K-Wings Blog

The Kalamazoo Wings have announced the signing of goaltender Trevor Gorsuch and Gorsuch, 28, said it was a “no-brainer” to sign on the dotted line to return to the K-Wings for his second season. “I felt like I had a great year but had some business that needed to be finished,” Gorsuch said.  “I believe we have a great group this …

For nearly two decades, Nick Bootland has been a fixture in the Kalamazoo Wings organization as a player and a coach. Bootland first joined the K-Wings during the 2003-2004 season, playing in 17 games.  The following season saw Bootland playing the entire season with the Cleveland Barons of the AHL. Upon his return to the K-Wings in the 2005-06 season, …

The roster building continues for the Kalamazoo Wings as they prepare for the 2022-23 season, which kicks off on Saturday, October 22 at Wings Event Center. In a move that will surely delight fans, two popular players from last season will be returning to the ice as will an intriguing newcomer. Forward Anthony Collins made quite a splash for the …

The Kalamazoo Wings announced their first two signings for the upcoming season, the teams 48th, which kicks off on Saturday, October 22nd when the team hosts the Indy Fuel. Justin Taylor will be returning to the K-Wings for his thirteenth season with the team, and according to Taylor, there is no place he would rather be. “Kalamazoo is my home,” …

The Kalamazoo Wings (23-17-0-0) traveled to Worcester, Massachusetts this past weekend to take on the Railers (16-19-2-1) for a three game set. Things got off on the wrong foot Friday night as the Railers ran over the K-Wings by a score of 5-2.  After jumping out to an early 1-0 lead in the first on a goal by Greg Betzold, …

The Kalamazoo Wings (19-16-0-0) have dropped their last four games, all to division rivals.  On Friday, the K-Wings lost to the Wheeling Nailers by a score of 6-2.  Then on Saturday they dropped a 5-3 decision to the Indy Fuel. Finishing off the weekend at home, the K-Wings feel to an early 2-0 deficit to the Fuel before coming back …

As they have several times this season, the Kalamazoo Wings (17-12-0-0) used last minute heroics to stage a come-from-behind victory over the Fort Wayne Komets (17-10-4-0) at Wings Event Center on Wednesday evening. In an odd beginning to the game, both teams scored while shorthanded for their first goals of the night.  First the Komets Tyler Busch scored an unassisted …

The Kalamazoo Wings (15-10-0-0) sent 2021 out on a high note and ushered in 2022 in grand fashion as they defeated the visiting Tulsa Oilers (14-11-0-1) in both of their games this past weekend. To kick off the holiday weekend, the two teams battled in the K-Wings Annual New Year’s Eve Game at Wings Event Center. Following the first twenty …

The Kalamazoo Wings(13-10-0-0) and the Toledo Walleye (16-6-0-2) met this past Sunday to play in the ECHL Winterfest Game which was held outdoors at Fifth Third Field, home of the Toledo Mud Hens. It was the first time in seven years for the outdoor game.  The K-Wings and Walleye played in the first outdoor Winterfest game on December 27, 2014, …

The Kalamazoo Wings (10-6-0-0) traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah this past weekend to take on the Utah Grizzlies (11-7-1-0) in a three-game series. After a scoreless first period on Friday night, the Grizzlies Tyler Crunk scored midway into the second period to give the home team a 1-0 lead. Following the Grizzlies goal, the K-Wings took over the scoring, …