ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Taylor Made

January 15, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Greenville, SC- Traveling to play the prolific scoring team and one of the top home teams in the ECHL, the Kalamazoo Wings used a stifling defense to edge out a 2-1 victory over the Greenville Road Warriors at the Bi-Lo Center

A night after Brandon Wong netted a hat trick in a loss to Gwinnett, the Road Warrior forward was at it again this time earning the game's first goal during a delayed penalty 7:56 into the opening period. Immediate following a Ryan Nie save on Mark Voakes, the rookie forward jammed in a rebound for this 13th goal of the season.

Just one-second following a penalty to T.J. Reynolds, Kalamazoo's Justin Taylor (12th) redirected a Patrick Asselin slap shot to tie the game at 1-1 midway in the second period. Also earning an assist on the goal was Nie, who became the first K-Wings goaltender to earn a point this season.

Taylor (13th) propelled the K-Wings ahead later in the period, when his pass to Asselin was tipped right back to his blade and quickly the forward beat Nic Riopel, who was out of position in anticipation of the cross-rink pass. The multi-goal performance from Taylor was his team-leading third of the season.

Kalamazoo kept Greenville off the board in the third, despite giving up three power-chances. On the night, the K-Wings killed off all seven man-advantage chances the Road Warriors earned in the game.

Nie was brilliant between the pipes making 30 saves to earn his 11th victory of the season.

For Game Stats: http://echl.com/stats/official-game-report.php game_id8348 .

The K-Wings will play the fifth-leg of a season-long six-game road swing this tomorrow, Sunday, January 16th with a 4 p.m. encounter at the North Charleston, Coliseum against the South Carolina Stingrays.

Kalamazoo will return to Wings Stadium on Friday, January 21st with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Cincinnati Cyclones on Culver's Night and Frugal Fan Friday, featuring $1 beers and $1 hot dogs.

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (95.9 FM WLKM & on kwings.com). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 72 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pre-game coverage begins with the Kalsee Credit Union 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 and the Discover Kalamazoo Post-Game Show, keep your radio tuned this season to the K-Wings Radio Network.

Single game tickets for the 2010-2011 season are on sale at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office, Ticketmaster Outlets, including www.ticketmaster.com, Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, please call Wings Stadium Ticket Office during regular business hours at (269) 345-5101.

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are on sale now and range in price from $9.90-$14.90 for adults and only $6.90 for kids ages 12 and under. The ticket prices for all K-Wings premium night games (all colored ice games and New Year's Eve game) are just $1 more.

Fans can save money by purchasing K-Wings single game tickets advance because on the day of a game, K-Wings tickets are $1 more.

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