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ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

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January 16, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the final time in the regular season, the Kalamazoo Wings will tangle against the South Carolina Stingrays. In a highly contested match up, the defending Kelly Cup champions defeated the K-Wings last night 3-0.

Starting their four-game road swing with back-to-back losses, the K-Wings have fallen into a second place tie in the North Division with the Toledo Walleye. With 46 points, Kalamazoo trails the Cincinnati Cyclones by three points for division lead.

Snapping a two-game winless streak last night, South Carolina became the first team this season to shutout Kalamazoo. Playing more games than any other team in the ECHL, the Stingrays have recorded more points than any team in the league with 58.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings South Carolina Stingrays

Goals: Rick Cleaver (17 Goals) Matt Fornataro (18 Goals)

Assists: Rick Cleaver (23 Assists) Trent Campbell (24 Assists)

Points: Rick Cleaver (40 Points) Keith Johnson (38 Points)

+/-: Mathieu Curadeau (+14) Jake Hauswirth, Dylan Yeo (+18)

Penalty Minutes: Bryan Jurynec (97 Minutes) Spencer Carbery (70 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Rick Cleaver (8 Goals) Matt Fornataro (7 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Trent Daavettila, Andrew Fournier, Keith Johnson, Rob Ricci (2 Goals)

Sam Ftorek (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Mathieu Curadeau (4 GW) Nikita Kashirsky (5 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (105 Shots) Matt Fornataro (128 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Andrew Fournier (21.3%) Nikita Kashirsky (16.8%)

Overtime Goals: Rick Cleaver, Josh Godfrey, Nikita Kashirsky (1 Goal)

Mathieu Curadeau (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Rick Cleaver, Darryl Lloyd (2 Goals) Keith Johnson (3 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Matt Jones, Brian McGuirk (100%) Keith Johnson (60%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.63) Todd Ford (2.88)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.915) Braden Holtby (0.911)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 0-1-0-0

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 0-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 3-0 on January 15th @ North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, SC

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Season

Reaching the Century Mark

Defenseman Jon Landry is closing in on a personal milestone. With his first shift of the game, Landry will be playing in his 100th career pro game.

Shut Down

Despite registering 39 shots on net, the K-Wings weren't able to score last night. The no-goal effort marked the first-time in their ECHL history that the K-Wings were shutout.

Most Exciting Play in Hockey

In part of a 32 save performance yesterday, Jeremy Duchesne denied Trevor Bruess on a penalty shot. Including Bruess' attempt, the K-Wings have participated in four penalty shots; however, yesterdays shot was the first tried against a K-Wings goaltender.

Scoring Struggles

Second in the ECHL averaging 3.78 goals a game, Kalamazoo has had recent scoring woes. The K-Wings have scored only once in their last two games.

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are now on sale. Catch all the action as your K-Wings play the very best the ECHL has to offer. Tickets are on sale now by calling the Wings Stadium Ticket Office at (269) 345-5101.

Get On-Line

This season, the best way to keep track of the K-Wings is to log onto HYPERLINK http://www.icerays.com www.kwings.com. The site has player profiles, information about Wings Stadium events, and much, much more.

K-Wings Live Returns After the All-Star Break on January 25th

Join special guests Trent Daavettila and Jon Landry as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno Monday, January 25th on "K-Wings Live". The show is on The Classic Hits Station WLKM (95.9 FM) and online through the B-2 Networks through www.kwings.com from 7-8 p.m. at Old Burdick's Bar and Grill inside the Holiday Inn Kalamazoo on South 11th Street.

K-Wings on Radio

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (95.9 FM WLKM & B-2 Networks 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, keep your radio tuned this season to the K-Wings Radio Network.

Upcoming Games

Sunday, January 17th @ Charlotte 3:00 PM

Friday, January 22nd Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Culver's Night and Frugal Fan Friday)

Saturday, January 23rd @ Cincinnati 7:30 PM

Sunday, January 24th Vs Toledo 4:00 PM (Charter Day/Upgrade Your Seats to All- You-Can Eat for $10)

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