Kalamazoo is home to the "Green Ice Game". Played since 1982 on St. Patrick's Day, it is one of the most celebrated games in minor league hockey. The team has sought to duplicate the game's success with the Pink Ice Game (Valentine's Day), the Orange Ice Game (Halloween), the Lavender Ice game (Hockey Fights Cancer) and the Rainbow Ice game.
Prior to the 2015–16 season, the ECHL required teams to only have one official NHL/AHL affiliate, leading to the K-Wings only keeping their Columbus affiliation and the Blue Jackets' new AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. They ended their affiliation with the Blue Jackets after one season and affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Syracuse Crunch for the 2016–17 season.[2] They changed again for the 2017–18 season to the Canucks and Comets, their previous affiliates for several seasons.[6]
On July 10, 2023, Kalamazoo announced they had returned to the Vancouver Canucks organization in an affiliation agreement for the 2023–24 season.[11] They also entered an agreement with the Canucks AHL affiliate in Abbotsford.[12]
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For the K Wings franchise that played in the original IHL see Kalamazoo Wings 1974 2000 The Kalamazoo Wings nicknamed the K Wings are a mid level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo Michigan A member of the ECHL s Western Conference Central Division 1 they play in the 5 113 seat Wings Event Center They are the affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League and the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League Kalamazoo WingsCityKalamazoo Michigan United StatesLeagueECHLConferenceWesternDivisionCentralFounded1999 in the UHL Home arenaWings Event CenterColorsRed white blue Owner s William D Johnston Ronda Stryker Greenleaf Hospitality General managerToni WillHead coachJoel MartinCaptainChaz ReddekoppMediaWKZOKalamazoo GazetteAffiliatesVancouver Canucks NHL Abbotsford Canucks AHL Websitekwings wbr comFranchise history1999 2000Madison Kodiaks2000 presentKalamazoo WingsChampionshipsRegular season titles1 UHL 2005 06Division titles1 UHL 2005 06 4 ECHL 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2013 14Conference titles2 UHL 2005 06 2006 07 1 ECHL 2010 11Colonial Cups1 UHL 2005 06Kelly Cups0 ECHLCurrent season Kalamazoo is home to the Green Ice Game Played since 1982 on St Patrick s Day it is one of the most celebrated games in minor league hockey The team has sought to duplicate the game s success with the Pink Ice Game Valentine s Day the Orange Ice Game Halloween the Lavender Ice game Hockey Fights Cancer and the Rainbow Ice game Contents 1 History 2 Season records 3 Players 3 1 Current roster 3 2 Retired numbers 4 Team records 4 1 Single season 4 2 Career 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp A road game in October 2012 vs Toledo Walleye The team began in the 1999 2000 season as the United Hockey League s Madison Kodiaks in Madison Wisconsin After one season in Madison the franchise moved to Kalamazoo where it renamed itself the Wings in honor of the original Wings that had played in the International Hockey League from 1974 through 2000 The new Wings obtained the right to use the old Wings name and logo as well as using the original team s history as its own 2 The K Wings played in the UHL from October 2000 until June 1 2009 when they withdrew because of concerns that the league which had renamed itself the International Hockey League in 2007 might go bankrupt Eight days later the K Wings joined the ECHL From September 13 2012 until the end of the 2014 15 season the Wings had an affiliation with the American Hockey League s Chicago Wolves 3 4 They were also affiliated with the National Hockey League s Columbus Blue Jackets and Vancouver Canucks as well as their AHL affiliates the Springfield Falcons and Utica Comets respectively 5 Prior to the 2015 16 season the ECHL required teams to only have one official NHL AHL affiliate leading to the K Wings only keeping their Columbus affiliation and the Blue Jackets new AHL affiliate the Lake Erie Monsters They ended their affiliation with the Blue Jackets after one season and affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Syracuse Crunch for the 2016 17 season 2 They changed again for the 2017 18 season to the Canucks and Comets their previous affiliates for several seasons 6 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic the Wings voluntarily suspended operations for the 2020 21 ECHL season 7 When the team returned for the 2021 22 season they switched their affiliation back to the Columbus Blue Jackets 8 On June 23 2022 the Wings signed an affiliation extension with the Blue Jackets and therefore the Cleveland Monsters also for the 2022 23 season 9 10 On July 10 2023 Kalamazoo announced they had returned to the Vancouver Canucks organization in an affiliation agreement for the 2023 24 season 11 They also entered an agreement with the Canucks AHL affiliate in Abbotsford 12 Season records editSeason GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Pct Regular Season Finish Playoffs United Hockey League 2000 01 74 37 31 6 80 220 220 541 3rd Southwest 9th of 15 Lost Play in game vs Muskegon Fury 2001 02 74 27 37 8 66 213 277 446 6th Western 11th of 14 did not qualify 2002 03 76 29 39 8 66 210 282 434 5th Western 10th of 10 did not qualify 2003 04 76 45 22 9 99 281 207 651 4th Western 4th of 12 Lost Quarterfinal series vs Fort Wayne Komets 2 3 2004 05 80 50 24 6 100 257 204 663 2nd Central 3rd of 14 Lost Semifinal series vs Fort Wayne Komets 3 4 2005 06 76 52 17 7 111 332 183 730 1st Central 1st of 14 Won Colonial Cup Final series vs Danbury Trashers 4 1 2006 07 76 47 23 6 100 251 191 658 2nd Eastern 4th of 10 Lost Colonial Cup Final series vs Rockford IceHogs 3 4 International Hockey League 2007 08 76 31 34 11 73 242 252 480 5th of 6 IHL did not qualify 2008 09 76 44 29 3 91 274 253 599 4th of 6 IHL Lost Semifinal series vs Fort Wayne Komets 3 4 ECHL 2009 10 72 42 20 10 94 273 243 653 1st North 3rd of 20 Lost Quarterfinal series vs Reading Royals 2 3 2010 11 72 40 24 8 88 255 225 611 1st North 4th of 19 Lost Kelly Cup Final series vs Alaska Aces 1 4 2011 12 72 38 26 8 84 264 237 583 1st North 8th of 20 Lost Eastern Conference Final series vs Florida Everblades 1 4 2012 13 72 34 30 8 76 205 215 528 3rd North 14th of 23 did not qualify 2013 14 72 42 22 8 92 224 197 639 1st North 4th of 21 Lost Quarterfinal series vs Greenville Road Warriors 2 4 2014 15 72 36 30 6 78 226 233 542 3rd North 16th of 28 Lost Division Semifinal series vs Fort Wayne Komets 1 4 2015 16 72 38 28 6 82 233 230 569 3rd North 13th of 28 Lost Conference Quarterfinal series vs South Carolina Stingrays 1 4 2016 17 72 38 30 4 80 222 237 556 4th Central 15th of 27 Lost Division Semifinal series vs Toledo Walleye 3 4 2017 18 72 34 31 7 75 251 251 521 5th Central 16th of 27 did not qualify 2018 19 72 36 31 5 77 229 254 535 4th Central 15th of 27 Lost Division Semifinal series vs Cincinnati Cyclones 2 4 2019 20 61 23 30 8 54 194 241 443 5th Central 22nd of 26 Season cancelled 2020 21 Opted out of participating due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2021 22 72 36 35 1 73 224 255 507 5th Central 19th of 27 did not qualify 2022 23 72 29 37 6 64 178 226 444 5th Central 23rd of 28 did not qualify 2023 24 72 38 30 4 80 214 203 556 4th Central 13rd of 27 Lost Division Semifinal vs Toledo Walleye 0 4Players editCurrent roster edit Updated May 1 2024 13 Team roster No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract 18 nbsp Collin Adams LW L 26 2023 Brighton Michigan Wings 19 nbsp Erik Bradford A C L 29 2021 Orangeville Ontario Wings 21 nbsp Brian Chambers D R 25 2023 Weymouth Massachusetts Wings 4 nbsp Evan Dougherty RW R 25 2023 Kalamazoo Michigan Wings 14 nbsp Steve Holtz D R 25 2024 White Lake Michigan Wings 7 nbsp David Keefer RW R 26 2023 Howell Michigan Wings 90 nbsp Jay Keranen D L 26 2023 Brighton Michigan Wings 44 nbsp Ayden MacDonald F L 27 2023 Langley British Columbia Wings 9 nbsp Luke Morgan LW R 26 2023 Brighton Michigan Wings 10 nbsp Ted Nichol C L 27 2023 Listowel Ontario Wings 15 nbsp Jacob Nordqvist D R 26 2023 Goteborg Sweden Wings 76 nbsp Jack Olmstead F R 26 2023 Troy Michigan Wings 43 nbsp Quinn Preston F R 26 2023 Trenton Michigan Wings 29 nbsp Chaz Reddekopp C D L 27 2023 West Kelowna British Columbia Wings 81 nbsp Jordan Seyfert C R 25 2023 Annville Pennsylvania Wings 74 nbsp Tanner Sorenson C R 31 2023 Anchorage Alaska Wings 93 nbsp Justin Taylor A F L 35 2021 Mindemoya Ontario Wings 79 nbsp Hunter Vorva G L 28 2022 Kalamazoo Michigan Wings 55 nbsp Connor Walters D R 26 2023 Welland Ontario Wings Retired numbers edit 1 Georges Gagnon 14 13 Tyler Willis 22 Mike Wanchuk 26 Kevin Schamehorn 14 27 Neil MeadmoreTeam records edit nbsp Kalamazoo Wings playing against the Chicago Express in 2011 Single season edit Goals 46 nbsp Nick Bootland 2007 08 Assists 70 nbsp Daniel Carriere 2005 06 Points 94 nbsp Kory Karlander 2007 08 Penalty minutes 344 nbsp Tyler Willis 2003 04 GAA 2 02 nbsp Ryan Nie 2006 07 SV 929 nbsp Ryan Nie 2006 07 Career edit Career games played 614 nbsp Justin Taylor 2010 22 Career goals 237 nbsp Justin Taylor 2010 22 Career assists 263 nbsp Kory Karlander 2004 13 Career points 457 nbsp Justin Taylor 2010 22 Career penalty minutes 1 463 nbsp Tyler Willis 2003 10 Career goaltending games played 422 nbsp Joel Martin 2004 18 Career goaltending wins 152 nbsp Joel Martin 2004 18 Career shutouts 18 nbsp Joel Martin 2004 18 References edit ECHL Announces Revisions to Divisional Alignment and Playoff Format ECHL October 9 2014 Archived from the original on April 7 2015 Retrieved April 17 2015 a b K Wings Strike Deal to Become Tampa Bay Lightning Affiliate OurSports Central May 25 2016 Wolves Enter Affiliation Agreement with Kalamazoo Chicago Wolves September 13 2012 Archived from the original on October 13 2012 Retrieved September 13 2012 Wolves Extend Affiliation with Kalamazoo Chicago Wolves August 19 2014 Archived from the original on October 28 2014 Retrieved October 16 2014 Kalamazoo renews affiliation with Vancouver and signs new agreement with Columbus Kalamazoo Wings August 20 2014 Archived from the original on July 20 2015 Retrieved May 1 2015 Kalamazoo Wings enter affiliation agreement with Vancouver Canucks Michigan Live July 12 2017 Retrieved July 12 2017 CINCINNATI IDAHO AND KALAMAZOO ELECT SUSPENSION OF PLAY FOR 2020 21 SEASON ECHL December 7 2020 Retrieved December 7 2020 K WINGS ANNOUNCE NHL AFFILIATION WITH COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Kalamazoo Wings July 21 2021 Retrieved July 21 2021 WINGS EXTEND NHL AFFILIATION WITH COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Kalamazoo Wings Retrieved June 23 2022 CBJ amp Kalamazoo Wings extend affiliation agreement for 2022 23 season Columbus Blue Jackets June 23 2022 Retrieved June 23 2022 Canucks reach affiliation deal with ECHL s Wings The Sports Network July 10 2023 Retrieved July 10 2023 K Wings announce NHL affiliation with Vancouver Canucks Kalamazoo Wings July 10 2023 Retrieved July 10 2023 Kalamazoo Wings playing Roster Kalamazoo Wings Retrieved May 1 2024 a b WINGS TO RETIRE PAIR OF NUMBERS Kalamazoo Wings September 24 2018 Retrieved January 22 2019 External links edit nbsp Media related to 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