ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

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January 6, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference will square off at Wings Stadium this evening, as the Kalamazoo Wings host the Greenville Road Warriors. Back on November 30th, the K-Wings lost their only other matchup thus far on the season versus the Road Warriors, a 5-2 setback at Wings Stadium.

Hitting the ice for the first time in 2012, the K-Wings are looking to kindle some of the same magic they had when they rang in the New Year with a 7-1 victory over the Toledo Walleye. Kalamazoo enters the night in first place in the North Division, two points ahead of the Chicago Express.

Tonight will be the fourth of a five-game road swing for the Greenville, who is 2-1-0-0 during the swing. The Road Warriors have won six of their eight (8-5-0-0) road games this season against teams from the North Division. Greenville is in second place in the South Division, two points behind the Gwinnett Gladiators.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Greenville Road Warriors

Goals: Justin Taylor (12 Goals) Brendan Connolly (19 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (23 Assists) Justin Bowers (28 Assists)

Points: Brandon Svendsen (31 Points) Brendan Connolly (38 Points)

+/-: Joe Sova (+10) Brendan Connolly (+11)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Bootland (107 Minutes) T.J. Reynolds (103 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (6 Goals) Jeff Prough (7 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Trent Daavettila, Brandon Svendsen, Brendan Connelly,

Justin Taylor (1 Goal) Marc-Olivier Vallerand (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Brandon Svendsen (5 GW) Brendan Connolly (4 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (84 Shots) Marc-Olivier Vallerand (102 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dustin Cloutier (28.6%) Brendan Connolly (22.9%)

Overtime Goals: Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal) Brandon Wong (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Steven Anthony, Taylor Ellington, Justin Bowers (2 Goals)

Dean Strong, Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Taylor Ellington (100%) Justin Bowers (66.7%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (3.00 ) Bryan Hince (1.94)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill ( 0.896) Jason Missiaen (0.918)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: All-Time Series is Tied: 4-4-0-0 (Includes Record against Johnstown Chiefs)

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 0-1-0-0 Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-2 on November 30th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Thursday, February 9th @ BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina

Roster Returns

Kalamazoo will receive some familiar names back into their roster. Defenseman Elgin Reid and forward Nick Sirota were both activated this morning from the K-Wings injured reserve list.

Nearing Double Digits

Kalamazoo's Darryl Bootland enters this week on an impressive point streak. Bootland has earned a point in each of his last nine games, which is a season-high for the K-Wings.

Getting Everyone Involved

The K-Wings received offensive contributions from 12 out their 16 skaters in the team's 7-1 victory last Saturday versus the Toledo Walleye. The six-goal margin was also the largest margin of victory this season for the K-Wings.

Lighting the Lamp

Kalamazoo enters the week ranked second in the ECHL averaging 3.68 goals-a-game. The average also makes the K-Wings the most prolific scoring team in the Eastern Conference.

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.

Cloutier and Svendsen

Join special guests Dustin Cloutier and Brandon Svendsen 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, January 7th Vs Trenton 7:30 PM (Saturday "Celebrity" Series Game, Featuring a Post-Game Elvis Concert, Presented by The Pain Clinic)

Wednesday, January 11th Vs South Carolina 7:00 PM ("Cocktails in the Cube", Presented by WKMI)

Friday, January 13th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Saturday, January 14th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (4th Annual McDonald's Golden Ice Game Presented by WNWN)

Sunday, January 15th @ Toledo 4:00 PM

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



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