ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on February 5, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second straight night, the Kalamazoo Wings will lace up their skates to take on the South Carolina Stingrays. Kalamazoo defeated South Carolina 5-1 last night to raise their record to 3-1-0-0 versus the Stingrays this season and 3-3-0-0 all-time.

Closing out a season-long six-game home stand, the K-Wings have gone 4-1-0-0 during the stretch. With their recent push at home, Kalamazoo has pulled into a second place tie in the North Division with the Cincinnati Cyclones and they also have two games in hand.

In the midst of a season-long six game road swing, the Stingrays have started the trip with a record of 1-3-0-0. South Carolina enters tonight in third place in the South Division, four points behind the second place Florida Everblades. The Stingrays will finish the swing on Wednesday against Greenville.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings South Carolina Stingrays

Goals: Andrew Fournier (23 Goals) Rob Ricci (18 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander (27 Assists) Tommy Goebel (23 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (45 Points) Rob Ricci (39 Points)

+/-: Ryan McGinnis (+9) Rob Ricci (+8)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (84 Minutes) Nate Kiser (98 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier, Josh Godfrey (9 Goals)

Kory Karlander (9 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Aaron Clarke, Sam Ftorek (2 Goals) Pierre-Luc O'Brien,

Rob Ricci (3 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Andrew Fournier, Kory Karlander (4 GW)Matt Scherer (4 GW)

Shots: Andrew Fournier (141 Shots) Rob Ricci (135 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Justin Taylor (23.6%) Maxime Lacroix (18.9%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier, Zach Jones (1 Goal)

Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Aaron Clarke, Steven Tarasuk (1 Goal) Rob Ricci (3 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Aaron Clarke, Steven Tarasuk (33.3%) Luke Popko (100%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (3.00) Jared DeMichiel (2.63)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.909) Jared DeMichiel (0.915)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time ECHL Series: All-Time Series is Tied: 3-3-0-0

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-1 on February 4th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Thursday, March 17th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

K-Wings Add to their Roster

Prior to yesterday's game, the K-Wings added forwards Dean Strong and Mike Sellitto to their roster. Strong, who played for the K-Wings last season, was signed as free-agent after starting the season in Europe, while Sellitto was assigned to Kalamazoo from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers after playing most recently in the SPHL with the Louisiana Ice Gators.

Approaching 800

Kory Karlander is nearing an impressive milestone. Karlander needs one more point to reach 800 in his career.

Thinking Positive

Forwards Trent Daavettila, Andrew Fournier and Darryl Lloyd along with defensemen Jon Landry and Ryan McGinnis all went plus-3 in last night's game. The plus-3 effort ties a season-high for the K-Wings and gives McGinnis the team-lead in the category with a season total of plus-nine.

Scoring in the Clutch

Forward Andrew Fournier recorded the game-winner for the K-Wings in last night's victory over South Carolina. Fournier, who leads the team in goals with 23, is now tied for the team-lead with Kory Karlander with four game-winners.

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.

Daavettila and Taylor on the Radio

Join special guests Trent Daavettila and Justin Taylor as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland, the "Voice of the K-Wings", Mike Modugno and Two-Year Season Ticket Holder Steve Battenberg 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 Old Burdick's 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 with the Discover Kalamazoo Post Game Sow. 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, February 9th @ Trenton 7:00 PM

Thursday, February 10th @ Trenton 7:00 PM

Saturday, February 12th Vs Greenville 7:30 PM (Meijer Scout Boy Scout Night, Battle of the Badges and Saturday "Celebrity" Series, featuring Mayor Bobby Hopewell and the Killamazoo Derby Darlins)

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