North Stars Beat Jr. K-Wings
December 11, 2011 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings News Release
Kalamazoo, MI- Taylor Burden scored in the second period against his former team, but it proved to be too little as the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings lost their afternoon contest to the Traverse City North Stars by a final score of 4-2 on Sunday at the Borgess Health Rink at Wings West.
Traverse City dictated the play throughout the entire first period. They found the back of the net early against Kalamazoo, as it only took 1:58 for them to get on the board. It was Jared Van Wormer scoring his seventh on the season, beating Alex Okicki, who was making his second consecutive start.
Only 41 seconds later, Traverse City would light the lamp yet again. Seth Adams notched his second of the season, when his redirection beat Okicki to make the game 2-0. They took their two-goal lead into the locker room after twenty minutes of play.
It took under a minute for Kalamazoo to pull the game to within one in the second period. Taylor Burden scored his third of the season, and his second in as many nights when his nifty backhander beat Traverse City goaltender, Kyle Laslo.
Four minutes later, the North Stars would re-establish their two-goal lead on a laser of a wrist shot from forward, Alex Taulien, his sixth of the season.
Kalamazoo brought it to within a goal on a power play tally from Kyle Gattelaro (9th). He tipped home a slap shot from Brett Beauvais, who has tallied three assists in his last two outings.
The third period was scoreless for every second but the last one. Will Badner slid home an empty-netter with time expiring to seal the victory for the North Stars.
The Jr. K-Wings will return to the Borgess Health Rink at Wings West again on Sunday, December 18th against the Michigan Warriors.
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