FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2025
K-WINGS BLANK HEARTLANDERS SATURDAY
Kalamazoo answers defeat to take five-game set (3-2) with Iowa on heels of Ty Young’s first pro shutout.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings (17-24-1-1), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, bang, batter and bruise the Iowa Heartlanders (25-15-4-3) to victory Saturday at Wings Event Center, 2-0.
Ty Young (7-6-0-1) was untouchable in net, earning his first professional shutout with 30 saves in the victory.
After a scoreless first period, Jay Keranen (4) scored the game’s opening goal at the 18:24 mark of the second. Keranen charged down the right circle off of a feed from Josh Bloom (5) and fired a wrister top-shelf for the goal. Zach Okabe (14) earned the secondary assist on the game-winning goal.
Okabe (11) added on an empty-net goal with just 17 seconds remaining for the exclamation mark. Quinn Preston (21) and Bloom (6) set up Okabe’s wrister from the right hash over a diving Iowa defender.
Kalamazoo will host the Bloomington Bison (20-20-2-2) on Friday at 7:00 p.m. 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 Stick it to Cancer Ticket Package is also available for the game. Enjoy four (4) tickets to the game and four K-Wings ‘Fearless Fighter’ T-Shirts for $89, with 10% of proceeds being donated to the Bronson Health Foundation.
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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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