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October 9, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings News Release


Game Recap- Saturday, October 6th Vs. Michigan Warriors. 6-2 Win.

Kalamazoo, MI- The Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings had five players with multi-point performances, including Christian George, who had three, as they skated to a 6-2 victory over the Michigan Warriors on Saturday at the Borgess Health Rink inside Wings West.

Kalamazoo had the first period that they were looking for against the Warriors, as they started their scoring attack just 3:11 into the first period. Kyle Gattelaro was open in the slot and got a pass from Robbie Payne, which Gattelaro buried for his second goal of the season.

The Warriors responded quickly, however, as it only took a minute and 28 seconds for them to draw even. Connor Lyons beat Kalamazoo starting goalie, Nick Stuart, for his first of the season to make the game tied at one apiece.

The rest of the period belonged to Kalamazoo, as they made it 2-1 at the 8:11 mark on the first goal of the season by George. George walked the puck in from a sharp angle, and beat Michigan goalie, Trevor Gorsuch, along the far side.

Just over three minutes later, Kalamazoo's Jacob McDowell would add to the Jr. K-Wings lead on a high-slot one-timer that was fed to him by George. George, who had a goal and an assist in the opening frame, had only one point in the first eight games entering today.

Kalamazoo outshot the Warriors by a total of 19-9 during the first period.

The Jr. K-Wings controlled the second period as much as they did the first, as they were able to out shoot the Warriors by a count of 10-1. One of those shots found the back of the net, as it was Trevor Boyd scoring his second of the season on a rebound opportunity just outside the goal crease.

4:12 into the final period, the Warriors looked to claw their way back into the contest on the back of a goal by Corey Schueneman (1st). His shot beat Stuart and brought his team to within two goals.

Just over five minutes later, Kalamazoo's Taylor Burden re-established the three-goal lead for Kalamazoo, when he buried his third of the season on a shot from the slot area.

Capping off the Kalamazoo scoring attack was Luc Boby, who netted his eighth of the season at the 11:59 mark of the third period, securing Kalamazoo's first home ice win of 2012-13.

Official game stats can be found at: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=1993434

Sunday, October 7th Vs. Michigan Warriors. 6-1 Win.

Kalamazoo, MI- The Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings scored six goals, including four in the second period, as they skated to a decisive 6-1 win over the Michigan Warriors on Sunday at the Borgess Health Rink inside Wings West.

Early in the first period, Kalamazoo found themselves working with a man-advantage after a Michigan penalty. However it was the Warriors that were able to capitalize on the special teams, as Corey Schueneman scored his second of the season on a shorthanded breakaway.

Just after the ten-minute mark of the first period, Kalamazoo was able to strike for the first time of the day, as it was Jacob McDowell who scored his second of the season, and second in as many days, to tie the game at one apiece.

A few moments later, Kalamazoo took their first lead of the game on the third goal of the season by Kyle Gattelaro. His backhander was initially saved by Michigan goalie, Mike Pesendorfer, but Gattelaro put his own rebound into the back of the net to give his team a one-goal lead after twenty minutes.

Four minutes and twenty-two seconds into the second, Robbie Payne parked himself in front of the goal and deflected a shot by Sam Johnson for his seventh goal of the season.

Following that up, five and a half minutes later, Patrick Spellacy netted his first of the season when he pounced on an open puck in front of the goal and placed it past Pesendorfer.

Just past the mid way point of the middle frame, Taylor Burden found an open Danny Hamburg who rifled a one-timer over the glove hand of Pesendorfer for his third of the season, giving his team a 5-1 lead.

Capping off the second period scoring attack was Nolan Culver, who received a great feed from McDowell, and deked to his backhand to tally his second of the season.

A scoreless third period gave Kalamazoo a decisive 6-1 victory over the Warriors, for their second consecutive win against Michigan.

Official game stats can be found at: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=1993444

Looking Ahead

The Jr. K-Wings have another busy weekend ahead of them, as they are set to square off with the Janesville Jets two times at home. The Jets, who are a new addition to this years North Division, have started the season with a record of 4-4-2 over their first ten games. They feature a three headed monster up front with Austin Vieth, Matt Salituro, and Jason Ford, who combined have tallied 29 points, which is more than the rest of the Janesville roster combined. The Jets goaltending has been solid as well this season, as Brock Kautz leads Janesville with seven games played, posting a record of 4-2-1, with a goals against average of 2.34, and a save percentage of .924%.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings

Goals: Luc Boby (8 Goals)

Assists: Josh Dangel, Kyle Gattelaro (9 Assists)

Points: Luc Boby (13)

+/-: Luc Boby (+12)

Penalty Minutes: Danny Hamburg (32 PIMs)

Power Play Goals: Robbie Payne (3 PPG)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 SHG)

Game Winning Goals: Robbie Payne, Kyle Gattelaro, Nick Kovalchik, Danny Hamburg, Taylor Burden, Jacob McDowell (1 GWG)

Shots: Kyle Gattelaro (34 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Nick Kovalchik (41.7%)

Goals Against Average: Alex Okicki, Nick Stuart (3.00 GAA)

Save Percentage: Alex Okicki (.897%)

Back to their Scoring Ways

After the Jr. K-Wings scored two goals in two games against the Port Huron Fighting Falcons, they bounced back with 12 goals in two contests against the Michigan Warriors. In ten games, Kalamazoo is ranked third in the NAHL with 4.20 goals scored/game.

Feeling at Home

After dropping their first home contest of the year, Kalamazoo has won three straight on their home ice at the Borgess Health Rink inside Wings West. Last season, the Jr. K-Wings won 21 home games, which was most in the North Division, and fourth most in the NAHL.

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" Joey Roberts. The pre-game will start five minutes before puck drop.

Upcoming Games

Saturday, October 13th Vs. Janesville 2:00 PM

Sunday, October 14th Vs. Janesville 2:00 PM

Friday, October 19th @ Jamestown 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 20th @ Jamestown 5:00 PM

Saturday. October 27th Vs. Johnstown 3:30 PM (Wings Stadium)

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