
K-Wings Forward Ben Berard Named to 2024-25 ECHL Midseason All-Stars
January 22, 2025 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release
KALAMAZOO, MI - The ECHL announced its Eastern Conference and Western Conference rosters for the 2024-25 Midseason All-Star Team Wednesday, and K-Wings forward Ben Berard has been named as a Western Conference selection.
The Abbotsford Canucks product leads the K-Wings in goals (12) and points scored (20) in 24 games played this season. The Duncan, BC native is in his second professional season out of Cornell University, and this is Berard's first professional All-Star nod.
As a part of the All-Star selection, DASH - the Official Mobile Auction Platform of the ECHL - will auction off each player's jersey. The auction is now live, and will run through Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. ET.
The roster for the ECHL All-Stars was determined in a vote of coaches, team captains, media relations directors and broadcasters. The coaches were determined by the team with the highest points percentage in each conference through games of Jan. 5, 2025. Western Conference All-Stars Goaltenders
Mark Sinclair, Bloomington Bison
William Rousseau, Iowa Heartlanders Defensemen
Chas Sharpe, Cincinnati Cyclones
Kyle Mayhew, Fort Wayne Komets
Matt Register, Idaho Steelheads
Brennan Kapchek, Tahoe Knight
Derek Daschke, Utah Grizzlies
Jeremie Bucheler, Wichita Thunder Forwards
Brayden Watts, Allen Americans
Hank Crone, Idaho Steelheads
Cam Hausinger, Indy Fuel
Ben Berard, Kalamazoo Wings
Cade Borchardt, Kansas City Mavericks
Ryan Wagner, Rapid City Rush
Simon Pinard, Tahoe Knight Monsters
Sloan Stanick, Tahoe Knight Monsters
Brandon Hawkins, Toledo Walleye
Tyler Spezia, Toledo Walleye
Michael Farren, Tulsa Oilers
Michal Stinil, Wichita Thunder
Coach
Pat Mikesch, Toledo Walleye Eastern Conference All-Stars
Goaltenders
Cam Johnson, Florida Everblades
Sergei Murashov, Wheeling Nailers
Defensemen
Derek Topatigh, Atlanta Gladiators
Parker Berge, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Dennis Cesana, Savannah Ghost Pirates
Chris Jandric, Trois-Rivières Lions
Chris Ortiz, Wheeling Nailers
Connor Welsh, Worcester Railers
Forwards
Kevin O'Neil, Adirondack Thunder
Carson Gicewicz, Florida Everblades
Davis Koch, Jacksonville Icemen
Brooklyn Kalmikov, Maine Mariners
Brady Fleurent, Norfolk Admirals
Aaron Luchuk, Orlando Solar Bears
Matt Miller, Reading Royals
Kyler Kupka, South Carolina Stingrays
Alex Beaucage, Trois-Rivières Lions
Jakov Novak, Trois-Rivières Lions
Atley Calvert, Wheeling Nailers
Anthony Repaci, Worcester Railers
Coach
Ron Choules, Trois-Rivières Lions
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The K-Wings head to Toledo for their next matchup Friday at 7:15 p.m. at Huntington Center.
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