ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

October 24, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second time in less than 24 hours, the Kalamazoo Wings will lace up their skates against the Cincinnati Cyclones. The K-Wings defeated the Cyclones last night 3-2 in overtime during the 7th Annual Orange Ice Game.

Winning for just the second time ever on orange ice, the K-Wings remain in second place in the North Division, one point behind division leader, the Wheeling Nailers. So far this season, the K-Wings have scored 10 goals, with six of them occurring on either a power-play or shorthanded situation.

Cincinnati returns to Wings Stadium looking to avenge last night's overtime loss. Cincinnati's overtime setback was their second straight contest decided in the extra session. Cincinnati enters the day in third place in the division, three points behind the Nailers.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Cincinnati Cyclones

Goals: Trent Daavettila, Jordan Fulton Barret Ehgoetz, T.J. Fast,

Kory Karlander, Jon Landry (2 Goals) Brian O'Hanley (2 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek (4 Assists) Dylan Hunter (5 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (5 Points) Dylan Hunter (6 Points)

+/-: Jon Landry, AJ Thelen (+3) Dylan Hunter (+4)

Penalty Minutes: Wes O'Neill (5 Minutes) James DeLory (10 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander (2 Goals) T.J. Fast (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Jon Landry (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Kory Karlander, Jon Landry (1 GW) Barret Ehgoetz (1 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (7 Shots) Ryan Del Monte (10 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Jordan Fulton (66.7%) Barret Ehgoetz, T.J. Fast,

Brian O'Hanley (40%)

Overtime Goals: Kory Karlander (1 Goal) Barret Ehgoetz (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (0%) Entire Team (0%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (1.92) Jeremy Smith (2.78)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.930) Jeremy Smith (0.900)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 30-43-1-6

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Trail ECHL All-Time Series: 6-7-1-2

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 3-2 in Overtime on October 23rd @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 4th @ U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio

Birds of a Feather

The K-Wings will be debuting new Slappy jerseys this afternoon. The K-Wings will wear the special jerseys during all Sunday home games.

Solid at the Blue Line

Defenseman Jon Landry is off to a great start to the season. With four points (2 goals, 2 assists) Landry shares the league lead in scoring amongst all defenseman.

Air Jordan

Forward Jordan Fulton has earned two goals in as many games to start his pro career. The two goals places Fulton tied for third amongst all ECHL rookies in goals scored and is second overall in the league with a shooting percentage of 66.7%.

Isn't That Special

The K-Wings have scored five power-play goals in their first two games of the season. At 37.5%, Kalamazoo leads the league in power-play percentage.

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.

Nie and O'Neill on the Radio

Join special guests Ryan Nie and Wes O'Neill as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno this Monday on "K-Wings Live" presented by Miller Lite. The show is on The Classic Hits Station WLKM (95.9 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 7-8 p.m. at Center Ice Sports Bar inside Wings West on Sports Drive

K-Wings on Radio

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (95.9 FM WLKM & 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, October 27th @ Florida 7:30 PM

Friday, October 29th @ Florida 7:30 PM

Saturday, October 30th @ Florida 7:00 PM

Wednesday, November 3rd @ Cincinnati 7:30 PM

Friday, November 5th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Direct Air Jimmy Buffett Beach Party Night with the Hooter's Girls)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



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