Eric Kattelus Records Three Points in 4-1 Opening Night
Published on October 12, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release
Fort Wayne, IN- Eric Kattelus notched three points (1 goal, 2 assists) and Joel Martin made 25 saves propelling the Kalamazoo Wings (1-0-0-0) to a 4-1 opening night victory over the Fort Wayne Komets (0-1-0-) Friday night at the Allen County Memorial Coliseum.
A high-octane first period of the season didn't spark any offense, but that would all change in the middle frame.
A fluke bounce ignited the K-Wings in the second period. Prab Rai (1st) centering pass from behind the net hit off the skate of a Komets defenseman and into the net early in the stanza to put the K-Wings on the board.
Rai's tally sparked a four-goal explosion, which included a tally 49 seconds later by Darren Archibald (1st).
Concluding the period with goals from Elgin Reid (1st) and Kattleus (1st), Kalamazoo carried a 4-0 cushion in the third period.
The coliseum's crowd of 10,091 finally got to cheer midway into the third, as Brandon Marino (1st) earned the Komets first ECHL goal on a rebound, the lone goal surrendered by Martin.
The K-Wings will conclude the opening road swing tomorrow Saturday, October 13th with a 7:05 p.m. against the Toledo Walleye from the Huntington Center.
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