Stars jettisoned, 5-3

December 19, 2009 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Traverse City North Stars News Release


JANESVILLE, Wisc. - It took a while for the Traverse City North Stars to get their offense rolling on Saturday evening, and by the time it was in full swing, the allotted time had expired - with the host Janesville Jets claiming a 5-3 victory and weekend sweep of the Stars.

The Jets, who claimed a 2-1 victory in the series opener on Friday at Janesville Arena, scored a pair of goals in both the first and second periods, taking a 4-0 lead into the final stanza. Kyle Jean (Sault Ste. Marie, MI/TC North Stars/Lake Superior St.) put TC on the scoreboard 1:14 into the third, while Dan Radke (Orinda, CA/TC North Stars/Lake Superior St.) and Andy Huff (Howell, MI/Honeybaked U18/ Ferris St.) potted goals on the heels of a Janesville rejoined that came 25 seconds after Jean broke the seal. The North Stars outshot the Jets by a 13-6 margin down the stretch, but couldn't scale the four-goal deficit.

Jean recorded a power play goal on a pass from Nick Shkreli (Romeo, MI/Mahoning Valley NAHL), while Doug Clifford (Woodhaven, MI/Mahoning Valley NAHL) gloved a puck out of the air and fed Radke at the far post for a slam-dunk lamplighter. Garrett Thompson (Traverse City, MI/ TC North Stars) also assisted on the play, while Radke and Taylor Burden (Carmel, IN/Indiana Ice U18) were party to Huff's 17th goal of the season.

The North Stars fell to 16-11-2, and fell two points behind Marquette in the NAHL North Division standings. Janesville, which improved to 16-10-2, is deadlocked with Traverse City in second place. The Stars will host Marquette in a critical two-game set at Centre ICE arena on Dec. 28-29. Those games face off at 3 p.m.

We thank you, our media partners, for your continued interest in Traverse City North Stars hockey. If there is anything we can do to help facilitate any aspect of your coverage, please do not hesitate to contact us. You are a valued component of North Stars hockey.

For more information, call Lance-Michael Correia at (231) 632-5047, the Traverse City North Stars office at (231) 941-9200 or visit the team's Web site at: www.traversecitynorthstars.com.



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