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Kalamazoo Needs Extra Time to Complete Comeback

October 9, 2011 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI- It required overtime, but the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings completed their two goal comeback with a game winning goal from Kyle Gattelaro on Sunday afternoon at the Borgess Health Rink at Wings West.

Traverse City scored the opening goal of the game off a shot from the point by Zac Dorer. The shot snuck through traffic in front of Kalamazoo goaltender Ken MacLean who was making his first start since his debut, which was an abbreviated outing. The goal for Dorer was his first of the season.

Traverse City added to their one goal lead at the 16:40 mark of the first period. Eric Rivard was screening MacLean and jammed home a rebound to make the score 2-0. The tally was Rivard's team-leading fifth of the season.

Kalamazoo would strike back just two minutes later. Team leading scorer, Chad McDonald, found the back of the net while the Jr. K-Wings were short handed. McDonald added to his goal total to bump it up to eight. Kalamazoo has scored two short-handed goals on the season, both from McDonald. He has been averaging one goal per game on the season.

The second period ended without any scoring, as Kalamazoo had themselves four power play opportunities and failed to capitalize. Traverse City out shot the Jr. K-Wings 9-6 in the stanza, creating a handful of scoring chances, but MacLean stood tall and made all nine saves.

Fresh off a successful penalty kill with less than ten minutes to play in the third. The Jr. K-Wings tied the game at two apiece when Drew Graves scored his third goal of the season when he ripped a wrist-shot past the glove-hand of Traverse City goalkeeper, Kyle Laslo. The scoring would end after the Graves goal, forcing a five-minute overtime.

Just about halfway through overtime, a two-on-one for Kalamazoo resulted in the game-winning goal. Christian George was coming down the right wing side of the ice and slid the puck to the back door, where Gattelaro was waiting to slam it home. The goal was his fifth of the season and his second game winner on the campaign.



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