ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown To Face-Off

Published on March 28, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Preparing to meet three times in their final four contests of the regular season, the Kalamazoo Wings will take on the Toledo Walleye at the Lucas County Arena. On the season, the K-Wings are 5-3-2-0 against the Walleye.

Winning last night in Cincinnati, Kalamazoo has increased their lead to four points in the North Division and in the process has taken over first place in the American Conference. The K-Wings lead the conference by one point and add to their lead today over the idle, South Carolina Stingrays.

With four games remaining in their regular season, the Walleye's magic number to clinch a playoff berth is five points. Currently in third place in the North Division, Toledo is in eighth place in the American Conference, one point behind Reading for seventh and three points ahead of 10th place Trenton.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Rick Cleaver (29 Goals) Evan Rankin (28 Goals)

Assists: Andrew Fournier (40 Assists) Maxime Tanguay (43 Assists)

Points: Andrew Fournier (66 Points) Maxime Tanguay (67 Points)

+/-: Mathieu Curadeau (+19) Ryan Stokes (+13)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (149 Minutes) Mark Nebus (141 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Rick Cleaver (12 Goals) Evan Rankin,

Maxime Tanguay (8 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Brian McGuirk (4 Goals) Adam Hobson,

Chris Robertson (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (6 GW) Jean-Claude Sawyer (7 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (210 Shots) Jean-Claude Sawyer (182 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier (18.2%)Maxime Tanguay (22.0%)

Overtime Goals: Five Players Tied (1 Goal) Jean-Claude Sawyer (3 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Rick Cleaver (3 Goals) Maxime Tanguay (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Matt Jones, Brian McGuirk (100%) Maxime Tanguay (60.0%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (2.40) Alec Richards (3.34)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.932) Alec Richards (0.898)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 5-3-2-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 5-3-2-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 3-0 on February 14th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Friday, April 2nd @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

One for the Road

Today will be the final regular season road game for the K-Wings. After this afternoon, Kalamazoo, who is 17-12-4-2 on the road, will return to Wings Stadium to finish the regular season on a three-game home stand.

The Mad Hatter

Forward Andrew Fournier, recorded his second hat trick of the season and the K-Wings fourth last night in Cincinnati. Fournier, who recorded five points (3 goals, 2 assists) yesterday, also tied a K-Wings season-high for points in a game.

A Perfect 10

Forward Sam Ftorek enters the Lucas County Arena on a 10-game point streak, which is one-game shy of the K-Wings season-high of 11 games held by Rick Cleaver (12/04/09-01/06/10). Besides the 10-game streak, Ftorek has scored goals in a K-Wings season-high five straight games.

Peaking at the Right Time

Kalamazoo enters today looking to extend a five-game unbeaten streak. The K-Wings are 4-0-1-0 during their current streak.

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.

Jones and Strong on the Radio

Join special guests Matt Jones and Dean Strong 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

Wednesday, March 31st Vs Cincinnati 7:00 PM

Friday, April 2nd Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Celebration Cinema Night)

Saturday, April 3rd Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Fan Appreciation) -End of the Regular Season-

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