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January 22, 2025

KALAMAZOO FORWARD BEN BERARD NAMED TO 2024-25 ECHL MIDSEASON ALL-STARS

Standout Abbotsford forward Berard earns first All-Star honor.

KALAMAZOO, MI – The ECHL announced its Eastern Conference and Western Conference rosters for the 2024-25 Midseason All-Star Team Wednesday, and K-Wings forward Ben Berard has been named to the Western Conference selection.

The Abbotsford Canucks product leads the K-Wings in goals (12) and points scored (20) in 24 games played this season. The Duncan, BC native is in his second professional season out of Cornell University, and this is Berard’s first professional All-Star nod. 

As a part of the All-Star selection, DASH - the Official Mobile Auction Platform of the ECHL - will auction off each player’s jersey. The auction is now live by CLICKING HERE, and will run through Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. ET.

The roster for the ECHL All-Stars was determined in a vote of coaches, team captains, media relations directors and broadcasters. The coaches were determined by the team with the highest points percentage in each conference through games of Jan. 5, 2025.

Western Conference All-Stars

Goaltenders

Mark Sinclair, Bloomington Bison

William Rousseau, Iowa Heartlanders

Defensemen

Chas Sharpe, Cincinnati Cyclones

Kyle Mayhew, Fort Wayne Komets

Matt Register, Idaho Steelheads

Brennan Kapchek, Tahoe Knight 

Derek Daschke, Utah Grizzlies

Jeremie Bucheler, Wichita Thunder

Forwards

Brayden Watts, Allen Americans

Hank Crone, Idaho Steelheads

Cam Hausinger, Indy Fuel

Ben Berard, Kalamazoo Wings

Cade Borchardt, Kansas City Mavericks

Ryan Wagner, Rapid City Rush

Simon Pinard, Tahoe Knight Monsters

Sloan Stanick, Tahoe Knight Monsters

Brandon Hawkins, Toledo Walleye

Tyler Spezia, Toledo Walleye

Michael Farren, Tulsa Oilers

Michal Stinil, Wichita Thunder

Coach

Pat Mikesch, Toledo Walleye

Eastern Conference All-Stars

Goaltenders

Cam Johnson, Florida Everblades

Sergei Murashov, Wheeling Nailers

Defensemen

Derek Topatigh, Atlanta Gladiators

Parker Berge, Greenville Swamp Rabbits 

Dennis Cesana, Savannah Ghost Pirates 

Chris Jandric, Trois-Rivières Lions 

Chris Ortiz, Wheeling Nailers 

Connor Welsh, Worcester Railers 

Forwards

Kevin O’Neil, Adirondack Thunder 

Carson Gicewicz, Florida Everblades 

Davis Koch, Jacksonville Icemen 

Brooklyn Kalmikov, Maine Mariners 

Brady Fleurent, Norfolk Admirals 

Aaron Luchuk, Orlando Solar Bears 

Matt Miller, Reading Royals 

Kyler Kupka, South Carolina Stingrays 

Alex Beaucage, Trois-Rivières Lions 

Jakov Novak, Trois-Rivières Lions 

Atley Calvert, Wheeling Nailers 

Anthony Repaci, Worcester Railers 

Coach

Ron Choules, Trois-Rivières Lions 

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The K-Wings head to Toledo for their next matchup Friday at 7:15 p.m. at Huntington Center.

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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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