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February 13, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Game Rewind

Thursday, February 9th @ Greenville (Kalamazoo 7-Greenville 2)

Greenville, SC- The Kalamazoo Wings continued their road swing, the same way they started it, with a decisive victory, this time a 7-2 thumping of the Greenville Road Warriors Thursday night at the BI-LO Center.

Surviving three power-play chances by Greenville, including a two-man advantage late in the period, Kalamazoo kept the Road Warriors off the scoreboard for a scoreless opening period.

Outshot 15-8 in the first period, Kalamazoo surrendered only four power-play shots in the period, including two during the five-on-three penalty-kill.

Combining for seven goals, scoring wouldn't be a problem for the K-Wings or Road Warriors in the second period. Kalamazoo opened up the flood gates 2:56 into the stanza with a tally from Joe Charlebois (1st). Setup with a face-off victory in the Road Warriors zone by Kory Karlander, Charlebois goal was his first in 80 games a member of the K-Wings.

Trent Daavettila (10th) extended the K-Wings lead 2-0 less than two minutes later scoring on the power-play. Assisting on the goal were Justin Taylor and Darryl Bootland.

All three players extended extensive point streaks on the tally. Daavettila pushed his streak to four games; Taylor extended his to four, while Bootland has a current team-high of six straight games with a point.

Greenville cut the deficit back to a single goal 7:43 into the period, with a power-play tally from Bretton Cameron (7th).

Setup by a penalty for playing with a broken stick at the 9:15 mark, Taylor had an opportunity to push the K-Wings advantage back to three goals with a penalty shot. Forcing a wrist shot high during the ensuring chance, the K-Wings lead remained at 2-1.

Kept off the board on the penalty shot, the K-Wings didn't have to wait long to lengthen their advantage.

Back-to-back power-play goals in a span of 46 seconds put the game out of reach. A wrister from Bootland (18th) at the 10 minute mark served as the eventual game-winner, as well as lengthened his goal streak to three games.

Kalamazoo's power-play went 3-for-3 in the period moments later when Nick Sirota tacked on his eighth-goal of the season. Sirota would finish the night with three points (1 goal, 2 assists).

Finishing on an odd-man rush, Jeff Prough (17th) slap shot from the right circle capped off the Road Warriors scoring.

Bootland (19th) closed out the scoring in the period notching his second-goal of the night, giving the forward five goals in his last three contests.

The five-goal outburst in the second period was a season-high for Kalamazoo.

Kory Karlander (10th) and Dustin Cloutier (5th) each added goals in the third period to give the K-Wings a five-goal victory. The goal by Karlander was his first since January 21st and was a part of a game-high four point (1 goal, 3 assists) night for the K-Wings.

Kalamazoo finished the night 3-for-4 on the power-play and with the victory pushed their road winning streak to a season-high four games.

The seven-goal performance for the K-Wings tied a season-high.

Saturday, February 11th @ Greenville (Greenville 5-Kalamazoo 2)

Greenville, SC- Avenging a Thursday night loss to the Kalamazoo Wings, the Greenville Road Warriors stormed out of the gates earning all of their offense in the first period to defeat the K-Wings 5-2 Saturday night at the BI-LO Center.

Like two nights before, the teams combined for seven goals, but unlike Thursday, it was Greenville that posted five goals against Kalamazoo. Trying to clear the puck out of their own zone, a pass hit off Nick Sirota and bounced to Lee Baldwin (5th), who rifled a slap shot past Maxime Clermont 1:58 into the contest.

Finding the loose puck in a scrum in front of the Greenville net, Dustin Cloutier tied the game at 1-1 by notching his sixth goal of the season 5:41 into the period.

After three unanswered goals from Brandon Wong (14th), Jeff Caister (2nd) and Brent Robinson (17th) made the score 4-1 in favor of Greenville; Kalamazoo fought back with a power-play goal from Darren Archibald (8th).

Brendan Connelly (21st) lengthened the lead back to three goals late in the first period scoring 18:43 into the stanza.

The five goals surrendered by the K-Wings in the first period, where most allowed by the team in a single period this season.

Scoring reached a halt for the remaining 40 minutes, as neither team registered on the scoreboard the rest of the game.

Sunday, February 12th @ Gwinnett (Kalamazoo 4-Gwinnett 3-Shootout)

Gwinnett, GA- The Kalamazoo Wings wrapped the their four-game road swing in grand fashion by becoming the first team in 2012 to defeat the Gwinnett Gladiators (12-0-0-1) at The Arena at Gwinnett Center with a 4-3 shootout victory Sunday night.

Striking quickly, Kalamazoo took the lead 1:58 into the contest on a backhander from Eric Kattelus (4th).

Former Western Michigan Bronco, Pat Galivan (20th) pulled Gwinnett even midway in the stanza, one-timing a cross-rink feed from Nikita Kashirsky.

Just as they did in the first, Kalamazoo registered a goal early in the second period. After a Nick Sirota slap shot hit the post, Darryl Bootland picked up the pieces by knocking in the equalizer 3:58 into the period.

The goal, which was Bootland's 20th of the season, ties the forward with Justin Taylor for the team-lead in that category.

Taking full advantage of a power-play opportunity, Andy Brandt (11th) tied the game at 2-2, scoring on rebound 8:57 into the period.

Nikita Kashirsky (10th) put the Gladiators up 3-2 late in the period with a breakaway marker; however, the lead would only last for 58 seconds, as Sirota (9th) scored on a right-circle slap shot to even the game at 3-3 with 1:34 remaining in the period.

Neither team scored in either the third period or the five-minute overtime, which forced a shootout.

In the extra session, Kalamazoo received goals from Taylor Ellington, Taylor and Sirota to outduel Gwinnett 3-2 to secure the victory.

Fast Forward

The K-Wings will begin a four-game week this Tuesday, February 14th with a 7 p.m. face-off versus the Cincinnati Cyclones during the 12th Annual Pink Ice Game, presented by WKFR and WWMT.

Kalamazoo and Cincinnati will finish a home-and-home series on Friday, February 17th with a 7:35 p.m. encounter at the U.S. Bank Arena. On the season, the K-Wings are 5-3-0-1 against the Cyclones, who begin the week in third place in the North Division.

On Saturday, February 18th, the K-Wings will begin four-game home stand with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Gwinnett Gladiators during Scout Night and the first-ever Susan G. Komen K-Wings for a Cure game, presented by Consumer Energy, Take Me Transportation and WNWN. Saturday night will also be a Win-Win Night. If the K-Wings win, all fans in attendance will receive a voucher for a FREE ticket to Kalamazoo's home game on February 22nd. Kalamazoo is 1-0-0-0 versus Gwinnett, who not only leads the South Division, but they own the best record in the Eastern Conference.

Concluding the week on Sunday, February 19th, the K-Wings will host the Chicago Express at 4 p.m. on Charter Media Night and a Family Hockey in the 'ZOO, presented by Meijer, Pepsi, Charter and the Kalamazoo Gazette. The first 500 kids will receive a FREE K-Wings superhero, presented by Charter Media and all fans can skate with the team after the game (skate rental is $3). On the season, Kalamazoo is 4-2-1-1 versus Chicago, who starts the week in second place in the North Division.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals: Darryl Bootland, Justin Taylor (20 Goals)

Assists: Trent Daavettila (39 Assists)

Points: Trent Daavettila (49 Points)

+/-: Trent Daavettila (+10)

Penalty Minutes: Darryl Bootland (127 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Justin Taylor (7 Goals)

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

Game Winning Goals: Brandon Svendsen (5 GW)

Shots: Trent Daavettila (142 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (27.5%)

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

Shootout Goals: Taylor Ellington (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Taylor Ellington (100%)

Goals Against Average: Riley Gill (2.82 )

Save Percentage: Riley Gill (0.907)

Nearing a Milestone

Forward Trent Daavettila is closing in on a personal milestone. Daavettila is one point shy of 200 in his career.

Pretty in Pink

On Tuesday, the K-Wings will host the Cincinnati Cyclones during the 12th Annual Pink Ice Game, presented by WKFR and WWMT. Kalamazoo is 8-3-0-0 on pink ice games and 2-0-0-0 since joining the ECHL.

Road Tested

So far this season, Kalamazoo has earned 15 road victories. The 15 road wins ties the K-Wings with the Reading Royals for the most road victories in the ECHL.

On a Roll

Forward Nick Sirota has earned points in three straight games. The three-game point streak is the longest current point streak by a member of the K-Wings.

The Obscure Stat of the Week

Last Wednesday, defenseman Joe Charlebois snapped a 79-game K-Wings scoring drought. The next longest span of games without a goal is defenseman Wes O'Neill, who hasn't scored in his last 20 games (dates back to last year) as a member of the K-Wings.

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

Clarke and Tolles

Join special guests Brent Clarke and Joe Tolles 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

Tuesday, February 14th Vs Cincinnati 7:00 PM (12th Annual Pink Ice Game, Presented by WKFR and WWMT)

Friday, February 17th @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

Saturday, February 18th Vs Gwinnett 7:30 PM (Scout Night and K-Wings Susan G. Komen for the Cure Game, Presented by Consumers Energy, Take Me Transportation and WNWN).

Sunday, February 19th Vs Chicago 4:00 PM (Charter Media Day and Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO, Presented by Meijer, Pepsi, Charter and the Kalamazoo Gazette, Featuring the ZOOperstars, Brought to you by Bronson Orthopedic Sports Medicine)

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