Gameday: Adirondack vs. Kalamazoo
March 22, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Adirondack Thunder News Release
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: Tonight's matchup is the second and final meeting this season between Adirondack and Kalamazoo, concluding a home-and-home series that began in Michigan in early November. Adirondack was victorious in the first meeting, as they used a late-game comeback effort to down the Wings by a 3-2 final in overtime.
MAC ATTACK: Forward Peter MacArthur had another big game on Sunday, as he collected three points (1-2-3) in Adirondack's 5-3 loss to Orlando. MacArthur finished the three-game trip with eight points (1-7-8) to lead all scorers. On Thursday, the Clifton Park native tied his ECHL career high for assists in a game, set in 2011, when he played with the Las Vegas Wranglers. MacArthur was named the ECHL Player of the Week for his efforts.
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLFE: Thunder forward Greg Wolfe collected two assists in Sunday's defeat, with both being primary helpers. Wolfe's multi-point game was his ninth of the season and fourth to feature two or more assists. On the year, Wolfe ranks second on the Thunder roster with 33 points (11-22-33), trailing only center Michael Kirkpatrick for the team lead.
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL-IN: Forward Terrence Wallin collected an assist in Sunday's defeat, giving him points in all three games on the Orlando road trip. Wallin collected a goal and an assist on Saturday, the second multi-point effort of his ECHL career, which gives him nine points (3-6-9) in 17 games with the Thunder this season.
PROFESSIONAL DEBUTS: Adirondack has seen three players make their professional debuts in the team's past four games, highlighted by Kevin Lough, who joined the Thunder from Colgate University. Lough collected his first career professional point on Thursday, an assist on Ryan Lomberg's game-opening goal. Forward Matt Wilkins and goaltender Mavric Parks made their debuts on Saturday, with Parks turning aside 11 of 12 shots in 47 minutes on the weekend.
BLUELINE BONANZA: The Adirondack Thunder got four goals from defensemen over their three-game set in Orlando, including tallies from Ryan Constant and Luke Curadi in Sunday's defeat. Mathieu Brodeur tallied twice over the weekend and leads all Thunder blueliners with eight goals on the season. Patch Alber, while without a goal, ranks tied for sixth in the ECHL defensemen among with 27 assists on the season.
KWIK-E-MARTIN: Kalamazoo goaltender Joel Martin has been a workhorse between the pipes as he leads all ECHL netminders with 28 wins and 55 games played on the season. Martin has appeared in 89% of his team's games on the season, partnering with former Adirondack Flame Clay Witt between the pipes. On the year, Martin is 28-21-5 with a .914 save percentage and a 3.12 goals against average.
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