A member of the ECHL's Western Conference, Central Division,[1] they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Event Center.

Played since 1982 on St. Patrick's Day, it is one of the most celebrated games in minor league hockey.

From September 13, 2012 until the end of the 2014–15 season, the Wings had an affiliation with the American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves.

[7] When the team returned for the 2021–22 season, they switched their affiliation back to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

[8] On June 23, 2022, the Wings signed an affiliation extension with the Blue Jackets (and therefore the Cleveland Monsters also) for the 2022–23 season[9][10] On July 10, 2023, Kalamazoo announced they had returned to the Vancouver Canucks organization in an affiliation agreement for the 2023–24 season.