K-Wings add defenseman Corbett

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Columbus Blue Jackets, announced the club signed versatile defenseman Cody Corbett for the 2021-22 season.

Corbett, 27, comes to Kalamazoo with 95 games of American Hockey League and 133 games of ECHL experience in six pro seasons. The Lakeland, Minnesota native last appeared in 46 combined games between the Atlanta Gladiators and Allen Americans during the 2019-20 season, where he compiled 12 points (4g-8a). He also skated in two games with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors.

Prior to his return to the ECHL, Corbett spent the 2018-19 campaign in Italy, suiting up in 33 games for Pustertal/Val Pusteria. Before that, Corbett racked up a career-high 21 points (3g-18a) in 35 games for the Idaho Steelheads in 2017-18, before finishing that season in the Czech Republic.

Corbett started his pro career in 2014-15, skating in 47 games for the AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters. He split the next two seasons between the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage and the ECHL, where he played in a combined 52 games for the Fort Wayne Komets, Colorado Eagles and South Carolina Stingrays. He helped lead the Stingrays to the Kelly Cup Finals in 2017, skating in all 22 of the team’s playoff games.