K-Wings Blog

Captain K-Wing nets hat trick in win

The Kalamazoo Wings (6-4-0-0)  continued their short, three-game road trip this past weekend with a pair of games in Indiana. On Friday, the K-Wings traveled to Fort Wayne (7-2-1-0) to take on the Komets.  The Komets were playing shorthanded, but took control of the game early and didn’t look back as they defeated the K-Wings by a score of 4-2. …

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K-Wings win two over weekend

The Kalamazoo Wings (5-3-0-0) put together a pair of victories this past weekend.   On Saturday, the K-Wings blasted the visiting Indy Fuel (2-6-0-1) by a score of 7-2. On the back of four power play goals and suburb goal tending by Jet Greaves, the K-Wings came out of the gate flying and never looked back at Wings Event Center …

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K-Wings drop pair over weekend

The Kalamazoo Wings (2-3-0-0) dropped both games of a home at home series against the Toledo Walleye (5-1-0-0) this past weekend. Two goals by Greg Betzold and three assists from Justin Taylor were not enough firepower as the Toledo Walleye skated away with the 6-4 win in front of a sold-out crowd at Wings Event Center on Friday night. It …

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K-Wings lose to Cyclones; defeat Fort Wayne

Following their thrilling 5-2 win over the Toledo Walleye to open the 2021-22 season, the Kalamazoo Wings (2-1-0-0) hosted two more division rivals this past weekend at Wings Event Center. On Friday, the Cincinnati Cyclones made their first visit to Kalamazoo since February 1st,  2020.   Like the K-Wings, the Cyclones did not play during the 2020-21 season due to …

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K-Wings to retire two jerseys; Add new colored ice game

The Kalamazoo Wings held their annual media day press conference Tuesday and announced that they will be adding to their retired jersey collection this season as they will hang two more numbers in separate ceremonies for Neil Meadmore and Tyler Willis. Meadmore played eight seasons with the team from 1979-1987 and was a member of the 1980 Turner Cup championship …

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K-Wings add several more to roster

With just under 40 days until opening night, the Kalamazoo Wings roster continues to take shape. Several signings were announced recently and two of them have ties to Kalamazoo.  Forward Kyle Blaney is returning to the team while goaltender Trevor Gorsuch played for Western Michigan University. Blaney is returning for his fifth season with the K-Wings.  The 30-year old native of …

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Three familiar faces return to Kalamazoo

When they take the ice for the 2021-22 season, there will be at least three familiar faces in the lineup for the Kalamazoo Wings. The team announced that forwards Tanner Sorenson, Matheson Iacopelli and Justin Taylor have all signed contracts to return to the K-Wings. Iacopelli, 27, a native of Brownstown, Michigan who spent two seasons with the Western Michigan …

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Kalamazoo Wings opt-out of 2020-21 season

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 …

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Raymond Brice, Michigan Tech Captain, signs with K-Wings

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 …

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It is Award Season for the Kalamazoo Wings

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 …

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