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December 4, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings News Release


Game Recap-

Friday, November 30th @ Janesville Jets. 2-1 Win.

Janesville, WI - Friday night saw, for the third straight game, the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings win by a score of 2-1. This victory over the Janesville Jets was the club's fourth win in a row. The game winning overtime goal was scored by Danny Hamburg (8th).

The first period saw Janesville outshoot Kalamazoo 11-5. Janesville was able to take the lead at the 7:28 mark when Mark Sullivan (2nd) was able to drive home the puck off the rebound of a shot by Eric Cruickshank.

That Janesville lead would last for the rest of the first period, but wouldn't stand for very long in the second. At the 18:12 mark in the second period, Kalamazoo's Josh Dangel (5th) tied the game. The goal was assisted by Kalamazoo's two leading scorers: Robbie Payne and Luc Boby.

The third period was riddled with close calls by both teams, but neither were able to put one into the net, so an overtime period was needed to decide a winner.

Overtime was only 1:43 away from being over when Hamburg hammered home the win for the Jr. K-Wings. His game winner was assisted by Mikhail Bushinski and Sam Johnson.

The game was evenly matched and hard fought, with both goaltenders (Alex Okicki and Austin Priebe) having solid nights, but Kalamazoo was able to prevail 3:47 into overtime.

Official game stats can be found at: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=1993616

Saturday, December 1st @ Janesville Jets. 5-0 Loss.

Janesville, WI - In a game full of penalties, Janesville was able to make the most of their opportunities by scoring three power play goals. Kalamazoo was less successful as they went 0 for 7 on their power play attempts and 0 for 26 on shots overall, as Brock Kautz was able to record the shutout.

It didn't take long for the scoring to begin on Saturday night. At the 3:44 mark in the first, Ryan Dau (1st) was able to take advantage of the Janesville power play and obtain the early lead over Kalamazoo.

Like the first period, the second period saw an early goal by the Jets. With 17:22 reaming in the period, leading scorer, Jason Ford, was able to drive home a wrist shot for his 11th goal on the season and gave the Jets a 2-0 lead over the Jr. K-Wings. His goal came shortly after the Jets were able to kill the Jr. K-Wing power play.

A major penalty and a game ejection was given to Janesville's Ruslan Pedan for a hit to the head of Josh Dangel at 13:08, and Kalamazoo had a five minute power play. Not only was Kalamazoo unable to capitalize on the power play, but they gave up a shorthanded goal to Eric Cruickshank (2nd). Cruickshank's goal was set up by a perfectly timed pass in front of the net by Jordan Himley.

The third period started just like the other two: with a quick Janesville Jet goal. Only 1:37 into the third, former Jr. K-Wing, Donovan Gardiner (1st) got a power play goal against his old team and increased the lead to 4-0.

With just 2:05 left in the game, the Jets put the final nail in the coffin. Ryan Dau was able to capitalize on yet another power play and score his second goal of the night. This goal extended the Jet lead to 5-0 as the final minutes ticked off the clock.

This loss ended the 4 game winning streak by Kalamazoo. Janesville and Kalamazoo have now split their season series, with each team winning two games. These teams will meet four more times this season.

Official game stats can be found at: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=1993626

Looking Ahead

The Jr. K-Wings have a packed weekend coming up, as they will skate three times over the course of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The three games in three days starts on the road against the Port Huron Fighting Falcons with a 7 p.m. puck drop at the McMorran Arena in Port Huron. So far on the season, Kalamazoo has split their season series with the Fighting Falcons with each team posting one win in the tilts.

After Friday's road contest, the Jr. K-Wings will return home for two straight games at the Borgess Health Rink at Wings West. Their opponents, the Soo Eagles, boast the second best record in the North Division, and currently have 35 points, only trailing the Jamestown Ironmen who lead the division with 38 points. Both of the contests against the Soo will be at 2 p.m.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings

Goals: Robbie Payne (14 Goals)

Assists: Josh Dangel (16 Assists)

Points: Robbie Payne (25 Points)

+/-: Sam Johnson (+11)

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 (3 GWG)

Shots: Kyle Gattelaro (76 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Luc Boby (28.9%)

Goals Against Average: Marcus Due-Boje (2.97 GAA)

Save Percentage: Alex Okicki, Marcus Due-Boje (.903%)

Back in the Hunt

With Kalamazoo riding a four game winning streak from November 14th-30th, which included four one-goal games, and two overtime winners, the Jr. K-Wings leap frogged the Port Huron Fighting Falcons and the Johnstown Tomahawks in the North Division standings. With 31 points, Kalamazoo is now in third place in the division, trailing only the Soo Eagles (35 points) and the Jamestown Ironmen (38 points).

Two is the Magic Number

The Jr. K-Wings' last three games of their season high tying four game road trip, all came with 2-1 victories. They weren't high scoring affairs, but they were enough to pick up six points in three games, including a weekend sweep of the Springfield Jr. Blues on November 24th-25th.

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

Friday, December 7th @ Port Huron 7:00 PM

Saturday, December 8th Vs. Soo 2:00 PM

Sunday, December 9th Vs. Soo 2:00 PM

Friday, December 14th @ Springfield 8:00 PM CST

Saturday, December 15th @ Springfield 8:00 PM CST

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