ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

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January 6, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


It will be a change of venue, but a similar opponent for the Kalamazoo Wings, as they travel to the First Arena to tangle with the Elmira Jackals. On the season, the K-Wings are 2-1-0-0 versus the Jackals, which includes a 6-5 overtime victory back on December 4th in their previous visit to Elmira.

Reaching a critical portion of their schedule, Kalamazoo will begin a season-long six-game road swing. With 29 points, the K-Wings enter tonight in third place in the North Division, two points behind the Cincinnati Cyclones for second place and with two games in hand.

After celebrating the New Year in Kalamazoo, Elmira returns home to commence a three-game home stand. With 17 games played at the First Arena, only Greenville (18), South Carolina (18) and Wheeling (18), have played more games this season in the ECHL on home ice.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Elmira Jackals

Goals: Andrew Fournier, Kory Karlander (14 Goals) Andrew Sweetland (15 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek (22 Assists) Justin Donati (27 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (35 Points) Justin Donati (37 Points)

+/-: Brandon Svendsen (+6) Oren Eizenman (+11)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (64 Minutes) Brennan Turner (86 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander (7 Goals) Michael Dubuc (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Aaron Clarek (2 Goals) Five Players Tied (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Andrew Fournier, Kory Karlander (2 GW) Oren Eizenman, Eric Lampe, Andrew Sweetland (3 GW)

Shots: Andrew Fournier, Sam Ftorek (97 Shots) Justin Donati (83 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Justin Taylor (22%) Andrew Sweetland (24.2%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier, Entire Team (0 Goals)

Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal)

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

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

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (3.09) Marco Cousineau (3.41)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.902) Marco Cousineau (0.885)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 24-9-0-1 (Includes ECHL and UHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead ECHL Series: 5-1-0-0

Season Series: K-Wings Leads Season Series 2-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 3-1 January 1st @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, January 8th @ First Arena in Elmira, New York

Roster Moves

In the past week, Kalamazoo has made plenty of roster changes. Both Trent Daavettila (Grand Rapids) and Ryan Nie (Binghamton) have been returned from their AHL loans, Bryan Jurynec has been added to the 3-Day IR and Tom Schaul has been added as an emergency goaltender to replace injured netminder Riley Gill.

Fournier Heating Up

Forward Andrew Fournier enters the week on a three-game point streak. Besides the point

streak, Fournier is tied for the team-lead in goals scored (14), game-winners (2) and shots (97).

On the Road Again

Kalamazoo will commence a six-game road swing this Friday in Elmira. The six-game swing will be the longest road trip of the season for the K-Wings.

Get Shorty

Kalamazoo enters the week having scored shorthanded goals in three straight games. The K-Wings are tied for the league-lead in shorthanders with eight and led the ECHL in shorthanded tallies on the road with five.

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.

Clarke and Duffy

Join special guests Aaron Clarke and Matt Duffy 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, January 8th @ Elmira 7:35 PM

Wednesday, January 12th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Saturday, January 15th @ Greenville 7:05 PM

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



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