ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on December 11, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Division rivals will square off this evening, as the Kalamazoo Wings host the Toledo Walleye. Tonight is the fifth of 14 meetings between the teams in the regular season. On the season, the K-Wings are 2-1-1-0 against the Walleye, but suffered a 8-0 loss, their worst defeat of the season, back on November 13th.

After spending the past week on the road, the K-Wings return to Vanrick Drive to start a four-game home stand. On the season, Kalamazoo is 4-5-0-0 at Wings Stadium and has dropped their last two contests on home ice.

Tonight is game two of a four-game road swing for the Walleye. Toledo started the trip last night with a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Cyclones at the U.S. Bank Arena. The win pushed Toledo to within one point of third place in the North Division, a spot currently held by Kalamazoo.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Trent Daavettila, Kory Karlander (9 Goals) Andy Bohmbach (9 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander (16 Assists) Peter Leblanc,

Zack Torquato (14 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (25 Points) Peter Leblanc (22 Points)

+/-: Brandon Svendsen (+6) Zack Torquato (+9)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (49 Minutes) Adam Keefe (110 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Trent Daavettila, Kory Karlander (5 Goals) Randy Rowe (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Andrew Fournier, Sam Ftorek, Zack Torquato (1 Goal)

Jon Landry, Brandon Svendsen (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Eight Players Tied (1 GW) Eight Players Tied (1 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (75 Shots) Peter Leblanc (74 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Bryan Jurynec (50%) Adam Keefe (20%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin,Sam Ftorek, Tyler Gotto (1 Goal)

Kory Karlander (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Steven Tarasuk (1 Goal) Andy Bohmbach (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Steven Tarasuk (33.3%) Andy Bohmbach, Kyle Rogers,

Randy Rowe (100%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (3.00) Jordan Pearce (3.46)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.904) Jordan Pearce (0.890)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 9-5-3-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 2-1-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 8-0 on November 13th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, December 26th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Nearing Double Digits

Forward Trent Daavettila enters tonight on a nine-game point streak. The nine-game point streak by Daavettila is the longest current point streak by a member of the K-Wings and one game shy of tying the team's season-high of 10 games held by Kory Karlander.

Justin Credible

Kalamazoo's Justin Taylor enters tonight on a four-game point streak. Besides the point streak, Taylor has earned points in seven of his eight games as a member of the K-Wings.

Home For the Holidays

After playing four straight on the road, the K-Wings return to Wings Stadium to begin a four-game home stand. On the season, the K-Wings are 4-5-0-0 at Wings Stadium and have dropped their last two contests on Vanrick Drive.

Sharing the Wealth

On the season, the K-Wings have shared the wealth when it comes to scoring game-winning goals. In each of their nine victories (including shootouts), Kalamazoo has had a different person record the game-winning goal.

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

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)

Sunday, December 26th @ Toledo 5:30 PM

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