Former Kalamazoo Wings' goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks became the 673rd former ECHL player to reach the NHL when he debuted with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday against the New York Rangers.
Kivlenieks is the 11th former ECHL player to make his NHL debut during the 2019-20 season. He appeared in eight games with the K-Wings during the 2018-19 season going 5-3-0 with a 2.71 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage.
The 23-year-old has seen action in 73 career American Hockey League games with Cleveland where he is 25-32-7 with three shutouts, a 3.26 goals-against average and a save percentage of .889.