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December 12, 2025

K-WINGS CLIMB BACK, DEFEAT CYCLONES IN OT FRIDAY

Kalamazoo erases 2-0 deficit off stick of Quinn Preston & Jayden Lee ends it on OT.  

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CINCINNATI, OH – The Kalamazoo Wings (7-10-2-1), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, rode two multipoint games and outlasted the Cincinnati Cyclones (11-9-2-0) in their second consecutive overtime affair Friday at Heritage Bank Center, 3-2.

Jayden Lee (2) showed up in the clutch, scoring the game-winning overtime goal as part of his second multi-point game in a row. On the game winner, Nolan Walker (9) and Zach Okabe (12) went tic-tac-toe with Lee in the right circle, who found the top twine on a wrister to end the game.

Cincinnati took the early advantage with two first-period goals at the 3:08 and 10:00 (PPG) marks, but Kalamazoo was quick to respond in the second.

Quinn Preston (8) answered by continuing his hot streak with an unassisted snipe inside the right post to open the second frame at the 1:04 mark. On the play, Preston gathered a loose puck off the K-Wing’s goal line and rushed the length of the ice before launching a bomb from just inside the blue line, bringing the deficit to one. 

Knotting the game at two and charting his sixth goal in four games, Preston (9) lasered a top-shelf power-play goal from the right circle at the 8:25 mark of the third period. On the setup, Jayden Lee (6) stole the puck near center ice and backhanded a pass to Hunter Strand (5) at the right circle. The rookie then relayed the puck behind his back to Preston for the game-tying goal. 

Ty Young (1-0-0-0) was stout in net, making 33-of-35 saves, and the K-Wings went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill. 

Kalamazoo now heads to Fort Wayne for a 7:35 p.m. EST matchup Saturday at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. 

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!

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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!

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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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