Wenatchee Wild
City	Wenatchee, Washington
League	Western Hockey League
Division	U.S.
Founded	1996
Home arena	Town Toyota Center
Colors	Blue, black, and white
Owner(s)	David White
General manager	Bliss Littler
Head coach	Roy Sommer[1]
Media	NewsRadio 560 KPQ
Website	chl.ca/whl-wild
Franchise history
1996–1998	Edmonton Ice
1998–2019	Kootenay Ice
2019–2023	Winnipeg Ice
2023–present	Wenatchee Wild

The Wenatchee Wild are an American major junior ice hockey team based in Wenatchee, Washington. The team began play in the 2023–24 WHL season.

History

On June 16, 2023, the Western Hockey League (WHL) and the Wild franchise announced that British Columbia Hockey League's Wenatchee Wild owners David and Lisa White had purchased the franchise playing as the Winnipeg Ice and the league approved relocation to Wenatchee starting in the 2023–24 WHL season.^[2] The Wild name and branding was carried forward to the WHL organization. The team was added to the U.S. Division of the Western Conference of the WHL, alongside new in-state rivals Seattle Thunderbirds, Everett Silvertips, Spokane Chiefs, and Tri-City Americans, as well as the Portland Winterhawks.^{[citation needed]}

On July 13, 2023, Kevin Constantine was announced as the team's first WHL head coach.^[3] Constantine was suspended indefinitely by the WHL on September 25, 2023, pending an independent investigation into alleged violations of the league's regulations and policies.^[4][5]

Current roster

Updated February 25, 2024.^[6]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Drafted
45		Steven Arp	LW	R	19	2022	Swan River, Manitoba	Undrafted
26		Chase Bambrick	D	R	17	2021	Nelson, British Columbia	Eligible 2025
4		Ashton Brown	C	R	17	2022	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Eligible 2025
23		Rodzers Bukarts	C	L	19	2023	Jurmala, Latvia	Undrafted
19		Miles Cooper	C	L	17	2021	Calgary, Alberta	Eligible 2024
5		Josh Fluker	D	R	18	2024	Boissevain, Manitoba	Eligible 2024
17		Ty Fraser	RW	R	18	2020	Raymond, Alberta	Undrafted
10		Evan Friesen	RW	L	19	2021	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Undrafted
35		Brendan Gee	G	R	18	2023	Vancouver, British Columbia	Undrafted
37		Cru Hanas	C	L	18	2024	Highland Village, Texas	Undrafted
31		Daniel Hauser	G	L	20	2019	Chestermere, Alberta	Undrafted
86		Kenta Isogai	LW	L	19	2023	Nagano, Japan	Undrafted
13		Caelan Joudrey	RW	R	16	2023	Airdrie, Alberta	Eligible 2026
11		Gabe Ludwig	C	L	20	2023	Eagle River, Alaska	Undrafted
16		Maddix McCagherty	LW	L	17	2024	Kelowna, British Columbia	Eligible 2024
18		Hayden Moore	C	R	17	2021	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Eligible 2024
7		Brayden Pankey	D	L	18	2023	Spokane, Washington	Eligible 2024
30		Justin Perreault	G	R	16	2022	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Eligible 2025
55		Karter Prosofsky	D	R	20	2018	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Undrafted
20		Kurt Rookes	D	L	18	2023	Manson, Manitoba	Undrafted
14		Dawson Seitz	C	R	19	2023	Medicine Hat, Alberta	Undrafted
27		Luka Shcherbyna	C	R	17	2023	Vancouver, British Columbia	Eligible 2024
35		Noah Stenvig	G	L	18	2021	Campbell River, British Columbia	Eligible 2024
44		Graham Sward (C)	D	L	20	2022	Abbotsford, British Columbia	2022, 146th Overall, NSH
21		Sam Ward	D	L	18	2024	Kamloops, British Columbia	Undrafted
8		Jonas Woo	D	R	17	2021	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Eligible 2025
15		Briley Wood (A)	C	R	21	2022	Rivers, Manitoba	Undrafted
2		Landon Young	D	L	17	2021	Edmonton, Alberta	Eligible 2024

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against