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ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Cyclones Answer The School Bell

March 30, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI- Led by Cory Conacher, who ironically was in school two weeks ago, first professional hat trick, the Cincinnati Cyclones defeated the Kalamazoo Wings during their first sellout (5,113) of the season on the second of two Education Day Games, presented RxOptical, Bounceland, Edison Electric and Putter's Family Fun Center.

Cincinnati was able to get on the scoreboard first, when Carl Hudson (2nd) slid in from the point and deflected a Casey Pierro-Zabotel centering pass past Ryan Nie 7:10 into the opening period.

Pulling even in the second period, Justin Taylor (25th) stole the puck away from Hudson and scored on a breakaway 11:02 into the stanza.

Responding with three goals in the final five minutes of the period, Cincinnati went ahead 4-1. Ryan McLeod earned his first ECHL tally of the season on a breakaway 14:49 into the second period.

Cincinnati extended their lead to two goals two minutes later scoring five seconds into a power-play with a blue-line slap shot from Garrett Suter (2nd).

Conacher (3rd) continued his assault on ECHL goaltenders late in the period, ringing in his third goal in two games since going the Cyclones. Conacher, who lit the lamp as he was being hooked to the ice, joined Cincinnati last weekend after finishing his collegiate career at Canisius College and playing two games in the American Hockey League with the Rochester Americans.

The third period belonged to Conacher (3rd, 4th) who notched two more goals to earn the hat trick. The native of Burlington, Ontario finished the game with three points, +4 on four shots on net.

Nie was replaced by Riley Gill after the Cyclones sixth goal. Nie (29-16-2-3) finished the game with 20 saves in 45:50. In relief, Gill made two saves in just over 14 minutes of work.

With the victory, Brian Foster continued to stymie the K-Wings allowing just one goal in his last 127:07 against Kalamazoo.

Kalamazoo will conclude the road portion of their 2010-11 regular season this Friday, April 1st with a 7:30 p.m. encounter against Cincinnati at the U.S. Bank Arena.

The K-Wings will return home this Saturday, April 2nd to conclude the regular season with a 7:30 p.m. versus the Elmira Jackals.

Saturday's contest will be another Saturday "Celebrity" Series featuring members of Kalamazoo and Portage Fire and Police Department. During the game, Harold Zeigler Automotive Group will announce the winner of a FREE 24-month lease of a 2011 Honda Civic, giveaway a trip for two from Direct Air and Kalsee Credit Union will have their annual cash drop. After the game, the K-Wings will announce the fan-voted player awards and Slappy jersey auction.

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 and the Discover Kalamazoo Post-Game Show, keep your radio tuned this season to the K-Wings Radio Network.

Single game tickets for the 2010-2011 season are on sale at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office, Ticketmaster Outlets, including www.ticketmaster.com, Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, please call Wings Stadium Ticket Office during regular business hours at (269) 345-5101.

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are on sale now and range in price from $9.90-$14.90 for adults and only $6.90 for kids ages 12 and under. The ticket prices for all K-Wings premium night games (all colored ice games and New Year's Eve game) are just $1 more.

Fans can save money by purchasing K-Wings single game tickets advance because on the day of a game, K-Wings tickets are $1 more.

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