Game Preview                                           
Finishing the week the same way they started it, the Kalamazoo Wings will travel to the Allen County Memorial Coliseum to face-off against the Fort Wayne Komets. On Wednesday, Fort Wayne defeated Kalamazoo 7-3. On the season, the K-Wings are 4-3-0-0 against the Komets.

Coming off a heartbreaking 2-1 setback last night at Wings Stadium to the Florida Everblades, the K-Wings will head on the road for the first half of a home-and-home series against the Komets. Kalamazoo enters the day two points behind Fort Wayne for third place in the North Division.

After two straight losses (0-1-1-0) on the road, Fort Wayne returns home for two straight divisional contests. Despite the win against the K-Wings on Wednesday, the Komets have dropped three of their last five games at coliseum and are 5-5-0-0 on home ice this season.

TEAM LEADERS

ALL-TIME / SEASON SERIES

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 161-163-44 (Includes ECHL, IHL and UHL)
All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time ECHL Series: 4-3-0-0
Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 4-3-0-0
Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 7-3 on December 12^th @ Allen County Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN
Next Meeting: Friday, December 21^st @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Iron Man
Kalamazoo’s Joel Martin has been logging plenty of minutes. Martin, who ranks second in the league with 1,192 minutes, has played in nine straight games for Kalamazoo and 13 out of the K-Wings last 14 contests.

Nearing Milestones
Defenseman Sam Ftorek and forward Brett Lysak are each closing in on a personal milestone. Ftorek needs two more points to reach 600 for his career, while Lysak is two points shy of 400.

Sunday Best
Despite owning a record of 0-2-0-0 on Sunday’s this season, the K-Wings have enjoyed playing on a first day of the week. Since joining the ECHL during the 2009-10 campaign, Kalamazoo has gone 25-10-2-1 on games played on Sunday.

Snapping a Streak
For the second time this week, Kalamazoo will head to the Allen County Memorial Coliseum looking to snap a streak. The K-Wings hit the ice trying to end a season-high five-game (0-3-1-1) road winless streak.

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 stopping by the Wings Stadium Ticket Office or at any Ticketmaster location.

Get On-Line
This season, the best way to keep track of the K-Wings is to log onto the team’s website at www.kwings.com. The site has player profiles, video on your hometown team, and much, much more.

K-Wings Live
Join special guests Head Coach Nick Bootland and the “Voice of the K-Wings” Mike Modugno on Monday, January 14^th for the next edition of “K-Wings Live”. The show is on WZUU (92.5 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 6-7 p.m. at Old Burdick’s Downtown.

K-Wings on Radio
Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (92.5 FM WZUU & 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 20 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

Friday, December 21^st                   Vs Fort Wayne        7:30 PM (COOL 101 Game Show Night)
Saturday, December 22^nd             @ Evansville            7:15 PM (CDT)
Friday, December 28^th                   Vs Fort Wayne        7:30 PM (90’s Sit Com Night)
Saturday, December 29^th              @ Toledo                  7:05 PM
Monday, December 31^st                Vs Cincinnati           7:00 PM (11^th Annual COOL 101/WWMT New Year’s Eve Bash)
Friday, January 4^th                         Vs Toledo                 7:30 PM (FANomenal Friday & Singles Night)