FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2025
K-WINGS ACQUIRE ROOKIE DEFENSEMAN WYATT WILSON FROM SOLAR BEARS
Kalamazoo brings former WHL blue liner up from Orlando for future considerations.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Monday that rookie defenseman Wyatt Wilson has been acquired from the Orlando Solar Bears for future considerations.
Wyatt, 21, is a 6-foot 3-inch, left-shooting defenseman who’s played 23 games and notched one assist with 27 penalty minutes for the Solar Bears this season.
The Swift Current, SK, native played parts of three seasons in the WHL for Victoria, Winnipeg and Vancouver from 2021 thru 2024 (128 GP: 4g, 20a, 135 PIM).
Kalamazoo welcomes the Atlanta Gladiators (24-24-5-2) to Wings Event Center Friday at 7:00 p.m.
It will be First Responders’ Night, presented by Bronson, as well as a $3 Friday, presented by Bud Light. Join us, in honoring and thanking our local EMTs, firefighters and police officers, and enjoy $3 Beers, Sodas & Hot Dogs!
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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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