Vancouver Canucks affiliate Kalamazoo Wings officially set Guinness world record in home opener

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Maverick Mitchell
October 21, 2024 (1:47 PM)

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As the Vancouver Canucks' East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) affiliate the Kalamazoo Wings faced off against the Cincinnati Cyclones in their home opener, they accidently set a Guinness World record.

In the Wings' 3-2 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate the Cyclones, The K-Wings set am official Guinness World record for the most people simultaneously waving foam fingers with 3,414.

The moment that the record was broken took place after the 1st period during intermission.

For Those Who Are unfamiliar wit the Kalamazoo Wings

The Kalamazoo Wings are a professional hockey team located in southwest Michigan that has been a staple in the Kalamazoo, MI professional sports landscape since 1974. The K-Wings compete in the ECHL and are the AA affiliate of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks and the American Hockey League's Abbotsford Canucks. Kalamazoo plays their 36 regular season home games at Wings Event Center from October through April.

The most prominent player to have played in the ECHL and still make it to the NHL, and actually thrive is now St, Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington. Before he led the Blues to a Stanley Cup as their starter in the 2018-2019 season, he was sent down to the East Coast League back in 2013 where he appeared in 41 games.

Binnington quickly showed that his talent and caliber were to high for "the Coast" as he achieved a 0.922 save percentage and 2.35 goals against average.

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