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The Vancouver Canucks organization has announced the departure of four players this weekend as they were released following the conclusion of the ECHL’s preseason.
Over the course of the offseason, the Vancouver Canucks were quite busy, but their ECHL affiliate, the Kalamazoo Wings, were even busier, announcing signing after signing well into late-September.
This weekend, as Kalamazoo and other clubs around the ECHL wrapped up training camp & preseason, the Wings started preparing their roster for opening night, which included releasing a total of four players.
Vancouver Canucks organization announces departure of four players after being released
In the ECHL’s transaction log on Saturday, they announced that the Kalamazoo Wings have released goaltender Zach Borgiel from his tryout contract and he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
Borgiel, a native of Fort Gratiot Township, Michigan, spent the last five seasons in the NCAA – four with Merrimack College and last year with Providence College.
In 83 games, the 25-year-old had a record of 39-33-6, along with four shutouts, a 2.78 goals against average and an .899 save percentage.
“Following are the ECHL transactions for Saturday, October 11, 2025
TRYOUT PLAYERS RELEASED (unrestricted free agents):
Kalamazoo:
Zach Borgiel, G”
Meanwhile, the Wings have also released forwards Dennis Miller, Michael Colella and Peyton Hoyt from their respective standard player contracts, with the trio eligible to be claimed off waivers by other teams around the ECHL and if they’re not, they too will become free agents.
CONTRACTED PLAYERS RELEASED (eligible for waiver claims):
Kalamazoo:
Dennis Miller, F
Michael Colella, F
Peyton Hoyt, F”
The Kalamazoo Wings are set to open the 2025-26 season at home on Saturday, October 18th as they host the Fort Wayne Komets.
Previously on CanucksDaily