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K-Wings Week in Review

February 20, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The K-Wings started the week on Tuesday (2/14) at home against the Muskegon Fury during the 6th Annual Pink Ice Game. In a game that Muskegon led throughout, Kalamazoo found themselves down 5-2 in the third period. The K-Wings, who prior to Tuesday's game, were 0-7-3 in game's they trailed heading into the third period, scored three unanswered goals to tie the game at 5-5. Jason Deitsch (20) goal with 1:07 remaining in regulation, forced the contest into a shootout. The extra session would last eight shooters and Deitsch would strike again by scoring the game-winning shootout goal to give the K-Wings a 6-5 come-from behind shootout victory over the Fury.

On Friday (2/17), the K-Wings remained at home, as they hosted the Motor City Mechanics. Motor City jumped out to an early 2-0 first period lead and never looked back. Kalamazoo received goals from Greg Labenski (9) and Lucas Drake (18), but it wouldn't be enough, as the Mechanics defeated the K-Wings 5-2.

The K-Wings concluded their four-game home stand on Saturday (2/18) against the Richmond RiverDogs. Kalamazoo scored the game's first four goals, including two from Brad Church (11,12) en route to a 8-3 victory over Richmond . Kalamazoo was led by Church and Kory Karlander who both had four points in the game.

Kalamazoo finished off the week on the road Sunday (2/19) with a trip to Moline, Illinois to battle the Quad City Mallards. The K-Wings special teams proved to be the difference in the game, as Kalamazoo went 2 for 2 on the power-play and stopped all eight of the Mallards power-play attempts. Jason Deitsch (22,23) also added two-goals, which increased his point streak to 11-games, in the K-Wings 5-1 victory over Mallards. Kalamazoo's Jeff Reynaert earned his 12th victory of the season by stopping 28 of the 29 shots he faced.

Fast Forward

The Kalamazoo Wings will play three games this week starting this Wednesday morning (2/22), as the K-Wings host the Motor City Mechanics during the 2nd Annual Education Day Game presented by WKFR, American Village Builders and Red Robin. The K-Wings are 5-2-0 against the Mechanics this season. Motor City starts the week in third place in the Central Division, 18 points behind the K-Wings.

On Friday (2/24), Kalamazoo will hit the road to battle the Quad City Mallards. On the season, the K-Wings are 2-1-0 against the Mallards. Quad City starts the week in third place in the Western Division, two points behind Fort Wayne for second place.

The K-Wings conclude the week on Saturday (2/25) with a road trip to Port Huron to face-off against the Flags. On the season, the K-Wings are 5-0-1 against their intra-state rivals. Port Huron starts the week in fifth place in the Central Division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals Nick Bootland (25 Goals)

Assists Daniel Carriere (50 Assists)

Points Tyler Rennette (59 Points)

+/- Greg Labenski (+39)

Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis (240 Minutes)

Power Play Goals Jason Deitsch (11 Goals)

Short Handed Goals Mike Manley (6 Goals)

Game Winning Goals Tyler Rennette, Kory Karlander (5 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (239 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Jason Deitsch (24.5%)

Shootout Goals: Brad Church (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Brad Church (80.0%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.29)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.917)

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Scoring in Bunches

Forward Jason Deitsch enters the week on a lengthy point streak. Deitsch is currently on an eleven-game point streak. The eleven-game point streak is both the longest current point streak by a K-Wings player and ties the K-Wings season high shared with Tyler Rennette.

Church Reaches 200

Forward Brad Church reached a personal milestone last Sunday against Quad City. Church, who had two assists during the K-Wings 5-1 victory, recorded his 200th career assist.

Man Advantage

Defenseman Greg Labenski has scored nine of his ten goals while the K-Wings have been on the power-play. The 9 power-play goals places Labenski second in the UHL among defenseman.

Time for School

The K-Wings will play their first of two straight Wednesday home school days, this week during the 2nd Annual Education Day Presented by WKFR, American Village Builders, and Red Robin. Lifetime, Kalamazoo is 3-2-0 in morning games, including a victory earlier this season at Flint during the Generals Education Day.

The Obscure Stat of the Week

With their victory over Quad City, the K-Wings have improved their record this season to 7-0-1 on games played on Sunday. Lifetime, the K-Wings are 36-27-6 on games played on the first day of the week.

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 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 www.kwings.com. The site has player profiles, information about Wings Stadium events, and much, much more.

Labenski and Elzinga on the Radio

Join special guests Greg Labenski and Josh Elzinga as they join Head Coach Mark Reeds and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on Your Local Sports Leader AM 1660 WQSN Monday's from 6-7 PM at The Cabana 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 (WLKM 95.9 FM and Your Local Sports Leader AM 1660 WQSN). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 76 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pre-game coverage begins with the Digital Highway 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

Wednesday, February 22nd Vs Motor City 10:30 AM (Education Day Presented by WKFR, American Village Builders and Red Robin)

Friday, February 24th @ Quad City 8:00 PM (CST)

Saturday, February 25th @ Port Huron 7:30 PM

Wednesday, March 1st Vs Port Huron 10:30 AM (3rd Annual KPS Day Presented by Culvers)

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