
K-Wings Fall to Growlers
March 2, 2024 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release
ST. JOHN'S, NL - The Kalamazoo Wings (28-21-3-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, battled throughout but fell to the Newfoundland Growlers (25-22-7-2) at Mary Brown's Centre Saturday, 6-0.
Goaltender Hunter Vorva (14-7-0-0) made 16 saves across the first two periods. Jonathan Lemieux relieved Vorva to start the third and made 3 saves.
Newfoundland opened the scoring at the 19:30 mark of the first period and doubled its lead at the 4:48 mark of the second.
The Growlers made it 3-0 with a shorthanded goal at the 13:41 mark and added goals at 18:50 and 19:20.
Newfoundland found the back of the net on the power play at the 1:28 mark of the third.
The K-Wings finished scoreless on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill. Newfoundland took the final shot total, 25-21.
Kalamazoo is back in action Sunday at 2:30 p.m. EST against Newfoundland at Mary Brown's Centre.
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