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November 14, 2026

K-WINGS AUTHORITATIVELY LIGHT LAMP, DOWN GOATHEADS SATURDAY

Kalamazoo tops New Mexico 5-2 for a second consecutive night at Wings Event Center.   

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KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings (5-4-2-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, picked up where they left off last night and beat New Mexico (2-7-4-0) handily Saturday at Wings Event Center, 5-2. 

Andre Ghantous (2) scored the first goal of the game at the 14:44 mark of the first period. Tim Rego (2) took a backhanded shot that was denied by the New Mexico goaltender, and Ghantous was positioned just outside the crease for the rebound. Isaac Belliveau (1) added his first point as a K-Wing on the secondary assist. 

Kalamazoo notched its next tally on a breakaway by Dylan Wendt (4) just 54 seconds into the second period. Wendt wristed the puck off the New Mexico goalie’s stick into the top right corner from an incredible pass by Ryan Cox (2). Zach Urdahl (1) earned the secondary assist on the tally. 

New Mexico climbed back into the game with two goals at 4:16 and 11:41 of the second.  

But the K-Wings reclaimed the lead 28 seconds later, as Sean Chisholm (3) wristed the puck in from the right circle. Chisholm finished off a sharp cross-ice feed from Tyler Gratton (3), sniping the puck into the top corner with Ghantous (7) also earning an assist.

Rego (1) kept the K-Wings going in the final frame with his first goal in a Kalamazoo sweater at 1:35. 

Ghantous (8) shook off a New Mexico defender and set up a wide-open Rego, who stepped into a powerful wrist shot through the goalie, while Gratton (4) picked up the secondary assist.

Adam Pitters (1) added an empty-netter at 19:51, set up by Ryan St. Louis (4). 

Mitchell Weeks (2-3-0-0) made 27 saves in the contest and blanked New Mexico in the final frame. The K-Wings tallied a season-high 46 shots, allowed 27 shots and went a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill. 

Next up, Kalamazoo hosts New Mexico for the third and final matchup between the two teams on Sunday, November 15, at 3:00 p.m. ET. Get tickets HERE.

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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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