ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

K-Wings End Road Trip with Loss

Published on January 17, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Greenville, SC- A gutsy third period effort, in which the Kalamazoo Wings outshot the Greenville Road Warriors wasn't enough for the K-Wings to overcome a three-goal deficit, the Road Warriors hung on to defeat Kalamazoo 4-3.

In the first period, both teams would have chances on a five-on-three power-play. While the K-Wings weren't successful, Greenville would cash in on theirs.

Setting up their man-advantage from the left circle, Jimmy Kilpatrick sent a cross-rink pass to Mark Voakes, who one-timed in his 14th goal of the season midway through the opening period.

With 30 seconds remaining in the period, an innocent dump-in behind the Greenville net from Kalamazoo proved costly for Greenville, as Andrew Fournier (17th) was able to steal the puck away from goaltender Nicola Riopel and beat the netminder back to the net to extend his team-leading total in goals scored.

Greenville regained the lead early in the second period with a tally from Paul Mcllveen (4th). Keeping the pressure on the K-Wings, the Road Warriors extended their advantage to 3-1, three minutes later with a slap-shot marker from Conner Shields (11th).

Chris McKelvie (4th) concluded the scoring in the second period by sliding the puck past Ryan Nie from just in front of the crease. All three goals in the stanza for Greenville were assisted by Jacob Lagace.

Dictating the tempo in the third period, Kalamazoo earned power-play goals from Patrick Asselin (12th) and Justin Taylor (14th) to cut the Road Warriors lead to one-goal. The K-Wings pelted Riopel 13 times in the final three minutes with a barrage of shots, but couldn't record the equalizer.

The one shot allowed by the K-Wings in the third period, was the fewest shots on goal recorded by an opponent of Kalamazoo in a single period this season.

The K-Wings finish their season-long six-game road swing with a record of 3-2-1-0.

For Game Stats: http://echl.com/stats/official-game-report.php game_id8358 .

Kalamazoo will return home 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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