Kalamazoo Won 4-1 on March 6th @ First Arena in Elmira, New York

Next Meeting: Wednesday March 24th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Roster Moves

On Wednesday, the K-Wings received defenseman Ryan McGinnis back from the AHL's Norfolk Admirals. In a separate transactions, Kalamazoo signed goaltender Tom Askey and released forward Olivier Legault.

Goaltender of the Week

On Monday, Ryan Nie was honored by the league by being selected the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week. This is the second time that Nie has received the award.

Breathing Easier

Playing a lot of close games on the road, Kalamazoo's 6-3 victory last Thursday proved to be a rarity. The victory was the K-Wings first road win that wasn't decided by a single goal, since December 5th against the Toledo Walleye, a span of 13 games.

A Perfect 10

The K-Wings starts the week on a season-high ten-game (8-0-1-1) unbeaten streak. Besides the overall streak, Kalamazoo is also unbeaten in regulation on the road in their last six games (4-0-1-1), which is one game shy of tying their season-high.

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.

McGinnis and Versteeg on the Radio

Join special guests Ryan McGinnis and Mitch Versteeg 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, March 13th @ Trenton 7:00 PM

Sunday, March 14th @ Wheeling 3:05 PM

Wednesday, March 17th Vs Wheeling 7:00 PM (29th Annual World Famous St. Patrick's Day Green Ice Game, Presented by Fifth-Third Bank and WWMT)

Friday, March 19th Vs Wheeling 7:30 PM (PNC-Night, Frugal Fan Friday, Win-Win Night, presented by WNWN)

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