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Kalamazoo Wings Week In Review

November 15, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The K-Wings started the week at home on Wednesday, November 10th against the Muskegon Fury. After a scoreless opening period, the Fury jumped out to a two-nothing lead early in the second stanza. In the third period, David Hukalo (4) pushed a rebound past Clayton Poole to bring the K-Wings within a goal. With under a minute left in regulation, the Fury added a empty net goal to give Muskegon the 3-1 victory over Kalamazoo.

On Friday, November 12th the K-Wings traveled to St. Charles, Missouri to battle the Missouri River Otters. The term goaltending duel took a new meaning last Friday, as both Chad Alban and Missouri's Jason Tapp stopped everything they saw in the 60 minutes of regulation. In the shootout, Andrew Luciuk and Tim Turner both scored for Kalamazoo. Alban continued his stellar play in the shootout allowing just one goal on five shots to lead the K-Wings past the River Otters by the final of 1-0.

Kalamazoo concluded the week on Saturday, November 13th at home against the Adirondack Frostbite. The first two periods of Saturday's game resembled the night before, as neither team were able to score in the defensive battle. In the third period, Sylvain Cloutier broke the tie with his fourth goal of the season to give the Frostbite a 1-0 lead. Kalamazoo's Daniel Carriere (2) answered right back with a blast from the left circle to tie the game at 1-1. Adirondack took the lead for good midway in the final period with a goal from Bruce Gardiner (3). The Frostbite added some insurance late in the game in form of a power-play goal by Justin Kelly (5), as the Frostbite went on to defeat Kalamazoo by the final of 3-1.

Fast Forward
The Kalamazoo Wings will start the week this Wednesday, November 17th in Port Huron for a 6:40 p.m. contest against the Beacons. The K-Wings are 2-0-0 against the Beacons this season. Kalamazoo starts the week in third place in the Central Division just seven points behind Muskegon for first place and two points behind Flint for second. The K-Wings will be looking to extend their two-game road winning streak, while the Beacons will look to snap a three-game overall winless streak. The Beacons are 2-10-1 on the year and are fourth in the Central Division.

On Friday, November 19th the K-Wings return home to play the Missouri River Otters at 7:30 p.m. at Wings Stadium. The game, which starts a two-game home stand, coincides with Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce Night presented by Centennial Wireless and Fifth-Third Bank. The K-Wings won the lone appearance between the teams last week at The Family Arena. Overall the K-Wings are 29-11-4 against Missouri and 8-1-1 against the Otters since last season. The River Otters are on a two game winning streak and are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. Missouri starts the week in third place in the Western Division.

Getting Ready for the Road
The K-Wings will play seven of their next nine games away from Wings Stadium. The K-Wings lone home games during this stretch will be this Friday, November 19th versus Missouri and Wednesday, November 24th versus Fort Wayne

Out Shooting their Opponents
The K-Wings have out shot their opponents in seven of their first eleven games this season. To date, Kalamazoo has out shot their opponents 374-294.

Hukalo Getting His Shots In
David Hukalo leads the K-Wings in shots on goal with 43. Besides leading his teammates, Hukalo also leads all UHL rookies in the same category.

Reaching A Milestone
Last Saturday, defenseman Chad Allan played in his 500th game as a professional. Allan became the second player to reach the 500 game plateau. The week prior, Kalamazoo's David Struch reached the honor in a home game against Kansas City.

The Obscure Stat of the Week
It's almost a guaranteed victory for Kalamazoo, when they lead heading into the third period. In their UHL history, including their 4-1-0 record this season, the K-Wings are 130-7-10 when they lead going into the final stanza.

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 Box Office at (269) 345-5101.

Get on Line
This season the best 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.

Carpentier on the Radio
Join special guest Yannick Carpentier as he joins Head Coach Mark Reeds and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on The Sports Station 1600 AM WQSN Monday's from 6-7 PM at Sports Forum on Mosel.

K-Wings on Radio
Catch all the K-Wings games home and away on the K-Wings Radio Network (WLKM 95.9 FM and The Sports Station 1660 AM WQSN). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 80 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, November 17th @ Port Huron 6:40 PM
Friday, November 19th Vs Missouri 7:30 PM (Kalamazoo Chamber Night)
Wednesday, November 24th Vs Fort Wayne 7:00 PM (WKFR "Turkey Bowling")
Thursday, November 25th @ Kansas City 7:30 PM (CST)
Friday, November 26th @ Kansas City 7:30 PM (CST)

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