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December 22, 2024
K-WINGS HAMMER NAILERS SUNDAY
Outstanding goaltending & gritty goals power Kalamazoo past Wheeling.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings (10-13-1-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, notched two goals in the second period and rode an outstanding goaltending performance to a 2-1 victory over the Wheeling Nailers (18-5-1-0) Sunday.
Kalamazoo opened the scoring up at the 9:06 mark of the middle frame, as Davis Codd (1) won a loose puck out front and pushed it into the back of the net with tons of traffic in front of the Wheeling netminder. Ayden McDonald (7) and Luc Salem (4) assisted on the gritty goal.
The K-Wings scored the game-winning goal off the stick of Ted Nichol (3) at the 17:45 mark of the second. On the play, Salem (5) took the initial shot and a long rebound fell into the lap of Nichol on the right side of the goal. Mark Cheremeta (2) earned the secondary assist on Nichol’s open net splash.
Wheeling added a goal at the 10:57 mark of the third, but the K-Wings’ defense, quarterbacked by Ty Young’s (3-2-0-0) 36-save performance, sealed the victory.
Kalamazoo was scoreless on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
The K-Wings next matchup is this Friday at 7 p.m. EST versus the Bloomington Bison (10-13-0-2) at Wings Event Center. It’s also the Down Syndrome Awareness 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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