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Kalamazoo Wings Week in Review

February 26, 2007 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo commenced the week on Wednesday (2/21) versus the Rockford IceHogs during the first of two Education Day Games presented by American Village Builders and Culver's. Jason Lawmaster (7) jolted the 4,584 in attendance, consisting mainly of elementary school kids from 18 southwest Michigan schools, onto their feet with a wrist shot from the left circle 2:44 into the game. Rockford answered back to tie the game at 1-1 midway through the period, when Bryce Cockburn (7) knocked in a rebound from the slot. The tally snapped a 214:00 minute scoreless streak by K-Wing opponents, a UHL record. The IceHogs jumped ahead 2-1 in the second period, when Jason Notterman (9) finished off an odd man rush by tipping the puck past an outreached Ryan Nie. After Nathan Lutz (7) gave Rockford a 3-1 lead just 56 seconds into the third period, Kalamazoo stormed back with a power-play goal from Nick Bootland, which tied the K-Wings' captain with Kory Karlander for the team lead in goals scored with 31. Rockford put the contest out of reach late in the period, with two empty-net goals from Kevin Ulanski (19,20) giving the IceHogs a 5-2 victory over the K-Wings.

Remaining at Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo concluded their two-game homestand on Friday (2/23) against the Quad City Mallards. Kalamazoo jumped out to a 1-0 lead, when Bootland performed a move normally only seen during the NBA All-Star Weekend. The K-Wings' captain deliberately sent the puck off the end wall to himself and beat Jason Tapp, extending his point streak to six games, as well as giving the veteran the team lead in goals scored with 32. Adam Elzinga's puck awareness helped the K-Wings extend their lead later in the opening period. Elzinga stripped the puck away from Justin Chwedoruk and flung it into the high slot to Justin Cross, who buried a slap shot, giving him a UHL rookie best 22nd goal. Quad City closed out the scoring in the opening period with a power-play goal from Sergei Durdin (7). Joe Markusen (4) regained a two-goal lead for the K-Wings scoring from the high slot 6:22 into the second period. Making his first appearance in seven games, goaltender Tom Askey set aside 32 shots, including 11 in a scoreless third period to earn a 3-1 victory over the Mallards.

Kalamazoo concluded the week on Saturday (2/24) with their first-ever visit to Bloomington, Illinois to battle the PrairieThunder. In the first period, Jesse Rycroft found Glenn Detulleo (11) in the slot, who one-timed the puck past former K-Wing Jeff Reynaert to give the K-Wings a 1-0 lead. With just over a minute remaining in the opening period, Ryan Gillis registered his fifth goal of the season on a slap shot from between the circles to square the contest at 1-1. Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn (8) regained the lead for Kalamazoo, tickling the twine with a blast from the right circle, 4:25 into the second. Bloomington knotted the game at 2-2, 1:45 into the third period, when B.J. Gaustad (7) flipped in a backhanded shot from the slot. Joe Markusen (5) propelled the K-Wings ahead 3-2 with a blue line wrist shot midway into the period. Thunder forward Jon Booras (11) answered back a few minutes later from the left circle. The game eventually headed into a shootout, where the K-Wings would prevail with a lone goal from Detulleo giving Kalamazoo the 4-3 shootout victory.

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Fast Forward

Kalamazoo hits the ice four times this week beginning on Wednesday (2/28), as the K-Wings host their second Education Day Game of the year against the Chicago Hounds. The contest, which is presented by American Village Builders and Culver's will face-off at 10:30 a.m. Chicago starts the week in fourth place in the Western Conference and in seventh overall in the UHL. On the season, Kalamazoo is 3-1-0 against Chicago; however, the Hounds did defeat the K-Wings 4-2 in their last encounter February 7th at the Sears Centre.

The K-Wings have been looking for ways to makeup ground on Muskegon in the Eastern Conference standings and at the end of the week they will finally get their chance. The rivals will square off four times over the next six days starting Friday (3/2) at 7:30 p.m. on Panchero's Night at Wings Stadium. The teams will remain in Kalamazoo on Saturday (3/3) for another 7:30 p.m. tilt on Red Robin Night featuring the ZOOperstars! Both teams will head back to Muskegon to conclude the week on Sunday (3/4). Kalamazoo is 2-4-1 against Muskegon this year and trail the Fury by 14 points for first place.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals: Nick Bootland (32 Goals)

Assists: Kory Karlander (33 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander, Nick Bootland (64 Points)

+/-: Kory Karlander (+12)

Penalty Minutes: Tyler Willis (138 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander (15 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Kory Karlander (5 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Nick Bootland (7 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (274 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Kory Karlander (14.5%)

Shootout Goals: Nick Bootland (5 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Glenn Detulleo (57.1%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.27)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.924)

Ready for a Test Kalamazoo will host the second of two Education Day games this Wednesday versus the Chicago Hounds. All-time the K-Wings are 4-3-1 in morning tilts, including 2-3-1 at Wings Stadium. The K-Wings lost 5-2 last Wednesday to Rockford in the season's first Education Day Game.

Mr. K-Wing No player in K-Wings' UHL history has played more games for the franchise than Tyler Willis. Willis broke Mark Vilneff's previous record of 234 games dressed for the UHL K-Wings on Saturday against Bloomington.

Seventh Heaven

Forward Nick Bootland is finding his name in the scoring column frequently. Bootland, who is tied for Kory Karlander for team lead in scoring with 64 points, is currently on a seven-game point streak.

Not Your Average Joe

Already this season, defenseman Joe Markusen has set a new personal career high for goals (6). Besides the new career high, Markusen is currently on a two-game goal streak.

The Obscure Stat of the Week

When Kalamazoo leads after the first period, they usually win. On the season, the K-Wings are 19-4-1 when leading after the first twenty minutes of play.

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 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, photos, information about Wings Stadium events, and much, much more. Fans of myspace can befriend the official site of Wings Stadium and the Kalamazoo Wings at www.myspace.com/wingsstadium.

Cross and McAllister on the Radio

Come see special guests Justin Cross and Chris McAllister, as they join Head Coach Mark Reeds and the Voice of the K-Wings, Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on Sports Radio AM 1660 Mondays from 6-7 PM at The Cabana Bar and Grille 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 Sports Radio AM 1660). 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

Wednesday, February 28th Vs Chicago 10:30 AM (Education Day#2 Presented by American Village Builders and Culver's)

Friday, March 2nd Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (Panchero's Night)

Saturday, March 3rd Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (Red Robin Night Featuring the ZOOperstars!)

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics



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