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Hockey Wildcats open season with loss, then win at tournament
11/20/2011

 
Novi, MI - The defending State Champion Novi Wildcats opened their 2011-2012 season with a loss, then a win at the Metro Tournament at the Novi Ice Area Friday and Saturday.

Novi bounced back after a 3-2 loss to Farmington Unified, against Clarkston to win 4 to 3. Clarkston went up 2 to 1 over Novi in the middle of the 2nd period before a nice give-n-go goal was scored by Kent Burnett to tie the game and end the 2nd period even.

Clarkston started the period on the power play but that did not stop the penalty killing unit from scoring a shorthanded goal on a great effort by Curtis Herzog to move ahead 3 to 2. A few minutes later Kobylarek out raced a Clarkston player before being taken down and subsequently earning a penalty shot. Kobylarek buried the penalty shot and Novi's lead went to 4 to 2.

The never say die Clarkston team rallied to bring the game within 1 with 33 seconds to go. Fortunately, Spencer Peterson played strong and the defensive unit held Clarkston off for a 4 to 3 victory.

Herzog picked up another 2 goals while Mencer and Burnett picked up their first goal of the season. Guenther led the assist getters with 2.