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K-Wings Week in Review

April 16, 2007 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo began the postseason on Wednesday (4/11) at Wings Stadium with game one of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Flint Generals. In the regular season, it took Chris McAllister (1) three games to score his first goal, in the playoffs, his first tally was obtained in only 11 seconds, The K-Wings extended their lead 6:54 in the opening period, with a power-play tally from Kory Karlander (1). Storming back in the second stanza, Flint tied the game at 2-2, after receiving goals from Shawn Snider (1) and Mike Kinnie (1). Midway through the final period, Kinnie (2) gave the Generals their first lead of the playoffs with a slap shot just above the crease. With just over six minutes remaining in the contest, Karlander (2) answered back for the K-Wings scoring a wrist shot from the left circle. With the game tied at 2-2 with 1:09 remaining in the game, Kinnie (3) ripped a shot from the right circle to earn the hat trick and a 4-3 victory for the Generals. The victory gave Flint a one-game to none lead in the best of seven series.

The K-Wings looked to pull even in the series during game two at Wings Stadium on Thursday (4/12). After no scoring in the first period, the K-Wings opened up the offensive arsenal 2:42 into second with a backdoor deflection from Ryan Mahrle (1). Kalamazoo extended the lead to 2-0 less than 10 minutes later with a tip in from Justin Cross (1). A defensive third period turned into a scoring frenzy for Kalamazoo, as the K-Wings lit the lamp three times in the final two minutes. Lucas Drake (1) became the K-Wings' all-time playoff scoring leader, recording his 11th career playoff tally with 1:54 remaining in the game. Kalamazoo put the game out of reach 47 seconds later with an empty-net goal from Jason Lawmaster (1). Lawmaster tacked on his second of the game 31 seconds later to conclude the scoring in the K-Wings 5-0 win over the Generals. Kalamazoo's Ryan Nie stopped 18 shots to record his first pro playoff shutout of his career. The victory evened the best of seven series at one-game apiece.

Looking to go ahead in the series on Friday (4/13), the K-Wings traveled to the Perani Hockey World & Event Center to battle the Generals in game three. For the second straight night, Mahrle (2) rippled the net scoring 10:50 in to the contest on the power-play. Less than two minutes after a K-Wings disallowed goal, the Generals with 7:32 remaining in the opening period, capitalized on the man-advantage, as Bogdan Rudenko (1) crashed the net and scored the equalizer. In the second, Kinnie (4) pushed the Generals ahead 2-1, with a one-timer from the slot 1:29 into the period. Kalamazoo exploded in the remainder of the period scoring five unanswered goals. Jeff Brown (1) started the barrage with a slap shot from the point 2:13 into the period. Four minutes later, Jesse Rycroft (1) knocked in a rebound to regain a single goal lead for Kalamazoo. The K-Wings extended their lead to 4-2 when Ryan Gillis found room in the slot and buried his first of the postseason. Kalamazoo's blue line scoring continued midway though the period when Mahrle (3) tickled the twine for the second time in the contest giving the K-Wings a 5-2 lead. Karlander (3) wrapped up the scoring in the period and t he game, Kalamazoo skated away with a 6-2 victory in game three, giving the K-Wings a two games to one lead in the best of seven series.

Kalamazoo capped off the week on Sunday (4/15) with game four against the Generals in Flint. The K-Wings jumped out the gates to a 1-0 lead when Paul Caponigri (1) one-timed a shot from inside the right circle at 1:17. Midway through the period, Nick Bootland (1) connected with a power-play goal extending the K-Wings lead to 2-0. Cutting the lead in half, Jean-Michel Rizk (1) tinged the puck off the pipe and into the net with just 27.9 seconds remaining in the second period. Shawn Snider (2) pulled the Generals even with a slap shot with 2:36 remaining in regulation. The contest headed into overtime where Kinnie (5) continued to be a thorn in the K-Wings side, scoring on a wrap around at 8:44 to give the Generals a 3-2 victory and tie the series up a 2 games apiece.

Fast Forward

Kalamazoo and Flint will continue their best of seven series with game five of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals this Friday (4/20) at Wings Stadium. Face-off between Kalamazoo and Flint will be at 7:30 p.m. Game six of the series will occur in Flint on Saturday (4/21) at 7:30 p.m. If necessary, game seven of the series will occur at Wings Stadium on Monday (4/23) at 7 p.m.

Team Playoff Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals: Kory Karlander, Ryan Mahrle (3 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo, Ryan Mahrle, Kory Karlander, Tyler Kindle (4 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander, Ryan Mahrle (7 Points)

+/-: Jesse Rycroft (+5)

Penalty Minutes: Jeff Brown (11 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander, Ryan Mahrle (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Ryan Mahrle, Jesse Rycroft (1 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (16 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Ryan Mahrle (30.0%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (1.59)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.929)

Striking First

Kalamazoo has held a lead in each of the four games in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. The reason for the leads is that the K-Wings have scored first in each game of the series.

Rolling Along

Forwards Kory Karlander and Glenn Detulleo are both riding a three-game assist streak into game five. Besides the three-game assist streak, Karlander has also produced a point in each of the four games in the series, making him the only K-Wings player to score in every playoff game,

Bootland Ties Record

With a goal on Sunday, forward Nick Bootland tied the K-Wings' UHL franchise record for most goals in a playoff career with 11. Bootland's feat comes three days after forward Lucas Drake set the record on April 12th at Wings Stadium.

Working Overtime

The overtime loss in game four gives the K-Wings an all-time UHL record of 3-3 in extra sessions. The K-Wings last overtime win occurred on May 27th, when Kalamazoo clinched the Colonial Cup against the Danbury Trashers.

The Obscure Stat of the Week

With their loss in game four on Sunday, the K-Wings did something that they haven't done all year. Including the regular season, the loss mark the first-time in 34 games that the K-Wings did not win a game that they lead going into the third period (31-0-0 in the regular season, 2-1 in the playoffs).

Tickets, Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all K-Wings 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, photos, information about Wings Stadium events, and much, much more. Fans of myspace can befriend the official site of Wings Stadium and the Kalamazoo Wings at www.myspace.com/wingsstadium.

Willis and Ryan on the Radio

Come see special guests Tyler Willis and Derek Ryan, as they join Head Coach Mark Reeds and the Voice of the K-Wings, Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on ESPN 1660 Mondays from 6-7 PM at The Cabana Bar and Grille 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 ESPN 1660). 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

Friday, April 20th Vs Flint 7:30 PM (Round One, Game Five)

Saturday, April 21st @ Flint 7:30 PM (Round One, Game Six)

Monday, April 23rd Vs Flint 7:00 PM (Round One, Game Seven, If Necessary)

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