ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

December 29, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the first-time since the announcement of the State Line Face-Off Series, presented by AmeriGas, America's Propane Company was announced, the Kalamazoo Wings will face-off against the Toledo Walleye. Kalamazoo holds a slight edge on the season series against Toledo with a record of 3-2-1-0.

Dropping a 4-1 decision to the Walleye on Sunday, the K-Wings enter the Huntington Center tied in third place in the North Division with the Walleye. Tonight is the final road game of the 2010 portion of the K-Wings schedule, who will conclude the calendar year at home on Friday versus the Elmira Jackals.

Led by goaltender Thomas McCollum, the Walleye have moved into a third place tie thanks to 2-0 win last night against the Cincinnati Cyclones. Since joining Toledo, the former first round draft choice of the Detroit Red Wings is 2-0-0-0 with a goals against average of 0.50 and a 0.983 save percentage.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Kory Karlander (13 Goals) Andy Bohmbach,

Evan Rankin (11 Goals)

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

Points: Kory Karlander (30 Points) Peter Leblanc,

Zach Torqato (22 Points)

+/-: Brandon Svendsen (+6) Jason Lapine (+7)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (64 Minutes) Adam Keefe (127 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) Zack Torquato (2 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (92 Shots) Evan Rankin (90 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Bryan Jurynec (33.3%) 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: Aaron Clarke, Steven Tarasuk (33.3%) Andy Bohmbach, Kyle Rogers,

Randy Rowe (100%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (3.22) Thomas McCollum (0.50)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.896) Thomas McCollum (0.983)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 10-6-3-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 3-2-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 4-1on December 26th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 2nd @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Putting Gas on the Fire

On Monday it was announced that starting this season, the K-Wings and Walleye will be competing for the State Line Face-Off Trophy, presented by AmeriGas, America's Propane Company. The team that captures the season series between the K-Wings and the Walleye, will skate away with a unique trophy presented by

AmeriGas, and win special fan experience for one of their fans.

Roster Changes

Yesterday, Kalamazoo completed a trade that sent forward Jordan Fulton to the Stockton Thunder for forward Aaron Clarke. Today, the K-Wings have activated defenseman A.J. Thelen off the 7-Day IR, loaned goaltender Ryan Nie to the Binghamton Senators and have signed goaltender Tom Schaul.

Five Alive

Forward Kory Karlander starts the week on a five-game point streak. Besides the five-game point streak, Karlander has also registered a goal in three straight games.

Against the North

So far this season, the K-Wings have faired well against their own division. Kalamazoo is 8-5-1-1 versus teams from the North Division.

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.

Charlebois and Ftorek

Join special guests Joe Charlebois and Sam Ftorek 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

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)

Friday, January 7th @ Elmira 7:35 PM

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



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