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February 19, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the ninth-time his season and the first in 2012, the Kalamazoo Wings will tangle with their division rivals, the Chicago Express. On the season, Kalamazoo is 4-2-0-1 versus Chicago and 3-0-0-0 in games played at Wings Stadium.

Despite a shootout loss last night to Gwinnett, Kalamazoo extended their unbeaten streak to four games (3-0-0-1), which is tied for the longest current unbeaten streak in the Eastern Conference. With 64 points, the K-Wings are in first place in the North Division.

This afternoon will be the first of two straight at Wings Stadium for the Express, who will also roll into town next Friday. Winless in their last five games (0-4-1-0), Chicago has dropped into third place in the North Division, one point behind the Cincinnati Cyclones for second and 11 points behind Kalamazoo.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Chicago Express

Goals: Darryl Bootland (21 Goals) Chaz Johnson (17 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (40 Assists) Tyler Donati (43 Assists)

Points: Brandon Svendsen (52 Points) Tyler Donati (56 Points)

+/-: Trent Daavettila (+13) Nathan Lutz (+15)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Bootland (131 Minutes) Devin DiDiomete (186 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Justin Taylor (7 Goals) Chaz Johnson (7 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Six Players Tied (1 Goal) Chaz Johnson (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Brandon Svendsen (5 GW) Pierre-Luc Faubert,

Chaz Johnson (3 GW)

Shots: Trent Daavettila (154 Shots) Chad Painchaud (131 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (27.5 %) Devin DiDiomete (21.7%)

Overtime Goals: Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander, Pierre-Luc Faubert (1 Goal)

Elgin Reid (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Taylor Ellington (5 Goals) Pierre-Luc Faubert, Kevin Ostrow,

Bobby Robins (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Taylor Ellington (83.3%) Bobby Robins (66.7%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (2.83 ) Robby Nolan (2.99)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.907) Robby Nolan (0.896)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead the All-Time Series: 4-2-0-2

Season Series: K-Wings Lead the Season Series: 4-2-0-2

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 4-3 in a Shootout on December 30th @ Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL

Next Meeting: Friday, February 24th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Heating Up

Forward Eric Kattelus has earned points in four straight games. The four-game point streak is the longest current point streak by a member of the K-Wings.

Mr. 300

Forward Darryl Bootland enters tonight nearing an impressive milestone. Bootland next point will be his 300th of his career.

Ending a Drought

Back on February 9th, defenseman Joe Charlebois snapped a 79-game K-Wings scoring drought. The next longest span of games without a goal is defenseman Wes O'Neill, who hasn't scored in his last 21 games (dates back to last year) as a member of the K-Wings.

First Day of the Week

This afternoon will be the K-Wings sixth of nine Sunday games this season. So far on the campaign, Kalamazoo is 5-0-0-0 in contests played on Sunday.

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.

Archibald and Young

Join special guests Darren Archibald 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, February 22nd Vs Toledo 10:30 AM (Education Day, Presented by (Bronson Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Edison Electric, McDonald's Meijer and Rx Optical)

Friday, February 24th Vs Chicago 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday and Big Brothers/Big Sisters Night, Presented by Schupan and Son INC.)

Saturday, February 25th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Sunday, February 26th Vs Wheeling 4:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO, Presented by Meijer, Pepsi, Charter and the Kalamazoo Gazette, Featuring Dora the Explorer and Faith Night

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