ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

K-Wings Pass The Exam

Published on February 24, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI- A sellout crowd of 5,113, the largest this season at Wings Stadium, witness last second heroics, as the K-Wings defeated the Gwinnett Gladiators 4-3 in overtime on Education Day, presented by Borgess Health, ECUU, and also sponsored by Edison Electric, Putters Family Fun Center and Rx Optical.

Instead of being beneficial a late power-play for Kalamazoo in the opening period, turned out to be disastrous. Coming down on a two-on-one with 40.9 seconds remaining in the period, Matt Francis found Andrew Founey (8th) cutting towards the net for a go ahead shorthanded goal from the Gladiators.

The action heated up in the second period as Darryl Lloyd wristed a shot towards Danny Taylor that trickled through the crease and into the net. The K-Wings then went ahead 2-1 minutes later when Trent Daavettila notched his 16th tally of the season on a rebound.

Gwinnett evened the score 6:55 into the stanza, when Founey found Sean Hurley (1st) camping out in front of the crease for an easy tip in.

Later in the period, Daniel Sullivan (10th) found the back of the net, while on a power-play, to regain a single goal advantage for Gwinnett on a shot from the point.

As a K-Wings penalty was expiring late in the period, Sam Ftorek jumped off the bench and received a pass from Brian McGuirk. Ftorek went on a breakaway and proceeded to net the equalizer 18:48 into the second.

With the score knotted at 3-3, neither team was able to regain the lead in the third, which forced overtime.

In the extra session, an innocent shot from Jon Landry (6th) turned to jubilation for the sellout crowd, as it trickled through the legs of Taylor for the game-winner.

For Game Stats: http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id7706

The K-Wings will conclude their four-game home stand this Friday, February 26th at Wings Stadium with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Gladiators on Frugal Fan Friday, featuring $1 beer and $1 hot dogs, presented by B-93.

Single-game tickets for any of the K-Wings 36 regular season home games are currently 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, call Wings Stadium Ticket Office during regular business hours at (269) 345-5101.

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