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Countdown to Face-Off

February 19, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Tonight will be the first half of a home-and-home series, as the Kalamazoo Wings battle the Toledo Walleye at the Huntington Center during the State Line Face-Off Series, Presented by AmeriGas, America's Propane Company. The two teams will play each other five times over the course of the next 14 nights.

Propelled by a season-high four-game winnings streak, the K-Wings enter the Huntington Center in second place in the North Division. Kalamazoo trails Wheeling by six points for first place in the division and leads Cincinnati by a single point for second.

After losing 5-1 on the road to Cincinnati last night, Toledo returns home looking to gain ground on the North Division. Currently in fourth place, the Walleye enter the night three points behind the idle Cyclones for third place and four points behind the K-Wings for second.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Andrew Fournier (27 Goals) Andy Bohmbach (19 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander (35 Assists) Zack Torquato (31 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (57 Points) Andy Bohmbach (43 Points)

+/-: Trent Daavettila (+14) Kyle Page (+11)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (97 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 (3 GW)

Shots: Andrew Fournier (158 Shots) Evan Rankin (131 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Justin Taylor (25.3%) Mike Hedden (21%)

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,

Evan Rankin(2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Aaron Clarke, Steven Tarasuk (33.3%) Andy Bohmbach, Kyle Rogers,

Randy Rowe (100%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.97) Jimmy Spratt (3.46)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.911) Jimmy Spratt (0.994)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 12-6-3-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 5-2-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 6-3 February 13th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Next Meeting: Sunday, February 14th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Hectic Schedule

Starting this evening, the K-Wings will face the most grueling stretch of their schedule, seven games in nine days. All seven games will be against either the Cincinnati Cyclones or the Toledo Walleye.

Strong Debut

Tonight will be the season debut for forward Dean Strong. Strong, who started the season in Europe, has been activated off the K-Wings 7-Day IR, while defenseman Corey Syvret has been added to the 7-Day IR.

Rolling Along

Patrick Asselin, Joe Charlebois, Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander and Darryl Lloyd each enter the Huntington Center on four game points streaks. The four-game streaks are the longest active scoring streaks on the K-Wings roster.

Building Momentum

Kalamazoo enters tonight on a four-game winning streak. The four-game streak is the longest winning streak by the K-Wings this season.

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 against the Cincinnati Cyclones this Monday, February 21st, 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

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)

Monday, February 21st @ Cincinnati 2:05 PM

Wednesday, February 23rd @ Cincinnati 7:30 PM

Friday, February 24th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Schupan & Son Presents Big Brothers and Big Sisters Night/State Line Face-Off Series, Presented by AmeriGas and Disco Fever Night)

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