- See also: Kalamazoo Wings (1974-2000)
| Kalamazoo Wings | |
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| City: | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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| League: | International Hockey League |
| Founded: | 1999 |
| Home Arena: | Wings Stadium |
| Colors: | Red, White, Blue |
| General Manager: | Wade Welsh |
| Head Coach: | Brian Curran |
| Franchise history | |
| 1999 to 2000: | Madison Kodiaks |
| 2000 to Present: | Kalamazoo Wings |
| Championships | |
| Colonial Cups: | one (2006) |
The Kalamazoo Wings (usually shortened to K-Wings) are a professional hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan that began play there in the 2000-2001 season after a relocation of the Madison Kodiaks (founded in the 1999-2000 season). The Kalamazoo Wings (K-Wings were an ice hockey team that began play in the International Hockey League for the 1974–1975 The International Hockey League is a mid-level Professional Ice hockey league with teams in the United States. Wings Stadium is a 5113-seat multi-purpose Arena in Kalamazoo Michigan. Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Brian Phillip Curran (born November 5, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player The Madison Kodiaks were a Minor league Ice hockey team based in Madison Wisconsin during the 1999-2000 UHL season The Madison Kodiaks were a Minor league Ice hockey team based in Madison Wisconsin during the 1999-2000 UHL season They are a member of the International Hockey League and play in Wings Stadium. The International Hockey League is a mid-level Professional Ice hockey league with teams in the United States. Wings Stadium is a 5113-seat multi-purpose Arena in Kalamazoo Michigan.
The current franchise was granted the right to use the name and logo of the previous Kalamazoo Wings, which was a member of the International Hockey League's previous incarnation from 1973 through 2000. The Kalamazoo Wings (K-Wings were an ice hockey team that began play in the International Hockey League for the 1974–1975 The International Hockey League (IHL was a minor Professional Ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001 The earlier team was known as the Michigan K-Wings from 1995 until its demise in 2000. [1]
For games on (or near) holidays, the Wings will use special jerseys. They will usually do this for Halloween, Valentine's Day, and St. Patrick's Day. The "Green Ice Game" (St. Patrick's Day) is one of the most celebrated games in all of minor league hockey. It has been around since 1982.
Championships
| Year | League | Trophy |
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| 2005-2006 | United Hockey League | Colonial Cup |
External links
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