FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 17, 2024
K-WINGS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY ROSTER SOLIDIFIED FOR 2024-25
Kalamazoo readies for 50th flight of professional hockey.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced the team’s 2024-25 regular-season roster Thursday.
The regular season begins Saturday, October 19 at 7 p.m. EDT versus the Cincinnati Cyclones at Wings Event Center. The 2024-25 roster features 28 players: 16 forwards, 10 defensemen and two goaltenders, as listed alphabetically by position below.
Forwards (16)
81 Ben Berard (ABT), *76 Josh Bloom (VAN), *38 Mark Cheremeta, 29 Davis Codd, 19 Ryan Cox, 10 Max Humitz, 15 Lee Lapid (ABT), 61 Jermaine Loewen (ABT), 44 Ayden MacDonald, 20 Ian Mackey, 71 Jon Martin, *17 Ryan Naumovski, 37 Ted Nichol, *28 Zach Okabe (ABT), 43 Quinn Preston, *9 Adam Tisdale
Defensemen (10)
*3 Joseph Arntsen (ABT), 52 Philip Beaulieu, 18 Zach Berzolla (ABT), *24 Tommy Budnick, 7 Theo Calvas, 90 Jay Keranen, 4 Joey Raats, 23 Collin Saccoman, *8 Jaden Shields, 55 Connor Walters
Goaltenders (2)
34 Jonathan Lemieux (ABT), *33 Ty Young (VAN)
(VAN denotes Vancouver Canucks loan, ABT denotes Abbotsford Canucks loan,* denotes rookie)
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 looking to set another Guinness World Record during the Home Opener on Oct. 19. CLICK HERE to be a part of history.
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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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