Wichita Falls Wildcats

Wichita Falls Wildcats
City Wichita Falls, Texas
League NAHL
Division South
Founded 1993 (In the AFHL)
Home arena Kay Yeager Coliseum
Colors Black, Red, and White
              
Owner(s) Roy Davoult, Alex Shnayderman
General manager Paul Baxter
Head coach John LaFontaine (2014-Present)
Media YouTube, FASTHockey
Franchise history
1993–1996 Vail Avalanche
1996–2002 Butte Irish
2002–2004 Wichita Falls Rustlers
2004–present Wichita Falls Wildcats

The Wichita Falls Wildcats are a Tier II junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's South Division. The Wildcats play out of the 7,380-seat Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas. The head coach of the team for the 2015–16 season is John LaFontaine, his second season with the team.

History

Previously 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 American Frontier/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. Audio Broadcasting is provided on the team's YouTube channel.

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs Avg Attend
Vail Avalanche (AFHL)
1993–94 Statistics unavailable
1994–95 Statistics unavailable League Champions
1995–96 Statistics 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 1st Round, 0-3 vs. Texas Tornado 1,948
2005–06 58 26 28 4 56 171 189 1,045 4th, South Lost 1st Round, 2-3 vs. Texas Tornado 1,987
2006–07 62 22 34 6 50 175 227 1,126 5th, South Did not qualify 1,872
2007–08 58 38 18 2 78 221 181 1,715 3rd, South Lost 1st Round, 1-3 vs. Fairbanks Ice Dogs 1,890
2008–09 58 24 25 9 57 163 203 1,695 3rd, South Lost 1st Round, 2-3 vs. Topeka RoadRunners 1,826
2009–10 58 18 34 6 42 175 251 1,530 5th, South Did not qualify 1,907
2010–11 58 26 27 5 57 189 190 1,527 4th, South Lost Div. Semifinals, 2-3 vs. Topeka RoadRunners 1,894
2011–12 60 20 35 5 45 149 204 1.134 6th, South Did not qualify 2,038
2012–13 60 26 30 4 56 183 200 955 5th, South Did not qualify 1,895
2013–14 60 31 25 4 66 170 157 1,170 4th, South Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-3 vs. Amarillo 1,506
2014–15 60 39 16 5 83 242 182 858 3rd, South Won Play-in series, 2-0 vs. Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Lost 1st Round, 1-3 vs. Topeka RoadRunners 		1,593
2015–16 45 32 9 4 68 173 112 837 Season in progress (Currently 1st in South) 1,559

2015–16 roster

Goaltenders
30 Sime, Julian
31 Kapelmaster, Justin

Defensemen
2 Cronin, Holden
4 Dalton, Jake
5 Gilreath, Noah
6 Cypas, Domantas
8 Hines, Matt
11 Russell, Rourke
16 Baum, Jeff
23 Rounds, Michael
28 Mathews, Wyatt (AP)

Forwards
7 Lown, Ben
9 VanWyhe, Garrett
12 Goodsir, Adam
17 Burnett, Ryan
18 Beaulieu, Austin
20 Pison, Andre
21 Poikola, Aleksi
22 Lazarus, Jonathan
24 Rosa, Nick
25 Litviak, Nikita
26 Jaeger, Erich
27 Albrecht, Austin

Notable alumni

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