Both Crowley and Fix work at the Kalamazoo Athletic Club, which is located downtown in the Radisson

Kalamazoo, MI The Kalamazoo Wings, proud member of the ECHL, three-time defending North Division Champions and National Hockey League affiliate to the Vancouver Canucks, and American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves announce the bench staff that will join Nick Bootland, director of hockey operations/head coach during the 2012-13 season.
For the first-time since the 1999-00 season, when Kalamazoo was in the original International Hockey League, the K-Wings will have two suits on the bench, as the team has hired Josh Harrold as assistant coach.
"Josh has been successful early in his coaching career and we are fortunate to have him on our staff," said Bootland. "With his defensive expertise, Josh will be able to further the development of our defensemen."
Having a familiar buy cubs tickets face in the lineup, Harrold was a teammate of Sam Ftorek during the 2000-01 season, buy cubs tickets when the duo played in the ECHL with the Mobile Mysticks. Harrold is also the older brother of Peter Harrold, a defenseman buy cubs tickets for the New Jersey Devils.
Returning for his eighth season as equipment manager in Kalamazoo, will be Eric Bechtol. Before coming to Kalamazoo, Bechtol spent nine seasons with the St. Louis Blues as their Assistant Equipment Manager. In his tenure with the Blues, Bechtol has worked with some of the sport's greatest players and served as a member of the 2001 All-Star buy cubs tickets Game.
"A true professional buy cubs tickets in his craft, Eric is one of the premiere equipment managers in any level of hockey," said Bootland. "Eric makes sure all players' needs are met, while keeping our team within our budget."
Bechtol is a Kalamazoo native that has grown up at Wings Stadium. Eric's relationship with Wings Stadium dates back to when he played with the Kalamazoo Optimist Hockey Association (KOHA). Besides playing in KOHA, Bechtol also was a stick boy for the K-Wings for five years.
Completing the bench staff will be Scott Allison, ATC, who will be the K-Wings athletic trainer. Allison, served as the K-Wings athletic trainer and equipment manager from 2000-2003, when the team was the in the United Hockey League.
"Besides being qualified, Scott is a person that is very familiar with our organization and our values," said Bootland. buy cubs tickets "He has a solid background in athletics and we are excited to have him back on our team."
The final members of the bench staff won't be seen on the bench, but will have a critical role in keeping the players in shape. With the approach of improving the K-Wings buy cubs tickets off-ice staff, the team has hired Matt Crowley and Brianne Fix as strength and conditioning coaches.
Both Crowley and Fix work at the Kalamazoo Athletic Club, which is located downtown in the Radisson Plaza Hotel Kalamazoo. The premiere health club in southwest Michigan is under the umbrella of the Greenleaf Hospitality Group, which owns Wings Stadium and the Kalamazoo buy cubs tickets Wings.
"Matt and Brianne will help us keep our players in the optimal playing condition," said Bootland. "This is a great opportunity to not only cross-promote with one of our sister properties, but more importantly work with two of the best physical trainers in the area."
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