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KALAMAZOO – The Kalamazoo Wings (7-10-1-1) took a 3-0 lead over the visiting Toledo Walleye (9-5-1-3) on Sunday evening, but the game was anything but easy for the K-Wings. A scoreless first period cleared the way for a four-goal second. Just 17 seconds into the middle period, David GIlbert scored his second of the season, prompting fans to toss 1,087 …

The Kalamazoo Wings (7-7-1-0) were just 63 seconds from defeat at the hands of the Toledo Walleye (5-5-0-3)early Thursday afternoon, but that all changed when Cody Pritz scored the game tying goal to send the game into overtime. The two teams met for a early morning Education Day game yesterday at the Huntington Center. Jumping out to an early 2-0 …

The Kalamazoo Wings (6-7-1-0) were victorious in their two games at Wings Event Center this weekend. The weekend ended on a sour note, however, as they lost in their first-ever game against the Brampton Beast (5-6-1-0). On Friday, the K-Wings hosted the Evansville IceMen (3-7-0-0). After a scoreless first period, the K-Wings pulled ahead of the IceMen scoring two goals …

The Manchester Monarchs (4-4-0-0) made the most of their first-ever visit to Wings Event Center on Tuesday night. The Kalamazoo Wings (4-6-1-0) got off on the right foot as Alex Mallet scored just sixteen seconds into the opening period. Just over two minutes later, the Monarchs jumped on the scoreboard as Troy Power knotted the game at one goal each. …

The Kalamazoo Wings (4-5-1-0) headed into Sunday afternoon’s contest with the Fort Wayne Komets (6-3-0-0) on a two-game winning streak. On Friday night, the K-Wings outlasted the Wheeling Nailers (4-4-0-0) by a score of 4-3. Dane Fox, Adam Phillips (2) and Ludwig Blomstrand scored in the winning effort. Traveling from West Virginia to Indiana, the K-Wings battled the Komets on …

The school bell rang early for the Kalamazoo Wings (2-4-1-0) and the Adirondack Thunder (7-0-0-0) on Education Day at Wings Event Center Wednesday morning, and the Thunder taught a lesson on perseverance. K-Wings net minder, Joel Martin, fresh off being named as the ECHL Goaltender of the Week, was 63 seconds from a shut-out victory when the Thunder sprang to …

After winning their first game of the season with a 4-3 victory over the Indy Fuel on Tuesday night, the Kalamazoo Wings (2-4-0-0) kept the good times rolling on Friday with a victory over the Cincinnati Cyclones. The K-Wings Justin Taylor put the good guys on the board midway into the opening period with his first goal of the season. …

The Kalamazoo Wings are winless in their first four games of the season. After dropping a 5-2 decision to the Toledo Walleye at home on Friday night, the K-Wings found themselves on the short end of a 4-1 loss to the Cincinnati Cyclones on Saturday night. On Friday, the K-Wings received goals from Tyler Shattock and Alex Mallet. The Walleye …

K-Wings goaltender Joel Martin stops one of the 41 shots he faced on Saturday night in Fort Wayne.  Photo courtesy of the Fort Wayne Komets.           The Kalamazoo Wings (0-2-0-0) kicked off their 42nd season of professional hockey this past weekend, but the results were not quite what they were hoping for. The first puck drop …

Training camp has started for the Kalamazoo Wings but the signings continue. The team announced the signing of NHL veteran Steve McCarthy yesterday afternoon. McCarthy joins Kalamazoo with 15 years of professional hockey under his belt which include stints in the NHL, AHL, Kontinental Hockey League (Russia), SM-liiga (Finland), and Swiss-A (Switzerland). The 34-year-old defenseman was taken with the 23rd …