by Arch Ecker The Wenatchee Wild first arrived in the Valley in the fall of 2008. Since then, the franchise has been moved, reborn, changed ownership, seen three different head coaches, and had more than 200 different players wear the Wild logo. The team has won two division titles and appeared in two national championship […]

by Arch Ecker The Wenatchee Wild exploded for a season high 11 goals, set a franchise record and hit a handful of franchise landmarks all in one explosive evening at Town Toyota Center in an 11-2 win over the West Kelowna Warriors. Wenatchee scored early and often. At 3:48, Colin Burston scored on the power […]

by Arch Ecker Every goal scored by both teams came during special teams odd-man situations, and it was Wenatchee whose special teams got the job done in a 4-1 win over the Vernon Vipers on Friday night at Town Toyota Center. The first period was brisk and the ice seemed slanted a bit in favor […]

by Arch Ecker The Wenatchee Wild only had to wait a week to settle a score with their Mainland Division rival Chilliwack Chiefs. After the Chiefs ended a seven game Wenatchee win streak last Wednesday night, the Wild exacted revenge by snapping an eight game Chiefs win streak on Wednesday night at Town Toyota Center […]

by Arch Ecker The Wenatchee Wild rallied from a 3-1 deficit on Sunday afternoon before sealing the 5-4 win in double overtime Sunday afternoon at the Shaw Centre in Salmon Arm, BC against the Silverbacks. The Wild established dominance in the first period, outshooting the Silverbacks 14-4 in the opening frame but a defensive zone […]

by Arch Ecker The Wenatchee Wild played 58 minutes of solid road hockey in West Kelowna against the defending BCHL and Royal Bank Cup champion Warriors. But three goals on three shots in the early part of the second period turned the complexion of the game around, helping the Warriors to a 4-2 win Saturday […]

by Arch Ecker   After not allowing a single shot on goal for nearly 8:00 minutes to start the game, the Wenatchee Wild saw the Merritt Centennials score twice on their first two shots for a 2-0 lead, and eventually snap their own nine game winless streak with a 4-1 win at Nicola Valley Memorial […]

from the BCHL Office The BCHL is taking a step forward in its officiating program by adding video-review capability at the South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC) in Penticton. Starting Saturday, Nov. 19 with the Merritt Centennials at Penticton Vees game, video reviews at the SOEC will made available for determining whether a puck crossed the […]

from the BCHL Office The BCHL currently has 262 graduates playing NCAA Division I hockey and data published this week shows almost every one of them will graduate with a college degree. Men’s hockey posted a 91.6 per cent NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR), according to numbers revealed Tuesday by the NCAA. Only skiing, gymnastics, […]

by Arch Ecker A seven game win streak that began in Chilliwack on Oct. 22 ended on Wednesday in the same building as the Chilliwack Chiefs defeated the Wenatchee Wild 7-3. Chilliwack scored first when Tommy Lee slid a low shot under the pads of Anthony Yamnitsky :31 seconds into the game. Austin Chavez scored […]