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December 9, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the second straight night, the Kalamazoo Wings and will head to the "Windy City" to tangle the Chicago Express. Scoring four unanswered goals on Wednesday, the Express defeated the K-Wings 4-1. After tonight, the teams will head back to Kalamazoo to meet again tomorrow at Wings Stadium.

Closing out a four-game road swing tonight, the K-Wings are looking to get back to their winning ways. Kalamazoo enters the game in second place in the North Division, just one point behind Chicago. On the season, the K-Wings are 3-2-0-0 against the Express.

Not only did the Express move into first place on Wednesday, they also snapped a two-game losing streak. Recently acquired Chad Painchaud led the Express arsenal earning two points (1 goal, 1 assist), while Chaz Johnson notched his team-leading ninth-goal of the season on the game-winner.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Chicago Express

Goals: Brandon Svendsen (10 Goals) Chaz Johnson (9 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (16 Assists) Chad Painchaud (14 Assists)

Points: Brandon Svendsen (25 Points) Chad Painchaud (17 Points)

+/-: Joe Sova (+10) Nathan Lutz (+9)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Bootland (71 Minutes) Bobby Robins (109 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Brandon Svendsen (5 Goals) Five Players Tied (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Brandon Svendsen, Chaz Johnson (2 Goals)

Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Brandon Svendsen (5 GW) Chaz Johnson, Kyle Ostrow,

Bobby Robins (2 GW)

Shots: Brandon Svendsen (57 Shots) Chad Painchaud (63 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (25.8 %) Devon DiDiomete (22.2%)

Overtime Goals: Kory Karlander (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Kevin Ostrow, Bobby Robins,

Blair Riley (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (0.0%) Bobby Robins (50%)

Goals Against Average: Maxime Clermont (2.50 ) Allan York (1.00)

Save Percentage: Maxime Clermont (0.911) Allan York (0.966)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead the All-Time Series: 3-2-0-0

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 4-1 on December 7th @ Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Next Meeting: Saturday, December 10th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Riding the Express

Forward Bryan Haczyk enters tonight with two goals on the season. Both of Haczyk's goals this season have come against the Express.

One for the Road

Tonight will conclude a four-game road swing for the K-Wings. So far during the trip, the K-Wings are 2-1-0-0 with their lone setback occurring Wednesday night to the Express.

Outshot

Wednesday's game marked the first time this season that the K-Wings were outshot by their opponents and lost. On the season, Kalamazoo is 4-1-0-0 when they outshoot their opponents.

Winning!!!

Forward Brandon Svendsen enters the week with five-game winning goals. The five-game winner's makes Svendsen the league-leader in that category.

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.

Clermont and Ftorek on the Radio

Join special guests Maxime Clermont and Sam Ftorek 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

Saturday, December 10th Vs Chicago 7:30 PM (Direct Air Beach Party Night and

Saturday "Celebrity" Series Featuring a FREE Post Game Concert with Zion Lion Reggae Band)

Sunday, December 11th @ Toledo 4:00 PM

Tuesday, December 13th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Friday, December 16th Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday and Ugliest Holiday Sweater Contest)

Saturday, December 17th Vs Elmira 7:30 PM (WKFR Teddy Bear Toss Night and Saturday "Celebrity" Series Featuring Flippenout)

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