Joel Martin

ECHL Series Preview: Toledo Walleye vs Kalamazoo Wings

The Toledo Walleye will play the Kalamazoo Wings in the first round of the 2024 Kelly Cup playoffs. Toledo is one of the top teams in the league and brings some firepower from all positions. Head Coach Pat Mikesch hopes for a lengthy playoff run in his first year coaching the Walleye, as he has […]

An Interview With ECHL EBUG Mariah Fujimagari

It’s been a fun year for Mariah Fujimagari, who started the season with Kalamazoo Wings in the pre-season when the team gave her a PTO, “When I was at the Global Goaltending retreat in 2021, I met Joe Martin, and at the time we really connected in terms of our core values, he saw my […]

ECHL: History Of The Kalamazoo Wings

The Kalamazoo Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Kalamazoo currently plays in the Central Divison in the ECHL, and they are the ECHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, Kalamazoo, and Vancouver have been affiliated four different times; 1984-1987, 2011-2015, 2017-2021, and the signed what is to be believed a one-year […]

ECHL: Justin Taylor Returns to K-Wings

Justin Taylor is back! The Kalamazoo Wings announced today they have signed Taylor, 34, to a Standard Player Contract for the 23-24 season. Justin, a Mindemoya, ON native, is the club’s current games played, goals scored, and total points leader. In his 13 seasons of pro hockey, he has spent 12 of them in a […]

ECHL: Kalamazoo Signs Four Including Mariah Fujimagari

K-Wings Bring Bradford Back Erik Bradford is returning! Another veteran of both the ECHL and AHL, this 28-year-old Orangeville, ON native, is entering his ninth season of professional hockey. Standing tall at 6 foot, 185lbs, he played on a two-way contract last year with the K-Wings and the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters. In 38 games with […]

ECHL: Kalamazoo Wings Offseason So Far

The Kalamazoo Wings, now affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL and the Abbotsford Canucks of the AHL, have announced 12 player signings in the past two months. While we wait for the remainder of the signings to be announced, let’s dive into how the team is shaping up for its 50th year of […]