FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 24, 2025
K-WINGS’ RECEIVE DEFENSEMAN CHRISTIAN FELTON ON LOAN BY CANUCKS (NHL)
Vancouver (NHL) recalls loan of Christian Felton to Abbotsford (AHL) and assigns him to Kalamazoo.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Monday that rookie defenseman Christian Felton has been reassigned from Abbotsford (AHL) and loaned to Kalamazoo by Vancouver (NHL).
Felton, 25, is a 6-foot 1-inch, 185-pound, Medina, OH native who has played 10 games with Abbotsford this season. The defenseman has played six games for Kalamazoo this season and possessed a plus-1 rating.
The rookie scored three goals with four assists and four penalty minutes last season at Merrimack College (NCAA). Felton played three seasons at Merrimack after one at Bentley University, finishing his collegiate career with seven goals, 10 assists and 34 penalty minutes in 98 games played.
Kalamazoo hosts the Adirondack Thunder (17-29-2-1) on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at Wings Event Center.
It will be 269 Night / Winning Wednesday for the K-Wings, presented by Honor Credit Union, with $2 Beers, $6 Wing Baskets and $9 Tickets (*Tickets $11 if purchased Gameday). Get your tickets HERE.
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The Wizards, Wands and Wings ticket package is back this year! Join us, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, as the K-Wings take on the Iowa Heartlanders, and get 4 tickets, 3 K-Wings Wizard Wands and 1 free game of bowling at Airway Fun Center for $89.
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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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