FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 6, 2020

UTICA LOANS ELIOT AND MALONE TO KALAMAZOO

K-Wings receive defenseman Mitch Eliot and forward Seamus Malone from American Hockey League affiliate.

KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Thursday the American Hockey League’s Utica Comets assigned defenseman Mitch Eliot and forward Seamus Malone to Kalamazoo on loan.

Eliot, 22, is coming to Kalamazoo for his the third stint with the Wings after appearing in three games early this season. The rookie defenseman from Orange County, California has two goals and five points in 20 AHL games for the Comets.

Malone, 23, makes his first trip to Kalamazoo after posting three goals and four points in 28 games for Utica this season. The Naperville, Illinois native also scored three goals in six games at the end of the 2018-19 season for the Comets after finishing a four-year college career at the University of Wisconsin.

Kalamazoo hosts the Fort Wayne Komets at 7:00 p.m. Friday at Wings Event Center on 90’s Night. The K-Wings then welcome the Indy Fuel to Wings Event Center Saturday at 7:00 p.m. for Marvel Super Hero Night, featuring Spiderman. Tickets are available at kwings.com or by visiting the Wings Event Center box office.

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