ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off:Kalamazoo Wings vs Toledo Walleye

Published on December 12, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings Vs Toledo Walleye

Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan

Friday, December 12, 2014 7:30 PM

Game Preview

Tonight is the first game of a home and home series between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Toledo Walleye. Both teams will head back to the Huntington Center to wrap up the two-game set tomorrow. On the season, the K-Wings are 0-1-0-0 against the Walleye.

This evening will be a celebration for K-Wings defenseman Sam Ftorek. Ftorek will not only be celebrating his 1,000th career game, but his 789th in his ECHL career. The 789 games ties Ftorek with Cam Brown for the most played in an ECHL career.

The Walleye have been one of the hottest teams in the entire ECHL. Toledo comes into Wings Stadium looking to extend a seven-game (6-0-1-0) overall unbeaten streak and a six-game road winning streak. The Walleye enter tonight tied with the Fort Wayne Komets for first-place in the North Division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Nathan Longpre, Lane Scheidl, Anthony Luciani (12 Goals)

Curtis Valk (6 Goals)

Assists: Sacha Guimond (15 Assists) Marek Tvrdon (16 Assists)

Points: Sacha Guimond, Curtis Valk (17 Points) Anthony Luciani (25 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Tyler Barnes (+11)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (48 Minutes) Tyler Elbrecht (50 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dane Fox (3 Goals) Kyle Bonis (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Kyle Bonis, Josh Holmstrom,

Jared Nightingale, Dane Walters (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Five Players Tied (1 GW) Tyler Barnes, Dane Walters (3 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (38 Shots) Anthony Luciani (74 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Mike DiPaolo (20%) Martin Frk (27.8%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre (1 Goal) Troy Schwab (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre (50%) Joel Chouinard, Kyle Rogers,

Troy Schwab (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.00 ) Neil Conway ( 2.62)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.920) Jeff Lerg (0.907)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 41-19-4-4

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 0-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 6-4 on November 29th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, December 13th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Ftorek Reaches Milestone

Tonight will be a special one for defenseman Sam Ftorek. With his first shift of the game, Ftorek will be competing in his 1,000th career regular season game and his 789th of his ECHL career, which ties him with Cam Brown for most all-time in league history.

Bear-live it or Not

This evening Kalamazoo will face-off against the Toledo Walleye during the 15th Annual Teddy Bear Toss game. The K-Wings, who are 14-7-0-0 all-time in Teddy Bear Toss Games, are 10-4-0-0 at home and 4-3-0-0 as the road team.

Blain Returns

Earlier this afternoon the Vancouver Canucks reassigned defenseman Jeremie Blain to the K-Wings. Blain, who has been recalled to the Utica Comets since November 22nd, has recorded 3 points (2 goals, 1 assists) in eight games this season with the K-Wings.

Nearing History

Goaltender Joel Martin is closing in on K-Wings' ECHL history. Martin is one win shy of tying Ryan Nie for most ECHL wins (58) in K-Wings history.

Power Surge

No team in the ECHL has been better on the power-play than the Toledo Walleye. Toledo leads the league on the man-advantage at 32.1% (25-for-78).

Road Tested

The Walleye are an incredible 8-1-0-0 on the road. Toledo has won its last six games away from the Huntington Center.

Heating Up

Toledo's Tyler Barnes enters tonight on a seven-game point streak. Barnes has recorded 13 points (7 goals, 6 assists) during the streak.

Seventh Heaven

The Walleye enter Wings Stadium on fire. Toledo is looking to extend a seven-game (6-0-1-0) unbeaten streak.

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are now on sale. Fans can purchase tickets at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office, any Ticketmaster location or at kwings.com.

Get On-Line

This season, the best way to keep track of the K-Wings is to log onto the team's website at www.kwings.com . The site has player profiles, video on your hometown team, and much, much more.

K-Wings on the Net

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Broadcast Network at www.echl.tv . Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 72 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pregame 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 smart phones, tablets and computers logged onto the K-Wings Broadcast Network.

Upcoming Games

Saturday, December 13th @ Toledo 7:15 PM

Friday, December 19th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (3, 2, 1, Countdown to Fun, featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs and Summertime Fun in the Snow Night)Saturday, December 20th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Swimsuit Snow Angels, wear your Swimsuit to the Game)

Saturday, December 27th @ Toledo 5:00 PM (1st Ever ECHL Outdoor Game)

Wednesday, December 31st Vs Cincinnati 8:00 PM (12th Annual New Year's Eve Game)

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