ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

March 17, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Starting a home-and-home series this evening, the Kalamazoo Wings will host the Toledo Walleye during the 31st Annual "World Famous" St. Patrick's Day Game, presented by Fifth-Third Bank, WWMT and WRKR. On the season, the K-Wings are 6-4-0-0 versus the Walleye.

Snapping a two-game losing streak last night, the K-Wings earned their second shutout of the season by defeating the Trenton Titans. Tonight is the final game of a season-long six-game home stand for Kalamazoo, who is 3-2-0-0 during the stand.

Tonight will conclude a six-game road swing for the Walleye. Toledo, who is 1-3-0-1 during their current trip, earned their lone victory of the trip Wednesday night against Kalamazoo. With 60 points, the Walleye are in fourth place in the North and trail the Cyclones by nine points for the final playoff spot.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Darryl Bootland (24 Goals) Kyle Rogers (20 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (52 Assists) Joey Martin (25 Assists)

Points: Trent Daavettila (67 Points) Joey Martin (45 Points)

+/-: Darren Archibald (+12) Kyle Rogers (+8)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Bootland (158 Minutes) Riley Emmerson (139 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Mike Matczak (8 Goals) Bryan Rufenach (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Seven Players Tied (1 Goal) Todd Griffith, Kyle Page,

Harrison Reed (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Brandon Svendsen (5 GW) Kyle Rogers (5 GW)

Shots: Darryl Bootland (201 Shots) Kyle Rogers (162 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (27.5 %) Derek Brochu (55.6%)

Overtime Goals: Sam Ftorek (2 Goals) Kyle Rogers (2 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (5 Goals) Joey Martin (5 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Dwight Helminen, Nick Sirota, Joey Martin (62.5%)

Dean Strong, Justin Taylor (50%)

Goals Against Average: Brad Fogal (2.78 ) Alec Richards (3.16)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.905) Alec Richards (0.901)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 22-9-3-2

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 6-3-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 3-1 on March 14th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 18th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

It's Not Easy Being Green

Tonight is the 31st Annual "World Famous" St. Patrick's Day Green Ice Game, presented by Fifth-Third Bank, WWMT and WRKR. The K-Wings, who are 18-9-0-3 during home green ice games, are 0-2-0-0 since joining the ECHL and in total have dropped their last three St. Patrick Day contests.

Getting Out Quick

On the season, the K-Wings have scored 76 first period goals. The 76 first period tallies are the most of any team in the ECHL.

Killing Time

While currently ranked 20th in the ECHL in penalty killing, the K-Wings are making hard for opponents to score on the power-play. Kalamazoo has killed off the last 19 man-advantage opportunities from their opponents.

Shutting the Door

Goaltender Riley Gill stopped 26 shots last night to earn his second and the K-Wings second shutout of the season. Gill, who has five career shutouts, has earned four of them in a K-Wings uniform.

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 Reid on the Radio

Join special guests Mike Matczak and Elgin Reid 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

Sunday, March 18th @ Toledo 4:00 PM

Friday, March 23rd Vs Chicago 7:30 PM (Celebration! Cinema Night, featuring Batman and Spiderman and Frugal Fan Friday)

Saturday, March 24th @ Chicago 7:35 PM (CDT)

Sunday, March 25th Vs Cincinnati 4:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO, featuring Post-Game Awards, presented by Meijer, Pepsi, Charter and the Kalamazoo Gazette)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



ECHL Stories from March 17, 2012


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central