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


Tonight will be the middle contest of a three-game set between divisional foes, the Kalamazoo Wings and the Wheeling Nailers. Kalamazoo defeated Wheeling last night 4-1 at the Cambria County War Memorial in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and now leads the season series over the Nailers with a record of 3-2-0-1.

With their victory last night, Kalamazoo extended their unbeaten in regulation streak to 15 games (12-0-0-3). Besides the unbeaten streak, the K-Wings are unbeaten in regulation at Wings Stadium in their last seven contests (6-0-0-1).

With the loss last night, the Nailers have fallen eight points behind the K-Wings for the first place in the North Division. With 65 points, Wheeling, leads the Cincinnati Cyclones and Toledo Walleye by four points for second place in the division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Wheeling Nailers

Goals: Andrew Fournier (35 Goals) Nick Petersen, Ben Street (24 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (42 Assists) Nick Petersen (33 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (69 Points) Nick Petersen (57 Points)

+/-: Trent Daavettila (+24) Ben Street (+21)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (114 Minutes) Ryan Schnell (151 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Patrick Asselin, Nick Petersen (10 Goals)

Kory Karlander (11 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Aaron Clarke (3 Goals) Kris Vernarsky (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Andrew Fournier (9 GW) Sam D'Agostino, Mikael Bedard,

Andrew Lord (3 GW)

Shots: Andrew Fournier (196 Shots) Ben Street (184 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (33.3%) Alex Smigelski (17.9%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier, Andrew Lord, Andrew Orpik (1 Goal)

Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Darryl Lloyd (2 Goals) Nick Petersen (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Darryl Lloyd (50%) Nick Petersen (66.7%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.82) Peter Delmas (2.20)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.916) Peter Delmas (0.925)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 8-5-1-1

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 3-2-0-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 4-1 on March 11th @ Cambria County War Memorial in Johnstown, PA

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 13th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Leading the Way

Goaltender Ryan Nie leads the league with 26 victories and in saves with 1,326. Nie, who has won his last six starts, is 9-0-0-1 in his last 10 appearances.

Nearing a Milestone

Forward Trent Daavettila enters this evening on an 11-game point streak. Daavettila, who holds the K-Wings' season-high for consecutive games with a point with 12, has notched 21 points (6 goals, 15 assists) over the course of his current streak.

Heating Up

Forwards Andrew Fournier and Kory Karlander have been on a scoring tear. Fournier is currently on a six-game point streak; while Karlander has registered at least a point in four straight games.

Keep on Rolling

Kalamazoo enters tonight unbeaten in regulation in 15 straight (12-0-0-3) games and on a season-high seven-game home unbeaten streak (6-0-0-1). The 15-game streak is not only a team-high, but it's also the longest unbeaten streak this season in the ECHL.

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.

Puppa and Jurynec on the Radio

Join special guests former NHL goaltender Daren Puppa and forward Bryan Jurynec 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

Sunday, March 13th Vs Wheeling 4:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO)

Thursday, March 17th Vs South Carolina 7:00 PM (30th Annual "World Famous" St. Patrick's Day Green Ice Game, Presented by 5/3 Bank, WWMT and WRKR)

Friday, March 18th Vs Trenton 7:30 PM (Celebration! Cinema Night/Frugal Fan Friday)

Sunday, March 20th

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