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ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

March 24, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Squaring off the final time this season, the Kalamazoo Wings will travel to the Sun National Bank Center to face-off against the Trenton Devils. All-time, Kalamazoo is 5-3-0-0 against Trenton and 2-1-0-0 this season versus the Devils with a record of 1-0-0-0 at the Sun National Bank Center.

Commencing a three-game road trip, the K-Wings enter the swing on a season-high four-game road winning streak and are unbeaten in regulation in their last nine road contests (7-0-0-2). Kalamazoo's last regulation road loss was back on February 9th with a 2-0 loss against Trenton.

Being the only team in the entire ECHL that is officially eliminated from playoff contention, Trenton's role the rest of the season will be one of spoiler. With four games remaining, the Devils will play three of their remaining four games, including tonight at the Sun National Bank Center.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Trenton Devils

Goals: Andrew Fournier (36 Goals) Ryan Ginand (29 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (45 Assists) Ryan Ginand (45 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (75 Points) Ryan Ginand (74 Points)

+/-: Trent Daavettila (+28) Trevor Kell, Taylor Vichorek (+9)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (126 Minutes) Myles Stoesz (140 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Patrick Asselin, Kory Karlander (11Goals)Jeff Prough (8 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Aaron Clarke (3 Goals), Matt Lombardi (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Andrew Fournier (9 GW) Ryan Ginand (4 GW)

Shots: Trent Daavettila (216 Shots) Ryan Ginand (395 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (33.3%) Trevor Kell (14.6%)

Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier Matt Lombardi, Jeff Prough (1 Goal)

Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Darryl Lloyd (2 Goals) Ryan Hayes (6 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Darryl Lloyd (50%) Ryan Hayes, Brad Miller,

Darcy Zajac (66.7%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.81) Jeff Lerg (3.22)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.915) Dave Caruso (0.909)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 5-3-0-0

Season Series: K-Wings Leads Season Series: 2-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-0 on March 18th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Shut Down

Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Cincinnati Cyclones marked the third time this season that the K-Wings have been held without a goal. So far this season, Kalamazoo is 2-0-0-0 in games following being shutout, outscoring their opponents 9-1.

Karlander Nears Milestone

Forward Kory Karlander is closing in on an impressive milestone. Karlander needs two more assists to reach 500 in his career.

Road Tested

Kalamazoo enters the week on a four-game road winning streak and on a nine-game road unbeaten streak (7-0-0-2). Both streaks are season-highs for the K-Wings.

Road Warrior

Forwards Trent Daavettila and Andrew Fournier each enters tonight on impressive road scoring streaks. Daavettila has earned a point in an ECHL current-long nine straight road games streak, while Fournier has registered a goal in five straight road contests.

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.

Ftorek and Thelen on the Radio

Join special guests forward Sam Ftorek and defenseman A.J. Thelen 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

Saturday, March 26th @ Elmira 7:35 PM

Sunday, March 27th @ Elmira 4:05 PM

Wednesday, March 30th Vs Cincinnati 10:30 AM (Education Day, Presented by RxOptical)

Friday, April 1st @ Cincinnati 7:30 PM

Saturday, April 2nd Vs Elmira 7:30 PM (Fan Appreciation Night featuring the Kalsee Credit Union Cash Drop and a Saturday "Celebrity" Series featuring members of the Portage and Kalamazoo Police and Fire Departments).

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