ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

April 2, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The curtain will drop on the regular season this evening, as the Kalamazoo Wings and Elmira Jackals meet for the ninth time this year. Kalamazoo leads the season series over the Jackals with a record of 6-2-0-0, which includes a record of 2-1-0-0 at Wings Stadium.

With the playoffs beginning next week, the K-Wings still do not know their first round opponent. Kalamazoo will begin the playoffs next week on the road playing the loser of tonight's Florida Everblades-South Carolina Stingrays matchup.

Like the K-Wings, the Jackals know they are in the playoffs, but are still not sure who they will match up against. A victory tonight over Kalamazoo will give Elmira the seventh seed in the playoffs. A loss to the K-Wings would keep the Jackals in eighth. In either case they will play either Greenville or Reading.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Elmira Jackals

Goals: Andrew Fournier (38 Goals) Justin Donati, Yannick Tifu (27 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (48 Assists) Justin Donati (67 Assists)

Points: Trent Daavettila (80 Points) Justin Donati (94 Points)

+/-: Trent Daavettila (+28) R.J. Anderson (+16)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (130 Minutes) Chris Frank (124 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Patrick Asselin (12 Goals) Michael Dubuc (12 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Aaron Clarke (3 Goals) Yannick Tifu (6 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Andrew Fournier (10 GW) Andrew Sweetland (4 GW)

Shots: Andrew Fournier (237 Shots) Justin Donati (195 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (33.3%) Vinny Geonnetti (33.3%)

Overtime Goals: Five Players Tied (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Darryl Lloyd (2 Goals) Justin Donati, Drew Paris,

A.J. Perry (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Darryl Lloyd (40%) Drew Paris (50%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (2.82) Jared DeMichiel (2.84)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.914) Jared DeMichiel (0.910)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 28-10-0-1 (Includes ECHL and UHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead ECHL Series: 9-2-0-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 6-2-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 3-2 in Overtime on March 27th @ First Arena in Elmira, New York

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Svendsen Returns

For the first time since early November, forward Brandon Svendsen returns from loan from the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Svendsen returns to Kalamazoo on a K-Wings eight-game point streak.

Karlander Nears Milestone

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

Nie is Winning!!

Goaltender Ryan Nie is tied for the league-lead in victories with 29. The 29 victories also ties a personal career-best for Nie, established during the 2007-08 season, when he played for the Johnstown Chiefs.

Thinking Positive

Forward Trent Daavettila leads the ECHL in plus/minus with +28. In fact, Daavettila's plus/minus is higher than his penalty minute total (22) for the 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.

Karlander and O'Neill on the Radio

Join special guests forward Kory Karlander and defenseman Wes O'Neill 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 & American One 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

Tuesday, April 5th @ TBA 7:30 PM (Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals)

Wednesday, April 5th @ TBA 7:30 PM (Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals)

Friday, April 8th Vs TBA 7:30 PM (Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals)

*Saturday, April 9th Vs TBA 7:30 PM (Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals)

*Monday, April 11th Vs TBA 7:30 PM (Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals)

*-Denotes If Needed Game

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