Wings Flap To Victory

Published on March 31, 2005 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Kansas City Outlaws News Release


The Kalamazoo Wings made their final appearance at Kemper Arena this season, and Kansas City fans will be glad not to see 'em again for a while. The K-Wings rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Outlaws, 4-3 tonight.

After an uneventful and scoreless first period, Outlaw rookie sensation Mark Lee beat Kalamazoo netminder Joel Martin just 2:17 into the second frame. Leezy took a beautiful pass from Briane Thompson and popped the puck past a defenseless Martin from about 6 feet out.

Kalamazoo's Kevin Kerr- minor league hockey's all time leading goal scorer- added to his career total just a few minutes later with a power play tally at 5:05. Dan Rohanna was in the box for holding at the time. Kerr's goal was assisted by Greg Labenski and Kory Karlander, and it tied the game at 1-1.

Later in the period, Dan Rohanna regained the Kansas City lead with a goal at 13:18 (Lee, Thompson), followed by a Thompson tally at 16:26 (Matthieu Descoteaux, Lee). The Outlaws were in charge, 3-1.

Down 3-1, the K-Wings started flapping harder. Daniel Carriere picked up a goal with just 36 seconds left (Tyler Willis, Kerr) to pull Kalamazoo within 1. The intermission arrived with Kansas City still leading, 3-2.

Things just turned ugly in the third period. Kalamazoo's Dan Price scored the tying goal- unassisted- on a play that also saw Outlaw Big George Davis get tossed from the game with a 5 minute match penalty for attempting to injure. Although the Outlaws penalty killing unit did it's job and killed off that 5 minute disadvantage, the Wings took the lead for good at 10:06. Andrew Luciuk's goal made the score 4-3, Kalamazoo, and that's how it ended.

The Outlaws have a day off before hosting Quad City Friday night at 7:00 pm and Missouri Saturday at 1:00 pm. Great seats are still available for both games.

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