History
On September 12, 2006 ground was broken on a new multipurpose event center that would be home to a new ice hockey team. On February 22, 2008, the NAHL granted Wenatchee Junior Hockey LLC. with conditional approval for an expansion team. On May 20, 2008, Wenatchee Junior Hockey LLC. announced the franchise would be the "Wild." The name was chosen by a "name-the-team contest" held at local schools in Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. The name beat out other options being the Wranglers, Bombers, Wonders, Hockeyes, Winning Walruses and Ice Busters. The Wild played their first game on September 17, 2008 losing to the Motor City Metal Jackets 2-1 in overtime. The Wild made a championship run in that first season, winning the division title but losing the championship game 3-2 in overtime. They then came back and won the West Division championship in 2009-10 but was eliminated in the round-robin championship tournament. On June 18, 2010, the Wild announced a new secondary logo.
On May 13, 2013, the Wild lost their final game in the NAHL during the Robertson Cup Championship Tournament to the Amarillo Bulls 5-0 during the Robertson Cup championship game. The team was resurrected when the Fresno Monsters re-located to Wenatchee.
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