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

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December 12, 2025

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

Vancouver’s (NHL) 2021 Draft selection and rookie goaltender returns to Kalamazoo on loan.

KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Friday 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 returns to Kalamazoo after appearing in five games for Abbotsford, posting a 1-3-0-0 record with a .886 save percentage (SV%) and a 3.26 goals-against average for the Canucks.

Koskenvuo has appeared in two games for the K-Wings this season, posting a 1-1-0-0 record on a .894 SV% and a 3.63 GAA.

The 2021 fifth-round pick played three seasons (2022-25) for Harvard University (14-16-5) with a .910 SV% and a 2.91 GAA and three shutouts. The goaltender was elected to the NCAA All-Ivy Academic Team & earned an NCAA All-Ivy League Honorable Mention last season.

Kalamazoo takes on Cincinnati at 7:35 p.m. EST Friday at Heritage Bank Center.

The Kalamazoo Wings return home for Christmas with the K-Wings on Sunday, December 14! The first 1,000 fans will get a Slappy on the Shelf giveaway, and after the game, slide into some post-game fun with our Fans Skate the Ice event—just $5 skate rentals! It’s the perfect way to celebrate the season, K-Wings style!

Kalamazoo’s New Year’s Eve hockey tradition lives on! Join the K-Wings as they battle the Toledo Walleye at 6 p.m. EST, December 31, at Wings Event Center. Start your NYE with thrilling hockey action, then catch the football games on TVs throughout the arena. It’s a tradition decades in the making—don’t miss out on ringing in the new year, K-Wings style!

Season Tickets for 2025-26 are available NOW. Click here to join the ranks of the High Flyers and catch all the action next season with all the perks!

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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