K-Wings Re-Sign Hometown Netminder Hunter Vorva for 2025-26

August 7, 2025 - KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, announced Thursday that goaltender Hunter Vorva has signed a Standard Player Contract (SPC) for the 2025-26 season. Vorva, 29, is a 5-foot 11-inch, 165-pound Kalamazoo, Michigan native entering his fourth professional season, and is coming off a 2024-25 campaign that included a return to the K-Wings in December after starting the year with the EIHL's Nottingham Panthers. The netmind... Full Story

Strong Pitching Fuels Growlers Win

August 6, 2025 - KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Kalamazoo Growlers (36-33; 19-15) rode strong pitching and late offensive power to a 10-2 win over the Royal Oak Leprechauns (34-35; 17-16), while forcing a win and in game tomorrow on Wednesday night. The game would open with Rocco Bernadina struggling on the mound, allowing two runs in the first, with Jovan Gill picking up an RBI. The Growlers would respond with one of their own in the first, courtesy of Jayce Lee, and take the lead for the first time with two more i... Full Story

Early Mistakes Doom Growlers in Blowout Loss

August 5, 2025 - ROYAL OAK, Mich. - The Kalamazoo Growlers (35-33; 18-15) gave up seven unanswered runs to open the ballgame and were unable to muster offense in an 11-3 loss to the Royal Oak Leprechauns (34-34; 17-15) on Tuesday night. Hayden Scalf opened on the bump for Kalamazoo, and would allow a two-out single followed by a Jovan Gill two run blast to give the Leprechauns an early lead. Following a scoreless second, Scalf would allow another run, but have two outs with two on, before Ryan Tyranski would ... Full Story

K-Wings Pen Forward Blake Christensen

August 5, 2025 - KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, announced Tuesday that forward Blake Christensen has signed a Standard Player Contract (SPC) for the 2025-26 season. Christensen, 29, is a Coral Springs, FL, native entering his fourth professional season. In 2024-25, Kalamazoo acquired the forward from Tahoe (14gp, 3g-5a, 10 PIM) on Jan. 3. Christensen then went on to massively impact the team with leadership and scored 21 points (7g-... Full Story

• K-Wings Pen Forward Blake Christensen - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) August 5
• Growlers Fall in Roller-Coaster Matchup against Leprechauns - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) August 4
• Pitching Pushes Growlers to 3-2 Sunday Victory - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) August 3
• Growlers Dominate Rivets, Win 14-5 - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) August 2
• Growlers Dominate Rivets, Win 14-5 - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) August 2
• Late Mistakes Doom Growlers in 6-5 Loss - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) August 1
• Late Mistakes Doom Growlers in 6-5 Loss - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) August 1
• K-Wings Assistant Jon Elliott Heads to Air Force Academy - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) August 1
• Late Game Moments Lift Growlers over Kingfish - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) July 31
• K-Wings Lock in Forward Quinn Preston for 2025-26 - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) July 31
• Growlers Fall to Pit Spitters 8-4 - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) July 29
• K-Wings Defenseman Collin Saccoman Returns for 2025-26 Season - Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) July 29
• Roller-Coaster Game Ends in Growler Loss - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) July 28
• Early Barrage Leads Growlers to 8-3 Victory - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) July 27
• Mistakes Cost Growlers in 7-4 Loss in Royal Oak - Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods) July 26
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• Kalamazoo Growlers (Northwoods)
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Other cities near Kalamazoo, Michigan with alternative or minor league teams:

• Battle Creek, Michigan
• Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Lansing, Michigan
• Muskegon, Michigan
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August 9	Northwoods	Battle Creek at Kalamazoo	6:35 p.m.
August 8	Northwoods	Battle Creek at Kalamazoo	6:35 p.m.
August 7	Northwoods	Royal Oak 12 at Kalamazoo 10	Final
August 6	Northwoods	Royal Oak 2 at Kalamazoo 10	Final
August 5	Northwoods	Kalamazoo 3 at Royal Oak 11	Final
August 4	Northwoods	Kalamazoo 10 at Royal Oak 14	Final
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• Leprechauns honor Royal Oak native, 11-time Detroit Tigers all-star catcher Bill Freehan before victory - Northwoods Oakland Press (July 23)
• Photo gallery of Royal Oak Leprechauns vs. Kalamazoo Growlers in Northwoods League baseball action - Northwoods Oakland Press (July 23)
• Rockford Rivets head into all-star break with win to snap three-game losing streak - Northwoods WIFR (July 14)
• Retired Detroit Tigers legend coaches Kalamazoo Growlers for a day - Northwoods MLive (July 11)
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