ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

February 12, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


It's a pivotal divisional match-up this afternoon, as the Kalamazoo Wings visit the Huntington Center to face-off against the Toledo Walleye during the State Line Face-Off Series, Presented by AmeriGas, America's Propane Company. On the season, the K-Wings lead series against the Walleye with a record of 4-2-1-0.

Kalamazoo remained tied for second place in the North Division last night with an impressive 8-5 victory over the Greenville Road Warriors at Wings Stadium. Besides remaining tied with the Cyclones, the win put the K-Wings 10 points behind the division leaders, the Wheeling Nailers.

Since January 15th, the Walleye have reeled off a record of 9-2-1-0 and as a result have positioned themselves in striking range in the North Division. Currently in fourth place, Toledo is just two points behind Kalamazoo and Cincinnati for second.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Andrew Fournier (24 Goals) Andy Bohmbach (19 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander (31 Assists) Zack Torquato (20 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (53 Points) Andy Bohmbach (43 Points)

+/-: Trent Daavettila (+11) Jason Lapine,

Scooter Smith (+12)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (87 Minutes) Adam Keefe (136 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander (10 Goals) Sebastien Piche,

Randy Rowe (4 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Aaron Clarke, Sam Ftorek (2 Goals) Zack Torquato (3 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Andrew Fournier, Kory Karlander (4 GW) Mike Hedden (2 GW)

Shots: Andrew Fournier (149 Shots) Andy Bohmbach (126 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Justin Taylor (25.3%) Mike Hedden (22.9%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier, Tyler Doig, Sal Peralta (1 Goal)

Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Aaron Clarke, 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: Ryan Nie (3.00) Jimmy Spratt (3.22)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.910) Jimmy Spratt (0.904)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 11-6-3-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 4-2-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 7-4 December 29th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Next Meeting: Sunday, February 20th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

A Tip of the Cap

Forward Trent Daavettila recorded the K-Wings fourth hat trick of the season as part of a four-point (3 goals, 1 assist) in last night's victory. The hat trick was the first in Daavettila's career and the four-point effort tied a personal career best for the third-year forward.

Nearing a Milestone

Defenseman A.J. Thelen is closing in a personal milestone. Thelen needs one more point to reach 100 in his career.

Power Surge

Last night, forward Kory Karlander recorded his team-leading 10th goal on the power-play. On the season, Karlander ranks second in the ECHL in power-play points with 27.

Eight Is Enough

Kalamazoo's eight-goal performance yesterday established a season-high for K-Wings. The K-Wings previous high was seven goals reached three times this season, all on the road, including twice at the Huntington Center against the Walleye.

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 versus Wheeling this Monday, February 14th at Wings Stadium, there will be no "K-Wings Live" presented by Miller Lite. Join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, February 28th, 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 & B-2 Networks 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, February 14th Vs Wheeling 7:00 PM (11th Annual Pink Ice Game, Presented by WWMT and WKFR)

Saturday, February 19th @ Toledo 7:00 PM (State Line Face-Off Series, Presented by AmeriGas, America's Propane Company)

Sunday, February 20th Vs Toledo 4:00 PM (State Line Face-Off Series, Presented by AmeriGas, America's Propane Company /Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO)

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