IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

Kalamazoo Wings Week In Review

Published on January 23, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


The K-Wings started the week on Friday (1/20) at home against the Fort Wayne Komets. Fort Wayne used a trapping defense and opportunistic scoring chances to defeat the Kalamazoo 4-1. The K-Wings lone goal was scored by Lucas Drake (10), which at the time made the score 2-1 in favor of the Komets. Fort Wayne added two empty net goals in the final two minutes of play to wrap up the game's scoring.

Rivalry weekend continued on Saturday (1/21), when the K-Wings hosted the Muskegon Fury. The game proved to be a see-saw battle with Kalamazoo owning the first period, by scoring the period's lone two goals. Muskegon answered back with two goals of their own in the second period. In the final period, each team traded a goal, which forced the game into a shootout. In the extra session, the Fury would outlast the K-Wings by outscoring them 3 goals to 2 to get the 4-3 victory.

The K-Wings concluded the weekend with a Sunday (1/23) contest in Port Huron against the Flags. Kalamazoo used an explosive power-play, which went 3 for 10 on the night and a three point outing from Kory Karlander (1 goal, 2 assists) to skate past Port Huron 5-1.


Fast Forward

Coming off the All-Star Break, the Kalamazoo Wings will play two games this week. Kalamazoo will start the week on Friday, January 27th at home against the Rockford IceHogs on WRKR Vegas Giveaway Night. On the season, the K-Wings are 2-1-1 against the IceHogs this year. Rockford starts the week a top of the Western Division with a record of 28-7-5. The IceHogs also start the week on a four-game winning streak.

The K-Wings will conclude the week on Saturday, January 28th, with another home game at Wings Stadium against the Fort Wayne Komets. Kalamazoo will be looking to avenge a lost last week to the Fort Wayne, who starts the week in third place in the Western Division. On the season, the K-Wings are 2-1-0 against their archrivals. Saturday will also be WKFR McDonald's Win-Win Night, if the K-Wings win everyone in attendance will receive a coupon for a FREE Value Meal from McDonald's.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings
Goals Tyler Rennette (21 Goals)
Assists Daniel Carriere (34 Assists)
Points Tyler Rennette (54 Points)
+/- Greg Labenski (+31)
Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis (177 Minutes)
Power Play Goals Kory Karlander (10 Goals)
Short Handed Goals Mike Manley (5 Goals)
Game Winning Goals Tyler Rennette, Kory Karlander (5 GW)
Shots: Nick Bootland (173 Shots)
Shooting Percentage: Jason Deitsch (20.0%)
Shootout Goals: Brad Church (3 Goals)
Shootout Percentage: Brad Church, Lee Ruff (100%)
Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.08)
Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.924)

All-Star Classic
The 2006 UHL All-Star Classic, which will feature five K-Wing players (Nick Bootland, Daniel Carriere, Greg Labenski, Joel Martin and Tyler Rennette), will be broadcast this Wednesday, January 25th online for FREE through the B-2 Network. Fans can click on the B-2 link at www.theuhl.com to hear both the charity game and the All-Star Classic starting at 7 p.m. The broadcasters for the game will be "The Voice of the River Otters" Dan Silver and "The Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno.

Krueckl to Missouri
The K-Wings announce that they have sent forward Tim Krueckl to the Missouri River Otters to complete a previous trade with the Otters. Krueckl is the player to be named later in the deal that brought Damian Surma to Kalamazoo.


Lovin' the Road
K-Wing forwards Kory Karlander and Nick Bootland haven't had problems getting points on the road. Karlander has recorded a point in each of his last 11 of road games, while Bootland has amassed a point in each of his last 9 games. The road point streaks are the two longest streaks in the league.


Amongst Friends
The K-Wings have faired well against the Central Division. On the season, the K-Wings are 13-3-2 against their own division.


The Obscure Stat of the Week
The K-Wings have taken full advantage of their power-play opportunities. While the K-Wings rank second in the league on power-play percentage, they do rank first in power-play goals scored with 58.


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 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.

Surma and Church on the Radio
Join special guests Damian Surma and Brad Church as they join 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 The Cabana Bar and Grill inside the Holiday Inn Kalamazoo on South 11th Street.

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 76 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
Friday, January 27th Vs Rockford 7:30 PM (WRKR Vegas Getaway Night)
Saturday, January 28th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (WKFR& McDonald's Win-Win
Night)
Wednesday, February 1st @ Flint 7:00 PM
Friday, February 3rd Vs Motor City 7:30 PM (Cost Cutters of Kalamazoo and
WRKR Mullet Night)
Saturday, February 4th Vs Flint 7:30 PM (WQSN Night)

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