by Arch Ecker The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) announced the finalists for their annual league awards last week, with one finalist from each division named in each category. Today, the league announced the winners of the awards and the Wenatchee Wild were the recipients of the award in each category they were nominated in. […]
PHOTO: Wenatchee closed out their regular season campaign with a 5-1 loss at Penticton. CREDIT: Hannah Winkler The BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs begin this week, and the #3 seed Wenatchee Wild will open at home on Thursday night against the #6 seed Merritt Centennials. The Wild closed out their regular season on Saturday at […]
There are a lot of reasons why a player might not suit up on any given night. Varying degrees of Injury, suspensions, and coaching decisions are just a few. For a player to suit up for all 58 games in a BCHL season is a testament to their conditioning, their durability, and their contribution to […]
PHOTO: Following Friday’s loss at Vernon, the Wild will face Merritt in the opening round of the playoffs which begin Thursday night at Town Toyota Center. Game 2 of the best-of-7 will be played Saturday, also at 7:05 pm. CREDIT: Hannah Winkler The murky and difficult to predict BCHL playoff scenario took a couple […]
PHOTO: Vernon’s Jordan Sandhu (10) and Wenatchee captain AJ Vanderbeck (19) take the ice tonight in Vernon with playoff seeding hanging in the balance. CREDIT: Russ Alman / Digital Media Northwest Tonight’s Interior Division matchup between the Wenatchee Wild and the Vernon Vipers has heavy playoff implications as both teams enter the final weekend with […]
by Arch Ecker A back and forth see-saw battle between the Wenatchee Wild and the West Kelowna Warriors was filled with momentum swings and lead changes and loads of scoring, capped off with an overtime game winner that was a worthy finish to a wildly exciting contest. Matt Dorsey put the game away with Wenatchee’s […]
BCHL ANNOUNCES AWARDS FINALISTS After stage one of voting by the league’s head coaches, a finalist has been named from each division for the BCHL’s annual awards. For the first time in league history, the Goaltending Award is being voted on. Prior to this season, it simply went to the goalie with the lowest goals-against […]
PHOTO: Wenatchee treated the largest crowd of the season to a 4-1 win over the Trail Smoke Eaters on Saturday night. CREDIT: Russ Alman / Digital Media Northwest by Arch Ecker It was a night framed by historical reference as the Wenatchee Wild used the evening to celebrate ten seasons of hockey in the Valley, […]
PHOTO: Jasper Weatherby scored two goals while playing in his 100th game for the Wild on Friday night. Wenatchee won the game, 5-2. CREDIT: Russ Alman / Digital Media Northwest by Arch Ecker With a house full of family for Parents Night, the Wenatchee Wild treated the home fans to an entertaining game highlighted by […]
As announced in the fall, the 2018 BC Ford Dealers Road to the Fred Page Cup BCHL playoffs will have a different look from last year. This season, there will be no byes and 16 teams will earn a spot in the postseason with two of those being wild-card berths. As of today, the Merritt […]
