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November 13, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings News Release


Game Recap- Friday, November 9th @ Johnstown Tomahawks. 4-3 Loss.

Johnstown, PA- The Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings got the first goal of the season from Brett Beauvais, and Mikhail Bushinski tallied his first as a Jr. K-Wing, but it wasn't enough as the Johnstown Tomahawks were able to hold on for a 4-3 victory on Friday night at the Cambria County War Memorial.

Early in the first period, it would be the Jr. K-Wings who were able to jump out to an early 1-0 lead. Luc Boby drove the goal and put a shot on Johnstown goalie, Collin Brennan, which was initially saved, but promptly driven home by Robbie Payne, who was credited with his 12th goal of the season.

About four minutes later, Jaycob McCombs would tie the game for the Tomahawks. McCombs handled the puck from a sharp angle along the right wing, and was able to stuff it past Kalamazoo starting goalie, Marcus Due-Boje for his second goal of the season.

With under three minutes remaining in the first period, and the Tomahawks working on a power play, Connor Wright deflected a blue line shot while standing in front of the goal, which made its way past Due-Boje to give Johnstown a 2-1 lead.

Four and a half minutes into the middle frame and already leading by a goal, Brandon Reinholz would bury his eighth of the season after picking the top corner with a wrist shot off a big rebound, giving his team a two-goal advantage.

One second after the half-way point of the second period, Kalamazoo drew to within a goal when Bushinski parked in the slot and hammered home a one-timer for his first goal of the season.

Moments later, the Tomahawks would take their two goal lead right back. With their fourth power play opportunity of the game, Casey Nelson was able to capitalize with a long wrist shot from between the circles. The goal was the fifth of the season for Nelson, and the third power play goal of the game for Johnstown.

With only seventeen seconds remaining in period number two, Kalamazoo's Beauvais got a drop pass along the left wing side, and ripped a slap shot into the top corner to bring the game to within one, heading into the third period.

With no scoring in the third period, the Tomahawks would escape with a one goal victory on their home ice. The Tomahawks finished the game going 3/5 on the power play, and 3/3 on the penalty kill for an astounding night on special teams.

Official game stats can be found at: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=1993547

Saturday, November 10th @Johnstown Tomahawks.

Johnstown, PA - Kalamazoo dearly missed their leading scorer, Luc Boby, as they fall to the Johnstown Tomahawks by a score of 4-1. Kalamazoo was unable to score any of their first six power plays, which proved to be too much to overcome.

The first and only goal of a first period dominated by penalties came with both sides at full strength. Jake Fairchild put home his first goal of the season for the Tomahawks at the 11:09 mark.

Most of the second period was dominated by Kalamazoo. They outshot Johnstown 10-5, but that all changed at 19:09 when Andrew McDonald (3rd) fired a shot right past Kalamazoo goalie Alex Okicki. This goal gave Johnstown a 2-0 lead after forty minutes of hockey.

It didn't take long for the Tomahawks to extend their lead. Just forty nine seconds into the third period, Mitch Kontny (9th) scored on the power play and gave the Tomahawks a 3-0 lead.

Chris Truehl lost the Johnstown shutout with 10:11 remaining in the third period. Danny Hamburg (7th) drove home the perfect pass from Robbie Payne. This was Payne's 22nd point of the year, which ties him with Boby for the team lead.

The Tomahawks were able to ice the game at the 17:28 mark when Zach Wallace (2nd) was able to take advantage of a power play and give this team the 4-1 advantage. This would end up being the final goal of the game and completed the weekend sweep of the Jr. K-Wings by the Tomahawks.

Official game stats can be found at: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=1993557

Looking Ahead

Kalamazoo will have their first mid-week game of the season, as they head to Flint to take on the Michigan Warriors on Wednesday, November 14th. The Jr. K-Wings, who have lost four of their last five contests (including two straight), have a 12-2-0 record against the Warriors dating back to the beginning of last season. Through 20 games, Michigan is still looking for their first double-digit scorer, as Zack Szajner leads the scoring attack with nine points (five goals, four assists). Former Kalamazoo defenseman Sean Campbell made his Warriors debut over the weekend, playing in two games, and playing to a +2 rating.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings

Goals: Luc Boby (13 Goals)

Assists: Josh Dangel (15 Assists)

Points: Luc Boby, Robbie Payne (22 Points)

+/-: Sam Johnson, Luc Boby (+10)

Penalty Minutes: Josh Dangel (52 PIMs)

Power Play Goals: Robbie Payne (5 PPG)

Short Handed Goals: Mikhail Bushinksi (1 SHG)

Game Winning Goals: Robbie Payne (2 GWG)

Shots: Kyle Gattelaro (63 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Luc Boby (33.3%)

Goals Against Average: Alex Okicki (3.40 GAA)

Save Percentage: Marcus Due-Boje (.896%)

Finally a Breather

The Jr. K-Wings will play this Wednesday, November 14th, against the Michigan Warriors. After that contest, Kalamazoo will have a ten-day break before they face the Springfield Jr. Blues twice at home during the weekend of November 24th and 25th. It will be their second longest break of the season between games, during a time in which the Jr. K-Wings look to regroup from a rough spell and get back to their winning ways.

Two players Streaking

Kalamazoo forward Luc Boby, who was inactive in Saturday's loss to Johnstown, was able to pick up an assist in the Jr. K-Wings 4-3 loss to the Tomahawks to increase his active point streak to six games. During those contests, Boby has racked up seven points on four goals and three assists. Robbie Payne is also on a streak of his own, now tallying points in three straight games on the back of a goal and five assists. He also had a three-point game during the streak, picking all three up on assists in Kalamazoo's 6-3 win over Port Huron back on November 4th.

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

Wednesday, November 14th @ Michigan 7:05 PM

Saturday, November 24th Vs. Springfield 2:00 PM

Sunday, November 25th Vs. Springfield 2:00 PM

Friday, November 30th @ Janesville 7:00 PM CST

Saturday, December 1st @ Janesville 7:00 PM CST

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