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Wakatipu Wild
CityQueenstown, Otago
LeagueNew Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League
FoundedSeptember 2020 (3 years ago) (September 2020)
Operated2020–present
Home arenaQueenstown Ice Arena
ColoursYellow, blue, white
     
General managerNew Zealand Rebecca Dobson
Head coachColin McIntosh
CaptainKellye Nelson
WebsiteWakatipu-wild.com
Franchise history
2020–presentWakatipu Wild
Championships
Premierships1 (2022)
Championships1 (2022)
Current season

The Wakatipu Wild is a New Zealand amateur ice hockey team from Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand. Founded in 2020, the Wild are a member of the New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League (NZWIHL). The Wild are based at Queenstown Ice Arena, located at Queenstown Gardens. Wakatipu are one time NZWIHL champions and premiers.

History[edit]

The Wakatipu Wild was founded in 2020 and applied and joined the New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League (NZWIHL). The Wild was established to bring women of all ages and nationalities together to further the development of woman's ice hockey locally i Otago and nationally in New Zealand.[1] Wakatipu appointed Rebecca Dobson as their maiden general manager and former Skycity Stampede player Colin McIntosh as head coach.[1][2] Thew Wild's first ever game was played on 16 October 2020 against Otago rivals Dunedin Thunder on the road at Dunedin Ice Stadium. Young kiwi forward, Tallulah Bryant, scored the first ever goals for the Wild in the first period against Dunedin. Wakatipu doubled their lead in the second period before the Thunder pulled one goal back in the third. That third period goal proved a simple consolation as the wild won the game 2–1, for their first ever victory.[3] Queenstown finished their first season in the NZWIHL in third place, qualifying for the bronze medal game in the NZWIHL Finals. The Wild won bronze in Finals on 1 November 2020 by defeating the Thunder 4–2. Wakatipu came from behind to claim their first Finals win, with American import and team captain, Kellye Nelson, scoring a hat-trick of goals over the course of the second and third periods.[4]

Half way through the 2021 NZWIHL season, the Wild's second season, the league was cancelled due to the lock-downs implemented by the New Zealand Government during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6] The team had started the season well with two wins from their first three games before the season cancellation.[7]

In 2022, the Wild had a breakout season in their second full NZWIHL season. Rather than tournament style weekends, the league moved to a proper round-robin format that the Wild players enjoyed.[8] Wakatipu almost went the entire season undefeated to finish top of the league standings a secure their first NZWIHL Premiership title.[9] Queenstown followed up this success in the NZWIHL Finals with a big 7–2 victory over the Thunder in the semi-finals before being crowned Champions of New Zealand and winning goal medals with a 2–0 win over Canterbury Inferno in the grand final.[10][11][12]

All-time record[edit]

Wakatipu Wild all-time record
Season Regular season Finals Top points scorer
P W T L OW OL GF GA GD Pts Finish P W L GF GA Result SF BF GF Name Points
2020 6 2 – 4 – – 8 18 −10 6 3rd 1 1 – 4 2 Bronze – Won – United States Kellye Nelson 9
2021 2021 NZWIHL season was not completed and cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic1
2022 6 5 – – – 1 33 7 +26 16 1st 2 2 – 9 2 Champion Won – Won United States Kellye Nelson 19
2023 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Totals 12 7 – 4 0 1 41 25 +16 3 3 0 13 4
1 At the point of the 2021 season cancellation, the Wild had played three games, won twice, lost once, scored 15 goals and conceded eight goals.[7]
Champions Runners-up Third place

Championships[edit]

  • Championships
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 2022
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (0):
  • Premierships
1st place, gold medalist(s) Premiers (1): 2022
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up (0):

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

Team roster for the 2022 NZWIHL season.[13]

Wakatipu Wild roster - 2022 NZWIHL season
Active Roster Coaching staff
Goaltenders
  • 37 New Zealand Lilly Forbes
  •  1 New Zealand Sara Leadbetter
  • 78 New Zealand Danielle Strayer
  • 25 New Zealand Jordan Wichman

Defencemen

  • 27 New Zealand Lucy Boniface
  • 92 New Zealand Gracie Hellmrich
  • 33 New Zealand Kimberley Helmersson
  • 32 New Zealand Caitlin Hollyer
  • 11 Canada Alexandra Laframboise (I)
  • 79 New Zealand Aoife Orr
  • 12 New Zealand Zanzee Pielak-Jones
  • 74 New Zealand Phaeora Sims
 Forwards
  • 19 Canada Emma Ahvennie (I)
  • 15 United States Amanda Albertson (I)
  • 36 New Zealand Polly Bennetts
  • 23 New Zealand Tallulah Bryant
  • 18 New Zealand Gina Davis
  • 14 New Zealand Rebecca Dobson
  • 81 Sweden Lova Holmqvist (I)
  •  8 New Zealand Inge Kemp
  • 17 Canada Coco Lund (I)
  • 16 New Zealand Harriet Miller-Brown
  •  5 New Zealand Ella Mills
  •  2 New Zealand Gabrielle Mills
  • 22 United States Kellye Nelson (I) (C)
  • 10 Canada Kristyn Ouimet (I)
  • 48 New Zealand Manuella Pedrosa
  • 13 Finland Minna Ruski-Jones (I)
  • 11 New Zealand Neve Spooner
  • 24 New Zealand Jessie Strain
  •  7 New Zealand Nicole Watts
  •  6 Canada Bobbie Weeks (I)
 Head Coach
  • Canada Colin McIntosh

Coaches

  • New Zealand Dave Dubnick
  • United States Kellye Nelson


Legend
(C) Captain
(A) Alternate Captain
(I) Import player

Statistics
Average age: 21.3 years
Average height: 167.4 cm
Average weight: 64.1 kg

Last updated on: 25 February 2023
Elite Prospects

Player records[edit]

These are the top-five all-time/career player records in franchise history. Current as of 2022 NZWIHL season.[14]

All-time Appearances
# Name Pos GP
1 United States Kellye Nelson F 13
2 New Zealand Gabrielle Mills F 13
3 New Zealand Zanzee Pielak-Jones D 13
4 New Zealand Caitlin Hollyer D 13
5 Canada Emma Ahvennie F 13
All-time Points
# Name Pos Pts
1 United States Kellye Nelson F 28
2 Sweden Lova Holmqvist F 16
3 New Zealand Gabrielle Mills F 10
4 New Zealand Gina Davis F 9
5 New Zealand Zanzee Pielak-Jones D 9
All-time Penalties
# Name Pos PIM
1 New Zealand Gabrielle Mills F 26
2 Canada Emma Ahvennie F 16
3 New Zealand Tallulah Bryant F 12
4 New Zealand Gracie Hellmrich D 8
5 New Zealand Caitlin Hollyer D 6

Team staff[edit]

Current as of 2023 NZWIHL season.[1]

Wild staff
Role Name
Head coach Canada Colin McIntosh
Assistant coach New Zealand Dave Dubnick
Assistant coach United States Kellye Nelson
General manager New Zealand Rebecca Dobson

Leaders[edit]

Team captains[edit]

The Wild have had one captain in the team's history.[15]

No. Name Term
1 United States Kellye Nelson 2020–present

References:

Further information on team captains in ice hockey: Captain (ice hockey)

head coaches[edit]

The Wild have had one head coach in the team's history.[2][1]

No. Name Term
1 Canada Colin McIntosh 2020–present

References:

Further information on head coaches in ice hockey: Coach (ice hockey)

General managers[edit]

The Wild have had one general manager (GM) in the team's history.[1]

No. Name Term
1 New Zealand Rebecca Dobson 2020–present

References:

Further information on general managers in ice hockey: General manager (ice hockey)

Broadcasting[edit]

Current:

  • YouTube (2020 – present) – The NZWIHL self broadcast league games live on YouTube on their official channel. Due to limited resources, not all games are broadcast.[16][17]


References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Wakatipu Wild". New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wakatipu Wild – Team Staff History". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Game Summary" (PDF). New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. 16 October 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Game Summary NZWIHL Play-offs Game 13" (PDF). New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. 1 November 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ "NZIHF COVID-19 Announcement". New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  6. ^ "NZWIHL Round 2 Cancellation". New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b "NZWIHL 2021 season". New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Wakatipu Wild Reflect on 2022 NZWIHL Season". New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League. 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. ^ "NZWIHL Schedule and Results: Season 2022". New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  10. ^ Wormald, Lucy (29 September 2022). "Wild makes history". Mountain Scene. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  11. ^ Meikle, Hayden (26 September 2022). "Wild wins league trophy for first time". Otago Daily Times. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  12. ^ "2022 Season Recap". New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League. 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Queenstown 2021–2022 Roster". eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Wakatipu Wild – All Time Regular Season Player Stats". eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Wakatipu Wild – Team Captaincy History". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Live Stream". New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  17. ^ "New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League Live". New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

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