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) | Roy Davoult, Alex Shnayderman |
| 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. The coaches of the team for 2012-13 are Paul Baxter, Brian Huebel, and Nick Harper.
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.
Broadcasting
The team's games are broadcast over the internet via FASTHockey. Additional support is provided by Wichita Falls' KOLI 94.9 FM ("The Outlaw").
Season Records
| [| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs | |
| Vail Avalanche (AFHL) | |||||||||||
| [| 1993-94 | Stats unavailable | ||||||||||
| [| 1994-95 | Stats unavailable, Champions | ||||||||||
| [| 1995-96 | Stats unavailable | ||||||||||
| Butte Irish (AFHL) | |||||||||||
| [| 1996-97 | 60 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 81 | 264 | 181 | N/A | 2nd | lost in Finals | |
| [| 1997-98 | 60 | 25 | 33 | 2 | 52 | 229 | 264 | N/A | 6th | did not qualify | |
| Butte Irish (AWHL) | |||||||||||
| [| 1998-99 | 60 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 69 | 224 | 238 | N/A | 3rd | lost in Semifinals | |
| [| 1999-00 | 58 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 49 | 205 | 263 | 1,283 | 6th | lost in 1st Round | |
| [| 2000-01 | 60 | 6 | 51 | 3 | 15 | 166 | 345 | 1,969 | 8th | lost in 1st Round | |
| [| 2001-02 | 56 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 49 | 214 | 240 | N/A | 8th | lost in 1st Round | |
| Wichita Falls Rustlers (AWHL) | |||||||||||
| [| 2002-03 | 56 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 88 | 215 | 115 | 1,255 | 1st, South | lost in Semifinals | |
| Wichita Falls Rustlers (NAHL) | |||||||||||
| [| 2003-04 | 56 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 65 | 200 | 172 | 1,039 | 3rd, South | N/A | |
| Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) | |||||||||||
| [| 2004-05 | 56 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 63 | 206 | 218 | 1,163 | 4th, South | lost in 1st Round | |
| [| 2005-06 | 58 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 56 | 171 | 189 | 1,045 | 4th, South | lost in 1st Round | |
| [| 2006-07 | 62 | 22 | 34 | 6 | 50 | 175 | 227 | 1,126 | 5th, South | did not qualify | |
| [| 2007-08 | 58 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 78 | 221 | 181 | 1,715 | 3rd, South | lost in 1st Round | |
| [| 2008-09 | 58 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 57 | 163 | 203 | 1,695 | 3rd, South | lost in 1st Round | |
| [| 2009-10 | 58 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 42 | 175 | 251 | 1,530 | 5th, South | did not qualify | |
| [| 2010-11 | 58 | 26 | 27 | 5 | 57 | 189 | 190 | 1,527 | 4th, South | lost in 1st Round | |
| [| 2011-12 | 60 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 45 | 149 | 204 | 1.134 | 6th, South | did not qualify | |
| [| 2012-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD, South | TBD | |
2012-13 roster
Goaltenders
35 Cooper Cook
1 Evan Cowley
Defensemen
5 Robson Cramer
15 Charlie Hemstrom
4 Chris Knudson
3 Bryan McFarlane
7 Erik Ouellette
25 Marshall Tema
21 Jake Townsend
Forwards
26 Kyle Bauman
10 Nick Farmer
16 Eliot Grauer
23 Oliver Janzen
17 Rudy Junda
27 Ben Kucera
28 Tyler Ledford
11 Conor O'Neil
22 George Pagonis
14 Matt Robinson
19 Sami Salminen
24 Corey Schafer
9 Colin Staub
20 Will Vosejpka
8 Patrick Yudez (Captain)
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, SUNY Oswego)
- Kyle McMahon (Michigan State)
- Kyle De Laurell (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)
References
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