FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 12, 2026
CANUCKS (AHL) ASSIGN DEFENSEMEN ISAAC BELLIVEAU & TIM REGO TO K-WINGS
Kalamazoo receives blue line reinforcements from Abbotsford (AHL).
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Thursday that defensemen Isaac Belliveau and Tim Rego have been assigned to the team on loan from Abbotsford (AHL).
Belliveau, 23, is a 6-foot-2, 185-pound, Fleurimont, QB native in his fourth professional season. The defenseman skated in two games for Abbotsford (AHL) this season.
In 2025-26, Belliveau played an AHL career-high 36 games with the Rochester Americans (AHL), stacking six points (1g, 5a) and 49 PIMS. Prior to last season, the left-shot split the previous two years (2023-25) between Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton (AHL) and Wheeling (ECHL), playing in 120 regular season games with 61 points (19g-42a) with a combined plus-28. The blueliner was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in Round 5 (No. 154) of the 2021 NHL Draft.
Rego, 26, is a 6-foot, 185-pound, Mansfield, MA native in his second professional season. Rego played in seven games for Abbotsford (AHL) this season, tallying three points (1g-2a) with a plus-4 rating.
The right-shot spent his rookie year splitting time between Greenville (30 gp, 5g-5a) and the AHL’s Ontario Reign (15 gp, 5g-5a). Rego also played five games (2a) out of Cornell University (NCAA) with Greenville in 2024-25.
Next up, Kalamazoo takes on New Mexico at 7:00 p.m. EST Friday at Wings Event Center for the first of three meetings at Wings Event Center.
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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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