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March 24, 2024
K-WINGS FALL AT FUEL, 3-2
Kalamazoo takes four of seven in 10-day stretch and secures No. 4 in the Central despite loss to Indy.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Kalamazoo Wings (34-26-3-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, battled throughout but were not able to score a late equalizer and fell to the Indy Fuel (35-23-5-1) at Indiana Farmers Coliseum Sunday, 3-2.
Despite the loss, the K-Wings finish the seven games in 10 days stretch 4-3, ending the week in fourth place in the Central Division standings.
Ayden MacDonald (10) opened the scoring with a tip-in from the right side at the 14:52 mark of the first period. Josh Passolt (22) took the initial shot and Michael Joyaux (21) recorded the secondary assist just one second after a Kalamazoo power play expired.
Indy tied the game at the 19:19 mark.
Collin Adams (18) made it 2-1 by converting on a breakaway at the 15:42 mark of the second. David Keefer (30) hit Adams with a stretch pass from the Kalamazoo defensive zone after receiving the puck from Derek Daschke (16).
Indy retied the game on the power play at the 1:32 mark of the third and took a 3-2 lead at 14:11.
Goaltender Hunter Vorva (18-10-0-0) made 29 saves in the loss.
The K-Wings finished the game scoreless on the power play and 0-for-1 on the penalty kill. Indy took the final shot total, 32-18.
Kalamazoo is back in action Friday at 7:00 p.m. EDT versus the Cincinnati Cyclones (28-30-6-0) for Pucks ‘N Paws Night and $3 Friday at Wings Event Center. Tickets to the game can be purchased HERE.
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Saturday, April 6th is Fan Appreciation Day at Wings Event Center! For almost 50 years you, the fans, have made K-Wings hockey possible in Kalamazoo. That means there’s nothing more important to us than celebrating you at our annual Fan Appreciation game, presented by Bronson. Come to Wings Event Center for the last regular season Saturday game of the season, and the first 1,000 fans will receive a K-Wings team poster.
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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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