The Wichita Falls Wildcats are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's South Division. The Wildcats play out of the 6,500-seat Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas. Current[timeframe?] coaches of the team are Paul Baxter, Brian Huebel, and Sean Fish.
The team's games are broadcast over the internet via FASTHockey. Additional support is provided by Wichita Falls' KOLI 94.9 FM ("The Outlaw"). The team's announcer is Drew Pelto.
[edit] History
Originally known as the Wichita Falls Rustlers (and before this, the Butte Irish of Butte, Montana and the Vail Avalanche of Vail, Colorado), the franchise was a part of the America West Hockey League prior to 2003, and became an NAHL team after the two leagues merged for the 2003-04 season. The Irish, Rustlers, and Wildcats are technically three separate franchises, but with a major overlap of players and coaches between the organizations, they are often listed together as one.
[edit] Regular Season Records
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Finish |
| 2004-05 |
56 |
28 |
21 |
7 |
63 |
206 |
218 |
1,163 |
4th in South |
| 2005-06 |
58 |
26 |
28 |
4 |
56 |
171 |
189 |
1,045 |
4th in South |
| 2006-07 |
62 |
22 |
34 |
6 |
50 |
175 |
227 |
1,126 |
5th in South |
| 2007-08 |
58 |
38 |
18 |
2 |
78 |
221 |
181 |
1,715 |
3rd in South |
| 2008-09 |
58 |
24 |
25 |
9 |
57 |
163 |
203 |
1,695 |
3rd in South |
| 2009-10 |
58 |
18 |
34 |
6 |
42 |
175 |
251 |
1,530 |
5th in South |
| 2010-11 |
58 |
26 |
27 |
5 |
57 |
189 |
190 |
1,527 |
4th in South |
[edit] Playoff Records
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Finish |
| 2005 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
24 |
109 |
Lost in 1st Round |
| 2006 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
15 |
60 |
Lost in 1st Round |
| 2007 |
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Did Not Qualify |
| 2008 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
61 |
Lost in 1st Round |
| 2009 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
15 |
101 |
Lost in 1st Round |
| 2010 |
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Did Not Qualify |
| 2011 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
17 |
100 |
Lost in 1st Round |
[edit] Current roster
[timeframe?] Goaltenders
35 Tyler Green
Defensemen
2 Chris Leone
18 Miha Stebih
23 Brian White
6 Keil Zornow
Forwards
16 Russell Blaser
25 Bobby Chapman
11 Tanner Fahlstedt
10 Nick Marsh
21 Mac Olson
15 Mikhail Sentyurin
7 Will Suter
8 Patrick Yudez
[edit] Notable alumni
- Luke Salazar (Denver)
- Chris Nutini (Denver)
- Wade Bennett (Denver)
- Sean Duddy (Ohio State)
- Cal Heeter (Ohio State)
- Jeff McNeil (Ohio State)
- Adam Cardwell (Alaska)
- Michael Hill (Alaska)
- Ricky Doriott (Michigan Tech)
- Shea Walters (Bemidji State)
- Zach Josepher (Michigan State)
- Kyle McMahon (Michigan State)
- Kyle Delaurell (Air Force)
- Aaron Quick (Air Force)
- Zach Trotman (Lake Superior State, 2010 Boston Bruins Draft Pick)
- Nick Shkreli (Lake Superior State)
- Brett Hartung (Bentley)
- Zach Ledford (Bentley)
- Chris Rial (Minnesota)
- Daniel Gentzler (Colgate)
- Steven Hoshaw (American International College)
- Brandon Stroud (Sacred Heart)
- Brian Sheehan (Sacred Heart)
- Dan Sexton (Anaheim Ducks NHL)
- Chad Costello (Lake Erie Monsters AHL)
- Andrew Conboy (Hamilton Bulldogs AHL)
- Kyle Kraemer (Ontario Reign ECHL)
- Jack Wolgemuth (Mississippi Surge SPHL)
- Nick Klaren (Mississippi Surge, SPHL)
- Brent Sarcone (Rochester Institute of Technology)
- Dan Dileo (Cornell University)
- Chris Ochoa (University of Connecticut)
- Kyle Gallegos (Tufts University)
- Dakota Klecha (Ferris State University)
- Anthony Iaquinto( Toledo Walleye, ECHL)
- J.J. Waldrop (Bakersfield Condors, ECHL)
- Mike Henderson (Army)
[edit] External links
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