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ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

December 26, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Fresh off the holiday break, the Kalamazoo Wings will hit the road for the first of two straight contests at the Huntington Center against the Toledo Walleye. On the season, the K-Wings are 3-1-1-0 against their division rivals.

Eight days between contests, last week represents the largest span between games this season for the K-Wings. With 25 points, Kalamazoo is in third place in the North Division and trails the Cincinnati Cyclones by four points for second place and is five points behind the Wheeling Nailers, who are in first.

Winless in their last three contests, the Walleye are 0-2-1-0 during the recent stretch. With 21 points, Toledo is in fourth place in the North Division. Tonight will begin a stretch of three games in four nights for the Walleye.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Andrew Fournier, Kory Karlander (12 Goals) Andy Bohmbach (11 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek (19 Assists) Zack Torquato (17 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (29 Points) Peter Leblanc (22 Points)

+/-: Brandon Svendsen (+6) Tyler Gotto (+6)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (64 Minutes) Adam Keefe (121 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander (7 Goals) Sebastien Piche,

Randy Rowe (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Five Players Tied (1 Goal) Zack Torquato (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Kory Karlander (2 GW) Eight Players Tied (1 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (89 Shots) Evan Rankin (83 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Bryan Jurynec (50%) Willie Coetzee (20%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier, Tyler Gotto (1 Goal)

Sam Ftorek, 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 (3.22) Joe Palmer (3.66)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.896) Jordan Pearce (0.883)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 10-5-3-0

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

Last Meeting: Won 6-5 in Overtime on December 11th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Wednesday, December 29th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Get Shorty

The K-Wings have scored four of their five shorthanded goals this season on the road. Kalamazoo is tied with the Alaska Aces, Greenville Road Warriors and Wheeling Nailers for the league-lead in road shorthanded tallies.

Good After One

The K-Wings have been stellar when they hold a lead heading into the second period. So far this season, Kalamazoo is 5-1-1-0 when they leading after 20 minutes of play

An Even Dozen

Forward Trent Daavettila enters the week on an 12-game point streak. His 12-game point streak is a K-Wings season-high and ties the league-season high held by Greenville Road Warrior forward Brendan Connolly.

Dishing It Out

Kalamazoo's Sam Ftorek has recorded points in six straight games. Besides the six-game point streak, Ftorek, who shares the team's longest active assist steak at six games with Trent Daavettila, is also tied for the K-Wings season-high for consecutive games with an assist, held by Kory Karlander.

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.

McGinnis and Taylor

Join special guests Ryan McGinnis and Justin Taylor 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 29th @ Toledo 7:00 PM

Friday, December 31st Vs Elmira 7:30 PM (9th Annual New Year's Eve Bash, Presented by WWMT and COOL 101)

Saturday, January 1st Vs Elmira 7:30 PM (Saturday "Celebrity" Series- Claude "The Happy Trumpeter" Performs)

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