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Six-point week earns Rennette league honor

January 16, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI- The Kalamazoo Wings, proud members of the United Hockey League, announce that forward Tyler Rennette has been selected as the UHL's Sher-Wood Player of the Week for the period ending January 15th.

In just two games, Rennette recorded six points (3 goals, 3 assists) during the K-Wings 1-0-1 week. The native of North Bay, Ontario is currently on a K-Wings season high eleven-game point streak.

The award is Rennette's second this season and K-Wings third. Rennette also brought home the award for the period ending December 4th, when he had eight points in four games.

By being named the Sher-Wood Player of the Week, Rennette is the eighth K-Wings player in their UHL history to receive the Sher-Wood Player of the Week. Rennette joins current teammate Tim Turner and former K-Wings Jim Brown, Guy Dupuis, Yannick Carpentier, Andrew Luciuk and Joe Seroski, as the only other players to receive the award. Rennette is the first player in K-Wings UHL history to receive the honor more than once.

The K-Wings will start a three game week this Friday, January 20th at 7:30 p.m., as the K-Wings host their archrivals the Fort Wayne Komets on WKFR Craziest Fan Night. Kalamazoo will also be home this Saturday (1/21), when they host the top team in the UHL, the Muskegon Fury. Prior to Kalamazoo's 7:30 p.m. face-off against Muskegon, the K-Wings Alumni will play the Muskegon Alumni in a charity game to benefit the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund. The only way fans can witness the 5 p.m. charity clash is to purchase tickets to the K-Wings-Fury UHL game. There will also be a special K-Wing Alumni jersey auction following the UHL game.

Tickets for this weekend's games, as well as all K-Wings' home games are available by calling the Wings Stadium Ticket Office at (269) 345-5101, or stopping by during regular business hours of 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday or on Saturday's from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fans can also order "E-Tickets" online through www.ticketmaster.com.

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