ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off

Published on April 21, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The eyes of the Eastern Conference will be focused on the North Charleston Coliseum, as the Kalamazoo Wings will battle the South Carolina Stingrays in game five of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Kalamazoo leads the best-of-seven series three games to one.

Failing to close out the series last night, the K-Wings will try tonight to advance to the conference finals. Nick Sirota continued his scoring dominance last night, notching the K-Wings lone goal in game four to push his point streak to eight games.

Fighting for their season a second straight night, the Stingrays enter tonight trying to force the series back to Wings Stadium. Since their inception during the 1993-94 season, South Carolina is 17-14 in games were they are facing elimination, including 1-0 this season.

Playoff Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings South Carolina Stingrays

Goals: Nick Sirota (7 Goals) Maxime Lacroix (5 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (6 Assists) Chris Higgins (8 Assists)

Points: Nick Sirota (11 Points) Chris Higgins,

Maxime Lacroix (10 Points)

+/-: Dustin Cloutier (+6) Damon Kipp, Phil Oreskovic (+5)

Penalty Minutes: Darren Archibald (15 Minutes) Andrew Cherniwchan (23 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Darryl Bootland, Nick Sirota (2 Goals) Johann Kroll (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Dwight Helminen (3 GW) Andrew Cherniwchan, Johann Kroll,

Maxime Lacroix, Zach Tarkir (1 GW)

Shots: Dwight Helminen (25 Shots) Maxime Lacroix (33 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Nick Sirota (41.2 %) Johann Kroll (20%)

Overtime Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Maxime Lacroix, Zach Tarkir (1 Goal)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (2.01 ) Billy Sauer (0.00)

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.933) Billy Sauer (1.000)

All-Time/ Playoff Series

All-Time Playoff Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Playoff Series: 3-1

Best-of-Seven Series: K-Wings Lead Best-of-Seven Series: Three Games to One

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 4-1 on April 20th @ North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, SC

Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 24th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan (Game Five, If Necessary)

Eight isn't Enough

Forward Nick Sirota enters game five on an eight-game point streak, as well as a four-game goal streak. Sirota leads the Kelly Cup playoffs in goals scored with seven and is tied for the league-lead with Florida's Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll with 11 points.

Scoring from the Point

When it comes to scoring from the blue line, few have been better than Sam Ftorek. With six points (1 goal, 5 assists), Ftorek is tied with Florida's Sebastien Piche Idaho's Kory Scoran for the league-lead in scoring amongst defensemen.

Scoring in the Clutch

Forward Dwight Helminen has scored three goals in the post-season, all of which have been game-winners. The three game-winning tallies by Helminen are most of any player in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

Clinching Game

Kalamazoo enters game four with a chance to close out the series. In their 38-year history, the K-Wings are 25-12 (IHL: 16-9, UHL: 5-1, ECHL 4-2) in clinching games, including 1-1 in this year's postseason.

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.

Bootland and Strong

Join special guests Darryl Bootland and Dean Strong 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

*Tuesday, April 24th Vs South Carolina 7:00 PM (Eastern Conf. Semi-Finals, Game Six)

*Wednesday, April 25th Vs South Carolina 7:00 PM (Eastern Conf. Semi-Finals, Game Seven)

(* Denotes Games that Will Only Be Played If Necessary)

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