Kovacs Re-Signs in Kalamazoo

October 22, 2020 - KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, announced Thursday the team has re-signed forward Justin Kovacs for the 2020-21 season. Kovacs, 29, began his pro career in Kalamazoo in 2015 and returned to the K-Wings last season, scoring 11 goals and adding 21 assists in 52 games. The Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan native first appeared in eight games for the K-Wings at the end of his senior season at Western Michigan University. He... Full Story


October 15, 2020 - KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, announced Thursday the team has re-signed goaltender Jake Hildebrand for the 2020-21 season. Hildebrand, 27, returns for a third season in Kalamazoo after appearing in 46 games in 2018-19 and 39 games in 2019-20. The Butler, Pennsylvania native is 37-36-6 with two shutouts in 85 appearances over the last two seasons. The workhorse logged 4,743 minutes in net during that time and record... Full Story

October 14, 2020 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Ross Colton to a one-year, two-way contract, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Colton, 24, played in 62 games for the Syracuse Crunch during the 2019-20 season, recording 11 goals and 42 points to go along with 64 penalty minutes. The 6-foot, 202-pound forward ranked first on the Crunch for assists with 31 and was second for points. Colton also tallied five power-play goals, ranking tied for thi... Full Story

October 12, 2020 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenseman Ben Thomas to a one-year, two-way contract, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Thomas, 24, skated in 56 games for the Syracuse Crunch during the 2019-20 regular season, collecting three goals and 16 points to go along with 22 penalty minutes. The Calgary, Alberta native ranked tied for third among Crunch defensemen for points. The 6-foot-1, 183-pound defenseman has played in 274 career AHL ... Full Story

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