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November 11, 2023
K-WINGS COMEBACK FALLS SHORT, IOWA TAKES SERIES FINALE
Kalamazoo couldn’t overcome two goal deficit, looks to bounce back in Toledo on Friday.
CORALVILLE, IA – The Kalamazoo Wings (3-6-0-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, battled hard against the Iowa Heartlanders (3-4-2-0) for the third straight game and fell 2-1 at Xtream Arena Saturday.
A Collin Adams (2) power play goal with 10:29 left in regulation drew the K-Wings to within one but they couldn’t find the equalizer with the extra attacker in the final minutes.
Brad Morrison (4) assisted Adams’ backhand tap-in by generating a rebound opportunity with a shot from the point.
Iowa struck first at the 7:18 mark of the second and doubled its lead 47 seconds into the third.
Goaltender Jonathan Lemieux (3-4-0-0) was fantastic in this one, making 33 saves in the loss. The rookie’s 18 opening frame stops are the most recorded by a K-Wing goaltender in a single period this season.
Kalamazoo finished the game 1-for-3 on the power play and a perfect 8-for-8 on the penalty kill. The K-Wings and Heartlanders both finished the game with 35 shot attempts.
Kalamazoo is back in action Friday at 7:15 p.m. EST against the Toledo Walleye (5-0-1-0) at Huntington Center.
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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 Vancouver Canucks and the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks. Kalamazoo plays their 36 regular season home games at Wings Event Center from October through April.
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