FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2024
K-WINGS SIGN GOALTENDER LOGAN NEATON
Kalamazoo adds rookie netminder out of Miami University.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Friday that goaltender Logan Neaton has signed a standard player contract for the 2024-25 season.
Neaton, 25, is a 6-foot 4-inch, 205-pound, Brighton, MI native who posted a 3.24 goals against average and .894 save percentage last season at Miami University (Ohio), going 6-14-2 with one shutout.
The rookie suited up in 43 total games across three seasons (2021-24) for the RedHawks in his collegiate career with a 3.49 goals against average, .894 save percentage and 7-23-2 record with one shutout. Prior to Miami, the netminder played in six games over two seasons (2019-21) for the University of Massachusetts Lowell, going 0-3 with a 4.29 goals against average and .862 save percentage.
Neaton signed with Norfolk during the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs, but did not appear in a game for the Admirals. The goaltender also was selected in the Fifth Round (No. 144 overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft by Winnipeg.
The K-Wings are in action Friday at Bloomington at 8:00 p.m. for the first meeting between the franchises. Kalamazoo returns home Sunday to face Toledo in its ‘Military Appreciation’ game. Get your tickets HERE.
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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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