FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 5, 2024
CHAD NYCHUK LOANED TO KALAMAZOO
Former ECHL All-Star loaned to K-Wings from Abbotsford (AHL).
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Friday that defenseman Chad Nychuk was loaned to Kalamazoo from Abbotsford (AHL).
Nychuk, 23, skated seven games with Abbotsford after being called up on January 29. The Rossburn, MB native totaled two goals and one assist in 13 AHL games this season.
A 2023 ECHL All-Star, Nychuk previously played in 19 games for Kalamazoo in 2023-24. The 6-foot 1-inch, 194-pound blueliner recorded 10 points (1g-9a) with zero penalty minutes and found the stat sheet (1g-3a) in each of his last three ECHL games.
The K-Wings are back in action Friday at 7:35 p.m. EDT against the Cincinnati Cyclones (29-32-6-0) at Heritage Bank Center.
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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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