CINCINNATI, OH – The Kalamazoo Wings (27-28-5-2), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, responded Sunday against the Cincinnati Cyclones (24-29-10-0), but fell in overtime at Heritage Bank Center, falling 2-1.
The Cyclones scored the overtime winner at the 43-second mark of OT.
After a scoreless first two periods, Travis Broughman (9) put Kalamazoo on the board first at the 5:37 mark of the third. On the play, Luc Salem (14) found Josh Bloom (12) in the right circle for the backhand shot, which Broughman deflected just inside the left post for the goal.
Cincinnati answered with a goal at the 9:56 mark to set up the overtime winner.
Jonathan Lemieux (12-17-4-0) had a great effort in net, making 29 saves in the overtime defeat.
It will be 269 Night / Winning Wednesday, with $2 Beers, $6 Wing Baskets and $9 Tickets available (*Tickets $11 if purchased gameday). That means if the K-Wings win, you win a ticket to Kalamazoo’s next home weekday game, which will be Tuesday, April 1 against Fort Wayne.