FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2023
K-WINGS LOAN GOALTENDER HUNTER VORVA TO MONSTERS (AHL)
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Columbus Blue Jackets, announced Friday that rookie goaltender Hunter Vorva has been loaned to the Cleveland Monsters (AHL).
Vorva, 27, has 16 games played for Kalamazoo this season, posting an 8-5-1-0 record with a 2.57 goals-against average (GAA) and a .918 save percentage (S%).
This is the 5-foot 11-inch, Kalamazoo, MI native’s first call-up to the AHL in his career. Vorva received the ‘SPHL Goaltender of the Year’ award last season for his 22-8-2 record with a 1.93 GAA and a .934 S% in 32 games played for Huntsville.
The K-Wings face the Fort Wayne Komets (18-14-4-2) tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
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The K-Wings are continuing the ‘Hockey is for Everyone’ campaign on Feb. 4 vs Fort Wayne. Join us at 7:00 p.m. Saturday to support ‘Hockey is for Her,’ presented by White Claw, and our commitment to helping women of all ages get involved with hockey. Buy your tickets HERE, and get to Wings Event Center early, as the first 1,000 fans will receive a specialty K-Wings puck and White Claws will be $4 until 8 p.m.
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The Kalamazoo Wings are a professional hockey team located in southwest Michigan that has been a staple in the Kalamazoo, MI professional sports landscape since 1974. The K-Wings compete in the ECHL and are the AA affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Columbus Blue Jackets and the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters. Kalamazoo plays their 36 regular season home games at Wings Event Center from October through April.
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