Kalamazoo Advances With OT Win
April 14, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings News Release
Traverse City, MI- Alex Okicki stopped 37 shots, as he lead the Kalamazoo Jr.
K-Wings to a 3-2 overtime victory and a 3-1 series victory over the Traverse City North Stars in the North Divisional Semifinals on Saturday at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City
The first period contained back and forth action the entire frame, however neither team was able to find the back of the net. Traverse City outshot Kalamazoo 11-10 during the opening period, while Kalamazoo killed off three power play attempts in the first. Those kills were highlighted by 1:44 of five-on-three time in which the Jr. K-Wings denied the North Stars any real scoring opportunity.
Scoring ran wild in the second, as the two teams combined for four goals in the middle frame. Starting the scoring for Traverse City, and giving them a 1-0 lead was Will Badner, who scored his second of the playoffs on a loose puck rebound in front of the goal.
Four minutes and fourteen seconds later, Kalamazoo's Brett Beauvais scored his first of the playoffs with a left-side wrister from the point, which locked the game up at one goal apiece.
Midway through the second, with the game tied at one apiece, Traverse City took their second lead of the game with the first of the playoffs by Seth Adams.
With less than three minutes to go in the second, and down a goal, the Jr. K-Wings' Danny Hamburg drew his team even with his low-slot goal. The goal for Hamburg, the first of his playoff career, came at the 17:10 mark of the middle frame.
No scoring in the third lead to overtime, the first of the post-season for either team.
8:13 into overtime, Drew Graves broke the tie and gave Kalamazoo a 3-2 victory with his breakaway tally. The goal for Graves was his third of the playoffs.
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