ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

November 26, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second straight night, the Kalamazoo Wings will tangle with the Florida Everblades at Wings Stadium. Florida defeated Kalamazoo last night 5-1. All-time, the K-Wings trail the regular season series against the Everblades with a record of 3-6-0-1.

Suffering their worst defeat of the season, the K-Wings now find themselves winless in their last three games (0-2-0-1) and for the first time this season they enter a contest following back-to-back losses. Kalamazoo starts the night in second place in the North Division, two points behind the Chicago Express.

The Everblades return to Wings Stadium looking to extend two streaks. With their victory last night, Florida extended their overall winning streak to three games and their road winning streak to four. Tonight is the final game of a three-game road swing for the Everblades.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Florida Everblades

Goals: Brandon Svendsen (9 Goals) Alex Hutchings, David Rutherford

Leigh Salters (7 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (13 Assists) Mike McKenzi (10 Assists)

Points: Brandon Svendsen (20 Points) David Rutherford (15 Points)

+/-: Joe Sova (+11) David Fischer, Rylan Galiardi (+6)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Bootland ( 69 Minutes) Mathieu Roy (34 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Brandon Svendsen (4 Goals) Alex Hutchings, Chris Murray,

David Rutherford (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Brandon Svendsen, Robby Dee (2 Goals)

Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Brandon Svendsen (4 GW) Alex Hutchings (2 GW)

Shots: Brandon Svendsen (43 Shots) David Rutherford (48 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong ( 36.8%) Leigh Salters (33.3%)

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

Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Robby Dee, Luc Tardiff (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (0 Goals) Robby Dee, Luc Tardiff (100%)

Goals Against Average: Maxime Clermont (3.00 ) John Muse (2.26 )

Save Percentage: Maxime Clermont (0.901) John Muse (0.929)

All-Time Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 3-6-0-2

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 0-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-1 on November 25th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 29th @ Germain Arena in Estero, Florida

First Time

Last night marked the first time this season that the K-Wings failed to win a game while scoring before their opponents. Kalamazoo is now 8-1-0-0 when scoring the game's first goal.

Rolling Along

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

Full Strength

Yesterday was the first time since November 6th that the K-Wings played with a full 18-man roster (16 skates, 2 goaltenders). Prior to last night, due to injuries and call-ups, the K-Wings were without a full roster for the previous six games.

Snapping a Streak

Kalamazoo enters tonight looking to snap a streak. The K-Wings are looking to snap a three-game winless streak (0-2-0-1) and a two-game losing streak; both of which are season-highs for Kalamazoo.

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

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

Saturday, December 3rd @ South Carolina 7:05 PM

Wednesday, December 7th @ Chicago 7:00 PM (CST)

Friday, December 9th @ Chicago 7:35 PM (CST)

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