Cyclones Come Back in Final Minute to Win 5-4
Pete Majkozak completes hat trick with game winning goal
Jan. 15, 2009 – Ames, Iowa – The Cyclones faced off against the Wolves of the University of Michigan-Dearborn Friday night at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena. This is Iowa State’s premier home series of 2010.
The first period saw aggressive play between the Cyclones and Wolves. Michigan-Dearborn would jump to an early lead less than a minute in. Iowa State’s offense would show signs of life mid-period with a flurry of opportunities in Dearborn territory. Although they were unable to capitalize, the Cyclones out-shot the Wolves 16 to six. Paul Karus (Brookfield, Wis.) had a rocky start in goal for Iowa State stopping four of six Dearborn shots on goal. The opening period concluded with the Wolves leading 2-0.
The Iowa State offense proved to be more productive in the second stanza. With added pressure around the Dearborn net, the Cyclones were able to take advantage of two scoring opportunities. The first came at 12:02 when David Kurbatsky (San Ramon, Calif.) found the back of the net on a give and go from Mike Lebler (Penticton, BC, CAN) and Chris Mackay (Houston, Texas).
Just 66 seconds later the Cyclones would knot the score when the versatile defender, Nick Larsen (Rosemount, Minn.), connected with Pete Majkozak (White Bear Lake, Minn.) and Lebler. Michigan-Dearborn would quickly retaliate and take the lead once again. Erik Hudson (Spokane, Wash.) entered the game in place of Karus at the beginning of the period and would turn away nine of 10 shots on goal. The Cyclones were able to out shoot the Wolves 12 to 10 but were unable to find the back of the net in the final minutes of the period. The score would remain in Michigan-Dearborn’s favor 3-2.
It continued to be a back and forth game into the third period. The Cyclones tenacity would show they were definitely not out of this game. With the momentum turned in their favor, the Cyclones offense stepped up and created scoring opportunities. Majkozak would be the Cyclones’ saving grace scoring three consecutive goals to complete his hat trick and win the game.
The win advances the Cyclones’ regular season record to 19-8-3. Iowa State will take on Michigan-Dearborn in game two of the series Saturday at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena. The men and women Cyclones will be playing in a double header with the women’s game starting at 6:30 p.m. and the men taking the ice at 8:10 p.m. For all Cyclone Hockey action, visit www.cyclonehockey.com.
The Cyclone Hockey team first appeared at Iowa State in 1965. In 1969 the current head coach, Dr. Alan Murdoch became involved with the program. The Cyclone Hockey team competes in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League. The CSCHL is a league in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. The team is currently ranked No. 5 in the CSCHL and No. 6 in the ACHA standings. Last season, the Cyclones placed second in the CSCHL tournament.
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GAME SUMMARY
GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 FINAL
IOWA STATE: 0 2 3 5
MICHIGAN-DEARBORN: 2 1 1 4
First Period – Scoring: M-D: Steele (unassisted) 0:49; M-D: Steele (unassisted) 18:51.
Penalties: ISU: Toigo (tripping) 1:26; M-D: Wilson (hooking) 7:42; ISU: Behrman (interference) 14:48.
Second Period – Scoring: ISU: Kurbatsky (Lebler, Mackay) 12:02 ppg; ISU: Larsen (Majkozak, Lebler) 13:18; M-D: Zubke (Macari, Rini) 14:02.
Penalties: ISU: Wilkinson (roughing) 0:33; ISU: Cornelius (hooking) 7:55; M-D: Wrathell (cross-checking) 10:48; ISU: Larsen (roughing) 17:20.
Third Period – Scoring: ISU: Majkozak (Lebler) 9:36; M-D: Macari (Rini, Zubke) 13:40; ISU: Majkozak (Steele) 14:33; ISU: Majkozak (unassisted) 18:02.
Penalties: ISU: Kurbatsky (roughing) 10:10; M-D: Roberts (slashing) 14:56; ISU: Majkozak (tripping) 15:24;
SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 TOTAL
IOWA STATE: 16 10 13 39
MICHIGAN-DEARBORN: 6 12 9 27
GOALTENDERS (SV/SH) 1 2 3 TOTAL
IOWA STATE: Karus: 4/6 4/6
Hudson: 11/12 8/9 17/19
MICHIGAN-DEARBORN: Petrous: 16/16 8/10 10/13 34/39
POWER PLAY: IOWA STATE: 1-3 MICHIGAN-DEARBORN: 0-7
PENALTIES: IOWA STATE: 7-14 MICHIGAN-DEARBORN: 3-6