ECHL, PHPA Reach Tentative Deal on New Collective Bargaining Agreement

December 27, 2025 - KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, announced Saturday that the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association (PHPA) have agreed upon a tentative deal on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The tentative agreement remains subject to ratification by the PHPA's ECHL membership and approval by the ECHL Board of Governors. Players will report to their teams in good faith and prepare to return to play, pending ratification and approval.... Full Story

K-Wings Recall Loan of Rookie Forward Antonio Venuto from Monsters (AHL)

December 22, 2025 - KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, announced Monday that the team has recalled the loan of rookie forward Antonio Venuto from the Cleveland Monsters (AHL). Venuto, 25, is a 6-foot 3-inch, 200-pound, Whitmore Lake, MI native who played in one game for Cleveland, and the forward has 14 points (5g-9a) in 19 games played with Kalamazoo this season. The left-shot forward recorded two assists after joining the K-Wings for six... Full Story

K-Wings Weekly - Kalamazoo Sweeps Weekend, Road 3-In-3 this Week Before Nye Game

December 22, 2025 - Kalamazoo heads to holiday break with points in 10-of-13 and winners of 4 of the last 5 games. OVERALL RECORD: 10-11-2-1 LAST WEEK: 2-0-0-0 KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kalamazoo Wings (10-11-2-1), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, hit the road for a trio of games this weekend. First, the K-Wings head to Cincinnati for a Friday & Saturday pair at 7:35 p.m., and then they finish the weekend in Fort Wayne with a 5:05 p.m. puck drop against the Komets. Last ... Full Story

Monsters Call up K-Wings Rookie Forward Antonio Venuto

December 21, 2025 - KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, announced Sunday that the team has loaned rookie forward Antonio Venuto to the Cleveland Monsters (AHL). Venuto, 25, is a 6-foot 3-inch, 200-pound, Whitmore Lake, MI native with 14 points (5g-9a) in 19 games played with Kalamazoo this season. The left-shot forward recorded two assists after joining the K-Wings for six games out of Merrimack College in 2024-25. The Michigan native pl... Full Story

• Monsters Call up K-Wings Rookie Forward Antonio Venuto - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 21
• K-Wings Stun Bison in Final Minute Saturday - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 20
• K-Wings Mourn Loss of Alan 'Gramps' Forrester - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 20
• K-Wings Thump Bison, Earn Road Win Friday - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 19
• K-Wings Acquire Forward Griffin Ness from Grizzlies - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 16
• K-Wings Weekly: Kalamazoo Moves up Standings, Prep for 5-Game Road Swing - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 15
• K-Wings Drop Back Half of Home-And-Home Series with Komets - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 14
• K-Wings Punch Back, Drop Komets in Final Minute - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 13
• K-Wings Climb Back, Defeat Cyclones in OT Friday - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 12
• Canucks (NHL) Assign Rookie Goaltender Aku Koskenvuo to K-Wings - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 12
• Growlers Release 2026 Schedule - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) December 12
• K-Wings Receive Defenseman Derek Daschke from Canucks (AHL) - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 11
• K-Wings Fall in Shootout with Bison Wednesday - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 10
• K-Wings Sign Forward David Keefer - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 8
• K-Wings Weekly: Kalamazoo Split Week, 269 Night & 'slappy on the Shelf' Giveaway Sunday - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) December 8
• All Today's News

Kalamazoo Growlers 2025 team photo

Kalamazoo Photo Gallery
OurSports Central provides coverage of the following alternative and minor league teams in Kalamazoo, Michigan:

• Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods)
• Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)

Other cities near Kalamazoo, Michigan with alternative or minor league teams:

• Battle Creek, Michigan
• Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Lansing, Michigan
• Muskegon, Michigan
• South Bend, Indiana

December 28	ECHL	Kalamazoo at Fort Wayne	Ppd.
December 27	ECHL	Kalamazoo at Cincinnati	Ppd.
December 26	ECHL	Kalamazoo at Cincinnati	Ppd.
December 20	ECHL	Kalamazoo 2 at Bloomington 1	Final
December 19	ECHL	Kalamazoo 6 at Bloomington 2	Final
December 14	ECHL	Fort Wayne 4 at Kalamazoo 0	Final
All times Eastern On game days, refresh page for latest results

• Deal reached between ECHL, players' union to end strike that kept Cyclones off the ice - ECHL WLWT (December 28)
• Barski blasts 'incredibly frustrating' icing call in loss to K-Wings - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 22)
• Disputed icing, late power play sink Bison in loss to K-Wings - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 21)
• Barski discusses urgency, accountability after loss to K-Wings - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 21)
• Video: Bison and K-Wings trade chances in tight loss - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 21)
• Barski learns of ECHL strike authorization - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 20)
• Strike vote by ECHL players could stall Bison season - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 20)
• Short bench, costly mistakes sink Bison against K-Wings - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 20)
• Barski: Bison performance 'sloppy, unacceptable' in 6-2 loss - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 20)
• Video: How the K-Wings dominated the Bloomington Bison - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 20)
• Komets bounce back with shutout win in Kalamazoo - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (December 15)
• Postgame blog: Komets shutout Wings, Murray scores twice - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (December 15)
• All Today's Headlines