March 20, 2010 - Mike Modugno
Director of Public Relations and Broadcaster

Game Preview

A week long of contests between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Wheeling Nailers will come to end this afternoon as the teams meet for the fourth time in a span on seven days. On the season, Kalamazoo is 4-3-0-0 versus Wheeling. The teams will meet once more on the season, next Friday at the WesBanko Arena. 

A victory last night for Kalamazoo coupled with a loss by the Trenton Devils captured a playoff berth for the K-Wings. With 82 points, Kalamazoo is one point behind the Cincinnati Cyclones for first place in the North Division and trail the Charlotte Checkers by a single point for fourth place in the American Conference.

With six games remaining in their regular season, time is of the essence for the Nailers. With 66 points, Wheeling is ninth place in the American Conference, three points behind the Reading Royals for eighth and four behind the Toledo Walleye, who are in seventh place. Wheeling will play Toledo tomorrow.

:: Team Leaders ::

:: All-Time/ Season Series ::

All-Time Series:
K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 4-3-0-0

Season Series:
K-Wings Lead Season Series: 4-3-0-0

Last Meeting :
K-Wings Won 5-2 on March 19th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting:
Friday, March 26th @WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia

 

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Playoff Bound

Winning last night against Wheeling coupled with a loss from the Trenton Devils punches Kalamazoo's ticket to the postseason. Kalamazoo enters the night one point behind Cincinnati for first place in the North Division and one point behind Charlotte for fourth place in the American Conference.

Sharing the Wealth

Spreading the scoring around, four members of the K-Wings enter tonight on impressive multi-game point streaks. Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier and Sam Ftorek are on six-game point streaks, while Dean Strong has earned points in seven straight games. 

 

Asselin Reaches Milestone

Scoring Kalamazoo’s final goal on the contest yesterday, forward Patrick Asselin reached a personal milestone. The goal represented the 100th career point for Asselin.  

Curadeau Back on Top

Forward Mathieu Curadeau earned the game-winner last night in the K-Wings 5-2 victory. The tally was Curadeau’s team-leading fifth game-winner of the season.

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 ECHL 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, information about Wings Stadium events, and much, much more.

Gill and Landry on the Radio
Join special guests Riley Gill and Jon Landry as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the “Voice of the K-Wings” Mike Modugno this Monday on “K-Wings Live”. The show is on The Classic Hits Station WLKM (95.9 FM) and online through the B-2 Networks through www.kwings.com from 7-8 p.m. at Old Burdick’s Bar and Grill 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 (95.9 FM WLKM & B-2 Networks 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, keep your radio tuned this season to the K-Wings Radio Network.

Upcoming Games

Wednesday, March 24th                    Vs Elmira                    7:00 PM

Friday, March 26th                              @ Wheeling                7:30 PM

Saturday, March 27th                         @ Cincinnati               7:30 PM

Sunday, March 28th                            @ Toledo                     4:00 PM

Wednesday, March 31st                    Vs Cincinnati              7:00 PM

 

 

 

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