ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on November 27, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Second place in the North Division will be on the line, as the Kalamazoo Wings travel to the WesBanco Arena to meet the Wheeling Nailers. Tonight is the second of nine meetings between the teams this season, Kalamazoo defeated Wheeling 5-0 in their first encounter on November 14th at Wings Stadium.

The K-Wings head into the WesBanco Arena looking to snap a season-high tying three-game losing streak. Including tonight, five of the next six games for Kalamazoo will be on the road. On the season, the K-Wings are 3-3-1-1 in games away from Wings Stadium.

After a day off yesterday, Wheeling enters the night tied with Kalamazoo for second place in the division. Tonight is the second of a season-high seven-game home stand for the Nailers. Wheeling started the stretch with a 5-4 loss on Wednesday to the Greenville Road Warriors.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Wheeling Nailers

Goals: Kory Karlander (8 Goals) David Marshall, Nick Petersen (7 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander (13 Assists) Andrew Lord (9 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (21 Points) Andrew Lord (16 Points)

+/-: Brandon Svendsen (+6) David Urquhart (+6)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (47 Minutes) Andrew Lord (56 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Andrew Fournier, Nick Petersen (4 Goals)

Kory Karlander (4 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Jon Landry, Brandon Svendsen (1 Goal) David Marshall, Alexander Smigelski,

Andrew Lord, Kris Vernarsky (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Six Players Tied (1 GW) Andrew Lord (3 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (57 Shots) Ben Street (73 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Brady Leisenring, Justin Taylor (25.0%) Nick Petersen (21.2%)

Overtime Goals: Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal) Andrew Lord, Andrew Orpik (1 Goals)

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

Shootout Percentage: Steven Tarasuk (50%) Entire Team (0.0%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (2.50) Patrick Killeen (2.66)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.917) Patrick Killeen (0.910)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 6-3-1-0

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-0 on November 14th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Friday, December 3rd @ WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia

Five Alive

Forward Andrew Fournier has been finding ways to score. Fournier, who has scored goals in four of his last five games, is on a five-game point streak.

Power Surge

The K-Wings rank second in the ECHL with a power-play percentage of 21.2%. Kalamazoo has recorded at least one man-advantage goal in each of their last five games (7-for-27, 25.9%).

Air Jordan

Forward Jordan Fulton is having a banner rookie season. With 13 points, Fulton ranks fourth in the ECHL among rookies in scoring and is tied for fourth among ECHL rookies with eight assists.

Snapping a Streak

Kalamazoo enters the WesBanco Arena looking to snap a streak. The K-Wings are looking to end a season-high tying three-game losing 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.

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

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

Friday, December 3rd @ Wheeling 7:35 PM

Saturday, December 4th @ Elmira 7:35 PM

Monday, December 6th @ South Carolina 7:05 PM

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