FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2024
K-WINGS RESPOND, DOWN KOMETS ON ROAD
Kalamazoo grits to one-goal victory with complete performance in Fort Wayne.
FORT WAYNE, IN – The Kalamazoo Wings (7-11-1-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, scored two in the second and never looked back to earn the victory over the Fort Wayne Komets (11-7-1-0) Saturday at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 3-2.
Collin Saccoman (3) opened the scoring with his first professional power-play goal at the 4:05 mark of the first. Max Humitz (4) sent the puck to Jon Martin (2) whose blistering shot rebounded straight to Saccoman’s one-timer into the twine.
Fort Wayne answered with a power play tally of its own at the 7:05 mark.
Kalamazoo regained the lead with a goal by Ayden MacDonald (5) 7:26 into the middle frame. On the play, Zach Berzolla (3) found MacDonald streaming into the zone down the left side, and he fired a wrister over the right shoulder of the Komets’ keeper for the goal. Jay Keranen (2) earned the secondary assist on the go-ahead goal.
Ted Nichol (2) gave the K-Wings the 3-1 advantage with a goal at the 11:29 mark. On the play, Philip Bealieu (2) fed Travis Broughman (3) who brought the puck net-front on the rush with a Fort Wayne defender that crashed into the netminder, allowing Broughman to find Nichol trailing to blast it into the open net.
The Komets pulled back within one with a 4-on-4 goal at the 16:59 mark of the second.
Hunter Vorva (1-0-0-0) was outstanding in his first start back with Kalamazoo, making 31 saves in the victory.
Kalamazoo will next face the Indy Fuel (8-7-1-1) for its first game at the new Fishers Event Center at 7:00 p.m. next Saturday, Dec. 14.
The K-Wings’ next home game will be on Sunday, Dec. 15 versus Indy at 3:00 p.m. for The Lion, the Wings and the Wardrobe game at Wings Event Center. 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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