Port Huron Icehawks Halted at Home by K-Wings, 4-2

Published on December 16, 2008 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Port Huron Icehawks News Release


PORT HURON, MI - Kalamazoo's Anthony Battaglia notched a pair of second period goals on Tuesday to lead the K-Wings to a 4-2 victory over the Port Huron Icehawks at McMorran Arena.

Despite the loss, the Icehawks (14-11-0-0) remain in first place in the International Hockey League with 28 points, one point behind the Fort Wayne Komets, who were idle tonight. The K-Wings (13-9-0-0) snapped a two game road losing streak with the win and moved into third place with 26 points.

Port Huron's Jason Selleke scored the lone goal of the opening period at 18:58 in the first. It was the forward's first game back in the lineup after missing the last eight games due to an injury. In the second period, Battaglia stole the show. He scored shorthanded at 7:54 and struck again before the end of period to give his team a 2-1 advantage.

The K-Wings increased their lead in the third period when Tommy Lange landed the eventual game winner before the ten minute mark. The Icehawks regained some momentum when Tab Lardner scored on assists from Kris Vernarsky and Ian Turner at 13:20 to make it a one goal game, but they could not find the equalizer in the final minutes. As the clock wound down, the K-Wings landed an empty net goal to boost the final score.

The Icehawks outshot their opponent 31-29 in the loss. Jason Tapp made 29 saves to earn the win, while Sterling made 25 saves on 29 shots.

Both teams failed to capitalize on the power play. The Icehawks were 0-3 with the man advantage and the K-Wings were 0-2.

For game stats: http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=734712.

The Icehawks return to action on Friday when they host the Bloomington PrairieThunder. They then travel to Flint on Saturday to face the Generals, before returning home to sink their talons into the Muskegon Lumberjacks on Sunday. Friday's game marks the second annual Icehawks Teddy Bear Toss at McMorran Arena. Bring a new teddy bear to toss onto the ice after the first Icehawks goal. Bears will be donated to the Salvation Army.

Tickets for all Icehawks home games are available now at the Icehawks office, McMorran Arena box office, all Ticketmaster locations and www.ticketmaster.com. For more information call 810-966-3800 or visit www.porthuronicehawks.com.

Game Notes: Tab Lardner and Kris Vernarksy are both currently riding five game point streaks. Lardner now has three goals and four assists in his last five contests, while Vernarsky has put up two goals and five assists in that span.

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