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April 10, 2009 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI - The Fort Wayne Komets' league-high 17-game unbeaten streak began March 7th at Wings Stadium, but the Kalamazoo Wings turned their archrivals away 4-3 Friday night, delaying the Komets' clinching of the Huber Trophy for the IHL's best regular season record.

The Komets have enjoyed their share of success at Wings Stadium this season, earning four wins, but the K-Wings stood tall and turned their rivals away on the strength of two goals from rookie Trent Daavettila, including the eventual game decider in the opening minute of the third period.

Fort Wayne surged back with goals from Konstantin Shafranov (27th at 15:14) and Colin Chaulk (8th at 17:05) to raise the tension level in the Stadium, but time would expire before the tenacious Komets could draw even.

The win on the final night of the regular-season home schedule sets up a showdown for third place Saturday night in Muskegon. The Lumberjacks, who won Friday 6-0 over Flint, remain one point ahead of the K-Wings with one game to play.

In addition to their lengthy unbeaten run coming to an end, the Komets also had their 10-game winning streak curtailed. However, they earned the Huber Trophy less than an hour after their setback in Kalamazoo when second-place Port Huron fell in a shootout at Bloomington.

Daavettila racked up his eighth goal in 19 games with K-Wings at 11:10 of a first period that featured good flow and few stoppages in play. The northern Michigan native pounced on a juicy rebound resulting from a Rob Jarvis blueline blast.

Lucas Drake (28th) then electrified the crowd with under two minutes left in the period with a breakaway goal that doubled Kalamazoo's early lead to 2-0. After blocking a Komets shot, Drake scooped up the puck in the neutral zone and steamed in on goalie Nick Boucher, burying a backhander through the five-hole.

Aquafina IHL Rookie of the Year Rick Cleaver extended the lead to three goals by blasting a left-wing slapper through Boucher at 4:47 of the second frame. Jarvis earned the lone assist, his second of the night, on the K-Wings' second power-play tally.

Shafranov (26th) inched the Komets closer at 17:36 when he chopped one in from close range to make it 3-1.

For Game Stats: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=735930

Kalamazoo will wrap-up the regular season tomorrow, Saturday, April 11th with a 7 p.m. face-off versus the Muskegon Lumberjacks.

The K-Wings next home game will be in the Turner Cup Semi-Finals. Opponent and game schedule will be released at a later date.

The contest, which is the regular season home finale for the K-Wings, will be the final Pepsi Family Friday of the season. The K-Wings will offer fans $1 Pepsi and $1 popcorn. After the game next Friday, the K-Wings will conduct their end of the season awards ceremony, as well as hold their warm-up jersey auction.

Single-game playoff tickets for any of the K-Wings Turner Cup Playoff home games are currently on sale at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office. Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, call Wings Stadium Ticket Office during regular business hours at (269) 345-5101.

For more information about tonight's game, please contact Director of Public Relations/Broadcaster Mike Modugno at (269) 349-9772 extension 220.

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