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April 3, 2026

K-WINGS FALL TO WALLEYE AT HOME FRIDAY

Kalamazoo start quick, but drops the season series finale versus Toledo.

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KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings (31-26-3-3), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, were locked at two with the Toledo Walleye (40-15-6-5) until the late stages of the second, but Toledo pulled away on Friday at Wings Event Center, 6-2.

The Walleye took the early advantage, scoring a goal 4:16 into the first period. 

Robby Drazner (3) responded with a laser from the high slot at the 6:12 mark. On the goal, Evan Dougherty (7) won an offensive left-dot faceoff that found Drazner all alone for the downtown bomb. 

Toledo answered back with a goal at the 8:54 mark to regain a one-goal lead. 

Griffin Ness (11) continued his heater, lifting a shot over the goaltender and into the back of the net for the unassisted goal at the 11:43 mark. On the play, the puck trickled down behind the Walleye net as Colin Bilek battled with a defender, leading to a Toledo errant pass that was sent straight to Ness for the goal. 

The Walleye owned the second period, scoring a pair of goals at the 16:45 and 19:25 marks to bring the score to 4-2. 

Toledo scored the only goals of the third frame as well, scoring at the 6:56 mark on the power play and again in an empty net at the 18:46 mark. 

Jonathan Lemieux (11-8-1-3) made 27 saves in the contest, and the K-Wings outshot the Walleye 36-33. 

Next up, the K-Wings hit the road for a matchup against the Indy Fuel (31-24-9-1) at 4 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 4 at Fishers Event Center. 

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51 years of K-Wings hockey wouldn’t be possible without YOU - our incredible fans! Get loud and join us for Fan Appreciation Night!  We’re celebrating the best fans in the league at our final regular-season Saturday game, on Apr. 11, presented by Bronson. We’re packing the night with giveaways, surprises, and family fun from puck drop to final horn. Puck drops at 4:30 p.m., presented by Discover Kalamazoo. Be one of the first 1,000 through the doors and score a K-Wings team poster!

We’re swinging for the fences in the Regular-Season Finale, presented by MAGNA International, with our last ‘Jersey Series’ game! Join us as we close out the 51st year of K-Wings hockey in true Detroit Tigers style, Sunday, Apr. 12 at 3 p.m. EDT. The first 500 kids (12 & under) will snag a Tigers-inspired Youth K-Wings Baseball Jersey, and the night wraps with our last specialty jersey auction, benefiting KOHA. It’s the regular-season finale, and the playoff race is heating up - don’t miss the grand slam finish!

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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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