Wichita Falls Wildcats

Wichita Falls Wildcats
City Wichita Falls, Texas
League NAHL
Division South
Founded 2004
Home arena Kay Yeager Coliseum
Colors

Black, Red, and White


              
Owner(s) Rick Brodsky, Roy Davoult
General manager Paul Baxter
Head coach Paul Baxter
Media KOLI 94.9 FM, FASTHockey
Franchise history
1993-1996 Vail Avalanche (AFHL)
1996-2002 Butte Irish (AFHL and AWHL)
2002-2004 Wichita Falls Rustlers (AWHL and NAHL)
2004-Present Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)

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 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.

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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.

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

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 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 Did Not Qualify
2011 5 2 3 0 11 17 100 Lost in 1st Round

Current roster

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

Notable alumni

External links

Midwest Division
North Division
Central Division
South Division
West Division