ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Cyclones Edge K-Wings In Overtime

Published on January 12, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Cincinnati, OH- With three of the previous four meetings between the Kalamazoo Wings and Cincinnati Cyclones decided in either overtime or a shootout, no one at the U.S. Bank Arena should have been surprised on Wednesday night that it took overtime for the Cyclones to defeat the K-Wings 3-2.

Making the most of their lone power-play chance of the night, Cincinnati jumped ahead of Kalamazoo with a tally from Mathieu Aubin 7:20 into the first period. Finding open space in the slot, Aubin rifled his ninth goal of the season past Ryan Nie, which tied him with Scott Reynolds for Cyclones team-lead.

The Cyclones extended their lead later in the period, when Scott Lehman (6th) was able to walk in from the blue-line and earn his sixth-goal of the season on a slap shot from the high slot.

Cutting the deficit in half 8:15 into the second period, while on the power-play, Kalamazoo scored the lone goal in the stanza when Brady Leisenring found Patrick Asselin (11th) for a quick redirect marker. The play was setup by defenseman A.J. Thelen, who used his athleticism to keep the puck onside by tight-walking the blue-line before passing the puck to Leisenring.

Pulling even midway in the third period, Darryl Lloyd (4th) recorded the equalizer with blue-line slap shot, which forced overtime.

Striking quick in the extra session, T. J. Fast (6th) registered the game-winner for the Cyclones 41 seconds in the period with a wrist from the slot.

With the 3-2 overtime finish, four of the five games this season been the K-Wings and Cyclones have been decided by a single-goal, with Kalamazoo holding the edge in the season series with a record of 4-1-1-0.

The K-Wings will continue their road swing this Saturday, January 15th with a 7:05 encounter at the Bi-Lo Center against the Greenville Road Warriors.

Kalamazoo will return to Wings Stadium on Friday, January 21st with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Cincinnati Cyclones on Culver's Night and Frugal Fan Friday, featuring $1 beers and $1 hot dogs.

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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