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Kalamazoo Trounces Michigan on Home Ice

December 18, 2011 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI- The Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings got two goals and an assist from defenseman, Anthony Appleyard on their way to an 8-2 rout of the Michigan Warriors on Sunday at the Borgess Health Rink at Wings West.

It only took 55 seconds for Kalamazoo to get themselves on the board. Danny Hamburg re-directed a shot off the stick of Sean Campbell and into the back of the net for his sixth goal of the season.

At the 7:06 mark of the period, Appleyard scored his first of the game on a wrist-shot from the right side point, his third of the campaign.

Just two and a half minutes later, Appleyard notched his second of the game and his fourth of the season when he sent another wrist shot into the top corner of the goal. The goal was the third on nine shots for the Jr. K-Wings forcing the Warriors to pull goaltender, Gabe Grunwald in favor of Brach Tiller.

With seven seconds remaining in the first period, Chris Eckler scored his seventh of the season when he slapped home a rebound on the doorstep from a Derek O'Flynn slap shot from the point.

The second period started with another tally from the Warriors, making it a one-goal game. Bobby Bodette (2nd) ripped a wrister from the top of the right circle that beat Kalamazoo starter, Alex Okicki over his stick side.

That would be all the scoring from the Warriors on the afternoon, as the Jr. K-Wings scored the next five goals. The five unanswered outburst from Kalamazoo began with Brandon Flood (9th) centering a pass that hit a defenders stick and found the back of the goal.

Before the second period would end, Kalamazoo would tickle the twine yet again. Nick Kovalchik received a pass from Danny Hamburg and schooled Tiller with a forehand-backhand deke for his fifth marker of the season.

Kovalchik would score again, eleven and a half minutes into the third period on a rebound strike from the right side.

One minute and nine seconds later, Chris Hughes buried the puck from the high slot, into the top corner past Tiller for his fifth goal of the season.

The scoring rounded out with Taylor Burden scoring in almost identical fashion to Flood. Burden's fourth of the season came when he tried to center the puck, but it went off the pads of Tiller and into the back of the net. The goal tied the season high for most goals in a game for Kalamazoo, with eight.

The Jr. K-Wings will return to the Borgess Health Rink at Wings West again on Saturday, January 14th against the Michigan Warriors.



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