ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on December 15, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The stage is set for the divisional showdown tonight at Wings Stadium as the Kalamazoo Wings host the Wheeling Nailers. On the season, Kalamazoo is 1-1-0-1 against Wheeling, with the home team skating away with all the victories.

Tonight is game two of a four-game home stand for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo started the stand with a thrilling 6-5 overtime victory over the Toledo Walleye on Saturday. The K-Wings enter the night in third place in the North Division.

After spending the past seven games at home, the Nailers will begin a three-game road trip. Wheeling enters tonight tied with the Cincinnati Cyclones for first place in the division, three points ahead of Kalamazoo.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Wheeling Nailers

Goals: Andrew Fournier (11 Goals) Nick Petersen, Alexander Smigelski,

Ben Street (8 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander (16 Assists) Ben Street (14 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (26 Points) Ben Street (22 Points)

+/-: Brandon Svendsen (+6) Ben Street (+10)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (51 Minutes) Andrew Lord (70 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander (6 Goals) Nick Petersen (4 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Andrew Fournier, Sam Ftorek, David Marshall, Alexander Smigelski,

Jon Landry, Brandon Svendsen (1 Goal) David Urquhart, Kris Vernarsky (1 Goal)

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

Shots: Sam Ftorek (80 Shots) Ben Street (107 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Bryan Jurynec (50%) Ryan Schnell (25%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier, Andrew Lord, Andrew Orpik (1 Goal)

Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Steven Tarasuk (1 Goal) Nick Petersen, Ben Street (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Steven Tarasuk (33.3%) Nick Petersen, Ben Street (100%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (3.00) Patrick Killeen (2.60)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.904) Patrick Killeen (0.912)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 6-4-1-1

Season Series: Season Series is Tied: 1-1-0-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 6-5 in a Shootout on December 3rd @ WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, WV

Next Meeting: Monday, February 14th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Nearing Double Digits

Forward Trent Daavettila enters the week on a nine-game point streak. His nine-game point streak is the longest current point streak by a member of the K-Wings and one-game shy of tying the K-Wings season-high held by Kory Karlander.

Five Alive

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

Cardiac Finishes

Two of the K-Wings past three victories have had dramatic finishes. In those two wins, Kalamazoo has tied the game with less than four seconds remaining in regulation and then went on to defeat their opponents in overtime.

Mad Hatter

On Saturday, forward Andrew Fournier netted the K-Wings third hat trick of the season. Fournier, who finished the night with four points (3 goals, 1 assist), tied the K-Wings' season-highs for goals, points and shots (9) in a single game.

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.

No K-Wings Live

Due to the holiday break, there will be no "K-Wings Live" presented by Miller Lite on December 20th. Join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, December 27th, when "K-Wings Live" presented by Miller Lite returns to the airwaves. The show is broadcast 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

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

Wednesday, December 29th @ Toledo 7:00 PM

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