ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on January 16, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second time in less than 24 hours, the Kalamazoo Wings will hit the road to face one of the top home teams in the ECHL, as the K-Wings travel to the North Charleston Coliseum to battle the South Carolina Stingrays.

Unbeaten in regulation in their last three games, the K-Wings are 2-1-1-0 heading into their fifth-leg of a season-high six-game road swing. On the season, the K-Wings are 8-7-2-2 in games away from Wings Stadium.

Idle yesterday, the Stingrays enter this afternoon coming off their first loss of 2011 on Friday versus Florida. So far in January, South Carolina owns a record 5-1-0-0. The Stingrays have been solid at home registering a league-tying best 14 victories.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings South Carolina Stingrays

Goals: Kory Karlander (15 Goals) Rob Ricci (17 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek (23 Assists) Tommy Goebel (18 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (37 Points) Rob Ricci (31 Points)

+/-: Brandon Svendsen (+6) Patrick Cullity, Samson Mahbod

Rob Ricci (+8)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (68 Minutes) Nate Kiser (88 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander (7 Goals) Josh Godfrey (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Aaron Clarke (2 Goals) Pierre-Luc O'Brien (3 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Kory Karlander (3 GW) David de Kastro, Rob Ricci (3 GW)

Shots: Andrew Fournier (110 Shots) Rob Ricci (121 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Justin Taylor (25.5%) Maxime Lacroix (18.9%)

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

Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Aaron Clarke, Steven Tarasuk (1 Goal) Rob Ricci (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Aaron Clarke, Steven Tarasuk (33.3%) Samson Mahbod (100%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (3.09) Jared DeMichiel (2.49)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.902) Jared DeMichiel (0.920)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 1-3-0-0

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 4-3 on December 7th @ North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, SC

Next Meeting: Friday, February 4th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Daavettila Nears Milestone

Forward Trent Daavettila is closing in on a personal milestone. Daavettila's next point will be the 100th in his career.

Feels Like the First Time

Kalamazoo's 2-1 victory last night at Greenville marked the first time this season that the K-Wings have won a game without Kory Karlander registering a point. On the season, Kalamazoo is 1-9-0-1 in games Karlander doesn't earn a point.

Justin Credible

Last night, forward Justin Taylor recorded his third multi-goal performance of the season. The three-multi goal games by Taylor is most of any member of the K-Wings

The Goalie Guy

Ryan Nie did much more than stopped 30 shots yesterday to earn his 11th victory of season. Nie earned his first assist of the season on the K-Wings game-tying goal in the second period.

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 K-Wings game in Greenville this Monday, there will be no "K-Wings Live" presented by Miller Lite on January 17th. Join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, January 24th, 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 Old Burdick's Wings West 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. 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

Monday, January 17th @ Greenville 1:05 PM

Friday, January 21st Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Culver's Night and Frugal Fan Friday)

Saturday, January 22nd @ Cincinnati 7:30 PM

Sunday, January 23rd Vs Elmira 4:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO, Featuring the ZOOperstars!)

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