# Name Pos. Ct. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% NotesAHL 1 Jeff Lerg G L 5’6 155 04.09.86 Livonia, MI 13 6 7 0 0 0 3.61 0.883 Loaned to AHL-Albany, 2/7

31 Shane Connelly G L 5'9 180 03.16.87 Cheltenham, PA 20 4 11 2 1 0 3.20 0.890 5 saves on 5 shots in relief of Lerg Sunday vs. Reading

AHL 35 Dave Caruso G L 6’1 205 06.18.82 Roswell, GA 16 5 8 0 2 0 3.33 0.907 Loaned to AHL-Albany, 1/11

# Name Pos. Ct. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% NotesEBG 1 Tom Schaul G L 6'1 195 03.03.84 Park Ridge, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.000 Added as emergency goalie, 2/05AHL 30 Riley Gill G L 6'2 200 01.01.85 Northfield, MN 14 8 6 0 0 1 3.25 0.901 Loaned to Bridgeport, 2/05

34 Ryan Nie G L 6'1 165 04.15.85 Nanticoke, ON 33 16 12 2 2 2 3.06 0.908 115 wins as a pro

Trenton Devils# Name Pos. Sh. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP G A PTS +/- PIM Notes

IR 2 T.J. Miller D L 6'4 210 09.15.86 Placentia, CA 22 1 5 6 -13 6 Placed on 21-day IR, 1/16AHL 5 Andy Thomas D R 6'2 210 11.14.85 Bow, NH 35 2 4 6 -11 25 Recalled to AHL-Albany, 2/4

7 Justin Coutu D L 6'0 205 11.19.84 Maple Ridge, BC 34 1 11 12 -5 63 Activated from 7-day IR today

8 Martin Nolet D L 6'3 205 10.02.86 Quebec City, PQ 24 2 3 5 +4 21 Drafted by Los Angeles, 5th round, '06

9 Trevor Kell F R 6’0 185 06.23.86 Thunder Bay, ON 18 10 10 20 +9 18 2 goals last three games

10 Tony Zancanaro F L 5’5 170 06.04.82 Trenton, MI 34 7 11 18 -4 35 1st game-winning goal this season, 2/05

11 Myles Stoesz F R 6’1 210 02.15.87 Steinbach, MB 11 0 2 2 -2 63 Drafted by Atlanta, 7th round, '05

12 Darcy Zajac F R 6'1 200 09.23.86 Winnipeg, MAN 27 4 13 17 +4 25 Three-time member of the All-WCHA Academic Team

14 Matt Lombardi F R 5’11 200 11.09.87 Milton, MA 39 11 7 18 -11 24 Activated from 3-day IR today

15 Matt Vokes F R 6’1 190 09.03.85 Auburn, MA 9 3 5 8 -1 4 Led Brown University (ECAC) in scoring, ‘08-09

16 Ryan Ginand F L 5’9 180 04.01.86 Milford, MA 44 18 31 49 +6 36 Seventh in ECHL scoring

17 Dan Charleston F L 5'8 180 11.27.84 Oak Forest, IL 13 9 8 17 -4 53 4 goals 1/15 vs. Toledo

18 Ryan Hayes F R 5'10 180 06.04.89 Syracuse, NY 40 16 19 35 -2 20 First pro hat trick, 12/19 vs. Toledo

20 Brad Miller D R 5’10 170 01.31.86 Alpharetta, GA 25 6 11 17 +3 10 1g, 1a, 7 shots in 2 GP vs. Reading last week

21 Kory Nagy F L 5’11 195 10.12.89 Walsingham, ON 34 7 8 15 -9 19 Drafted by New Jersey, 5th round, '08

23 Taylor Vichorek F R 6’8 250 08.25.88 Moose Lake, MN 41 4 8 12 +6 65 Father Mark drafted by Philadelphia Flyers in 1982

24 J.S. Berube F L 6’3 195 06.20.90 Matane, PQ 31 8 12 20 -1 55 413 PIMs in four years for QMJHL's Rouyn-Noranda

25 Jeremy Akeson F L 6’2 210 11.26.84 Ottawa, ON 43 7 10 17 -13 73 68 games for St. Francis Xavier University (AUS)

26 Dave Leaderer D L 5'11 190 07.31.86 Rochester, NY 41 4 18 22 -10 34 22 points tied for 15th among ECHL defensemen

27 Justin Pender D L 6’4 215 10.25.88 St. Johns, NL 42 2 12 14 -18 38 Two assists in last three games

IR 28 Jordon Southorn D L 6'3 200 05.15.90 Montreal, PQ 24 0 4 4 -10 22 Placed on 21-day IR, 2/6

AHL 34 Jeff Prough F R 5’10 180 04.20.86 Dearborn Heights, MI 43 20 13 33 -14 38 Recalled to AHL-Albany, 2/7

# Name Pos. Sh. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP G A PTS +/- PIM Notes2 Jon Landry D R 6'2 190 05.29.95 Lexington, MA 31 3 14 17 -2 41 21-career games with AHL-Syracuse Crunch

4 Steve Tarasuk D R 5'10 165 11.01.89 Thornhill, ON 41 2 12 14 -9 19 Played for OHL's London Knights

AHL 5 Wes O'Neill D L 6'4 215 3.03.86 Essex, ON 13 2 1 3 -4 22 Loaned to Bridgeport, 11/18

7 Aaron Clarke F L 5'9 185 10.06.78 Peterborough, ON 40 11 17 28 -11 23 2011 ECHL All-Star

8 Sam Ftorek F/D L 6'2 189 11.30.74 Wolfeboro, NH 43 6 25 31 -9 46 Son of former NJ Devils coach, Robbie Ftorek

9 Andrew Fournier F L 5'11 192 11.05.87 Amherstville, ON 40 24 17 41 6 16 Leads team w/ 24 goals

AHL 10 Brady Leisenring F R 5'11 190 11.07.82 Stowe, VT 18 5 7 12 1 14 Loaned to Bridgeport, 1/13

AHL 13 Brandon Svendsen F R 5'10 184 04.11.85 Mecer, CA 9 6 7 13 6 0 Loaned to Bridgeport, 11/07

IR 15 Bryan Jurynec L F 5'11 195 12.17.83 Orland Park, IL 20 2 0 2 -5 70 Placed on 3-day IR, 2/4

16 Joe Charlesbois D R 6'1 210 02.18.86 Potsdam, NY 43 1 5 6 -7 54 4 seasons at U. of New Hampshire ( Hockey East)

18 Dean Strong F R 5'9 170 07.17.85 Mississauga, ON 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed contract 2/4, 7-day IR 2/4-2/11

19 Patrick Asselin F L 5'11 182 07.02.87 Peterborough, ON 41 15 20 35 -8 18 2 assists last Saturday

IR 21 Jay Sprague F R 6'2 205 08.23.86 Georgetown, ON 4 0 1 1 0 2 Placed on 21-day IR, 11/12

23 Justin Taylor F L 5'11 180 02.08.89 London, ON 30 19 11 30 -2 83 3 goals last 2 games

24 Ryan McGinnis D L 6'2 206 03.03.87 Flint, MI 29 5 16 21 7 23 Leads team w/ plus-7

25 Corey Syvret D L 6'2 195 02.19.89 Millgrove, ON 24 0 0 0 -11 14 Brother of Philadelphia Flyer Danny Syvret

27 Mike Sellito F R 5'10 180 11.19.87 Elmont, NY 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 seasons at Florida Gulf Coast University (ACHA)

33 Kory Karlander F L 6'1 190 03.21.72 Melita, MB 43 19 29 48 -11 56 Leads team w/ 48 points

40 Brian McGuirk F L 5'11 190 07.11.85 Danvers, MA 34 1 2 3 -10 28 Drafted by Columbus, 8th round, '04

44 Mitch Versteeg D R 6'1 197 11.03.88 Lethbridge, AB 38 2 8 10 -5 67 Younger brother of Toronto Maple Leafs Kris Versteeg

45 Trent Daavettila F L 6'0 190 11.03.84 Howell, MI 43 14 25 39 6 16 Started career w/ IHL's Flint Generals

49 A.J. Thelen D L 6'3 212 03.11.86 Savage, MN 37 3 17 20 -4 22 Drafted by Minnesota, 12th overall, '04

72 Darryl Lloyd F L 5'10 195 02.10.84 Pickering, ON 44 6 18 24 2 84 Leads team w/ 84 penalty minutes

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

Kalamazoo Wings

TRENTON DEVILS (16-25-1-3, 36pts) vs KALAMAZOO WINGS (21-19-2-2, 46pts) Game 46 ◦ Wednesday, February 9, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

Today in the ECHLKalamazoo Wings (21-19-4) at Trenton Devils (16-25-4) 7 p.m. ET· Kalamazoo’s Kory Karlander is second with 25 power-play points (9g-16a).· Trenton’s Ryan Hayes is seventh among rookies with 35 points (16g-19a).· K-Wings are second on the power play at 23.1 percent (52-for-225).· Devils are first with 35.71 shots per game. South Carolina Stingrays (26-19-2) at Greenville Road Warriors (29-16-2) 7 p.m. ET· Tommy Goebel leads South Carolina against the Road Warriors with 10 points (2g-8a).· Greenville’s Blake Parlett is tied for third among defensemen with 26 points (6g-20a).· Stingrays are tied for second on the power play on the road at 20.9 percent (19-for-91).· Road Warriors are 10-4-2 in one-goal games. Florida Everblades (27-22-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (19-19-8) 7:30 p.m. ET· Florida’s Francis Lemieux leads the league with 63 points (26g-37a).· Barret Ehgoetz leads Cincinnati against the Everblades with six points (1g-5a).· Everblades are second with 11 shorthanded goals.· Cyclones are third with 29.48 shots-against per game. Bakersfield Condors (23-21-2) at Idaho Steelheads (22-16-10) 7:10 p.m. MT· Josh Tordjman leads Bakersfield against the Steelheads with a 3-0-0 record, a 1.30 goals-against average and a .949 save percentage.· Idaho’s Tyler Beskorowany leads the league with a 2.01 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage.· Condors are 17-0-1 when leading after two periods.· Steelheads are 12-2-4 when scoring first. Stockton Thunder (23-14-7) at Ontario Reign (15-27-4) 7 p.m. PT· Fraser Clair leads Stockton with 35 points (13g-22a).· Ontario’s David Walker is tied for second among defensemen with 21 assists.· Thunder are 18-4-5 when scoring first.· Reign are 10-1-2 when leading after two periods.

Recent ECHL ScoresSAT, FEBRUARY 5

Greenville 4 at Florida 3 (SO)Reading 2 at Trenton 4Toledo 5 at Gwinnett 2

South Carolina 5 at Kalamazoo 4Cincinnati 2 at Wheeling 6Bakersfield 3 at Ontario 4Elmira 4 at Las Vegas 5Alaska 3 at Victoria 1Utah 2 at Stockton 3

SUN, FEBRUARY 6 Reading 4 at Trenton 3

TUE, FEBRUARY 8 Elmira 3 at Las Vegas 6

Upcoming ECHL ScheduleWED, FEBRUARY 9

Kalamazoo at Trenton - 7:00 PM ESTSouth Carolina at Greenville - 7:05 PM EST

Florida at Cincinnati - 7:30 PM ESTBakersfield at Idaho - 7:10 PM MSTStockton at Ontario - 7:00 PM PST

THU, FEBRUARY 10 Kalamazoo at Trenton - 7:00 PM EST

Utah at Las Vegas - 7:05 PM PST

FRI, FEBRUARY 11 Greenville at Toledo - 7:00 PM EST

Gwinnett at South Carolina - 7:05 PM ESTReading at Wheeling - 7:05 PM ESTFlorida at Cincinnati - 7:30 PM ESTBakersfield at Idaho - 7:10 PM MST

Elmira at Ontario - 7:00 PM PSTVictoria at Las Vegas - 7:05 PM PSTStockton at Alaska - 7:15 PM AKST

SAT, FEBRUARY 12 South Carolina at Gwinnett - 7:05 PM EST

Trenton at Reading - 7:05 PM ESTFlorida at Cincinnati - 7:30 PM EST

Greenville at Kalamazoo - 7:30 PM ESTToledo at Wheeling - 8:05 PM EST

Bakersfield at Idaho - 7:10 PM MSTElmira at Ontario - 7:00 PM PST

Stockton at Alaska - 7:15 PM AKST

Eastern Conference StandingsATLANTIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKReading 46 29 12 2 3 63 0.685 158 139 710 13-5-1-2 16-7-1-1 6-2-0-2 1-0-0-0Elmira 45 20 20 5 0 45 0.500 163 165 972 10-11-3-0 10-9-2-0 2-8-0-0 0-2-0-0Trenton 45 16 25 1 3 36 0.400 144 167 805 8-13-1-2 8-12-0-1 3-7-0-0 0-1-0-0SOUTH GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKGreenville 47 29 16 1 1 60 0.638 159 126 673 15-7-1-0 14-9-0-1 5-5-0-0 2-0-0-0Florida 52 27 22 0 3 57 0.548 176 162 935 13-9-0-2 14-13-0-1 5-4-0-1 0-1-0-1South Carolina 47 26 19 1 1 54 0.574 133 134 629 15-7-1-1 11-12-0-0 5-5-0-0 1-0-0-0Gwinnett 48 20 21 2 5 47 0.490 136 160 840 11-10-1-2 9-11-1-3 4-4-1-1 0-2-0-0NORTH GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKWheeling 47 29 16 0 2 60 0.638 171 134 841 15-9-0-1 14-7-0-1 9-1-0-0 2-0-0-0Kalamazoo 44 21 19 2 2 46 0.523 150 155 757 12-10-0-0 9-9-2-2 6-4-0-0 0-1-0-0Cincinnati 46 19 19 6 2 46 0.500 130 154 898 9-11-2-1 10-8-4-1 4-5-1-0 0-2-1-0Toledo 44 21 20 2 1 45 0.511 146 163 821 11-11-0-1 10-9-2-0 8-2-0-0 3-0-0-0Western Conference StandingsMOUNTAIN GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKUtah 49 27 17 4 1 59 0.602 140 134 1160 10-10-3-0 17-7-1-1 5-4-1-0 0-1-0-0Idaho 48 22 16 3 7 54 0.562 144 135 796 11-7-1-5 11-9-2-2 6-1-1-2 5-0-0-2Alaska 45 25 18 2 0 52 0.578 134 118 603 16-6-2-0 9-12-0-0 4-6-0-0 1-0-0-0Victoria 48 20 25 1 2 43 0.448 139 154 1000 9-14-1-1 11-11-0-1 5-5-0-0 0-1-0-0PACIFIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAKLas Vegas 47 30 14 2 1 63 0.670 155 126 666 17-7-1-0 13-7-1-1 6-4-0-0 2-0-0-0Stockton 44 23 14 2 5 53 0.602 139 130 988 11-7-1-3 12-7-1-2 6-3-0-1 1-0-0-0Bakersfield 46 23 21 1 1 48 0.522 137 141 1077 13-7-1-0 10-14-0-1 4-5-0-1 0-1-0-0Ontario 46 15 27 2 2 34 0.370 112 169 884 5-15-0-1 10-12-2-1 3-5-2-0 1-0-0-0

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

TRENTON DEVILS (16-25-1-3, 36pts) vs KALAMAZOO WINGS (21-19-2-2, 46pts) Game 46 ◦ Wednesday, February 9, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

DEVILS CAN’T CRACK ROYALS IN 4-3 LOSS

Trenton, NJ - Devin Timberlake scored twice in the first period to lead the Reading Royals to a 4-3 win over the Trenton Devils in the rubber game of the three-day weekend series between the teams. Trevor Kell, Ryan Hayes and Ryan Ginand scored for the Devils but two quick strikes by Reading’s Jared Ross and Todd Perry early in the second period proved to be the difference maker in today’s matinee matchup.

Timberlake opened the game’s scoring 6:27 into the game by beating Jeff Lerg on a rebound for his sixth goal of the season. Lerg stopped the first two shots fired his way but was unable to corral the rebound before Timberlake was able to flip the puck past him. Five minutes later, Timberlake struck again as he poked in a loose puck into an open net as Lerg had been taken out of position on the original shot from Andrew

Sarauer.Trevor Kell got the Devils on the board with six minutes left in the opening

period by beating Ben Scrivens with a hard wrist shot from the left circle for his tenth goal of the season. Ryan Ginand picked up the first of his two assists of the game by laying a perfect drop pass for the streaking Kell to skate in to. Jeremy Akeson picked up the second assist on the goal as Reading carried a 2-1 lead into the first intermission.

Starting the second period on a power play courtesy of a Taylor Vichorek roughing penalty, Jared Ross blistered a one-timer from the blue-line past Lerg just 27 seconds into the frame. Fourteen seconds later, Todd Perry came streaking down the right side and fired a wrist shot over Lerg’s glove to give the Royals a commanding 4-1 lead within the first minute of the second period. Former Devil Eric Castonguay picked up the primary assist on both goals.

Immediately after Perry’s shot went in, last night’s winning goaltender Shane Connelly came off the bench to replace Lerg, who stopped 8 out of the 12 shots he faced in 20:51. Over the course of the next thirty-nine minutes the Devils outshot the Royals 34-5 but were unable to come away with the win.

Brad Miller got momentum back on the Trenton side by pinballing a shot through traffic and past Scrivens to cut the deficit in half at 4-2. With under two minutes left in the second period, Ginand followed up his own shot and deposited his 18th goal of the season to get the Devils within one. Ryan Hayes assisted on both goals and now has nineteen on the year, Justin Pender picked up the second assist on Ginand’s goal.

Carrying all the momentum into the final period, the Devils were unable to tie the game as the Royals suffocated the Trenton offense and denied them the tying marker. Ben Scrivens stopped 41 shots for Reading and Connelly stopped all five shots he faced in relief of Lerg who was pinned with the loss.

The Wings have been a member of the ECHL since 2009. The franchise began play in the year 2000, as a member of the now defunct United Hockey League. The Wings took their name in 2000 from a former IHL team, also called the Kalamazoo Wings, who existed from 1974-2000.

The Wings have won three championships in team history. Kalamazoo captured two Turner Cups as IHL champions in 1978-79 and 1979-80, and the UHL’s Colonial Cup in 2005-06.

Nick Bootland is in his third season coaching Kalamazoo. Bootland’s coaching career began following a 718-game professional career, when he played for the Hershey Bears (AHL), Cleveland Barons (AHL), Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL), Columbus Stars (UHL) and Kalamazoo Wings.

Two Wings alums with ties to the New Jersey Devils are Reid Simpson and Manny Fernandez. Simpson played 59 games for New Jersey, including nine in the club’s Stanley Cup winning 1994-95 season. Fernandez, a goalie with 315-career games in the NHL, is the nephew of New Jersey’s current head coach, Jacques Lemaire.

The Wings play in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a city of 80,000, located 140 miles west of Detroit. Famous natives and residents of Kalamazoo include New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas, and actor/comedian Tim Allen.

#25 Jeremy Akeson was the only Devil with a +2 Sunday vs. Reading.

KALAMAZ00 WINGSFRANCHISE OVERVIEW

ROSTER SHUFFLING NOT UNIQUE TO ECHL TEAMSSPECIAL FROM ECHL COMMUNICATIONS

While ECHL fans, coaches and media often lament the impact “injuries and call-ups” have on the roster of their favorite team, the reality is that roster movement is a fact of life at all levels of professional hockey.

A quick look at the numbers through January 31 shows that the average NHL team had used 30.06 players so far this year including 19 teams that had used more than 30 players.

In the AHL the average stood at 33.96 players per team with four teams using 40 or more players including San Antonio, which has been at or near the top of its division for more of the season.

By comparison, the ECHL average per team was at 34.89 players with just one team, Elmira, having used more than 40 players.

So far, there have been 88 players on NHL contract who have played in the ECHL in the 2010-11 season. Of those 88 players, 63 of them have been recalled at least once, with the total number of recalls of NHL contracted players standing at 85 total recalls.

Additionally, there have been 99 players on AHL contract who have played in the ECHL in the 2010-11 season. Of those 99 players, 54 of them have been recalled at least once, with the total number of recalls of AHL contracted players standing at 85 total recalls.

When the Pittsburgh Penguins recently went through an extended period without gifted All-Stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, those players were not replaced with NHL All-Stars but rather by players recalled from their AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In addition, other team members played an increased role. The same is true in the ECHL. Opportunities exist for players to step up and play a bigger role, especially on offense, when players are recalled. The fact recalls and roster movement are so prevalent means the ECHL is the League the best young players want to play in due to the opportunities for movement.

Often overlooked is the fact that many players recalled often return to bolster ECHL rosters, particularly come playoff time, allowing fans the opportunity to witness great talent at a critical time of year.

The last two Kelly Cup champions are good examples. In 2009, the South Carolina Stingrays defeated the Alaska Aces to win their third Kelly Cup title thanks in large part to the goaltending of James Reimer, who was named the Most Valuable Player of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Reimer was in Toronto of the American Hockey League until late in the season, when he returned to the ECHL and posted a 2.17 goals-against average and .929 save percentage in eight appearances during the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

Last season’s champion, the Cincinnati Cyclones, often shuttled players back and forth between their two AHL affiliates, Milwaukee and Hamilton, and saw the Bulldogs also advance to the AHL’s Western Conference Finals. Cincinnati was able to persevere and captured its second Kelly Cup championship in the last three seasons, defeating Idaho in five games.

In the end, injuries, recalls and reassignments are a fact of life in professional hockey. However, the level of play and competition is at a high level each night, whether in Pittsburgh with an All-Star or in the ECHL without an All-Star on recall. In both cases, those who remain step up to compete at a high level each night and provide a winning environment and top notch entertainment.

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

TRENTON DEVILS (16-25-1-3, 36pts) vs KALAMAZOO WINGS (21-19-2-2, 46pts) Game 46 ◦ Wednesday, February 9, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

FTOREK A FAMILIAR NAMEOne of Kalamazoo’s

most experienced players is 36-year-old Sam Ftorek, who is a veteran of 755 pro games. In 13 seasons, Ftorek has 215 goals, 300 assists and 965 penalty minutes.

New Jersey hockey fans are familiar with Ftorek’s last name, as Sam’s father, Robbie, coached the New Jersey Devils for parts of two seasons, and led the club to an Atlantic Division title in 1998-99. Robbie also played eight seasons in the NHL with three different clubs.

One of the career highlights of the elder Ftorek’s 1186-game coaching career was the 1994-95 season. That year, he backed New Jersey’s AHL affiliate, the Albany River Rats, to the Calder Cup Championship, where his captain was current Trenton head coach, Kevin Dean.

The Ftoreks hail from the Boston area.

The Devils play the third game of their four-game homestand by opening a two-game series with the Kalamazoo Wings tonight at Sun National Bank Center. These are the first meetings between Trenton and Kalamazoo this season, with the clubs due to meet again at Wings Stadium March 18 and back at SunCenter March 25. Kalamazoo leads the all-time series vs. Trenton, 3-2-0-0 with all five contests coming in 2009-10, the Wings’ first year in the ECHL.

Trenton will be without its hottest scorer, Jeff Prough, in tonight’s game. Before his call-up to AHL-Albany on Monday, Prough had scored seven goals in six games since following his first stint with Albany.

Defenseman Andy Thomas and goalie Jeff Lerg will also be unavailable, with both players also having been called up to Albany in the last week.

To fill the roster spots opened by Monday’s transactions, forward Matt Lombardi has been activated from 3-day IR and Anthony Felice has been added as Trenton’s emergency backup goaltender. Lombardi has been out for the last three Devils contests.

Goaltender Dave Caruso is in his fourth consecutive week with Albany, last appearing for Trenton January 9 in South Carolina.

Looking to win for the second time in their last three games, the Devils will have to contend with Kalamazoo’s Andrew Fournier and Justin Taylor. Fournier has three points (2g, 1a) in the last two games, and Taylor has four points (3g, 1a) in the last three games. Trenton’s #15 Matt Vokes faces off against Kalamazoo’s #15 Bryan Jurynec on October 17, 2009.

Last night, former Trenton goalie Joel Martin received a phone call just minutes before the New York Islanders’ game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

With Islanders goalie, Kevin Poulin, getting injured in warm-ups, New York was in immediate need of a backup goalie. The problem was that the game was just minutes from starting and Martin was with the Islanders’ AHL affiliate in Bridgeport, Connecticut, 67 miles from Nassau Coliseum.

The Islanders organization called for a chauffeur to drive Martin straight to the arena, where he arrived during the third period of New York’s 5-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

This was Martin’s first appearance in an NHL uniform, and came after the native of Fort Worth, Texas started the season in the Central Hockey League, with the Odessa Jackalopes.

Martin played in 32 games with Trenton during the 2006-07 season, going 12-15-2 with a 3.07 goals-against average and .909 save percentage.

SCOUTING THE WINGS* The Wings are in second place in the North Division, and seventh

place in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 21-19-2-2.* Kalamazoo’s offense is fourth in the ECHL, having scored 150 times

in 44 games (3.41 per game). The Wings’ leading scorer is 38-year-old Kory Karlander, who has 19 goals and 29 assists, and recorded his 800th ECHL point last Saturday.

* Defensively, the Wings rank 15th, allowing 155 goals in 44 games (3.52 per game). Ryan Nie has been Kalamazoo’s top goalie, going 16-12-4, with a 3.06 goals-against average and .908 save percentage.

* At even strength, the Wings are minus-25, scoring 89 goals and giving up 114.

* The Wings’ power play has been one of their strengths all season. The Wings score on 23.1% of their PP opportunities, which is best in the Eastern Conference, and second overall. Additionally, Kalamazoo has only allowed two shorthanded goals this season, which is tied with Idaho for the fewest in the ECHL.

* While Kalamazoo has been average on the penalty kill (82.3%), the Wings have scored nine shorthanded goals, which is tied for the third most in the league.

SCOUTING THE DEVILS* The Devils enter Wednesday with a record of 16-25-1-3, which puts

them third in the Atlantic Division, and 15th in the Eastern Conference.* With 144 goals in 45 games (3.20 goals per game) Trenton’s offense

is ninth best in the ECHL. Ryan Ginand is the team’s leading scorer, with his 49 points (18g, 31a) ranking seventh in the ECHL. Trenton’s offense will be without its leading goal scorer, Jeff Prough, who was recalled to AHL-Albany earlier this week.

* With 167 goals-against in 45 games (3.71 per game), Trenton’s defense ranks last in the ECHL. Shane Connelly is expected to carry the goaltending bulk in upcoming games, as Jeff Lerg was called up to AHL-Albany earlier this week. Anthony Felice will be Connelly’s backup in Trenton.

* The Devils are minus-18 at even strength, notching 99 markers and giving up 117.

* After a stretch where Trenton had scored PP goals in eight of nine games, the Devils have been blanked in eight opportunities over the last two games. At 17.3% for the season, Trenton’s PP ranks 13th in the ECHL.

* Having allowed PP goals against them in three straight games, the Devils’ PK has fallen to 16th place at 80.1%.

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

TRENTON DEVILS (16-25-1-3, 36pts) vs KALAMAZOO WINGS (21-19-2-2, 46pts) Game 46 ◦ Wednesday, February 9, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

DEVILS OPEN TWO-GAME SET WITH K-WINGS

JOEL MARTIN TO NHL