Kalamazoo Wings | |
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City | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States |
League | IHL |
Conference | Eastern |
Founded | 1974 |
Operated | 1974β2000 |
Home arena | Wings Stadium |
Colors | Green, gold, black, white |
Owner(s) | R.T. Parfet |
Affiliates |
Detroit Red Wings (NHL) Minnesota North Stars/ Dallas Stars (NHL) |
Franchise history | |
1974β1995 | Kalamazoo Wings |
1995β2000 | Michigan K-Wings |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 2 IHL 1979β80, 1980β81 |
Division titles | 5 IHL 1979β80, 1980β81, 1990β91, 1993β94, 1998β99 |
Conference titles | 3 IHL 1979β80, 1980β81, 1981-82 |
Turner Cups | 2 IHL 1978β79, 1979β80 |
The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, were a professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The team played in the International Hockey League from the 1974β75 season to the 1999β2000 season. The team played in Wings Stadium and was affiliated with the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, and the Dallas Stars.
That team, which had named itself for its affiliation with the NHL Detroit Red Wings, changed its name during the 1995 playoffs to the Michigan K-Wings because the league wanted to raise its appeal for expanding to larger markets. The team's owner, the late R.T. Parfet, was the only small-market owner to oblige. However, concerns about larger-market teams entering the league, the league's instability, and the Dallas Stars ending their affiliation led to the Wings owners to request inactive status on April 17, 2000, and the team was dissolved. [1] The IHL would fold a season later before the franchise could be resurrected.
The original team colors were red, white, and blue until the end of the 1987β88 season when the owners announced that they would change colors to green, gold, black, and white to match their new NHL affiliate, the Minnesota North Stars.
On July 27, 2000, the Madison Kodiaks of the United Hockey League announced that they were moving to Kalamazoo for the 2000β01 season, and would be known as the Kalamazoo Wings.
Year | League | Trophy |
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1979β1980 | IHL | Turner Cup |
1978β1979 | IHL | Turner Cup |
Year | GP | W | L | T/OTL* | PTS | GF | GA | Pct | Standings |
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1974β1975 | 75 | 17 | 53 | 5 | 39 | 203 | 318 | .260 | 10 of 11 |
1975β1976 | 78 | 27 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 273 | 318 | .410 | 8 of 9 |
1976β1977 | 78 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 89 | 325 | 290 | .571 | 2 of 9 |
1977β1978 | 80 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 84 | 315 | 288 | .525 | 4 of 9 |
1978β1979 | 80 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 92 | 368 | 327 | .575 | 4 of 9 |
1979β1980 | 80 | 45 | 26 | 9 | 99 | 366 | 274 | .619 | 1 of 10 |
1980β1981 | 82 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 114 | 369 | 244 | .704 | 1 of 8 |
1981β1982 | 82 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 89 | 355 | 333 | .543 | 3 of 7 |
1982β1983 | 82 | 32 | 44 | 6 | 76 | 311 | 341 | .463 | 5 of 8 |
1983β1984 | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 83 | 333 | 316 | .506 | 5 of 7 |
1984β1985 | 82 | 40 | 35 | 7 | 89 | 323 | 297 | .543 | 5 of 9 |
1985β1986 | 82 | 47 | 35 | 0 | 100 | 345 | 314 | .610 | 4 of 10 |
1986β1987 | 82 | 36 | 46 | 0 | 80 | 331 | 353 | .479 | 8 of 9 |
1987β1988 | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | 328 | 360 | .524 | 7 of 9 |
1988β1989 | 82 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 85 | 345 | 350 | .518 | 6 of 10 |
1989β1990 | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 112 | 389 | 311 | .682 | 3 of 9 |
1990β1991 | 82 | 52 | 29 | 1 | 105 | 354 | 302 | .640 | 2 of 11 |
1991β1992 | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 84 | 292 | 312 | .512 | 7 of 10 |
1992β1993 | 82 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 69 | 291 | 367 | .421 | 10 of 12 |
1993β1994 | 81 | 48 | 26 | 7 | 103 | 337 | 297 | .636 | 5 of 13 |
1994β1995 | 81 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 100 | 288 | 249 | .617 | 5 of 17 |
1995β1996 | 82 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 98 | 290 | 272 | .598 | 7 of 19 |
1996β1997 | 82 | 31 | 44 | 7 | 69 | 208 | 272 | .421 | 17 of 19 |
1997β1998 | 82 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 79 | 223 | 261 | .518 | 15 of 18 |
1998β1999 | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 83 | 232 | 253 | .506 | 11 of 16 |
1999β2000 | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 78 | 178 | 223 | .476 | 12 of 13 |
(*) - For 1987β1988 season Overtime Losses were tracked instead of Ties
Kalamazoo Wings | |
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City | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States |
League | IHL |
Conference | Eastern |
Founded | 1974 |
Operated | 1974β2000 |
Home arena | Wings Stadium |
Colors | Green, gold, black, white |
Owner(s) | R.T. Parfet |
Affiliates |
Detroit Red Wings (NHL) Minnesota North Stars/ Dallas Stars (NHL) |
Franchise history | |
1974β1995 | Kalamazoo Wings |
1995β2000 | Michigan K-Wings |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 2 IHL 1979β80, 1980β81 |
Division titles | 5 IHL 1979β80, 1980β81, 1990β91, 1993β94, 1998β99 |
Conference titles | 3 IHL 1979β80, 1980β81, 1981-82 |
Turner Cups | 2 IHL 1978β79, 1979β80 |
The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, were a professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The team played in the International Hockey League from the 1974β75 season to the 1999β2000 season. The team played in Wings Stadium and was affiliated with the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, and the Dallas Stars.
That team, which had named itself for its affiliation with the NHL Detroit Red Wings, changed its name during the 1995 playoffs to the Michigan K-Wings because the league wanted to raise its appeal for expanding to larger markets. The team's owner, the late R.T. Parfet, was the only small-market owner to oblige. However, concerns about larger-market teams entering the league, the league's instability, and the Dallas Stars ending their affiliation led to the Wings owners to request inactive status on April 17, 2000, and the team was dissolved. [1] The IHL would fold a season later before the franchise could be resurrected.
The original team colors were red, white, and blue until the end of the 1987β88 season when the owners announced that they would change colors to green, gold, black, and white to match their new NHL affiliate, the Minnesota North Stars.
On July 27, 2000, the Madison Kodiaks of the United Hockey League announced that they were moving to Kalamazoo for the 2000β01 season, and would be known as the Kalamazoo Wings.
Year | League | Trophy |
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1979β1980 | IHL | Turner Cup |
1978β1979 | IHL | Turner Cup |
Year | GP | W | L | T/OTL* | PTS | GF | GA | Pct | Standings |
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1974β1975 | 75 | 17 | 53 | 5 | 39 | 203 | 318 | .260 | 10 of 11 |
1975β1976 | 78 | 27 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 273 | 318 | .410 | 8 of 9 |
1976β1977 | 78 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 89 | 325 | 290 | .571 | 2 of 9 |
1977β1978 | 80 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 84 | 315 | 288 | .525 | 4 of 9 |
1978β1979 | 80 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 92 | 368 | 327 | .575 | 4 of 9 |
1979β1980 | 80 | 45 | 26 | 9 | 99 | 366 | 274 | .619 | 1 of 10 |
1980β1981 | 82 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 114 | 369 | 244 | .704 | 1 of 8 |
1981β1982 | 82 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 89 | 355 | 333 | .543 | 3 of 7 |
1982β1983 | 82 | 32 | 44 | 6 | 76 | 311 | 341 | .463 | 5 of 8 |
1983β1984 | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 83 | 333 | 316 | .506 | 5 of 7 |
1984β1985 | 82 | 40 | 35 | 7 | 89 | 323 | 297 | .543 | 5 of 9 |
1985β1986 | 82 | 47 | 35 | 0 | 100 | 345 | 314 | .610 | 4 of 10 |
1986β1987 | 82 | 36 | 46 | 0 | 80 | 331 | 353 | .479 | 8 of 9 |
1987β1988 | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | 328 | 360 | .524 | 7 of 9 |
1988β1989 | 82 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 85 | 345 | 350 | .518 | 6 of 10 |
1989β1990 | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 112 | 389 | 311 | .682 | 3 of 9 |
1990β1991 | 82 | 52 | 29 | 1 | 105 | 354 | 302 | .640 | 2 of 11 |
1991β1992 | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 84 | 292 | 312 | .512 | 7 of 10 |
1992β1993 | 82 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 69 | 291 | 367 | .421 | 10 of 12 |
1993β1994 | 81 | 48 | 26 | 7 | 103 | 337 | 297 | .636 | 5 of 13 |
1994β1995 | 81 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 100 | 288 | 249 | .617 | 5 of 17 |
1995β1996 | 82 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 98 | 290 | 272 | .598 | 7 of 19 |
1996β1997 | 82 | 31 | 44 | 7 | 69 | 208 | 272 | .421 | 17 of 19 |
1997β1998 | 82 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 79 | 223 | 261 | .518 | 15 of 18 |
1998β1999 | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 83 | 232 | 253 | .506 | 11 of 16 |
1999β2000 | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 78 | 178 | 223 | .476 | 12 of 13 |
(*) - For 1987β1988 season Overtime Losses were tracked instead of Ties