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K-Wings Week in Review

May 22, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The Kalamazoo Wings continued "Destination: Colonial Cup" with Game One of the Colonial Cup Finals Friday (5/19) night at Wings Stadium against the Danbury Trashers. With nine days between playoff series, the well-rested K-Wings answered the bell by scoring two-goals in the opening six-minutes of the first period en route to their 6-1 victory over Danbury. Kalamazoo put the game out of reach in the second period with goals from Nick Bootland (9) and Jason Deitsch (4). Danbury recorded their lone-goal of the contest late in the second period with a goal from Drew Omicioli (10). The K-Wings continued the offensive onslaught in the third period with goals from Tyler Rennette (4) and Lucas Drake (9). Goaltender Joel Martin knocked aside 19 shots to earn his ninth victory of the postseason. The victory gave the K-Wings a one game to none lead in the Best of Seven Series.

On Saturday (5/21), in front of the largest home crowd (4,686) to ever watch a K-Wings UHL playoff game, Kalamazoo continued the Colonial Cup Finals with Game Two against the Trashers. Kalamazoo didn't waste any time getting the crowd into the game, as Damian Surma (3) tipped in his own rebound 51 seconds into the game. The K-Wings retained their 1-0 lead into the beginning of the second period. Danbury's Danny Stewart (4) brought the Trashers back into the game with unassisted goal 24 seconds into the period. Just 2:31 later, Danbury took their first lead of the series with blue-line blast from Sergei Durdin (1). The Trashers received the eventual game-winning goal in the early stages in the third period. Danbury, who entered Saturday night with a league best six shorthanded goals, added another one to their tally, this time from Alex Goupil (1) to give them a 3-1 lead. The K-Wings cut the lead to a single goal midway in the period with Nick Bootland's team best 10th of the playoffs, but it wouldn't be enough, as Danbury's David Beaurgard (12) added an empty-netter less than a minute remaining in the game to give the Trashers a 4-2 victory, which tied the series at one game apiece.

Fast Forward

The K-Wings will continue "Destination: Colonial Cup" this weekend with Game's Three, Four and Five of the Colonial Cup Finals against the Danbury Trashers. After playing the first-two games of the series at Wings Stadium, the teams will play the next three games at the Danbury Ice Arena with the series tied one game apiece. Game Three of the Finals will be Wednesday night (5/24) at 7 p.m. Game Four of the series is Friday (5/26), while Game Five is Saturday with both games starting at 7:30 p.m.

Playoff Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals Nick Bootland (10 Goals)

Assists Jason Deitsch (8 Assists)

Points Nick Bootland (14 Points)

+/- Mark Vilneff, Tyler Willis (+10)

Penalty Minutes Greg Labenski, Tyler Willis (31 Minutes)

Power Play Goals Lucas Drake (6 Goals)

Short Handed Goals Lucas Drake (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals Lucas Drake, Nick Bootland (2 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (49 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Lucas Drake (23.1%)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (1.80)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.929)

Tying History

Both Nick Bootland and Tyler Willis have rewritten K-Wings UHL history. With his goal in Game Two, Bootland has tied Jim Duhart for most goals (10) in a K-Wings UHL Playoff Career. On that same goal, Willis also tied Duhart for most assists (10) in a K-Wings UHL Playoff Career.

Streak Ends at Nine

The K-Wings nine-game playoff winning streak concluded Saturday night at Wings Stadium. The loss, which was Kalamazoo's first of the playoffs, ended the K-Wings longest winning streak of the season (regular season or playoff).

Getting Their Shots In

The K-Wings shot the puck on net 49 times in Game Two of the Finals. The 49 shots sets a K-Wings UHL Franchise Playoff Record for most shots on goal in a game, breaking the record of 48 shots which occurred on 2 separate occasions.

Heading Into the Third

So far in the playoffs, when the K-Wings have the lead heading into the third period they have won the game. Kalamazoo is 9-0 in the playoffs when they lead heading into the final period of regulation.

The Obscure Stat of the Week

Mark Vilneff leads all K-Wings players in playoff games played with 21. Vilneff, who has played 100 playoff games in his career (all in the UHL), ranks 2nd to Muskegon's Robin Bouchard (128) for most UHL playoff games played.

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.

K-Wings Live

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. Due to travel to Danbury, the show was taped yesterday at The Cabana Bar and Grill; however it will be aired on the radio at its usual timeslot.

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, May 24th @ Danbury 7:00 PM (Colonial Cup Playoffs: Finals, Game Three)

Friday, May 26th @ Danbury 7:30 PM (Colonial Cup Playoffs: Finals, Game Four)

Saturday, May 27th @ Danbury 7:30 PM (Colonial Cup Playoffs: Finals, Game Five)

*Tuesday, May 30th Vs Danbury 7:00 PM (Colonial Cup Playoffs: Finals Game Six)

* Wednesday, May 31st Vs Danbury 7:00 PM (Colonial Cup Playoffs: Finals Game Seven)

(* Denotes Games that Will Only Be Played If Necessary)

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