K-WINGS FIGHT, FALL SHORT TO WALLEYE IN GAME 4

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April 26, 2024 

K-WINGS FIGHT, FALL SHORT TO WALLEYE IN GAME 4

Kalamazoo eliminated from Kelly Cup Playoffs in Division Semifinals versus Toledo.

BOX SCORE

KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings (0-4), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, fought valiantly throughout but ultimately fell to the Toledo Walleye (4-0) in Game 4 of the Central Division Semifinals at Wings Event Center Friday, 4-2.

The win clinched the series and a 2024 Central Division Finals berth for the Walleye.

Toledo opened the scoring at the 12:13 mark of the first period and doubled its lead 18 seconds into the second.

The Walleye made it 3-0 at the 11:54 mark.

Chad Nychuk (2) got the K-Wings on the board with a one-timer from the left circle at the 12:24 mark. Collin Adams (2) got the puck to Nychuk after Jordan Seyfert (1) jarred it loose in the right circle. 

Luke Morgan (1) made it 3-2 with a tap-in from the crease at the 19:00 mark. Ted Nichol (1) and Ayden MacDonald (1) each got sticks on the loose puck before Morgan managed it past the goaltender. 

The Walleye scored at the 5:56 mark of the third period.

Goaltender Hunter Vorva (0-3) finished with 24 saves on 28 shots against.

Kalamazoo finished the game with no power play or penalty kill opportunities. The K-Wings took the final shot total, 37-28.

Stay tuned to K-Wings social as the 2024-25 season schedule will be announced. 

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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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