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ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

K-Wings Rally Past Royals

December 9, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI- Weathering the storm outside, as well as inside of Wings Stadium, the Kalamazoo Wings erased a three-goal third period deficit to defeat the Reading Royals 4-3 in a shootout.

Scoring a late power-play goal in the opening period from Eric Werner (2nd), the Royals controlled much of the first two periods of play.

Reading's dominance continued in the second netting goals from Olivier Labelle (4th) and Danick Bouchard (8th) to take what would seem to be a commanding 3-0 lead.

The blistering winds outside did not appear to be as severe as the K-Wings scorching offense in the third. Kalamazoo stormed back with three unanswered tallies, starting with Mitch Versteeg's first professional goal 6:52 into third stanza.

By keeping the puck from leaving the attack zone, Rick Cleaver not only kept the K-Wings on-side, he also rushed to puck to Ryan McGinnis (3rd) who slapped in the team's second goal of the night.

Ben Simon (4th) knocked in the equalizer with 4:28 remaining in regulation, when he whacked in a Darryl Lloyd rebound, which forced overtime.

Remained tied through five minutes of overtime, the K-Wings would go on to out-duel the Royals in the shootout 3-1, receiving goals from Cleaver, Andrew Fournier and Lloyd.

Kalamazoo's Jeremy Duchesne improved his record to 5-1-1-0 stopping 31 shots in the win. Allowing just one goal in the shootout, Duchesne is now 3-0 in shootout finishes.

The K-Wings are now 4-0-0-0 versus the Royals. The victory extended the K-Wings first place lead over the Cincinnati Cyclones to three points.

Earning a point with a shootout loss, the Royals extended their unbeaten streak in regulation to four games. Reading also extends their first place lead in the East Division over the Elmira Jackals to six points.

For Game Stats: http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id7393

The K-Wings will remain at Wings Stadium this Friday, December 11th with a 7:30 p.m. encounter versus the Toledo Walleye during Frugal Fan Friday, which features $1 beers and $1 hot dogs.

December 11th is also B-93 Night featuring Steel Magnolia. CMT's "Can You Duet," Season Two winners will perform the National Anthem, as well as the first period intermission. Fans can also meet the duo between the second and third periods.

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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