FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 14, 2024
CANUCKS (NHL) ASSIGN GOALTENDER TY YOUNG TO K-WINGS
Vancouver (NHL) sends Prince George (WHL) standout & 2022 NHL Draft selection to Kalamazoo for development.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Monday that rookie goaltender Ty Young has been assigned on loan by the Vancouver Canucks.
Young, 20, is a 6-foot 3-inch, Coaldale, Alberta native who was drafted in the 5th Round (No. 155) of the 2022 NHL Draft by Vancouver.
The left-catching netminder spent parts of the last four seasons with the Prince George Cougars (WHL), going 45-35-8 in 97 games played with a 3.36 goals-against average (GAA), a .896 save percentage (S%) and two shutouts (SO).
In 2023-24, Young showed tremendous improvement with the Cougars, posting a 23-11-0 record with a 2.79 GAA, a .903 S% and one SO in 37 games played. The goaltender’s regular season performance helped lead Prince George to its highest win total (49) in franchise history (Victoria & Prince George), a first-place finish in the WHL’s British Columbia Division and a Western Conference Final berth for the first time since 2006-07.
Kalamazoo’s ‘Home Opener’ kicks off the 2024-25 regular season on Saturday, October 19 versus the Cincinnati Cyclones at 7:00 p.m. EST at Wings Event Center. Kalamazoo is also ready to set another Guinness World Record during the Home Opener on Oct. 19. CLICK HERE to be a part of history.
The K-Wings are looking for 50 more volunteers for the Home Opener / Guinness World Record on Oct. 19. Enjoy a slew of perks if you’re available to help to include free tickets to a future game, concessions vouchers and K-Wings swag. Click HERE to register (*MUST be 18 years old and available to attend a 3 p.m. pregame meeting on Oct. 19)
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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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