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November 28, 2011 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings News Release


Game Rewind-

Saturday, November 26th @ Port Huron Fighting Falcons. 4-1 Loss.

Port Huron, MI- The Port Huron Fighting Falcons got two goals from Brett DAndrea on Saturday night in Port Huron, enough to leap-frog them to a 4-1 victory and a six point lead in the North Division over the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings.

The first period started out fast for the Fighting Falcons when they struck first only five minutes into the opening period. DAndrea (5th) tossed a harmless puck towards the cage as he circled around, but a funny hop helped the puck find its way past the Kalamazoo net minder, Alex Okicki, for the early lead. Nolan Valleau was given the lone assist on the tally that gave Port Huron the 1-0 lead.

Only 59 seconds had passed from the DAndrea goal before Port Huron found the back of the net again, and extended their lead to 2-0. Mike Moroso buried his eighth of the season on an unassisted tally at the 6:10 mark of the first.

Seven scoreless minutes passed before Kalamazoo would bounce back from the two-goal deficit. While working with a man-advantage late in the first, Robbie Payne took a quick wrister from the top of the left circle. The rebound took a Jr. K-Wing bounce right onto the stick of Drew Graves, who calmly snapped it in and brought Kalamazoo to within one. Graves' goal was his 14th of the season, trailing only Payne (16) for most on the team.

At the 7:34 mark of the second period, the Fighting Falcons re-established their two-goal lead with a power play strike. DAndrea scored his second of the night and his sixth of the season when he rocketed a wrist-shot past Okicki from the top of the circles.

With only twenty seconds left, Nick Sierra added his eleventh of the season on an empty netter, clinching the victory. The Kalamazoo loss makes it four straight to their divisional rivals.

Game stats can be found at: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=1646938

Sunday, November 27th Vs. Port Huron Fighting Falcons. 4-3 SO/Loss.

Kalamazoo, MI- Jacob McDowell scored two goals, but they weren't enough for the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings, as they lost their afternoon contest to the Port Huron Fighting Falcons by a final of 4-3 in a shootout on Sunday afternoon.

Fifteen minutes of scoreless hockey was played in the first period before the Jr. K-Wings got on the board for the first time on the afternoon. McDowell took a one-timer off the faceoff that was won cleanly by Taylor Burden. The McDowell goal was his fourth of the season, in just his third game back from a foot injury.

-MORE- The second period was commanded by Port Huron from start to finish. Only 21 seconds into the period, the Fighting Falcons found the back of the net on a quick wrist shot from Mike Moroso (10th).

Six and a half minutes later, it would be the Fighting Falcons striking again. Max Reavis notched his eighth of the season on a second-chance rebound that he poked past Ken MacLean, making his first start since his three-game suspension.

At the 14:15 mark, Alex Globke forced a turnover in the offensive zone, and slid the puck to Kody Polin in the slot. Polin one-timed the puck into the back of the net for his team-leading fifteenth of the season.

The third period belonged to the Jr. K-wings and their comeback efforts. McDowell scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, when he jammed home a rebound on the doorstep to bring the game to within one.

With time ticking down and MacLean on the bench for an extra attacker, Kalamazoo would tie the game at 3 apiece. Chris Leone sent a wrist-shot on net, which took a favorable hop for the Jr. K-Wings. Robbie Payne saw it end up right on his stick, and slid it home from a sharp angle.

The Payne goal forced overtime, in which neither team scored. The game went to a five-man shootout. The first shooter for Port Huron was Nick Horne. His snapshot beat MacLean and found the back of the net. He was the only one of the ten shooters to score in the shootout. It stood as the game-winning goal.

Milosek made 50 saves on 53 shots to earn his eighth win of the season. MacLean took the loss (6-3-2) in his 38 save effort.

Game stats can be found at: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=1646948

Looking Ahead

This weekend sees the Jr. K-Wings take the ice two times, both against North Division opponents. On Friday night, they head to Flint to face the Michigan Warriors. Kalamazoo remains unbeaten on the season against the Warriors, as they have won four consecutive contests, including two in a row on the road.

Saturday night is another road game for Kalamazoo. They travel to Traverse City to face the North Stars for only the second time on the season. The first was a 3-2-overtime victory for the Jr. K-Wings on their home ice. Kyle Gattelaro was the hero in that game, scoring the game-winner halfway through the overtime period.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings

Goals: Robbie Payne (17 Goals)

Assists: Robbie Payne (15 Assists)

Points: Robbie Payne (32 Points)

+/-: Robbie Payne (+6)

Penalty Minutes: Brandon Flood (59 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Robbie Payne (7 PPG)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 SHG)

Game Winning Goals: Robbie Payne (4 GWG)

Shots: Chris Hughes (83 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Robbie Payne (23.3%)

Goals Against Average: Alex Okicki (2.87 GAA)

Save Percentage: Alex Okicki (.915%)

Fighting Falcons For First

Kalamazoo continues to chase the Port Huron Fighting Falcons for first place in the North Division. They trail the Falcons by seven points, but they still have four games at hand. Traverse City is chasing both Kalamazoo and Port Huron, as they are in third place with 26 points. The North Stars, however, have played only twenty games on the season, least in the NAHL. Kalamazoo has played in 25, as Port Huron has skated in 29 contests.

Winless Warriors

Once again, the Jr. K-Wings will head to Flint to face the Michigan Warriors. Kalamazoo is 4-0-0 on the season against Michigan, and 2-0 on the road. They look to extend that number on Friday night at 7:30 PM.

Stay Updated All Season Long

Log onto www.pointstreak.com during the course of the season to keep up to date with stats and information regarding the Jr. K-Wings.

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all Jr. K-Wings home games are now on sale. Catch all the action as your Jr. K-Wings play the very best the NAHL has to offer. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Wings West office.

Get On-Line

This season, the best way to keep track of the Jr. K-Wings is to log onto www.jrkwings.com. The site has player profiles, information about Wings Stadium events, and much, much more.

Jr. K-Wings on The Air

Catch all the Jr. K-Wings games, home and away, on www.fasthockey.com. The home games will be with the "Voice of the Jr. K-Wings" Joe Roberts. The pre-game will start five minutes before puck drop.

Upcoming Games

Friday, December 2nd @ Michigan 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 3rd @ Traverse City 7:05 PM

Saturday, December 10th Vs. Jamestown 2:00 PM

Friday, December 16th @ Michigan 7:30 PM

Sunday, December 18th Vs. Michigan 2:00 PM

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