Icers had less than a minute to go in the game, down a man during the power play, and one point behind.
The Wolves skated towards Farmington Hill’s net and struck.
Tyler Frakes tied the score at three points with 15 seconds remaining in the game.
The tie sent the OAA league game into overtime. Clarkston held off the Flyers from their eager attempts early in the period.
Jon Graham grabbed control of the puck and headed down into their opponents territory. The Flyers turned the puck around and scored on Clarkston’s net, ending the game 4-3.
‘I thought we played okay,? said Coach Bryan Krygier. ‘We had a couple let downs. They had two power play goals, we had two power play goals. It was good to see the boys fight back. We were short-handed at the end and we still tied the game. It was nice to see our second effort. I was happy we fought back and got a point.?
North Farmington scored early in the first period and held onto that lead as they scored their second goal in the next period.
Adam Frank scored the first goal for the boys with four minutes remaining in the second period. Dan Smith and Matt Campbell assisted on the goal.
The Flyers held onto the lead scoring a goal at the beginning of the third period.
The Wolves didn’t stop trying and used a power play opportunity half way through the period to score.
Michael Fiteny made the goal and was assisted by Frakes and Frank.
Two minutes remained and Farmington Hills gained control of the puck and skated straight towards the Wolves? net.
Defenseman David Cannons skated side by side with the Flyer and knocked puck off to the side.
Clarkston tied the game with 15 seconds left in the period. Frakes was assisted on the goal by Fiteny and Smith.
The Wolves made 20 shots on goal and Garrett Knappe saved 16 shots.
The boys lost their game against Livonia Churchill on Wednesday, 4-1.
Frakes scored the lone goal and the boys outshot Livonia 21-19.
The boys play two non-league games this week against Brother Rice and Grosse Pointe North.
‘Those are two top rated schools,? said Krygier. ‘It’s the same as it was with the Trenton Showcase against Traverse City Central and Sault Sainte Marie. It depends on how we play and what our focus is and hopefully we finish strong so we can carry that momentum over to our first playoff game.?
The Wolves have to wait until Saturday to see how they finish in the league. The game against Farmington and Farmington Hills Unified will determine how Clarkston finishes.
‘If Farmington beat Farmington Hills Unified, then we finish in third. If Farmington Hills beats Farmington then finish in fourth,? explained Krygier. ‘Overall it will be a good OAA finish, it was really tight there.?
The boys will play Brother Rice on Wednesday at Oak Park Ice Arena and will play Grosse Pointe North at Mt. Clemens Ice Arena on Saturday. Both games start at 6 p.m.
Then, they play West Bloomfield in the first Pre-Regional game on Monday at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Ice Arena at 8 p.m.
They beat West Bloomfield earlier in the year, 8-1.
‘We can’t take them for granted,? said Krygier. ‘We need to put the puck in the net like we did last time.?