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December 21, 2024
K-WINGS RIDE SHORTHANDED HEROICS TO VICTORY SATURDAY
Stellar netminding sets up Berard’s shorthanded game-winner.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings (9-13-1-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, came out on top against the Cincinnati Cyclones (5-16-4-0) in a battle of outstanding goaltending on both sides at Wings Event Center Saturday, 2-1.
For the second straight game, Cincinnati scored first on the power play, with the tally coming at the 7:53 mark of the opening period.
Travis Broughman (6) notched the equalizer at the 14:08 mark. On the play, Ayden MacDonald (6) intercepted a pass by the Cyclones’ netminder and found Broughman in the right circle for a snipe job into the top-left corner.
The score remained locked at 1-1 until Ben Berard (8) jumped on a loose puck at the top of the defensive zone, raced by the Cincinnati defense and fired a wrister top-shelf for the shorthanded goal at the 13:41 mark of the third. Berard’s shorty went in the books as the game-winning goal.
Jonathan Lemieux (6-8-1-0) was spectacular in net, stopping 24 of the Cyclones’ 25 shots to earn the victory.
Kalamazoo wraps up the weekend hosting the Wheeling Nailers (18-4-1-0) at 3:00 p.m. Sunday 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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