ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Early surge helps Walleye past K-Wings

November 29, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


KALAMAZOO- Exploding for four goals in a six-minute span in the first period, the Toledo Walleye jumped ahead of the Kalamazoo Wings and never looked back in a 6-4 victory Saturday night at Wings Stadium.

Anthony Luciani (9th) started the scoring for the Walleye with a wrap-around tally 8:09 into the contest.

The Walleye created some breathing room moments later registering a pair of goals 13 seconds apart. Utilizing a screen, Richard Nedomiel (2nd) pushed the lead to 2-0 with a wrister from the point. On the ensuing face-off, a neutral zone turnover proved costly for the K-Wings, as Luciani (10th) notched his second goal of the night.

Applying more pressure two minutes later, Alden Hirschfeld (3rd) registered the Walleye's fourth goal of the period scoring on a backdoor pass from Martin Frk.

Striking quickly in the second period, the Walleye went ahead 5-0 with a goal from Frk (3rd) 1:17 into the period.

Battling back Kalamazoo responded with a pair of goals. Nathan Longpre ended the K-Wings drought with his fourth tally of the season 4:13 into the stanza.

Making the most of a power-play opportunity, Longpre (5th) struck for his second of the game off a face-off draw 14:51 into the frame.

Swinging momentum back to the Walleye, Marek Tvrdon (4th) used a great individual effort to spin free in the slot, which gave him enough room to lift a wrister over Joel Martin.

Inching closer in the third period, Kalamazoo received their second power-play tally of the game from Dane Fox (4th) 8:32 into the final period.

Mike DiPaolo (1st) brought the K-Wings back to within two goals by notching his first professional goal at the 11:31 mark of the stanza. The goal was setup by a centering pass from Ray Kaunisto.

The K-Wings will conclude the week on Sunday, November 30th with a 3 p.m. face-off versus the Orlando Solar Bears during Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO. The first 500 kids (ages 12 and under) will eat FREE and receive a K-Wings Drawstring Bag, presented by United Healthcare. Sunday will also be Superhero day and fans are encouraged to dress as their favorite Superhero. Following the game the K-Wings will host a post game skate with the players, presented by United Healthcare (skate rental if needed is $3).

Between now and Wednesday, December 10th fans that come to any K-Wings home game can register to win two tickets to the Detroit Red Wings game on December 16th versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. The prize also includes a special meet and greet after the game in the Olympia Club.

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are currently on sale at Wings Stadium Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations, including www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000.

Fans that plan on attending multiple games can avoid service fees plus enjoy a discount from the single-game price by purchasing a 12, 24 or 36-game flexi-plan. These plans along with group (15 or more people) ticket packages may be ordered through the K-Wings front office by calling (269) 743-6011.

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