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Kalamazoo Wings Week in Review

April 23, 2007 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
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With series tied at two games apiece, Kalamazoo returned to Wings Stadium on Friday (4/20) to host the Flint Generals in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Executing on a breakaway, Lucas Drake (2) scored, giving the K-Wings a 1-0 lead at 11:46. Just 17 seconds after the K-Wings took the lead, the Generals answered back with a deflection from Mike Kinnie (6). In the second stanza, Bogdan Rudenko (2) created a turnover and matriculated up the ice for the goal at 4:20. Giving the Generals their largest lead of the night at 8:04, Jason Selleke (1) knocked in a rebound in front of the crease. Paul Caponigri (2) cut the Generals lead to one with a rebound with 2:31 left in the period. Early in the third period, Nick Bootland pulled the K-Wings even at 3-3 with his second of the postseason. The score remained deadlocked the remainder of regulation and for the second straight game, the contest would head into overtime. Bootland (3) would send the ruckus crowd of 2,643 home happy lighting the lamp for the second time in the encounter at 8:50 into the extra session, giving the K-Wings a 4-3 victory and a three games to two lead in the series.

With a chance to close out the series, the K-Wings traveled to Flint on Saturday (4/21) for Game Six of the Best of Seven Series. For the first-time in the series, Flint jumped ahead scoring the contests initial goal. At the 15:51 mark, Kinnie (7) scored on the power-play from in front of the crease. Flint extended their lead 3:42 into the second period with a power-play tally from Shaun Snider (3). Erasing a two-goal deficit, Kalamazoo answered back with two goals. Tyler Kindle (1) struck on the power-play to cut the Flint lead to 2-1. Just over three minutes later, Tyler Willis (1) stopped in front of the crease and scored to tie the game at 2-2. For the third-time in the game, Flint's power-play generated a scoring opportunity, this time it was Jeff Zehr (1) finding the rebound to give the Generals a 3-2 lead. For the second straight night, Kalamazoo dug itself out of a deficit, on one knee, Drake (3) pushed the puck past goaltender Jason Muzzatti to tie the game at 3-3. The score remained tied the remainder of regulation and for the third straight game, the K-Wings and Generals would head into overtime. Scoring on a slap shot from the slot at 7:10 into the extra session, Karlander (4) propelled the K-Wings into the Eastern Conference Finals with his game-winning goal giving Kalamazoo a 4-3 overtime victory and a four games to two series win.

Fast Forward

Kalamazoo will travel to L.C. Walker Arena to battle the Muskegon Fury in Games One and Two of the Eastern Conference Finals. Game One of the series will occur at 7:30 p.m. on Friday (4/27), while Game Two will face-off at 7:30 on Saturday (4/28). This will be the first-time since the 2000-01 season that Kalamazoo has squared off against Muskegon in the playoffs. During the 2001 playoffs, the K-Wings lost 6-3 to the Fury in a one game Wild Card playoff at L.C. Walker Arena. This season, Kalamazoo was 6-5-1 against Muskegon, including 3-3-0 at L.C. Walker Arena.

Team Playoff Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings

Goals: Kory Karlander (4 Goals)

Assists: Glenn Detulleo (5 Assists)

Points: Kory Karlander (8 Points)

+/-: Adam Elzinga (+6)

Penalty Minutes: Kory Karlander (16 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Kory Karlander, Ryan Mahrle, Lucas Drake (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Ryan Mahrle, Jesse Rycroft, Nick Bootland, Kory Karlander (1 GW)

Shots: Nick Bootland (26 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Jason Lawmaster, Tyler Willis, Justin Cross (25.0%)

Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.03)

Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.907)

Spending Extra Time

Kalamazoo has gone into overtime in the last three games. This season the K-Wings are 2-1 during the extra session and 5-3 all-time in their UHL history.

Making a Comeback

The K-Wings erased two-goal deficits in both Game 5 and 6 to win the series against the Flint Generals. They also trailed by a single goal in both games. The K-Wings are currently 3-0 in the playoffs when trailing after one period of play.

Streaking Through

Forward Nick Bootland and defenseman Chris McAllister are both riding point streaks into the next round. Bootland, who has a five game point streak, has scored three goals and four assists in those games. McAllister has had three assists and scored one goal during his four game point streak.

Making History

On April 21st, Kory Karlander and Tyler Willis passed Mark Vilneff for first place in K-Wings UHL franchise history for games played in a playoff career (25). Karlander scored the game-winner in overtime that night to advance the K-Wings to Eastern Conference Finals.

The Obscure Stat of the Week

Tyler Willis marked his first playoff point on Saturday (4/21) with a power-play goal in the second period. The goal by Willis made Kalamazoo the only team in the playoffs that have every skater that has dressed with at least one point.

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.

Elzinga and Detulleo on the Radio

Come see special guests Adam Elzinga and Glenn Detulleo, as they join Head Coach Mark Reeds and the Voice of the K-Wings, Mike Modugno on "K-Wings Live". The show is on ESPN 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 ESPN 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

Friday, April 27th @ Muskegon 7:30 PM (Eastern Conference Finals, Game One)

Saturday, April 28th @ Muskegon 7:30 PM (Eastern Conference Finals, Game Two)

Wednesday, May 2nd Vs Muskegon 7:00 PM (Eastern Conference Finals, Game Three)

Friday, May 4th Vs Muskegon 7:30 PM (Eastern Conference Finals, Game Four)

Saturday, May 5th @ Muskegon 7:30 PM (Eastern Conference Finals, Game Five, If Necessary)

Monday, May 7th Vs Muskegon 7:00 PM (Eastern Conference Finals, Game Six, If Necessary)

Wednesday, May 9th @ Muskegon 7:30 PM (Eastern Conference Finals, Game Seven, If Necessary)

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