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November 2, 2026

 K-WINGS HOST KIDS EAT FREE, MILITARY APPRECIATION & 269 NIGHT THIS WEEK

Kalamazoo earns three of four points, gears up for three more at home.

OVERALL RECORD:  2-1-2-0

LAST WEEK: 1-0-1-0

KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kalamazoo Wings (2-1-2-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, play four games this week with three at Wings Event Center. First, the K-Wings host Toledo (3-2-0-0) for 269 Night on Wednesday, November 4, at 7:00 p.m. Second, Toledo returns for Military Appreciation Night on Friday, November 6, at 7:00 p.m. at Wings Event Center. Then Kalamazoo travels to Indy at 7 p.m. Saturday to face off with the Fuel at Fishers Event Center. Finally, the Wings host the Fort Wayne Komets (3-3-0-0) at Wings Event Center for Sensory Sunday + Kids Eat Free on Sunday, November 8, at 3:00 p.m.

Last week, the K-Wings went 1-0-1-0 (2-3 F/OT, 3-2 OT/SO).

Kalamazoo started the weekend off with a 3-2 F/OT loss to the Toledo Walleye Friday at the Home Opener, presented by Bronson. The date matched the same date Wings Event Center opened in 1974, and the K-Wings opened the game with a goal by Sean Chisholm just 17 seconds into the contest. Wings forward Andre Ghantous made it 2-0 minutes later, but Toledo scored two unanswered goals in the second period to knot the game. The game stayed locked at two until the 2:31 mark of OT, as Toledo netted the game-winner. Aku Koskenvuo (1-1-1-0) put on a historic show between the pipes Friday, turning aside 51 of 54 shots. 

Kalamazoo returned to action Saturday for the 22nd edition of Orange Ice, and won in a shootout over the Bloomington Bison (4-0-0-1). The K-Wings fell behind 2-0 in the first but battled back in the second with two goals in 32 seconds. Rookie forward Ryan St. Louis scored his first pro goal on the power play at the 9:38 mark, and then defenseman Noel Edfeldt scored his first North American pro goal with a booming slapshot from the left point at the 10:10 mark. Netminder Mitchell Weeks (1-1-0-0) quarterbacked a 7-for-7 penalty kill performance, and forward Andre Ghantous netted the shootout winner after a scoreless third period and overtime frame. 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN DETAIL

The K-Wings play three games at Wings Event Center this week. 

Wednesday (Nov. 4): 269 Night / Winning Wednesday

WINNING WEEKDAY IS BACK! Join us Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. as the K-Wings take on the Toledo Walleye for a night of hockey, great deals and a chance to win! If the K-Wings win, you win a FREE ticket to our next midweek game! Plus, enjoy $2 beers, $6 wing baskets and $9 tickets (*11 on gameday)! 

Friday (Nov. 6): Military Appreciation 

HONORING THOSE WHO SERVE. Join us Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. as the K-Wings take on the Toledo Walleye! The first 1,000 fans will receive a FREE K-Wings Camo Beanie, and more! And it’s also $3 Friday, presented by Bud Light, with $3 beers, sodas and hot dogs until 8 p.m.!

Sunday (Nov. 8): Sensory Sunday

A GAME DAY MADE FOR EVERY FAN! Join us Sunday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. as the K-Wings take on the Fort Wayne Komets for Sensory Sunday! We’ll have the goal horns turned off, sensory-friendly spaces available, and a face painter and balloon artist on hand. Plus, kids eat FREE (12 and under)! Stick around after the game for a postgame skate with just $5 skate rentals! Bring the whole family for an afternoon of hockey and fun designed with everyone in mind. 

Next Week

Friday (Nov. 13): Health Care Appreciation / $3 Friday

A NIGHT TO HONOR HEALTHCARE HEROES. Join us Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. as the K-Wings take on the New Mexico Goatheads for Healthcare Appreciation Night, presented by Bronson! We’re saying thank you. Plus, it’s $3 Friday, presented by Bud Light, with $3 beers, sodas and hot dogs until 8 p.m.! 

Saturday (Nov. 14): Bucks & Pucks 

THE NIGHT BEFORE OPENING DAY! Join us Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. as the K-Wings take on the New Mexico Goatheads for Bucks + Pucks Night! Get ready for Michigan’s favorite hunting tradition with the first 1,000 fans receiving a FREE K-Wings Flap Cap! Whether you’re headed to the woods Sunday morning or just love the outdoors, kick off deer season with the K-Wings! Stick around after the game for our Specialty Jersey Auction with all proceeds benefiting KOHA!

Sunday (Nov. 15): Floats for Coats

FLOATS FOR COATS DAY! Join us Sunday, Nov. 15 at 3 p.m. as the K-Wings take on the New Mexico Goatheads! Donate a new or lightly used coat at the game and receive a voucher for a FREE ice cream float! All donated coats head to the Salvation Army of Kalamazoo. Plus, a face painter and balloon artist will be on hand, and kids eat FREE (12 and under)!

GOT 2027 OUTDOOR GAME TICKETS?

History will be made at 3 p.m. EST on Sunday, January 31, 2027, as the Kalamazoo Wings and Toledo Walleye meet in the first outdoor professional hockey game in Southwest Michigan history at Waldo Stadium. Experience the excitement of hockey under the open sky, and enjoy the convenience of parking included with every ticket purchase. Be there for this unforgettable day.

RESULTS

Friday, Oct. 30 – Toledo at Kalamazoo (OTL, 3-2), Wings Event Center, Kalamazoo, MI |Box Score

>>  The Kalamazoo Wings (1-1-2-0) lost in overtime to the Toledo Walleye (2-1-0-0) in the Home Opener, 3-2. Aku Kosekenvuo (1-0-2-0) was dazzling in this one, setting a new career-high with 51 saves, including a 19-save second period. It took the Wings just 17 seconds to find the back of the net on Sean Chisholm’s (1) first career ECHL goal. Chisholm blasted a one-timer from the center of the slot via a wrap-around pass from Andre Ghantous. Ghantous (1) added a second for Kalamazoo at the 14:42 mark of the first period. The forward took the puck from his own blue line and wristed a shot into the top left corner on a 2-on-1 rush. Toledo tied up the game with back-to-back tallies. The first came on the power play at 12:05 and again even-strength at 18:42 of the second period. Neither team notched a goal in the third, before the Walleye added the overtime winner at the 2:31 mark. The K-Wings went 5-for-6 on the penalty kill, and the Walleye outshot the Wings in the contest 54-19. 

Saturday, Oct. 31 – Bloomington at Kalamazoo (W, 3-2), Wings Event Center, Kalamazoo, MI | Box Score

>>  The Kalamazoo Wings (2-1-2-0) beat Bloomington (4-0-0-1) in a dramatic shootout Saturday on the 22nd annual Orange Ice, presented by PNC, at Wings Event Center, 3-2. In the shootout, Zach Urdahl scored in the second round, but Bloomington responded right away. Both teams were blanked until the fifth round, and that’s when Andre Ghantous stepped up and buried the puck into the top left corner. Mitchell Weeks (1-1-0-0) slammed the door shut after that, giving the K-Wings their first shootout victory of the season.  Bloomington took an early 2-0 lead with back-to-back tallies at 4:19 and 6:01 of the first period.  The K-Wings flipped the script in the second period and scored two of their own. Ryan St. Louis (1) scored his first professional goal at the 9:38 mark of the second period on the power play. Noel Edfeldt (1) then scored his first North American professional goal on a blueline slapshot through a crowd in front of the net. The K-Wings went 1-for-6 on the power play and were a perfect 7-for-7 on the penalty kill. Mitchell Weeks (1-1-0-0) earned his first win with the K-Wings, stopping 33 of Bloomington’s 35 shots. 

ON THE MOVE

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FAST FACTS

• Second-year goaltender Aku Koskenvuo made a career-high 51 saves versus Toledo on Friday
• Saturday night’s shootout win over Bloomington marked the first shootout in Orange Ice’s 22-year history
• Kalamazoo has earned at least one point in four of its first five games to open the 2026-27 season

STATISTICAL LEADERS

POINTS:                 6 – Dylan Wendt

GOALS:                  2 –  Tyler Gratton, Zach Urdahl

ASSISTS:                5 – Dylan Wendt

PLUS/MINUS:      +1 – *Brandon Buhr, Andre Ghantous, Collin Saccoman, *Travis Shoudy

ROOKIE GOALS:   1 – *Konstantin Khremkin, *Ryan St. Louis

ROOKIE ASSISTS: 2 – *Konstantin Khremkin, *Brandon Buhr

PIMS:                     10 – Andre Ghantous

PP GOALS:        1 – Stepan Timofeyev, Tyler Gratton, *Konstantin Khremkin, *Ryan St. Louis

PP ASSISTS:           4 – Dylan Wendt

SH GOALS:        0 – N/A

GW GOALS:      1 – Collin Saccoman

SHOTS:             14  – Zach Urdahl

*     Rookie

**   Currently with Abbotsford (AHL)

*** Currently with Vancouver (NHL)

SPECIAL TEAMS

POWER PLAY:   Last Week – 1/9  (11.1%)

                            This Season – 5/27 (18.5%) |T-No. 9 (ECHL)   

PENALTY KILL:   Last Week – 12/13 (92.3%)

                             This Season – 22/24 (91.7%)| No. 7 (ECHL)

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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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