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Kalamazoo Wings Week In Review

March 1, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo started the week on Wednesday (2/23) with a morning contest against the Motor City Mechanics. Tim Krueckl (11, 12) led the K-Wings offensively by registering both of Kalamazoo goals. Unfortunately, Krueckl's two goal performance wouldn't be enough, as Motor City's Blair Manning lit the lamp three times to lead the Mechanics to a 5-2 victory in front of a season high crowd of 5,291 at Wings Stadium for Education Day.

On Friday (2/25), the K-Wings remained home for a game against the Kansas City Outlaws. After a scoreless opening period, Kansas City's Mark Lee continued his splendid rookie campaign by netting his 10th goal of the season just 1:43 into the second period to give the Outlaws a 1-0 lead. Kalamazoo stormed back with goals from Tim Krueckl (13) and Yannick Carpentier (16) just one-minute a part from one another to give the K-Wings a 2-1 lead. The Outlaws rounded up a pair of goals of their own to regain a 3-2 lead. Midway in the third period, the K-Wings answered back with the goal from team captain Tyler Willis (11) to tie the game at 3-3. The game eventually headed into a shootout where the Outlaws outscored the K-Wings 3-1, as Kansas City skated away with a 4-3 shootout victory over Kalamazoo.

Kalamazoo finished off the week Saturday (2/26) with a road trip to Fort Wayne, Indiana to play the Komets. The game, which featured see-saw scoring from both teams, was opened up in the third period with a pair of K-Wings goals from Tim Krueckl (14) and Sean Starke (14) just 41 seconds apart from one other to give the K-Wings the lead for good. Goaltender Joel Martin was magnificent stopping 37 of the 39 shots he faced, as the K-Wings cruised to a 4-2 victory over their arch-rivals. The victory for Kalamazoo was their third straight in Fort Wayne. The win also set a new K-Wings record for road wins in a season with 20.

Fast Forward
The K-Wings start the week on Wednesday (3/2), as they host the Flint Generals on the 2nd Annual KPS Day presented by WKFR, Culvers, and Perry Harley Davidson. The KPS Day game will start at 10:30 a.m. The K-Wings have scheduled some keynote speakers, which includes former New Orleans Saint Kevin Havardank to speak to over 3,500 school kids that will be in attendance for the game. The K-Wings are 4-1-0 against the Generals this season.

On Friday (3/4), the K-Wings will battle the Muskegon Fury in a Central Division battle. The K-Wings start the week just four points behind the Fury for the top spot in the division. Kalamazoo is 0-7-0 against the Fury this season.

The K-Wings will conclude the week on Saturday (3/5), at home against the Quad City Mallards. Kalamazoo is an impressive 18-5-2 against teams from the Western Division, including a perfect 3-0-0 against the Mallards.

Back To School
The K-Wings will participate in their second of three school games tomorrow during the 2nd Annual KPS Game presented by Culvers and Perry Harley Davidson against the Flint Generals. Tomorrow's game will start at 10:30 a.m. The game can be heard on WLKM (95.9 FM) and WKLZ (1470 AM) starting at 10:15 a.m. with the Digital Highway Pre-Game Show. The K-Wings third school day will be a road contest on March 23rd at Port Huron.

Home Sweet Home
The Kalamazoo Wings will start a six-game home stand tomorrow against the Flint Generals. The home stand will conclude on March 17th with the 24th Annual World Famous Green Ice Game presented by Fifth-Third Bank, WOTV, and WRKR.

On A Roll
Three K-Wings players will start the week on extended point streaks. Mike Manley has recorded a point in each of his last five games. Right behind of him with a four-game point streak is Andrew Luciuk. Tim Krueckl is on a three-game goal and assist streak. The five-game streak is the longest current streak by K-Wings player; the longest overall point streak is seven-games held by Yannick Carpentier.

Road Warriors
The K-Wings have won 20 road games this season, more than any other team in the UHL. The 20 victories away from Wings Stadium is also a K-Wings franchise record for road victories in a season.

The Obscure Stat of the Week
The K-Wings are 9-4-1 on Wednesday's this season. Lifetime, the K-Wings are 30-24-9 on games played on Wednesday's.

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 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.

Elzinga on the Radio
Join special guest Josh Elzinga, as he joins Head Coach Mark Reeds and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on Your Local Sports Leader AM 1660 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 Your Local Sports Leader AM 1660 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, March 2nd Vs Flint 10:30 AM (KPS Day presented by WKFR, Culvers and Perry Harley Davidson)
Friday, March 4th Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (WRKR Craziest Fan Night)
Saturday, March 5th Vs Quad City 7:30 PM (Christian Family Night)
Friday, March 11th Vs Port Huron 7:30 PM

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