ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

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Published on November 25, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Fast Forward

Kalamazoo Wings Vs Fort Wayne Komets

Friday, November 28th

5:00 p.m.

Wings Stadium

-Black Friday

-3,2,1 Countdown to Fun ($3 Beers, $2 Pepsi products and $1 Hot Dogs)

Listen Live: http://echl.neulion.com/echl/schedule?daytoday

Kalamazoo will begin the week and a four-game home stand this Friday, November 28th with a special 5 p.m. face-off against the Fort Wayne Komets. Friday's game will be a 3, 2, 1 Countdown to Fun featuring $3 beers, $2 Pepsi products and $1 hot dogs courtesy of Winter's Sausage. On the season Kalamazoo is 1-3-1-0 against Fort Wayne, who begins the week in first place (11-4-0-0, 22 points) in the North Division.

Kalamazoo Wings Vs Toledo Walleye

Saturday, November 29th

7:30 p.m.

Wings Stadium

-Movember Mustache Party Night to benefit Men's Health presented by Proper, Midwest Embroidery, Urban Hair Salon, Full Blown Color, Kal Blue and The Traveler Beer Company

-Mustache Mile Walk with the K-Wings at 5:15 p.m. Listen Live: http://echl.neulion.com/echl/schedule?daytoday

On Saturday, November 29th, the K-Wings will host the Toledo Walleye with a 7:30 p.m. face-off during Movember Mustache Party Night presented by Proper, Midwest Custom Embroidery, Urban Hair Salon, Full Blown Color, Kal Blue and The Traveler Beer Company . Special ticket packages for the event, which includes a ticket to the game, a commemorative t-shirt and entry to the Mustache Mile Walk prior to the game are on sale now. This will be the first of 13 meetings between the K-Wings and Walleye, who begin the week in second place (10-3-0-1, 21 points) in the North Division.

Kalamazoo Wings Vs Orlando Solar Bears

Sunday, November 30th

3:00 p.m.

Wings Stadium

-Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO (First 500 Kids Eat FREE and Receive a K-Wings Drawstring Backpack courtesy of United Healthcare)

-Superhero Night

-Post Game Skate with the Players Listen Live: http://echl.neulion.com/echl/schedule?daytoday

The K-Wings will conclude the week on Sunday, November 30th with a 3 p.m. faceoff versus the Orlando Solar Bears during Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO. The first 500 kids (ages 12 and under) will eat FREE and receive a K-Wings Drawstring Bag, presented by United Healthcare. Sunday will also be Superhero day and fans are encouraged to dress as their favorite Superhero. Following the game the K-Wings will host a post game skate with the players, presented by United Healthcare (skate rental if needed is $3). This will be the first of two meetings this season between the teams and Orlando's only visit to Wings Stadium. The Solar Bears start the week in second place (10-6-2-0, 22 points) in the East Division.

On the Ice

The following is the K-Wings practice schedule for the week (subject to change) -Wednesday: 10:00-11:30 am (Wings Stadium) -Thursday: 9:30-11:30 am (Wings Stadium) -Friday: No Practice (Game at Wings Stadium Vs Fort Wayne at 5 pm) -Saturday: 10-11:15 am (Morning Skate for game at Wings Stadium Vs Toledo)

-Sunday: No Practice (Game at Wings Stadium Vs Orlando at 3pm)

Game Rewind

Friday, November 21st @ Fort Wayne Komets (Fort Wayne 3-Kalamazoo 1)

FORT WAYNE- The Kalamazoo Wings started a brief two-game road trip Friday night with a 3-1 loss to the Fort Wayne Komets. Read More

Saturday, November 22nd @ Cincinnati Cyclones (Cincinnati 7-Kalamazoo 3)

CINCINNATI- Exploding for five goals in the second period, the Cincinnati Cyclones defeated the Kalamazoo Wings 7-3 Saturday night at the U.S. Bank Arena. Read More

Current ECHL Stats

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand (5 Goals)

Assists: Sacha Guimond (11 Assists)

Points: Curtis Valk (13 Points)

+/-: Sacha Guimond, Isaac Macleod (+7) Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (29 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Ten Players Tied (1 Goal)

Short Handed Goals: Alex Mallet (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Alex Mallet (2 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (38 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Ludwig Blomstrand (27.8%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Alex Mallet (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Alex Mallet (100%)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.00 )

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.920)

Home Sweet Home

The K-Wings will be home for the holidays. Starting this Friday, Kalamazoo will begin a four-game home stand.

Second Period Dominance

Leading after the second period has been vital for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo is 4-0-0-0 when leading after 40-minutes of play.

Moving Up the List Last week was a milestone weekend for forward Justin Taylor. Last Friday, Taylor played in his 200th career game for Kalamazoo and on Saturday he surpassed former K-Wings forward Andrew Fournier (142 points) for fourth place (143 points) on the team's All-Time ECHL Scoring List. .

Ending a Streak

Kalamazoo will head into this week looking to snap a streak. The K-Wings are winless (0-4-0-1) in their last five games.

The Obscure Stat of the Week

Kalamazoo is spreading the wealth on the man-advantage. So far this season, the K-Wings have scored 10 power play goals, all of which have come from 10 different players.

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are now on sale. Fans can purchase tickets at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office, any Ticketmaster location or at kwings.com.

Get On-Line

This season, the best way to keep track of the K-Wings is to log onto the team's website at www.kwings.com . The site has player profiles, video on your hometown team, and much, much more.

K-Wings on the Net

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Broadcast Network at www.echl.tv . Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 72 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pregame 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 smart phones, tablets and computers logged onto the K-Wings Broadcast Network.

Upcoming Games

Friday, November 28th Vs Fort Wayne 5:00 PM (Black Friday and 3, 2, 1 Countdown to Fun featuring $3 beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs)

Saturday, November 29th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Movember Mustache Party Night to benefit Men's Health)

Sunday, November 30th Vs Orlando 3:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'Zoo and 'Zoo Superhero Day)

Wednesday, December 3rd Vs Florida 7:00PM (Wacky Wednesday with Pack the Car Night)

Friday, December 5th @ Evansville 7:15 (CST)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics

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