As the Wenatchee Wild continue to prepare for the coming 2021-22 season, they’ve taken another step toward building their roster by welcoming goaltender Andy Vlaha. Vlaha is from Snohomish, WA, about a half hour drive north of Seattle. His inspiration to play hockey came from his father who grew up playing the game in the […]
It always makes for good copy when a player gets to advance and develop close to home, and in this case, his home state. For defenseman Connor Overson (from West Richland, WA in the Tri Cities area) he’ll be playing his Junior A hockey two hours from home in Wenatchee for the 2021-22 season. His […]
The 2021-22 BCHL season isn’t set to begin until September but the Wenatchee Wild are in full preparation mode to hit the next season in full stride. A huge part of the process is building the roster, which took another positive step forward as the Wild have reached an agreement with defenseman Wes Turner to […]
The state of California has a long history of producing high caliber athletes. The list of football, baseball, and basketball players over the years is legendary. The game of hockey has seen a remarkable boom in the Golden State in recent years including the newest Wenatchee Wild defenseman Brodrick Williams. Born and raised in Huntington […]
The 2020-21 hockey season for the Wenatchee Wild never got a chance to get off the ground thanks in part to a global pandemic, but work has begun to construct the roster for the 2021-22 BCHL season. The latest addition comes in the form of 6’ 194 lb. defenseman David Hejduk (pronounced HAY-duke). Hejduk first […]
When hockey is in your blood, it doesn’t matter where you’re born, or where you live. Either you find the game, or the game finds you. For California native Hudson Blue, his hockey DNA and love of the game will bring him to the Wenatchee Wild for the upcoming 2021-22 season. Blue was born in […]
The eucalyptus trees that line Pomerado Road in the San Diego suburb of Scripps Ranch don’t conjure up images of ice hockey for most people, but it’s home to twin brothers Ben Ivey and Jack Ivey who have each signed New Recruit forms and will be coming to Wenatchee for the 2021-22 season. Players find […]
PHOTO: Coen Wood (19) and Spencer Stenholm (27) of the U16 Wenatchee Wilderness in action from Phoenix. CREDIT: Design Cafe Photography Following a weekend tournament in Dallas over the first weekend of December, the Wenatchee Wolves U18 AAA and Wenatchee Wilderness U16 AAA clubs traveled to Phoenix, AZ for a slate of midweek games. The […]
PHOTO CREDIT: Morgan De Korte While the Wenatchee Wild have accepted the reality that there will be no hockey in the Wenatchee Valley this season, the focus has shifted to preparations for the 2021-22 season. The team is pleased to announce forward Jaden Lipinski has signed his New Recruit form for the upcoming year. He’s […]
Longtime Wenatchee Wild Equipment Manager Pepe Sandoval featured in an article on NHL.com The original article is written in Spanish and can be found here: https://www.nhl.com/es/news/pepe-sandoval-ilumina-con-su-energia-a-la-organizacion-del-wenatchee-wild/c-319795404 (Below, the article is translated into English.) Pepe Sandoval: From Zacatecas to the world The Mexican immigrant who has managed to improve himself thanks to his love for hockey […]
