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January 23, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Game Rewind

Friday, January 20th @ Reading (Reading 4-Kalamazoo 1)

Reading, PA- In their first meeting since last year's postseason encounter won by the Kalamazoo Wings, the Reading Royals used a solid effort in the second period to defeat the K-Wings 4-1 Friday night at the Sovereign Center.

Dictating the action in the opening 20 minutes by outshooting Reading 15-4, Kalamazoo not only generated many scoring chances, but the lone goal of the period. Setup by a screen in front of goaltender Paul Dainton, Harry Young's right-point slap shot 5:11 into the period earned the defenseman his first goal of the season and for the K-Wings a 1-0 lead.

Storming out of the locker room in the second period, the Royals sent an onslaught of shots towards Maxime Clermont. After only four shots in the first period, Reading pelted Clermont with 12 shots in the first five minutes of the second.

During that five-minute barrage, the Royals pulled even with a power-play strike by Ryan Cruthers (11th).

Another man-advantage opportunity gave the Royals the lead late in the period, when Tyler Brenner (2nd) tipped a Dale Mitchell shot 16:31into the stanza to record the eventual game-winner.

Making the score 3-1, John Scrymgeour knocked in the insurance marker on his third goal of the season 9:56 into the third period.

Yannick Tifu (10th) capped of the scoring notching an empty-netter in the final minute.

Saturday, January 21st @ Trenton (Kalamazoo 6-Trenton 2)

Trenton, NJ- Dominating from the opening period, the Kalamazoo Wings used a 60-minute effort to conclude a three-game road swing by defeating the Trenton Titans 6-2.

Veteran wisdom paved the way for the K-Wings in the first period. Deflecting a John Kivisto slap shot 5:37 into the contest; Kory Karlander (9th) put Kalamazoo on the board. Also assisting on the tally was Prab Rai, who in his second pro game earned his first point of his career.

Just 44 seconds later, Darryl Bootland (12th) extended the K-Wings lead to 2-0 with a wrist shot from the slot that was setup with a behind the net pass by Trent Daavettila.

Celebrating his 100th career game, Justin Taylor increased his team-lead in goals scored by recording his 15th of the season; when he cut to the backdoor and tipped in a Nick Sirota pass 1:38 into the period.

On a five-on-three power-play less than two minutes later, Mike Matczak (8th) tied the team-lead for power-play goals by notching his sixth man-advantage tally of the season to push the K-Wings lead four goals.

Kalamazoo's lead grew to 5-0 late in the second period; when Darren Archibald left a drop pass to Sirota for his 7th goal of the season.

Early in the third period, Randy Rowe (9th) broke the shutout bid scoring 58 seconds in the period with a power-play deflection.

Kalamazoo increased their lead back to five goals minutes later, with Taylor's (16th) second of the night. Assisting of the goal were Eric Kattelus and Elgin Reid. The point of Reid's second of the night and 100th of his career.

Ryan Hayes closed out the scoring for the Titans recording his 11th of the season 16:22 into the period.

Riley Gill stopped 29 shots to earn his 14th victory of the season, which established a new career-best for wins in a single season for the third-year pro.

Fast Forward

Kalamazoo will return home this Friday, January 27th with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Cincinnati Cyclones on Culver's Night and a Frugal Fan Friday, featuring $1 Beer, $1 Hot Dogs and $1 Pepsi products. On the season, the K-Wings are 5-3-0-0 versus the Cyclones, who start the week in third place in the North Division.

On Saturday, January 28th, the K-Wings will travel to the WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia for a 7:35 p.m. battle against Wheeling Nailers. This will be the second of three meetings between the teams this season and the final regular season visit for the K-Wings at WesBanco Area. Kalamazoo is 1-0-0-0 against Wheeling, who starts the week in second place in the Atlantic Division.

The K-Wings will conclude the week on Sunday, January 29th with a 4 p.m. face-off versus the Reading Royals during a Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO, presented by Meijer, Pepsi, Charter Media and the Kalamazoo Gazette. During all Family Hockey Day's in the 'ZOO all kids eat FREE. Also during Sunday games, fans can participate in a FREE post-game skate with the players (skate rental additional), and the first 500 kids will receive a FREE giveaway, which for January 29th will be a Pepsi Lunch Bag.

This Sunday will coincide with Star Wars Night. Characters from the movie will be roaming the concourse before and during the game. Fans are encouraged to dress as their favorite Star Wars characters for a chance to win $100 in a costume contest for both adults and kids.

This will be the last of two regular season encounters between the teams. Kalamazoo trails the season series 0-1-0-0 versus Reading, who starts the week in third place in the Atlantic Division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals: Justin Taylor (16 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (30 Assists)

Points: Trent Daavettila (38 Points)

+/-: Sam Ftorek (+8)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Bootland (118 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek, Mike Matczak, Brandon Svendsen (6 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Trent Daavettila, Mike Matczak, Brandon Svendsen, Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Brandon Svendsen (5 GW)

Shots: Trent Daavettila (114 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (27.5%)

Overtime Goals: Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander, Elgin Reid (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Taylor Ellington (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Dustin Cloutier, Taylor Ellington (100%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (3.05 )

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.898)

Karlander Nears Milestone

Forward Kory Karlander is closing in on an impressive milestone. Karlander, who is only three games shy of 1,000 in his career, could reach the milestone as early as this Sunday at home versus Reading.

Protecting the Net

With his victory last Saturday, goaltender Riley Gill earned his 14th victory of the season. The 14 wins is a new single-season career-best for the third-year goaltender.

Home Sweet Home

After three straight on the road, the K-Wings will return to Wings Stadium this Friday night. Four out of the next five games for Kalamazoo will be played at Wings Stadium.

Snapping a Streak

Kalamazoo heads into Friday night looking to snap a two-game home losing streak. The two-game streak is a season-long for the K-Wings.

The Obscure Stat of the Week

When the K-Wings hold a lead after 40 minutes of play, they have been nearly unbeatable. On the season, Kalamazoo is 14-0-0-1 when leading after two periods of play.

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 ECHL 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 the team's brand new website at www.kwings.com . The site has player profiles, video on your hometown team, and much, much more.

Karlander and Taylor

Join special guests Kory Karlander and Justin Taylor as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno this Monday on "K-Wings Live". The show is on The Classic Hits Station WLKM (95.9 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 6-7 p.m. at Old Burdick's Wings West.

K-Wings on Radio

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (95.9 FM WLKM & on kwings.com). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 72 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pre-game coverage begins with the Kalsee Credit Union 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, January 27th Vs Cincinnati 7:30 PM (Frugal Fan Friday & Culver's Night)

Saturday, January 28th @ Wheeling 7:35 PM

Sunday, January 29th Vs Reading 4:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO, Star Wars Day presented by Meijer, Pepsi, Charter Communications and the Kalamazoo Gazette)

Wednesday, February 1st Vs South Carolina 7:00 PM (Cocktails at The Cube, Presented by WKMI)

Friday, February 3rd Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (PNC Night & Frugal Fan Friday)

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