Kalamazoo, MI- Falling down by three goals, the Kalamazoo Wings dug themselves into a hole they couldn’t climb out of in a 5-2 loss to the Muskegon Fury.
Executing on the power-play 2:35 into the first period, Muskegon registered on the scoreboard with a tally from Robin Bouchard (19th).
Building on their lead, the Fury started the second with a pair of goals 58 seconds apart from Dan Riedel (15th) and Billy Collins (19th) to give Muskegon a 3-0 advantage. The tally from Collins established a personal single-season high for the forward.
Later in the period, Justin Cross (8th) connected on a 5-on-3 power-play to cut the Fury lead to two goals.
With just over three minutes remaining, Glenn Detulleo found Lucas Drake (8th) in front of the net to bring the K-Wings back to a single-goal. The assist from Detulleo extended his point streak to a K-Wings current-high ten games.
Muskegon put the contest out of reach midway in the final period, as David Van Drunen (1st) tipped in a power-play goal past Jeremy Symington extending the Fury lead to 4-2.
Mike Watt (15th) wrapped up the scoring with an empty-netter. Collins assisted on the final Muskegon goal, which capped off a four-point (1-goal, 3 assist) night for the native of Enderby, British Columbia.
For Game Stats: http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=533907
Kalamazoo will conclude the week with a second encounter against Muskegon on Saturday, February 8th with a 7:30 p.m. face-off on Celebration Cinema Night.
Single game tickets for the entire K-Wings 2007-08 home schedule are currently on sale at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office. Tickets range from $9-$14. Prices for K-Wings games will increase $1 for premium game nights (Orange Ice, Pink Ice, Green Ice & New Years Eve). Fans are also encouraged to purchase their game tickets in advance, as they will save $1 per ticket by getting their seats prior to a game day.
Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, call the 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.
