ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

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


It will be an intergalactic North Division encounter, as the Kalamazoo Wings battle the Cincinnati Cyclones on Stars Wars Night. On the season, the K-Wings are 7-2-1-1 versus the Cyclones, with seven of the 11 meetings decided by a single goal, including five that have ended in either overtime or a shootout.

Extending their unbeaten streak to 12 games (10-0-0-2) on Friday with a 4-3 victory over the Toledo Walleye, the K-Wings have also won a season-high five straight games at Wings Stadium. With 68 points, Kalamazoo leads the North Division by five points over the second place Wheeling Nailers.

So far this season, Wings Stadium has not treated the reigning Kelly Cup Champions well. Playing their fifth game this season on Vanrick Drive, Cincinnati is 0-2-1-1 in their four previous visits to Wings Stadium. The Cyclones enter the night in third place in the North Division, nine points behind the K-Wings.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Cincinnati Cyclones

Goals: Andrew Fournier (32 Goals) Mathieu Aubin (18 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (39 Assists) Barret Ehgoetz (31 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (65 Points) Mathieu Aubin,

Casey Pierro-Zabotel (45 Points)

+/-: Trent Daavettila (+20) Casey Pierro-Zabotel (+16)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (108 Minutes) Benn Olson (153 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Patrick Asselin, T.J. Fast (6 Goals)

Kory Karlander (11 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Aaron Clarke (3 Goals) Dylan Hunter (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Andrew Fournier (7 GW) Casey Pierro-Zabotel (4 GW)

Shots: Andrew Fournier (184 Shots) Mathieu Aubin (187 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (33.3%) Dylan Hunter (17.5%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier, T.J. Fast (2 Goals)

Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Darryl Lloyd (2 Goals) Mathieu Aubin,

Barret Ehgoetz (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Darryl Lloyd (66.7%) Brian O'Hanley (100%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.90) Brian Foster (2.41)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.913) Brian Foster (0.911)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 36-45-2-7 (Includes ECHL/IHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Leads ECHL All-Time Series: 12-9-2-3

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 7-2-1-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-1 on February 26th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 23rd @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Different Year, Similar Result

Last season, goaltender Ryan Nie led the ECHL in victories with 28. So far this season, Nie, who leads the league in saves with 1,317 and second in minutes with 2,586, leads the league with 24 victories.

Eight Isn't Enough

Named the ECHL's Plus Performer of the Month and Player of the month for February earlier this week, forward Trent Daavettila enters today on an eight-game point streak. Daavettila, who holds the K-Wings' season-high for consecutive games with a point with 12, has notched 15 points (3 goals, 12 assists) over the course of his current streak.

Revving Up the "Kar"

A good indicator on how the K-Wings have done against Cyclones is forward Kory Karlander. The K-Wings are 7-1-0-0 when Karlander earns at least one point against the Cyclones, including 5-0-0-0 when he scores a goal.

An Even Dozen

Kalamazoo enters today unbeaten in regulation in 12 straight (10-0-0-2) games. The 12-game streak is the longest unbeaten streak by the K-Wings this season and ties the longest unbeaten streak this season in the ECHL (Stockton Thunder-10/16/10-11/20/10).

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.

Leisenring and Sellitto on the Radio

Join special guests Brady Leisenring and Mike Sellitto 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 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 & 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

Wednesday, March 9th Vs Toledo 7:00 PM (State Line Face-Off Series, Presented by AmeriGas, America's Propane Company/College Night)

Friday, March 11th @ Wheeling 7:35 PM (Game to Be Played In Johnstown, PA)

Saturday, March 12th Vs Wheeling 7:30 PM (Saturday "Celebrity" Series, Featuring the World Famous Los Angeles Laker Girls)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



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