Ricci joins K-Wings

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced that forward Fabrizio Ricci has signed a contract for the 2024-25 season.

Ricci, 29, scored 19 points (3g-16a) in 40 games between SC Csikszereda and Meran in Europe last season, adding three points (1g-2a) for Meran in eight playoff games in the AlpsHL.

The seventh-year pro appeared in 140 ECHL games with Wichita and Orlando from 2019-22, notching 51 points (19g-32a).

Ricci suited up in 60 games for Dundee in the Elite Ice Hockey League in 2018-19, scoring 39 points (17g-22a), then returned to the Stars as captain in 2022-23, but was traded to Nottingham midseason and finished the year with 20 points (7g-13a) in 56 games.