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December 7, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second time in as many nights, the Kalamazoo Wings will tangle with the South Carolina Stingrays. Kalamazoo used a four-goal third period last night to defeat South Carolina 7-3. After tonight, the teams will hook up four more times.

This evening concludes a four-game road trip for Kalamazoo. So far on the swing, the K-Wings are 2-0-0-1. With 21 points, the K-Wings enter the night in third place in the North Division, one point behind the idle Wheeling Nailers, who are in second.

Concluding a three-game home stand, South Carolina has dropped two straight at the Coliseum. On the season, South Carolina is 5-5-1-0 at the Coliseum. After tonight, South Carolina will go on a three-game road trip. .

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings South Carolina Stingrays

Goals: Trent Daavettila, Nikita Kashirsky (8 Goals)

Kory Karlander (9 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander (16 Assists) Tommy Goebel,

Nikita Kashirsky (9 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (25 Points) Nikita Kashirsky (15 Points)

+/-: Brandon Svendsen (+6) Pierre-Luc O'Brien,

Samson Mahbod (+4)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (47 Minutes) Nate Kiser (42 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Trent Daavettila, Tommy Goebel (3 Goals)

Kory Karlander (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Andrew Fournier, Sam Ftorek, Rob Ricci (2 Goals)

Jon Landry, Brandon Svendsen (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Eight Players Tied (1 GW) Maxime Lacroix, Matt Scherer (2 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (73 Shots) Rob Ricci (65 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Bryan Jurynec (50%) Matt Scherer (31.3%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Sam Ftorek, Entire Team (0 Goals)

Kory Karlander (1 Goal)

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

Shootout Percentage: Steven Tarasuk (33.3%) Entire Team (0.0%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (2.84) Todd Ford (2.70)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.905) Todd Ford (0.894)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 1-2-0-0

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 7-3 on December 6th @ North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, SC

Next Meeting: Saturday, January 16th @ North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina

Ftorek Reaches Milestone

Last night, Sam Ftorek reached an impressive personal milestone. Ftorek recorded his 500th career point on a breakaway, shorthanded empty-net goal.

Eight Isn't Enough

Forward Trent Daavettila enters tonight on a eight-game point streak. The eight-game point streak is the longest current point streak by a member of the K-Wings.

Saving the Day

Goaltender Ryan Nie stopped 43 shots in last night's win. The 43 saves from Nie is a K-Wings season-high for saves in the single-game.

End of the Road

The K-Wings four-game road trip will come to an end with Tuesday's game against the South Carolina Stingrays. When they return to the Wings Stadium, the K-Wings will have traveled 2,452 miles.

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.

Leisenring and Thelen

Join special guests Brady Leisenring and A.J. Thelen 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 and wraps up immediately after the final buzzer with the Discover Kalamazoo. 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, December 11th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Grand Rapids Popcorn Night)

Wednesday, December 15th Vs Wheeling 7:00 PM (College Night)

Friday, December 17th Vs Reading 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday)

Saturday, December 18th Vs Reading 7:30 PM (Flippenout Performs)

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