FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 2025
K-WINGS QUINN PRESTON NAMED INGLASCO ECHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kalamazoo’s forward Preston sets franchise ECHL single-game assist high en route to League weekly honor.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Tuesday that the ECHL has named Quinn Preston the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Jan. 20-26.
Preston scored two goals and added five assists for seven points in three games last week.
The 27-year-old scored a goal in 2-1 shootout loss at Toledo on Friday and in a 4-1 loss to Indy on Saturday before setting a team record with five assists in a 6-3 win against Bloomington on Sunday.
A native of Trenton, Michigan, Preston leads the K-Wings this season with 25 points (9g-16a) in 36 games.
Preston has totaled 115 points (37g-78a) in 140 career ECHL games with Kalamazoo, Wichita and Toledo.
Prior to turning pro, Preston tallied 72 points (33g-39a) in 127 career collegiate games at Ohio State University and 90 points (38g-52a) in 115 career games with Dubuque of the United States Hockey League.
On behalf of Quinn Preston, a case of pucks will be donated to a Kalamazoo youth hockey organization by Inglasco, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Inglasco has donated more than 51,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.
Kalamazoo heads to Iowa for three games against the Heartlanders (22-12-4-2) starting Friday at 8:00 p.m. (7:00 CST) at Xtream Arena.
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Pink Ice is just around the corner, as Kalamazoo will host Bloomington on Feb. 14 at Wings Event Center for the 24th annual game on the pink surface! All fans will receive a K-Wings ‘Fearless Fighter’ T-Shirt, and it will be a $3 Friday, presented by Bud Light, so you can enjoy $3 Beers, Sodas & Hot Dogs! 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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