Sports stats



ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Walleye Hold Wings at Bay for Second Straight Night

October 10, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


KALAMAZOO, MI- The Toledo Walleye used goals from Kyle Bonis and Mike Leone to catapult themselves to a 2-1 victory over the Kalamazoo Wings on Saturday night at Wings West.

The Walleye got on the board first with a power play tally from Kyle Bonis (1st) at 11:14 of the opening frame. Bonis lifted a wrister from the left circle over the glove of Kalamazoo starting goaltender, Joel Martin.

Toledo built upon their lead midway through the middle stanza as Michael Leone (1st) raced off the bench towards a net front scramble and chipped in a loose puck, giving the Walleye a 2-0 edge with 7:40 remaining in the second.

With under a minute to play in the second period and freshly on their third power play opportunity of the night, Charlie Vasaturo (1st) one-timed a feed from Alex Mallet past Toledo goaltender Jake Patterson, pulling the Wings to within one.

Though Kalamazoo produced a series of chances late in the contest, Toledo were able to withstand the barrage and escape with a 2-1 victory.

In separate news, the Wings trimmed their preseason roster today with the release of Erik Higby from an ECHL contract. Also released were Jackson Brewer, Alex Carpenter, Nathan Sheriff, and Stuart Stefan from their tryout agreements.

The Kalamazoo Wings open their 42nd season of professional hockey against the Fort Wayne Komets with the 2015-16 home opener presented by Bell's Brewery on Friday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. inside Wings Event Center. For the official 2015-16 K-Wings season schedule, visit kwings.com.

Single-game tickets are now on sale! Tickets can be purchased at kwings.com or at the Wings Event Center box office. Box office hours are Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Season tickets for the 2015-16 season are available through the K-Wings front office by calling (269) 743-6011. For more information about the Kalamazoo Wings and Wings Event Center, please contact Joe Roberts at (269) 226-0394.

Check out the Kalamazoo Wings Statistics

• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board...

ECHL Stories from October 10, 2015


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central