IHL 2 Kalamazoo Wings

K-Wings Cool Off Icehawks

Published on November 18, 2008 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Port Huron, MI - In a battle of the two hottest teams in the International Hockey League, it was the Kalamazoo Wings that left McMorran Place Arena still sizzling with a 5-3 victory over the Port Huron Icehawks.

Over the course of the past week, the K-Wings have been getting off to quick starts, Tuesday night was no different. Glenn Detulleo (6th) deked around two defenders and slid a backhander past goaltender Larry Sterling 1:11 into the first period giving Kalamazoo a 1-0 lead.

The goal for Detulleo extends his point streak to three games and gives the captain a point in seven of his last eight contests.

Crashing the net midway into the period, Tommy Lange (3rd) added to the K-Wings lead by punching in a rebound off a Rod Aldoff blue-line slap shot that was set up from the behind the net pass by Tyler Willis.

With just under five minutes remaining the opening period, the reigning IHL Pepsi Player of the Week, Jamie Carroll, continued his scoring tear by collecting an assist to extend his point and assist streak to six games on a Nick Lindberg second chance goal to cut the K-Wings lead to 2-1. Also assisting on the goal was Jeff Zehr, who has now earned a point in five straight games.

Starting quick in a period isn't limited to the first period for Kalamazoo; Willis sent a saucer pass to Lange, who sent a rocket past Sterling 1:33 into the second period.

With a pair of assists, Willis now has four points (2 goals and 2 assists) in three games this season since returning to Kalamazoo.

Capitalizing on the power-play, Detulleo flipped a backhanded pass between the circles to Casey Handrahan (1st). Handrahan eluded a sliding Jason Chafe and placed a slap shot over the glove hand of Sterling at the 7:38 mark of the second.

The Icehawks cashed in on a man-advantage opportunity ten minutes later, when Jeremy Tucker (5th) poked in a loose puck to the right of Jason Tapp. Earning his second point of the night was Zehr, who reached the 300 point-plateau for his career with the assist.

Inching closer in the third period, Lindberg (6th) snuck in front of the K-Wings crease and deflected a Zehr pass from behind the net, which brought the Icehawks within a single goal.

However, not to be denied, Lucas Drake (7th) sealed the victory for Kalamazoo tickling the twine with his team-leading seventh goal of the season on an empty-netter.

Fresh off being named Southern Sports Supply Goaltender of the Week, Tapp stopped a K-Wings season-high 34 shots to earn his 5th victory.

For Game Stats: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=734679

The K-Wings will head back to Wings Stadium on Friday, November 21st with a 7:30 p.m. encounter versus the Bloomington PrairieThunder on Win-Win Night, presented by Win-98.5 FM. If the K-Wings win, all fans in attendance will receive a FREE game ticket for the game against Port Huron on Sunday, November 23rd.

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