ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

K-Wings Get Crowned In The Queen City

December 21, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Cincinnati, OH- Owning the best home record in the ECHL (8-1-0-2), the Cincinnati Cyclones keep proving there is no place like home, as the Cyclones cruised to a 5-1 victory Wednesday night over the Kalamazoo Wings.

Outshooting the K-Wings 16-2, the Cyclones controlled the puck a major of the opening period. Despite the discrepancy in shots, Cincinnati earned only one goal in the period, with a power-play strike by Maury Edwards (3rd) 7:44 into the period.

The two shots in the opening period is a season-low for shots in a period this season for the K-Wings.

In the second period, Cincinnati's Mike Liambus inadvertently gave the K-Wings their best scoring chance of the period. With the puck loose behind goaltender Brian Foster, Liambus fell on top of the puck in the crease, which gave the K-Wings a penalty shot 9:47 into the frame.

On the ensuing shot, Taylor Ellington tried to go five-hole on Foster; however, as the puck was heading towards the line, the netminder fell on top of the puck keeping Cincinnati ahead by a goal.

While Ellington wasn't able to even up the game with the penalty shot, moments later he did help Kalamazoo pull even, when his shot was deflected by recently acquired forward Matt Whitehead (1st) midway through the period.

Storming back 29 seconds later, A.J. Jenks (1st) earned his first of two straight goals for the Cyclones on a rebound. While Jenks' goal proved to be the game-winner, the forward would score in similar fashion with less than two minutes remaining in the second to add some insurance for the Cyclones.

Putting the game out of reach in the third period, the Cyclones received goals from Robert Slaney (4th) and Garrett Wilson (8th).

For the game, Kalamazoo was outshot 46-14. The 14 shots were the fewest this season for the K-Wings, while the 46 shots allowed tied a season-high (Vs Cincinnati 10/29/11) for the team.

Maxime Clermont (4-3-0-0) made a season-high tying 41 saves in defeat, while Foster (4-1-0-0) turned aside 13 shots for the victory.

For Game Stats: http://echl.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id9059.

The K-Wings will return home this Friday, December 23rd with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Toledo Walleye on Frugal Fan Friday, featuring $1 Beers, $1 Pepsi products and $1 Hot Dogs. Prior to Friday night's game, the K-Wings will unveil a new award named after the first-ever player and captain in K-Wings history, Al Genovy.

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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