ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on November 25, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The Kalamazoo Wings and the Greenville Road Warriors will be spending the holiday together, as the teams will square off in the first of two straight battles against one another during the first-ever Old Burdick's Thanksgiving Night Game.

The K-Wings will have four fresh faces in the lineup tonight, as Alan Dorich, Brady Leisenring, Ryan McGinnis and Justin Taylor will all make their season debuts. Kalamazoo enters tonight in second place in the North Division, three points behind division leader, the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Starting a four-game road trip with a 5-4 victory last night against the Wheeling Nailers, Greenville enters the night in second place in the South Division, two points behind division leader, the Gwinnett Gladiators. The Road Warriors are led by Brendan Connolly, who enters the game on an eight-game point streak.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Greenville Road Warriors

Goals: Kory Karlander (8 Goals) Brendan Connolly (9 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander (12 Assists) Brendan Connolly,

Mark Voakes (10 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (20 Points) Brendan Connolly (19 Points)

+/-: Brandon Svendsen (+6) Brendan Connolly (+9)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (35 Minutes) T.J. Reynolds (41 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Andrew Fournier, Justin Bowers (4 Goals)

Kory Karlander (4 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Jon Landry, Brandon Svendsen (1 Goal) Julien Brouillette,Brendan Connolly,

Marc-Olivier Vallerand (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Six Players Tied (1 GW) Brendan Connolly (3 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (55 Shots) Brendan Connolly (57 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Brandon Svendsen (21.4%) Andrew Carroll (31.6%)

Overtime Goals: Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Steven Tarasuk (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Steven Tarasuk (50%) Entire Team (0%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (1.99) Nicola Riopel (2.65)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.933) Nicola Riopel (0.918)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 3-0-0-0 (Includes Record against Johnstown Chiefs)

Season Series: First Meeting of the Season

Last Meeting: First Meeting of the Season

Next Meeting: Friday, November 26th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Plenty of Debuts

Alan Dorich, Brady Leisenring, Ryan McGinnis and Justin Taylor will all be making their season debuts tonight for the K-Wings. Dorich and Leisenring were signed earlier in the week as free agents, McGinnis was loaned this afternoon from the Manitoba Moose and Justin Taylor was reassigned from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers earlier in the week.

On a Roll

Besides Fournier two other players start the week on a roll. Both Jordan Fulton and Sam Ftorek have registered points in three straight contests.

Southern Hospitality

So far this season, the K-Wings have had trouble against teams below the Mason-Dixon Line. On the season, Kalamazoo is 0-3-0-1 against teams from the South Division.

Heating Up

Forward Andrew Fournier enters the week on a three-game goal streak. Fournier has lit the lamp four times in his last three games.

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.

Fulton and Jurynec on the Radio

Join special guests Jordan Fulton and Bryan Jurynec 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

Friday, November 26th Vs Greenville 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday/Win-Win Night)

Saturday, November 27th @ Wheeling 7:35 PM

Wednesday, December 1st Vs Florida 7:00 PM (College Night)

Friday, December 3rd @ Wheeling 7:35 PM

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