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The Kalamazoo Wings announced this week that they will be sitting out this season due to the pandemic. Earlier this year, the ECHL announced that several teams had opted to start the season in mid-December, with the remainder of the teams choosing to start their season in mid-January. Since then, with the increase of COVID-19 cases and stricter guidelines from …

The Kalamazoo Wings announced their first signing for the 2020-21 season, forward Raymond Brice. Brice, 24, and a native of Houghton, Michigan, was captain of the Michigan Tech Huskies last season.  In 28 games last year, Brice scored six goals.  During his four years at Michigan Tech, Brice played 95 games, scoring 13 goals and adding 13 assists. “We have …

The Kalamazoo Wings announced their end of season awards.  The awards were voted on by the fans. Longtime K-Wing player, Justin Taylor, was the big winner, taking home three awards.  Taylor was named as the Fan Favorite, Star of the Game and the Most Valuable Player for the 2019-20 season.  Taylor, who spent time with the AHL Utica Comets this …

While the situation regarding large scale sporting events remains in limbo, the Kalamazoo Wings and the ECHL are moving forward with plans for the 2020-21 hockey season. The K-Wings released their home schedule for their 47th season of professional hockey. The 72-game season consists of 36 home and 36 away games. The home opener will kick off on October 17th …

The 2019-20 season was to be the last for former Kalamazoo Wings defenseman Kyle Bushee.  The 35-year- old native of Otsego, Michigan, joined the K-Wings for the 2016-17 season and played for his hometown team for a total of three years. During that time, Bushee played in 192 regular season games and 13 playoff games where he racked up 28 goals and …

The ECHL and Kalamazoo Wings announced on Saturday that the remainder of the 2019-20 season has been canceled.  Earlier in the week, the league and team announced that the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The K-Wings had eleven games remaining on the season, including six home games.  At the time of the cancellation, the K-Wings were battling …

The Kalamazoo Wings (22-26-7-1) exploded for a season-high eight goals on Saturday night as they defeated the Kansas City Mavericks by a score of 8-2. After a five-on-three power play failed to produce a goal for the K-Wings, Josh Teves, who was recently sent to the K-Wings by the Utica Comets, scored the first goal of the game at even …

As the 2019-20 season inches into the final full month of play, the Kalamazoo Wings ( 20-26-7-1) have their work cut out for them if they hope to make it into the playoffs. Currently in sixth place in the Central Division standings, the K-Wings trail the fourth place Indy Fuel by nine points.  The top four teams in each division …

The Kalamazoo Wings (20-25-7-1) earned three out of the possible four points available to them this past weekend as both of their games were nail biters. On Friday night, the K-Wings hosted the Indy Fuel.  Jumping out to an early 1-0 lead, Aaron Thow was credited with a goal that was actually sent into the net off the skate of …

After a thrilling come-from-behind over the Toledo Walleye on Friday night, the Kalamazoo Wings (19-24-6-1) nearly pulled off two more exciting comebacks in their other two games this past weekend. Unfortunately for the K-Wings, they ended up losing both of those games. On Friday, the K-Wings jumped out to a 1-0 first period lead on a power play goal bby …