CANUCKS (NHL) ASSIGN ROOKIE GOALTENDER AKU KOSKENVUO TO K-WINGS

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October 29, 2025

CANUCKS (NHL) ASSIGN ROOKIE GOALTENDER AKU KOSKENVUO TO K-WINGS

Kalamazoo receives Vancouver’s (NHL) 2021 Draft selection & former Harvard netminder on loan.

KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Wednesday that rookie goaltender Aku Koskenvuo has been recalled from loan by Vancouver (NHL) from Abbotsford (AHL) and reassigned on loan to Kalamazoo.

Aku Koskenvuo, 22, is a 6-foot-4, 201-pound, Espoo, FIN native who played three seasons (2022-2025) for Harvard University, posting a 14-16-5 record, a .910 save percentage (SV%), and a 2.91 goals-against average (GAA) with three shutouts. The goaltender was elected to the NCAA All-Ivy Academic Team and was an NCAA All-Ivy League Honorable Mention last season.

Koskenvuo was selected in the fifth round of the 2021 NHL Draft (No. 137) by the Vancouver Canucks.

Kalamazoo’s next game is at the Bloomington Bison (1-1-0-1) on Friday. Puck Drop is at 8 p.m. EDT at Grossinger Motors Arena.

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The Kalamazoo Wings are a professional hockey team based in southwest Michigan, having 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 its 36 regular-season home games at Wings Event Center from October through April.

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