ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

K-Wings Can't Handle Cyclones Pre-Thanksgiving Storm

Published on November 23, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


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-www.kwings.com- Mike Modugno

Director of Public Relations/Broadcaster Wings Stadium/Kalamazoo Wings 3600 Vanrick Drive Kalamazoo, MI 49001

_mmodugno@kwings.com_ (mailto:mmodugno@kwings.com) _www.kwings.com_ (http://www.kwings.com/) _www.echl.com_ (http://www.echl.com/) Cincinnati, OH- The Kalamazoo Wings concluded their four-game road swing on a sour note, as the K-Wings lost to division rivals, the Cincinnati Cyclones 5-2. Kalamazoo concluded the four-game swing with a record of 2-1-0-1.

A sloppy start filled with plenty of turnovers forced the K-Wings into a first period hole. Ryan Annesley (1st) put the Cyclones ahead 3:40 into the period with a rebound marker.

Two minutes later, Daniel Koger (2nd), who assisted on the first Cincinnati tally, stripped Elgin Reid of the puck in front of the K-Wings net and quickly snuck it past Riley Gill to extend Cincinnati's lead to 2-0.

Stopping the bleeding later in the period, Nick Sirota put the K-Wings on the board by recording his third goal of the season on a third chance opportunity, which was created by an initial shot from Steven Anthony, who was returning to the K-Wings' lineup after missing the past five games due to injury.

Building on their lead in the second period, Evan Trupp registered his first goal of the his pro career 9:28 into the stanza, with a one-timer that was setup by a pass from Koger. Also assisting on the tally was Michael Pelech, who was making his Cyclones debut after being acquired from the Toledo Walleye earlier in the week. The helper was Pelech's team-leading sixth of the season.

A K-Wings power-play turned into a Cyclones scoring chance later in the period, when Sam Ftorek's blue line slap shot ricocheted off the skate of Pelech and into the neutral zone. Pelech would out race the K-Wings to the puck and sent the puck to Chris Cahill, who notched his 2nd goal of the season on the shorthanded breakaway.

Each team tacked on a goal late in the third period. Kory Karlander scored his fifth of the season by deflecting a Brandon Svendsen wrist shot. The assist from Svendsen extended his point streak to five games.

Reclaiming a three-goal lead with .03 remaining, Koeger (3rd) wrapped up a four-point night (2 goals, 2 assists) on an empty-netter.

The K-Wings will return home on Friday, November 25th with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Florida Everblades on a Frugal Fan Friday, featuring $1 beers, $1 Pepsi and $1 hot dogs. November 25th will also be Grand Rapids Popcorn Night and a "Black Out" Friday, in which all fans are encouraged to wear black to the game.

Single-game tickets for the upcoming 2011-2012 season are on sale at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office. 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 $12.90 and $16.90 for adults and only $6.90 for kids ages 12 and under. The price 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 in advance because tickets purchased on the day of a game increase by $1.

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