K-Wings Blog

Justin Taylor will be back with the Kalamazoo Wings when they kick off their 45th season of hockey this fall. Taylor, 29, came back from a possible career-ending injury last season to post a career-high in goals scored with 35.  Taylor was also named as the K-Wings MVP last season. During a playoff game against the Toledo Walleye in 2017, …

When the Kalamazoo Wings take the ice this fall, there will be a very familiar face missing from the lineup.  Longtime goaltender, Joel Martin, announced his retirement from hockey. Kind of, that is. Fans will now be able to see what Martin, 35, can do off the ice for the K-Wings as he was named as the new assistant coach. …

The Kalamazoo Wings (34-31-4-3) season came to a grinding halt on Sunday afternoon as the Indy Fuel defeated the K-Wings 2-1. The two teams were fighting for the last playoff spot in the Central Division.  Heading into the final game of the season, the Fuel led the K-Wings by just one point.  A win would have guaranteed the K-Wings a …

The Kalamazoo Wings have three games remaining in the regular season.  Each of those games will be critical to their playoff hopes. The K-Wings are currently in fifth place in the North Division with a 34-29-4-2 record and 74 points.  The top four teams in each division move on to the Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Toledo Walleye and Fort Wayne …

The Kalamazoo Wings (32-26-4-2) defeated the Wichita Thunder by a score of 5-3 on Thursday night at Wings Event Center.  The win, coupled with a dramatic 3-2 overtime victory in Fort Wayne the night before, have given the K-Wings a three-game winning streak as they head into the final weeks of the season. The remaining eight games will be crucial …

The Kalamazoo Wings (30-26-4-2)have been struggling as of late, but luck was on their side during Saturday nights 37th Annual Green Ice Game at Wings Event Center. The Cincinnati Cyclones (35-24-2-0) were in town for the festivities and so was a standing room only crowd of 5,279 festive K-Wings fans. The Cyclones scored early in the first period to take …

The Kalamazoo Wings (29-26-4-2) are currently in the playoff picture, but they aren’t doing much to secure their spot after a 5-3 loss to the Brampton Beast  (24-28-6-4) in a rare Tuesday night game at Wings Event Center. The K-Wings are currently tied with the Kansas City Mavericks for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central Division.  The …

After dropping the first two games of the weekend, the Kalamazoo Wings (29-25-4-2) ended the weekend on a high note by defeating the Fort Wayne Komets (41-16-2-1) 6-3 on Sunday afternoon. On Friday, the Komets defeated the K-Wings 6-2 at Wings Event Center.  The Komets took a 3-2 lead into the third period before putting the game away with three …

KALAMAZOO, MI -Entering Wednesday nights game against the Wheeling Nailers (28-22-5-0), the Kalamazoo Wings (27-21-3-2) were riding a five-game losing streak. It looked as if the K-Wings would be extending that streak to six games as the Nailers led the home team by a score of 5-2 with just over twelve minutes remaining in the game. That was all the …

CINCINNATI, OH – As the ECHL hockey season inches closer to the playoffs, the Kalamazoo Wings (26-21-3-2) are headed in the wrong direction as of late. Yes, the K-Wings are still in the playoff mix.  If the season ended today, the K-Wings would be the fourth seed in the Central Division with 57 points. The Cincinnati Cyclones (28-20-2-0) are in …