Kalamazoo wins second straight against rivals Port Huron

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


Kalamazoo, MI- the Port Huron Fighting Falcons' Brett D'Andrea, notched a hat trick, but it wasn't enough, as Matt Wurst led the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings to a 6-3 victory on Sunday at the Borgess Health Rink inside Wings West.

Scoring the first goal of the game for the second consecutive night was the Jr. K-Wings, as Danny Hamburg created a breakaway and lit the lamp for the sixth time of the season, giving Kalamazoo an early lead. Assisting on the goal was Brendan Vetter, registering his first point as a Jr. K-Wing.

The one goal lead would hold for fourteen minutes, until it was D'Andreascored and tied the game up with fifteen seconds remaining in the first period. D'Andrea parked himself in front of Kalamazoo goalie, Alex Okicki and hammered home his third of the season to send the game into the locker room tied after twenty minutes.

It was all Kalamazoo in the second period, as they were able to tally their second of the game at the 7:24 mark of the period while working with a power play. Luc Boby was on the receiving end of a Robbie Payne pass, and shot home his team-leading 13th of the season. The goal also extended Boby's active point streak to five games.

Adding to the Kalamazoo lead was Trevor Boyd who split the Port Huron defense and sliced his way towards Fighting Falcons goalie, Max Milosek. Boyd took the puck to his backhand, and beat Milosek for his third marker of the campaign.

The third period was full of scoring, as D'Andrea was able to score his second of the game, just 3:59 into the third period. The goal, his fourth of the season, brought Port Huron to within a goal.

Just over two minutes later, Kalamazoo would tally another goal of their own, as Wurst(2nd)let a slap shot go from the point that beat Milosek, and would be the eventual game winner.

Adding to the Kalamazoo lead later in the period was Brendan Vetter, who ripped a one-timer while on the power play that beat Milosek for the first goal of Vetter's career. It gave the Jr. K-Wings a three-goal lead with under ifve minutes to play.

However, it would be D'Andrea for the third time on the day who did his best to bring his team back into contention. He lit the lamp with a wrister, his fourth goal of the season.

But the Jr. K-Wings explosive offense couldn't be silenced, as Patrick Spellacy capped the game off with a goal of his own off a rebound with less than two minutes remaining. The goal for Spellacy was his third of the young season.

The Jr. K-Wings will hit the ice again on Friday, November 9th, as they take on the Johnstown Tomahawks in the first of two straight contests at the War Memorial in Johnstown, PA.



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