K-Wings Blog

WHEELING, WV – The Kalamazoo Wings (7-10-0-1) ended their six-game losing skid last Tuesday night with a victory over the Wheeling Nailers. Now, the K-Wings find themselves on a three-game winning streak after winning both of their games this past weekend. On Friday night, the K-Wings traveled to Reading, PA, to take on the Royals in their one and only …

A pair of goals by Justin Taylor and a 48-save performance by goaltender Ivan Kulbakov helped propel the Kalamazoo Wings (5-10-01-) to a 6-4 victory over the visiting Wheeling Nailers on Tuesday night at Wings Event Center. After dropping their previous six games, the K-Wings came out firing on Tuesday night by scoring three consecutive goals in the first period. …

The Kalamazoo Wings (4-10-0-1) came up winless in three games over the holiday weekend and now find themselves mired in a six-game losing streak. On Thanksgiving Eve, the K-Wings traveled to Cincinnati to battle the Cyclones.  The teams were tied 2-2 at the end of the first period with Wade Murphy and Justin Taylor scoring for the K-Wings.  Taylor scored …

The Kalamazoo Wings (4-6-0-1) dropped a pair of games this past weekend.  On Friday night, the K-Wings fell to the Toledo Walleye by a score of 5-2 and then on Saturday to the Brampton Beast 4-2. It wasn’t a great weekend as we lost both games,” said K-Wings defenseman Kyle Bushee.  “I think we just need to be better on …

By: Mark C. McGlothlen KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings (4-4-0-1) snapped their four-game losing streak on Sunday as they defeated the Idaho Steelheads by a score of 3-1. The K-Wings fell to the Cincinnati Cyclones on Friday by a score of 7-1.  Justin Taylor scored the only goal for the K-Wings. On Saturday, the K-Wings traveled to Fort Wayne …

The Kalamazoo Wings (3-2-0-1) and the Toledo Walleye (4-1-1-0) were up and at’em Tuesday morning for the K-Wings annual Education Day game. Schools from all over Southwest Michigan were in attendance for the 10:30 am game resulting in a crowd of 5,093 loud and energetic fans. The K-Wings put the pressure on early against the Walleye but it was Toledo who hit the scoreboard …

By: Mark C. McGlothlen The Kalamazoo Wings (3-2-0-0) played a pair of games against their Central Division foes, the Cincinnati Cyclones ( 3-1-2-0) this past weekend. Coming off a pair of victories over another division opponent, the Fort Wayne Komets,  last weekend, the K-Wings hoped to carry that momentum into this past weekends matchup against the Cyclones. On Friday, the …

As the Kalamazoo Wings celebrate their 45th Anniversary this season, they are going to reach back into their past and retire a pair of numbers. Kevin Schamehorn, who played for the K-Wings from 1976-79, and then again from 1981-85 and finally rounding out his career in 1990, will have his number 26 retired.  Schamehorn, who was a fourth-round draft pick …

The Kalamazoo Wings have named Isaac Berky as their new Broadcaster and Director of Public Relations. Berky, 27, replaces Joe Roberts, who was named as the Broadcaster for the AHL Utica Comets earlier this summer. Before coming to Kalamazoo, Berky was the Director of Communications and Media and Broadcaster for the ECHL Norfolk Admirals last season. Berky was also the …

By: Mark C. McGlothlen With their 45th season of hockey quickly approaching, the Kalamazoo Wings are busy building their roster for their upcoming milestone season. The K-Wings, looking to fill the void in net that was created by the retirement of longtime goaltender Joel Martin, have traded forward Scott Henegar to the Tulsa Oilers for goaltender Jake Hildebrand. Hildebrand, 25, …