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November 23, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The night before Thanksgiving, the Kalamazoo Wings will spend some time with their North Division family, as they travel to the Queen City to battle the Cincinnati Cyclones. Tonight is the third of 14 meetings between the teams and the first at the U.S. Bank Arena.

Tonight will wrap-up a four-game road swing for the K-Wings. Earning a point in a 3-2 shootout loss on Saturday, the K-Wings extended their regulation unbeaten streak to four games (3-0-0-1). Kalamazoo leads the North Division by two points over the Chicago Express.

Winless in their last two contests, the Cyclones return to the U.S. Bank Arena. On the season, Cincinnati is unbeaten at home going 3-0-0-1 in four appearances. The Cyclones start the night in fourth place in the North Division, just two points behind the Toledo Walleye, who are in third.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Cincinnati Cyclones

Goals: Brandon Svendsen (9 Goals) Mathieu Aubin,

Garrett Wilson (5 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (12 Assists) Anthony Luciani (5 Assists)

Points: Patrick Asselin (18 Points) Anthony Luciani (9 Points)

+/-: Joe Sova (+12) Garrett Suter (+3)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Bootland (69 Minutes) Mike Liambas (55 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Brandon Svendsen (4 Goals) Mathieu Aubin (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Brandon Svendsen, Garrett Wilson (1 Goal)

Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Brandon Svendsen (4 GW) Chris Cahill, Joel Champagne,

Joe Devin (1 GW)

Shots: Brandon Svendsen (38 Shots) Mathieu Aubin (39 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (43.8 %) Joel Champagne (36.4%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Garrett Wilson (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (0.0%) Garrett Wilson (100%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (2.98 ) Tyler Plante (2.65)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.898) Tyler Plante (0.896)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 40-47-2-7 (Includes ECHL/IHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Leads ECHL All-Time Series: 16-11-2-3

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 6-5 on October 29th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 13th @ U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio

Roster Moves

Yesterday, the K-Wings made two roster moves. Defenseman Elgin Reid was returned by the Houston Aeros and defenseman Wes O'Neill was placed on the 3-Day IR.

Rolling Along

Forward Brandon Svendsen enters week on an impressive point streak. Svendsen has earned at least one point in each of his last four games.

Top of the Mountain

The K-Wings start the week as the top team in the ECHL. While there are teams with more points, no team in the league has a better winning percentage (0.731) than Kalamazoo.

Shootout Woes

Dating back to last season, the K-Wings have struggled in shootout contests. Kalamazoo, who is 1-7-0-0 since last year in shootouts, has dropped their last seven shootout contests, which includes last Saturday's 3-2 loss to Elmira.

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 the team's brand new website at www.kwings.com . The site has player profiles, video on your hometown team, and much, much more.

Matczak and Young on the Radio

Join special guests Mike Matczak and Harry Young as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno this Monday on "K-Wings Live". The show is on The Classic Hits Station WLKM (95.9 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 6-7 p.m. at Old Burdick's Wings West.

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. 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, November 25th Vs Florida 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday, "Black Out"

Friday and Grand Rapids Popcorn Night)

Saturday, November 26th Vs Florida 7:30 PM (WNWN Win-Win Night, Saturday "Celebrity" Series, Featuring a FREE Post-Game Concert by Plain Jayne)

Wednesday, November 30th Vs Greenville 7:00 PM (Cocktails on the Cube, Presented by WKMI and The Kalamazoo Chamber)

Friday, December 2nd @ South Carolina 7:05 PM

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