KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Wings (2-2-0-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Columbus Blue Jackets, built a 2-0 lead and rode the back of Evan Cormier (2-0-0-0), who survived 39 shots by the Toledo Walleye (2-1-0-0) on Saturday to win in shutout fashion on ‘Orange Ice’ at Wings Event Center.
Cormier put on a show in front of almost 3,500 fans, as he stopped shot after shot down the stretch, including 16 in the third period. He also helped lead the K-Wings penalty kill to a perfect 2-2 performance.
For the second night in a row, Kalamazoo scored in the first two minutes of the game as Max Humitz scored at the 1:06 mark on a beautiful 2-on-1 conversion. Erik Bradford first chipped the puck to Logan Lambdin in the K-Wings zone, and Lambdin went all the way down the left side of the ice to pull Toledo’s goaltender out of position and fired a pass to Humitz crashing the crease.
Mason McCarty then finished off his own leftovers to make it 2-0 at the 4:47 mark of the second. McCarty fired the initial shot from the slot and cleaned up the rebound. Brandon Saigeon and Jeremy Masella picked up assists on McCarty’s insurance goal.
The K-Wings finished 2-1 on the week and improved to .500 on Cormier’s fifth career shutout.
Kalamazoo and Toledo will meet again this Friday at 7:00 p.m. EDT at Wings Event Center. The K-Wings will be hosting their annual Military Appreciation Night presented by Bronson.
Broadcast time on 590/106.9 WKZO is 6:35 pm.
THIS REPORT WRITTEN BY CHRIS CADEAU, VOICE OF THE KALAMAZOO WINGS
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