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December 31, 2024
K-WINGS SIGN ROOKIE FORWARD ARKHIP LEDZIANKOU (LEDENKOV)
NCAA-III and SPHL standout Ledziankou (Ledenkov) joins Kalamazoo’s forward core.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Tuesday that rookie forward Arkhip Ledzuankou (Ledenkov) has signed a contract for the 2024-25 season.
Ledzuankou, 25, is a 6-foot, 157-pound, Polotsk, Belarus native who’s scored 13 points (4g-9a) in 18 games with Birmingham (SPHL) this season.
The forward played college hockey with College of St. Scholastica (NCAA-III), scoring 53 goals with 57 assists and 69 penalty minutes in 84 games over four seasons (2020-24). Ledenkov had a monster junior year for the Saints, where he led the team in goals (21) and points (48), led all of NCAA D-III in points per game (1.78) and was named a First Team All-American.
Before college, Ledenkov played two seasons (2018-20) with the New York Aviators (USPHL Premier), scoring 81 goals with 73 assists and 161 penalty minutes in 77 games.
Kalamazoo hosts the Indy Fuel (11-11-2-2) at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday at Wings Event Center in the annual New Year’s Eve 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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