FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 5, 2025
K-WINGS SIGN FORWARD LUKE MORGAN
Kalamazoo welcomes back speedy Wolverine from its 2023-24 roster.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Sunday that forward Luke Morgan has signed a Standard Player Contract with the team.
Morgan, 27, is a 5-foot 11-inch, 190-pound, Brighton, MI native who’s entering his third professional season and returns after amassing 19 points in 42 games played last season (6g-13a).
The right-handed shooting forward notched 27 points (9g, 18a, 12 PIM) between the two teams (Kansas City, Kalamazoo) as a rookie in 2022-23.
In college, Morgan played four seasons for the Michigan Wolverines (2017-2022) with one season for Lake Superior State (2016-17), amassing 23 goals and 43 assists in 173 games played in his career.
Kalamazoo also added defenseman Kylor Wall to the active roster (acquired via trade with Tulsa on Jan. 2) and released defenseman Joey Raats from his Standard Player Contract.
The K-Wings head back on the road to face the Toledo Walleye (21-7-4-0) Sunday at 5:15 p.m. at Huntington Center.
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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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