FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2026
K-WINGS SCORE FIVE UNANSWERED, DOWN GOATHEADS IN SERIES OPENER
Kalamazoo overcomes an early 2-0 deficit and rallies for five straight against New Mexico in franchises’ first-ever meeting.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings (4-4-2-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, scored a season-high Friday and beat New Mexico (2-6-4-0) in a come-from-behind effort, 5-2.
New Mexico came out of the gate hot with two first-period power-play tallies at 1:47 and 5:00.
Sean Chisholm (2) flipped the momentum at the end of the first period, as he turned the corner on the rush. With two seconds on the clock, Chisholm backhanded the puck into the net after deking out the New Mexico goalie. Noah Ellis (8) launched Chisholm with a beautiful pass, and Tyler Gratton (2) added the secondary assist on the goal.
Zach Urdahl (4) carried the Wings’ momentum into the second period with a massive power-play goal at 14:02. Urdahl slapped home a one-timer from the right side of the net via a Dylan Wendt pass (7) and Adam Ingram (1) notched the secondary assist.
The Wings weren’t done in the second period, as Wendt (3) scored a power-play goal of his own with a left-circle wrister at the 16:26 mark. Ingram (2) and Tim Rego (1) dished the helpers on the man-advantage strike.
Stepan Timofeyev (2) extended Kalamazoo’s lead to two at 1:29 into the third period. Timofeyev made back-to-back give-and-go passes with Konstantin Khremkin (4) before burying the puck into the back of the net.
Timofeyev (3) then put the game to bed with an empty-netter at the 18:02 mark, assisted by Ingram’s (3) third assist on the evening.
Aku Kosenvuo (3-1-2-0) made 30 saves in the contest and pitched a shutout in the final two periods. The K-Wings outshot the Goatheads 33-32 and went a perfect 2-for-2 on the power play.
Next up, Kalamazoo hosts the New Mexico Goatheads for the second of three meetings on Saturday, November 14, at 7:00 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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