K-Wings Pummel Jackals 9-3
Published on January 26, 2007 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Elmira Jackals News Release
Kalamazoo, MI - The Elmira Jackals lost their third game in a row as they were beaten 9-3 by the Kalamazoo Wings Friday night at Wings Stadium.
The Jackals got off to a rough start as they conceded two goals within the first seven minutes of play. Jeff Brown put the K-Wings on the board at 5:47 of the first period as he broke down the right wing and snapped a wrist shot past goaltender Kris Tebbs for a 1-0 lead. 61 seconds later Brown and Nick Bootland set up Kory Karlander for a short-handed goal at 6:48, as Karlander put the K-Wings up 2-0. Elmira balanced the game in the middle part of the period, but just before the intermission Tyler Willis made it 3-0 Kalamazoo as his shot trickled over the goal line at 18:41, assisted by Joe Markusen and Glenn Detulleo.
The team talk during the first intermission proved effective as the Jackals wasted little time getting on the scoreboard in the second period. All-Star defenseman Dale Lupul collected a rebound in front of the crease and twisted the puck from his back-hand to his fore-hand and weaved the puck past goaltender Tom Askey at 1:47, assisted by Frank Littlejohn and Tommy Kotsopoulos. But the Jackals failed to build on the momentum, as the K-Wings retook their 3-goal lead at 14:20 on a power play goal by Nick Bootland. The Jackals out-shot their opponents 12-10 in the second period, but found themselves no closer to tying the score.
In the third period, Kalamazoo would stretch their lead as they scored 5 goals in the final twenty minutes. Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn scored at 2:46, an unassisted goal that made it 5-1 K-Wings. Marc Lefebvre got the goal right back as he scored his first goal as a Jackal at 3:04, assisted by Curtis Tidball and David Morelli. But Kalamazoo again had an answer as Glenn Detulleo made it 6-2 with a power play goal at 4:22. Detulleo then scored his 2nd of the game at 6:49, from Jeff Brown, extending the K-Wings lead to five. Frank Littlejohn countered for the Jackals with an unassisted, short-handed, goal at 7:26, his 20th of the season and Elmira's 19th short-handed goal of the year. But Kalamazoo would tack on two more goals from Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn at 11:27 and 15:21, to earn the hat trick and sink Elmira 9-3.
Tom Askey earned the win in goal for Kalamazoo, making 26 saves on 29 shots as the K-Wings improved to 27-13-3. Kris Tebbs took the loss, stopping 37-of-46 shots for Elmira as the Jackals drop third straight game, falling to 19-23-1 on the season. Kalamazoo was 2-for-6 on the power play; Elmira finished 0-for-5. There were three fights during the game; Curtis Tidball fought Jason Lawmaster in the first period, Rob Chappell went with Andrew Leach in the third period and Derek Miller scrapped with Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn, also in the third period.
The Jackals continue their 4-game road trip on Saturday night as they once again face off with the Kalamazoo Wings; face off is scheduled for 7:30 pm. Elmira's next home game comes on Wednesday January 31st as they host the Port Huron Flags for a 7:05 pm face off.
International Hockey League 2 Stories from January 26, 2007
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- K-Wings Pummel Jackals 9-3 - Elmira Jackals
- Countdown to Face-Off - Kalamazoo Wings
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