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January 4, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings News Release


Kalamazoo now enters their league-wide Holiday break period. They will not hit the ice in game action until January 6th, when they visit Springfield to face the Jr. Blues for a two-game set. Springfield ranks fourth in the Midwest division, trailing Coulee Region by only one point. Most of their offensive production comes from three players, Kyle Cook, Chris Sitler, and Josef Pontasch. Cook and Sitler lead the team with 33 points (Cook- 16 goals, 17 assists. Sitler- 12 goals, 21 assists). Pontasch comes into the games with 32 points of his own (11 goals, 21 assists). The Jr. Blues enter the weekend series on a five game losing streak (0-5-0).

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings

Goals: Robbie Payne (20 Goals)

Assists: Robbie Payne, Drew Graves (16 Assists)

Points: Robbie Payne (36 Points)

+/-: Robbie Payne (+12)

Penalty Minutes: Brandon Flood (61 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Robbie Payne (7 PPG)

Short Handed Goals: Robbie Payne, Nick Kovalchik (1 SHG)

Game Winning Goals: Robbie Payne (4 GWG)

Shots: Chris Hughes (104 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Robbie Payne (22.2%)

Goals Against Average: Alex Okicki (2.64 GAA)

Save Percentage: Alex Okicki (.920%)

Payne Leading the Way

Kalamazoo forward Robbie Payne has been the offensive catalyst for the Jr. K-Wings this season. On the campaign, Payne has registered 36 points (20 goals, 16 assists) leaving him in 11th in the NAHL for overall scoring.

Encore!! Encore!!

Kalamazoo entered the NAHL Holiday Break after winning their contest against the Michigan Warriors back on December 18th. They look to follow up their eight-goal explosion, which tied a season high, against the Springfield Jr. Blues in a two game weekend series on the road.

Stay Updated All Season Long

Log onto www.pointstreak.com during the course of the season to keep up to date with stats and information regarding the Jr. K-Wings.

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all Jr. K-Wings home games are now on sale. Catch all the action as your Jr. K-Wings play the very best the NAHL has to offer. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Wings West office.

-MORE- Get On-Line

This season, the best way to keep track of the Jr. K-Wings is to log onto www.jrkwings.com. The site has player profiles, information about Wings Stadium events, and much, much more.

Jr. K-Wings on The Air

Catch all the Jr. K-Wings games, home and away, on www.fasthockey.com. The home games will be with the "Voice of the Jr. K-Wings" Joey Roberts. The pre-game will start five minutes before puck drop.

-MORE- Upcoming Games

Friday, January 6th @ Springfield 8:00 PM

Saturday, January 7th @ Springfield 8:00 PM

Saturday, January 14th Vs. Michigan 2:00 PM

Sunday, January 15th Vs. Traverse City 2:00 PM

Tuesday, January 17th @ Traverse City 6:35 PM

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