On Thursday September 10th, the Kalamazoo Wings announced the re-signing of Canadian defensemen Ian Edmondson. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season.
The native of Toronto, Ontario spent four years skating at Canisius College. He then added 10 more games in ECHL with the Wichita Thunder. In those 10 games during the 2018-19 season, Edmondson did not score, but recorded four assists along with 31 penalty minutes.
Last year was Ian’s rookie season which he spent with the K-Wings and was quite impressive. Skating in 54 games, the lefty recorded four goals along with 16 assists, thus amassing 20 points. Of those 20 points, 17 points were obtained during the year’s second half which shows offensive progression. Along with those statistics, he added a Plus/Minus rating of +13. He did so on a team that allowed 241 goals against.
In a statement on Thursday from Nick Bootland, head coach of the Kalamazoo Wings, he said of the team’s latest signing, “Ian kept improving through last season. He had 17 points in the second half of the season without any real power play time. He is very consistent, and makes the simple play night in and night out.”
It’s that consistency that K-Wings hockey fans are hoping to see in the upcoming season. Speaking of which, return to play puck drop is tentatively scheduled for the fourth of December.