K-WINGS ANNOUNCE 2024 KELLY CUP PLAYOFFS ROSTER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 16, 2023

K-WINGS ANNOUNCE 2024 KELLY CUP PLAYOFFS ROSTER

Kalamazoo surges into postseason with roster solidified.

KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced their 2024 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs roster Tuesday.

The Central Division Semifinal starts this Friday, April 19 at 7:15 p.m. EDT against the Toledo Walleye at Huntington Center in Toledo, OH. Kalamazoo’s Playoff Roster features 24 players: 14 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders, as outlined alphabetically by position below.

Forwards (14)

18 Collin Adams, 19 Erik Bradford, *21 Brian Chambers, *4 Evan Dougherty, *7 David Keefer, 44 Ayden MacDonald, 9 Luke Morgan, *10 Ted Nichol, *76 Jack Olmstead, 25 Josh Passolt (ABT), 43 Quinn Preston, *81 Jordan Seyfert, 74 Tanner Sorenson, 93 Justin Taylor.

Defensemen (8)

*5 Derek Daschke (ABT), *14 Steve Holtz, 3 Michael Joyaux (ABT), *90 Jay Keranen, *15 Jacob Nordqvist, 39 Chad Nychuk (ABT), 29 Chaz Reddekopp, 55 Connor Walters 

Goaltenders (2)

*34 Jonathan Lemieux (ABT) and 79 Hunter Vorva

(* denotes Rookie)

Kalamazoo (0-0) is back in action Friday at 7:15 p.m. EDT against Toledo (0-0) to kick off the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs in Game 1 of the Central Division Semifinal at Huntington Center.

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ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs - Roster Explained

Playoff Rosters consist of a maximum of 24 Players – a 20-man active roster and a four-man reserve list. Upon submission of its Playoff Roster, each Member is required to include:
1. a minimum of 17 active, available (i.e. not injured or on recall) skaters to its Active Roster, and at least two (2) eligible goaltenders to its initial Playoff Roster. 

2. a list of all other Players who meet the Playoff Roster Eligibility requirements, but who are unavailable at the time that Playoff Rosters are due to the League Office due to recall to the AHL or NHL. The Playoff Eligible List may only list Players who are unavailable due to recall. All other players (i.e. injured Players) must be listed on a Member’s initial Playoff Roster (active roster or reserve list) in order to participate in the Playoffs.

Throughout the Playoffs, but prior to the start of the Kelly Cup Finals, as the recalled Players listed on a Member’s Playoff Eligible List become available (due to assignment, release from PTO or their respective AHL teams’ seasons having ended), Members shall be permitted to supplement their initial Playoff Rosters with Players listed on their Playoff Eligible Lists, up to a maximum of 24 Players total. Once a Member has named a total of 24 Players to its Playoff Roster, or the Kelly Cup Finals have begun (whichever comes first), the Member’s Playoff Roster shall be fixed for the duration of the Playoffs (barring emergency conditions).

A Player who has finished the Regular Season on Injured Reserve may still be named to a Member’s 24-man Playoff Roster and will be eligible to participate in the Playoffs once his full IR time has been completed (provided all other playoff eligibility requirements have been satisfied). Once a Player has fully completed his remaining IR time, he may be activated and placed on the Member’s Active Roster.

Emergency conditions shall be established when the playing strength of the Member, by reason of injury, illness, recall or suspension by the League, is reduced below two (2) goalkeepers and sixteen (16) skaters. However, should a Member release a Player(s) from its Playoff Roster, its emergency conditions will drop by the same number as the Players they release. Only amateur players may be signed and added to the Active Roster under emergency conditions. 

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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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