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Ironmen Win in Overtime

December 22, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Jamestown Ironmen News Release


Your Jamestown Ironmen won last night in dramatic fashion once again as they edged the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings, 3-2 in overtime in North American Hockey League action at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena.

The Ironmen trailed 1-0 after the first period but lit up the scoreboard in the second with a pair of goals. Even Ritt scored his seventh goal of the season, 5:42 into the second with an assist from Ross Pavek to tie the contest at 1-1. Pavek then put Jamestown ahead, 2-1 scoring his eighth goal of the season with only ten seconds remaining in the second period. Assists came from Aaron Scheppelman and Kenny Curtis.

The Jr. K-Wings tied the game in the third period to force overtime for the second straight night. This time, no shootout was necessary as Luc Gerdes supplied the game-winner, beating the Kalamazoo (19-10-3) goaltender with his sixteenth goal of the season and ending the game in overtime. Nico Sierra was credited with the assist and Jamestown earned two points on the evening.

Jamestown (21-8-3) outshot Kalamazoo, 34-26 over the course of the game while goaltender, Reid Mimmack made 24 saves and picked up his seventeenth victory of the season in his last game as an Ironmen. Mimmack has committed to play hockey at NCAA Division I Bemidji State University starting in January.

"We started out slow, but battled back and played well," said a pleased Ironmen Head Coach, Dan Daikawa. "This was a great weekend for us, but it is always tough losing a player, especially a goalie like Reid. I am confident that we have guys that will step up in his place and continue to give us opportunities to win."

Jamestown earned four points on the weekend and executed a sweep of the Jr. K-Wings with a pair of wins in two very close games that went right down to the wire. This keeps the Ironmen in first place in the NAHL North Division as they enter their holiday break.

Jamestown will dive back into the action with a trip to Janesville for a pair of games on January 4 & 5 and will not return home until January 11 for a three-game home stand. The Ironmen will play host the Soo Eagles on Friday and Saturday (January 11 & 12) while entertaining the Port Huron Fighting Falcons on Sunday (January 13) at the JSBA.

Note: The Jamestown Ironmen are currently looking for billet families to help house players throughout the rest of the NAHL season. If interested or for more information, please contact Jessica Wappat at the Jamestown Arena by calling 716-484-2624.



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