FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2024
K-WINGS TAP SUN DEVILS FOR ROOKIE FORWARD BRIAN CHAMBERS
Kalamazoo adds size, character & pop with rookie forward, Chambers, from Arizona State.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Monday that rookie forward Brian Chambers has been signed to a Standard Player Contract.
Chambers, 25, is a 6-foot 1-inch, 181-pound, Weymouth, MA native who suited up in 38 games for Arizona State (NCAA) in 2023-24, scoring 20 points (4g-16a) with 35 penalty minutes in his fifth-year senior season. The right-handed shot also helped lead the 2023-24 Sun Devils (24-8-6) to a school record in single-season wins.
Before arriving in Tempe, Chambers played 142 games (13g-26a) across four seasons with UMass-Lowell (NCAA) from 2019 thru 2023.
The forward also won the 2019 Clark Cup with the 2018-19 Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL), notching five points (2g-3a) in the playoffs after scoring 41 points (17g-24a) in 60 regular season games.
The K-Wings are back in action Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. EDT against the Fort Wayne Komets (31-25-2-3) at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
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The K-Wings return home Friday, March 29 for Pucks ‘N Paws Night at Wings Event Center! Ruh Roh! Scooby Doo is back, and it’s that time of the year to bring the pup back to the rink for Pucks ‘N Paws, presented by Blain’s Farm & Fleet. The goal horns will be turned off, and the barks will be turned UP. Plus, don’t miss the pup race during the first intermission, $3 Friday ($3 beers, sodas & hot dogs), or the ‘Scooby Doo Specialty Jersey Auction’ post-game.
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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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