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As some of you requested

Some of you had asked whether I could get video of Rapid City goaltender Danny Battochio scoring a short-handed goal in 6-2 victory over Tulsa on Saturday.

Yes, you read that correctly.

Click here to see the goal.

And, I must admit, it wasn't quite like it had been described in the Rapid City Journal -- click here -- where Battochio kind of made it sound like he got a big piece of the puck.

It looks to me like the Tulsa player just sends it all the way down into his own net. So, it just wasn't as pretty as this: Click here.

Justin A. Cohn, pro sports coordinator for The Journal Gazette, has been covering the Fort Wayne Komets since 1997. His reporting includes game stories from home and away, features about the players and personalities associated with the Komets, plus coverage of issues affecting hockey at all levels. A native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Cohn graduated from Emory University in Atlanta. He can be reached at 260-461-8429 or by email at jcohn@jg.net.

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