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March 17, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


One of the biggest traditions in all of hockey will continue tonight, as the Kalamazoo Wings host the South Carolina Stingrays during the 30th Annual "World Famous" St. Patrick's Day Green Ice Game, presented by 5/3 Bank, WWMT and WRKR. On the season, Kalamazoo is 3-2-0-0 versus South Carolina.

Watching their 16-game unbeaten streak (13-0-0-3) come to an end with a 5-3 loss to the Wheeling Nailers on Sunday, the K-Wings are looking to get back to their winning ways in game three of their four-game home stand.

Winless in their last five games (0-4-0-1), South Carolina enters tonight looking to snap their longest winless streak of the season. With 71 points, the Stingrays are in second place in the South Division, three points ahead of the third place Florida Everblades.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings South Carolina Stingrays

Goals: Andrew Fournier (35 Goals) Rob Ricci (22 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (43 Assists) Tommy Goebel (30 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (71 Points) Rob Ricci (48 Points)

+/-: Trent Daavettila (+25) Trent Campbell (+12)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (118 Minutes) Nate Kiser (114 Minutes)

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

Kory Karlander (11 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Aaron Clarke (3 Goals) Trent Campbell,

Pierre-Luc O'Brien,

Rob Ricci (3 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Andrew Fournier (9 GW) Matt Scherer (5 GW)

Shots: Andrew Fournier (201 Shots) Rob Ricci (182 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (33.3%) Maxime Lacroix (18.9%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier, Trent Campbell,

Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal) Zach Jones (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Darryl Lloyd (2 Goals) Rob Ricci (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Darryl Lloyd (50%) Rob Ricci (66.7%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.80) Todd Ford (2.69)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.916) Shane Owen (0.904)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 3-4-0-0

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

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

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Green with Envy

Tonight the K-Wings will host the South Carolina Stingrays during the 30th Annual "World Famous" St. Patrick's Day Green Ice Game, presented by 5/3 Bank, WWMT and WRKR. All-time, the K-Wings are 18-8-0-3 during green ice games.

Roster Moves

Earlier today, the K-Wings made several roster moves. Defenseman Wes O'Neill has been activated off the IR, goaltender Riley Gill and defenseman Steven Tarasuk have been return from the stints in the AHL and the defenseman Corey Syvret has been placed on the 3-Day IR.

No "De-Nie"ing It

Goaltender Ryan Nie has been red-hot. Nie, who leads the league in victories (27) and saves (1,408), has won his last seven games and is 10-0-0-1 in his last 11 appearances.

Eight Isn't Enough

Forward Andrew Fournier has been on a scoring tear. Fournier is currently on an eight-game point streak.

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.

Clarke and Coutu on the Radio

Join special guests Aaron Clarke and Justin Coutu 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

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

Sunday, March 20th @ Wheeling 5:05 PM

Wednesday, March 23rd Vs Cincinnati 10:30 AM (Education Day, Presented by RX Optical)

Friday, March 25th @ Trenton 7:00 PM

Saturday, March 26th @ Elmira 7:35 PM

Sunday, March 27th @ Elmira 4:05 PM

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