FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 3, 2024
K-WINGS COME UP SHORT IN GRINDER WITH KOMETS
Kalamazoo goes toe-to-toe down the stretch with Fort Wayne, unable to find the equalizer.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings (14-15-1-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, played 59 minutes and 45 seconds of scoreless hockey and lost a defensive slugfest with the Fort Wayne Komets (16-12-1-2) at Wings Event Center on Wednesday, 1-0.
Goaltender Hunter Vorva (4-5-0-0) made 21 saves and held the Komets off the board in the final 59:45 of the game.
Fort Wayne scored the game-winner just 15 seconds into the contest.
The K-Wings finished the game scoreless on the power play and a perfect 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. Kalamazoo took the final shot total, 26-22.
Kalamazoo has now taken points in eight of its last 12 games.
The K-Wings are back in action Friday at 7:00 p.m. EST versus the Cincinnati Cyclones (14-14-1-0) for Top Gun Night and $3 Friday at Wings Event Center. Tickets to the game can be purchased HERE.
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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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