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K-Wings Week in Review

November 11, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


For the Week of November 10th-16th

Record Last Week: 1-1-0 Overall Record 4-2-0

Game Rewind The K-Wings were in action twice last week, as they played a home and home series against the Muskegon Fury. The two game series started Friday (11/7) night in Kalamazoo. The K-Wings defense was stingy as they allowed only 18 shots by Muskegon; however the Fury would take full advantage of their scoring opportunities to defeat the K-Wings 3-0 in front of a crowd 4,381 at Wings Stadium. The Fury were led by Brent Blackned, who netted a natural hat trick (4,5,6) and Sylvain Daigle, who stopped 30 shots to record his first shutout of the season.

The K-Wings and the Fury returned to Muskegon the following night (11/8) as the two teams battled at the L.C. Walker Arena. Kalamazoo jumped out to an early 2-0 nothing lead, as Tim Turner (1) and Ryan Priem (1) each scored their first goal's of their professional career in the opening period. Muskegon cut the K-Wings lead to 2-1 with just three minutes to play in the first period, when Billy Pugliese (1) scored on the power play. Kalamazoo extended their lead in the second period, when Jeff Turner (3) scored the period's lone goal on a breakaway 4:18 into the period. The K-Wings put the game out of reach during the beginning stages of the third period. First it was Marty Flichel (3) that scored on a wrist shot from the left circle to extend Kalamazoo's lead to 4-2. From there it was defenseman Guy Dupuis that intercepted a pass in the K-Wings zone and went the length of the ice to score his first of the season to put the K-Wings up 5-2. After Pugliese scored his second power play goal of the game for Muskegon, the K-Wings would answer right back with a goal from Yannick Carpentier (1). That goal from Carpentier capped off a three-point night for him, as the K-Wings defeated Muskegon 6-2.

Fast Forward The K-Wings conclude their four game road swing this week with three games against Eastern Conference opponents. Kalamazoo will make their lone trip to New York State this Friday (11/14) and Saturday (11/15) as they travel to the First Arena to battle the Elmira Jackals. Elmira starts the week in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Last season, the K-Wings were 2-4-0 against the Jackals. Lifetime, the K-Wings are 5-5-0 against Elmira.

Kalamazoo will be looking for revenge on Sunday (11/16), as travel to Port Huron to play the Beacons. Back on October 31st, the Beacons edged out the K-Wings 6-5 at the McMorran Place Arena, which gave Kalamazoo their first loss of the season. Port Huron enters play this week in a tie with the Adirondack IceHawks for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Kalamazoo trails the season series against Port Huron with a record of 0-1-0, as well as the lifetime series against the Beacons with a record of 4-5-0.

Mr. Clutch While Jeff Turner is tied for third on the K-Wings in goals this season with 3, all of his goals have come during crucial times in the game. All Jeff's goals this season have been game winning goals for the K-Wings. Turner's 3 game winners lead the UHL.

Road Warriors The K-Wings are in the midst of the 4 game road swing. On the season the K-Wings are 3-1-0 on the road. Last season, it took the K-Wings 17 road games before they won 3 games away from Wings Stadium.

K-Wings Have the Power The K-Wings lead the UHL in power play percentage at 27.8%. Kalamazoo is also tied for the league lead in power play goals scored. The 10 power play goals scored by Kalamazoo ties them with Muskegon and Missouri for the league lead.

Rebounding From Defeat The K-Wings have had no problem rebounding from losses this season. The K-Wings have defeated opponents by at least four goals following a loss. Giving Up Few Opportunities The K-Wings defense has been stingy this year. The K-Wings have allowed just 24.67 shots a game, which is the lowest average in the UHL. Last season, the K-Wings allowed a league high 33.32 shots a game.

The Obscure Stat of the Week With the their perfect 3-0-0 record on Saturday's this year the K-Wings are just under the 500 mark on the sixth day of the week. In their UHL history Kalamazoo is 31-32-5 on Saturday's. The K-Wings will be looking to pull to .500 on games played on Saturday this week as take on the Elmira Jackals in Elmira, New York.

Tickets Get Your Tickets!! Tickets for all K-Wing home games are now on sale. Catch all the action as your K-Wings play the very best the UHL has to offer. Tickets for all K-Wing home games are on sale by calling the K-Wings at (269) 345-5101.

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

Dupuis on the Radio Join special guests Guy Dupuis as he joins Head Coach Mark Reeds, the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno, and WQSN Sports Director Ryan Director on "K-Wings Live". The show is on The Sports Station 1600 AM WQSN Monday's from 6-7PM live from The Sports Forum on Mosel.

K-Wings on Radio Catch all the K-Wings games home and away on the K-Wings Radio Network (WLKM 95.9, WQSN 1660 AM, and WRCC 1400 AM). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 76 regular season games and the playoffs. Pre game coverage begins with the Countdown to Face-Off 15 minutes prior to the drop of the puck. For the most complete coverage of the K-Wings from the Opening Face-Off to the Final Buzzer keep your radio tuned to the K-Wings Radio Network this season.

Upcoming Games Friday, November 14th @ Elmira 7:00 PM Saturday, November 15th @ Elmira 7:00 PM Sunday, November 16th @ Port Huron 5:05 PM Friday, November 21st Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (First 1,000 Fans Receive a Mouse Pad Courtesy of NJB Office Products and WKMI)

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