[{"id":54645,"date":"2026-06-22T13:47:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/?p=54645"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:47:51","slug":"alumn-ice-report-championship-edition-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/article\/alumn-ice-report-championship-edition-2026","title":{"rendered":"Alumn-ICE Report: Championship Edition 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h5>\n<p>A proud third-year member of the Western Hockey League, the Wenatchee Wild are continuing a celebrated WHL legacy that dates back to Edmonton, Alberta in 1996, continuing in Cranbrook, British Columbia and Winnipeg, Manitoba. These are the organization\u2019s WHL alumni, including alumni from the Kootenay and Winnipeg ICE, who made news in the final rounds of the American pro hockey playoffs:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em><u>NHL<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>BRAYDEN McNABB, 2006-11 &#8211; <\/strong>Hammered out seven assists in the final two rounds over the <strong>Vegas Golden Knights&#8217; <\/strong>Western Conference Final against the Colorado Avalanche and the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes. He had an incredible start to his Stanley Cup Final series against Carolina, rattling off three assists in a 5-4 Game 1 win before taking a shot to the face in Game 2 &#8211; his comeback from the injury was legendary, stepping into action in Game 3 wearing a full face shield while posting two more assists and playing 49 shifts for almost 36 minutes. He had the primary assist on Shea Theodore&#8217;s game-winner at the 85:38 mark of the game, as the Golden Knights struck for a 5-4 double-overtime victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After taking a puck directly to the face and leaving the ice in Game 2, Brayden McNabb returned to the lineup in Game 3 and put in a SHIFT \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>Not only did he notch the second-most minutes between both teams, but also recorded two assists in Vegas&#39; double OT winner \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Incredible\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nFnp7VdMeR\">pic.twitter.com\/nFnp7VdMeR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/2063484707535306795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em><u>AHL<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>NOAH PHILP, 2015-17 &#8211; <\/b>Closed out all of the <strong>Chicago Wolves&#8217; <\/strong>last three Calder Cup playoff series with multi-point games, starting with a two-goal performance in Chicago&#8217;s division final clincher against the Grand Rapids Griffins. He scored points in Chicago&#8217;s last three games of the Western Conference Final against the Colorado Eagles, posting a power play goal with just 15 seconds left in the first period and tacking on an assist just 67 seconds into the second. After picking up four points in the conference final, he had four points in the five-game Calder Cup Final series against the Toronto Marlies, earning a couple of assists in the fifth and final game on Friday. His last point of the postseason came on a power play assist with six seconds remaining in the second period.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOAH PHILP GOAL AND THE <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Chicago_Wolves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Chicago_Wolves<\/a> STRIKE FIRST IN GAME 7\u203c\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/COLvsCHI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COLvsCHI<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CalderCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CalderCup<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa\ud83d\udcbb\ud83d\udcf2: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xslzIvekI0\">https:\/\/t.co\/xslzIvekI0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IGxm2EUbc1\">pic.twitter.com\/IGxm2EUbc1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; American Hockey League (@TheAHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheAHL\/status\/2064163603465253201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em><u>ECHL<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>HUDSON ELYNUIK, 2013-14 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Played in just three games of the <strong>Florida Everblades&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>five-game Eastern Conference Final victory against the Wheeling Nailers, but made the most of the stretch, with four points in three outings. He posted a goal and an assist on back-to-back shifts in Game 3, helping the Everblades ice a 5-2 victory, while his two assists three nights later helped clinch the series with a 6-1 Game 5 win in West Virginia. He was at his best in the biggest moments, with seven points over Florida&#8217;s six-game Kelly Cup Final win against the Kansas City Mavericks, including multi-point games in each of Florida&#8217;s last three wins. His last goal of the postseason tied the series, a game-winner 10:36 into overtime in Game 4 to seal a 3-2 Florida victory in Estero.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OVERTIME BELONGS TO THE BLADES\ud83d\ude24 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4atdWzn6ho\">pic.twitter.com\/4atdWzn6ho<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florida Everblades (@FL_Everblades) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FL_Everblades\/status\/2065631097224888381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>BRAYDEN EDWARDS, 2021-22 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Picked up points in all seven of the <strong>Wheeling Nailers&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>North Division Final games against the Maine Mariners, before adding a goal in Game 3 and an assist in Game 4 of Wheeling&#8217;s Eastern Conference Final against the Florida Everblades. His goal in Game 3 was a tying marker, before Florida racked up three unanswered goals for a 5-2 victory. Wheeling survived five games against Florida, with Edwards notching the primary assist on Wheeling&#8217;s overtime winner in Game 4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>REECE HARSCH, 2019-20 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Played in all six games of the <strong>Fort Wayne Komets&#8217; <\/strong>Western Conference Final loss to the Kansas City Mavericks, posting assists in the second game and fourth game of the series. Fort Wayne won Games 2 and 5, taking their first victory of the series on a goal with 26 seconds to go in the game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also on Wenatchee&#8217;s alumni list are the standouts from its Junior A era (2008-2023) &#8211; these players laid the foundation for the WHL&#8217;s future success in the Wenatchee Valley. These are Wenatchee&#8217;s Junior A alumni who are making news in American pro hockey this month:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NIC DOWD, 2008-09 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Scored points in the first and last games of the <strong>Vegas Golden Knights&#8217; <\/strong>Western Conference Final set against the Colorado Avalanche, as Vegas dispatched the Presidents&#8217; Trophy winners in four straight games. He played in all six games of the Stanley Cup Final against Carolina, but did not register a point in the series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BRYAN YOON, 2015-16 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Played in all four games of the <strong>Colorado Eagles&#8217; <\/strong>Pacific Division Final series against the Coachella Valley Firebirds, touching off a comeback victory with a second-period goal in the clinching game. Colorado fell out of the playoffs with a seven-game loss to the Chicago Wolves, while Bryan followed his season by signing with Swedish club MoDo for 2026-27.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">V\u00e4lkommen till MoDo, Bryan Yoon! \ud83d\udc4b<\/p>\n<p>Den 28-\u00e5rige backen har kritat p\u00e5 ett avtal f\u00f6r kommande s\u00e4song, 2026\/2027.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f &quot;En dynamisk spelare&quot;, s\u00e4ger sportchef Henrik Gradin.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BYKQmbM5uS\">https:\/\/t.co\/BYKQmbM5uS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/modose?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#modose<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CutBw5rLMP\">https:\/\/t.co\/CutBw5rLMP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mEQ1AYX8hJ\">pic.twitter.com\/mEQ1AYX8hJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MoDo Hockey (@MoDo_Hockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MoDo_Hockey\/status\/2064992230775927244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>LUCAS SOWDER, 2016-19 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Posted three points, including a third-period Game 1 marker, in the <strong>Kansas City Mavericks&#8217; <\/strong>Western Conference Final triumph against the Fort Wayne Komets. That series went six games, as did Kansas City&#8217;s Kelly Cup Final series against the Florida Everblades &#8211; Sowder had three points in that series as well, with his last goal coming in a 5-2 Game 5 loss in Estero. The Mavericks won the first two games of the series at home before Florida rolled to the championship with wins in four straight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A proud third-year member of the Western Hockey League, the Wenatchee Wild are continuing a celebrated WHL legacy that dates back to Edmonton, Alberta in 1996, continuing in Cranbrook, British Columbia and Winnipeg, Manitoba. These are the organization\u2019s WHL alumni, including alumni from the Kootenay and Winnipeg ICE, who made news in the final rounds&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":54650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-54645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-53","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/16164000\/jonah-hinebaugh-NaplesDailyNewsAndTheNewsPress.png",1320,938,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54655,"date":"2026-06-22T13:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/?p=54655"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:04:08","slug":"wenatchee-wild-announce-2026-preseason-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/article\/wenatchee-wild-announce-2026-preseason-schedule","title":{"rendered":"Wenatchee Wild Announce 2026 Preseason Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl\/article\/western-hockey-league-announces-2026-preseason-schedule\/\"><strong>WHL SCHEDULE RELEASE<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013<\/strong> The 2026-27 Wenatchee Wild hockey season is just a few months away, and the preseason is even closer than that. In fact, Wild fans will get a sneak preview of their team earlier than almost any of their counterparts in the Western Hockey League.<\/p>\n<p>The Wild are excited to announce the release of their 2026 preseason schedule, with 56 preseason games scheduled leaguewide, including five rookie games. One of those games will feature the newest top players and young up-and-comers for the Wild and Tri-City Americans, scheduled for Monday, August 31. That game will feature the top 2009-, 2010- and 2011-born players from each team and is set for a 2 p.m. puck drop, with free admission for fans.<\/p>\n<p>Tri-City returns for Wenatchee\u2019s annual Kids\u2019 Day game that Saturday evening, September 5, with a 6 p.m. puck drop at Town Toyota Center. Full details and ticket info for Kids\u2019 Day will be announced later in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>After that, the Wild hop on the road for a trio of games to close out the preseason slate, with two of the three set to be played on neutral ice \u2013 Wenatchee will follow its Kids\u2019 Day game with a battle against the Vancouver Giants the following day, with a noon puck drop at Angel of the Winds Arena as part of the Everett Silvertips\u2019 annual preseason showcase. This game will be the first-ever preseason game for the Wild against a Canadian opponent.<\/p>\n<p>The final two preseason games will be played at Toyota Arena in Kennewick, the practice facility for the Tri-City Americans \u2013 both are matinee affairs, starting with a 3 p.m. matchup against the Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday, September 11. That game will kick off Tri-City\u2019s annual preseason showcase, while a 2:05 p.m. start on Sunday, September 13 against Tri-City will wrap up the event. Though they don\u2019t count in any official standings, preseason matchups between the Wild and Ams have consistently been entertaining contests, with all three contests last year going to overtime.<\/p>\n<p>The WHL\u2019s regular-season schedule is being finalized, with an official announcement just around the corner. Last week, Wenatchee announced its 2026-27 home opener, scheduled for Saturday, September 19 against the Seattle Thunderbirds. Season tickets and three-game packs are currently on sale for the 2026-27 season, and single-game group and individual tickets will go on sale later this summer.<\/p>\n<p>To purchase 2026-27 season tickets, call 509-888-7825, or visit the team office at Town Toyota Center. Updated news and information on Wild hockey are always available through the team\u2019s website and on the team\u2019s social media platforms on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/WHLWild\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/whlwild_\"><strong>X<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/whlwild_\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/@WHLWild_\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-54658\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/22130354\/Preseason-van-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/22130354\/Preseason-van-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/22130354\/Preseason-van-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/22130354\/Preseason-van-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/22130354\/Preseason-van.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHL SCHEDULE RELEASE WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013 The 2026-27 Wenatchee Wild hockey season is just a few months away, and the preseason is even closer than that. In fact, Wild fans will get a sneak preview of their team earlier than almost any of their counterparts in the Western Hockey League. The Wild are excited to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":54656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-54655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-53","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/22125337\/Wild-Preseason-Schedule-for-Website.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54649,"date":"2026-06-17T13:55:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/?p=54649"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:42:32","slug":"wenatchee-wild-announce-2026-27-home-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/article\/wenatchee-wild-announce-2026-27-home-opener","title":{"rendered":"Wenatchee Wild Announce 2026-27 Home Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013<\/strong> The fourth year of Western Hockey League action in the Wenatchee Valley is just a few months away, and the Wenatchee Wild will have their eyes on packing the house on September 19 to open their 2026-27 campaign. The Wild are excited to announce their home opener for the upcoming season, as the Seattle Thunderbirds cross the Cascades to begin Wenatchee\u2019s 34-game home slate. The full game schedule and list of promotional nights are still being finalized, with the full 2026-27 WHL schedule set to be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur home opener isn&#8217;t just the beginning of a hockey season, it&#8217;s the reunion of the Wild family,\u201d said Wenatchee Wild director of sales and marketing Gretchen Littler. \u201cThe energy our fans bring to Town Toyota Center is unmatched, and we can&#8217;t wait to drop the puck on another unforgettable season together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s home opener marks a return to the top of the home slate for the Thunderbirds, after serving as Wenatchee\u2019s home-opening opponent during the 2024-25 season. Seattle also visited the Wild during the first weekend of Wenatchee\u2019s inaugural WHL season in 2023-24. More than 300,000 fans have clicked the turnstiles at Town Toyota Center during the first three years of WHL hockey in the Wenatchee Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Season tickets and three-game packs are currently on sale for the 2026-27 season, and single-game group and individual tickets will go on sale later this summer. To purchase 2026-27 season tickets, call 509-888-7825, or visit the team office at Town Toyota Center. Updated news and information on Wild hockey are always available through the team\u2019s website and on the team\u2019s social media platforms on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/WHLWild\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/whlwild_\"><strong>X<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/whlwild_\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/@WHLWild_\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013 The fourth year of Western Hockey League action in the Wenatchee Valley is just a few months away, and the Wenatchee Wild will have their eyes on packing the house on September 19 to open their 2026-27 campaign. The Wild are excited to announce their home opener for the upcoming season, as&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":54651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-54649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-53","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/16174132\/HOMEOPENER2-e1781646125794.png",1080,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54646,"date":"2026-06-17T11:20:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/?p=54646"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:56:45","slug":"wild-sign-fifth-overall-pick-jevin-morrison-to-scholarship-development-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/article\/wild-sign-fifth-overall-pick-jevin-morrison-to-scholarship-development-agreement","title":{"rendered":"Wild Sign Fifth Overall Pick Jevin Morrison to Scholarship &amp; Development Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013<\/strong> The Wenatchee Wild, proud members of the Western Hockey League (WHL), are excited to announce that 2011-born defenseman <strong>Jevin Morrison <\/strong>has signed a Scholarship &amp; Development Agreement with the organization. A native of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Morrison comes to the Wenatchee Valley from the Red Deer Rebels U15 AAA team in the Alberta Elite Hockey League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a super exciting opportunity ahead,\u201d said Morrison. \u201cPlaying for the Wild and in the WHL is a dream come true, ever since I was little \u2013 the organization is great, and I\u2019m excited to get started with them. It\u2019s a nice city, and the facility is super nice, and above that are all the people in the organization. I\u2019m excited to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morrison showcased his skills at both ends of the ice, rolling up 17 goals and 47 assists in 24 games with the Rebels U15 squad, followed by 12 points in nine AEHL playoff games. After leading his Red Deer group to an AEHL U15 title in 2025, his team nearly repeated the feat this year, dropping an overtime decision to the Lethbridge Golden Hawks in the provincial final. His 64 points this season led all AEHL U15 blueliners, and earned him a spot on the division\u2019s First All-Star Team.<\/p>\n<p>He says he is especially proud of his skating ability, as well as his ability to deceive opponents while in transition. He says the opportunity to train and skate every day with the Wenatchee coaching staff and improve his overall game is especially exciting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJevin is a tremendously talented young man,\u201d said Wenatchee Wild director of scouting Leigh Mendelson. \u201cHis mobility and instincts make him a very dangerous player while attacking, and he took big steps in the past season working on his reliability defensively. He has made a lot of progress in that facet of his game. Jevin will be a big part of the Wild\u2019s success in the future, and it is exciting to have him and his family part of our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fifth overall selection in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft, Morrison is the second player from the 2026 draft class to sign with the Wild. Upon his selection by the Wild on May 6, Morrison became the WHL franchise\u2019s highest defenseman taken in the draft since current Iowa Wild blueliner <strong>Carson Lambos <\/strong>was taken second overall in the 2018 WHL Prospects Draft by the former Kootenay ICE.<\/p>\n<p>The Wenatchee Wild congratulate Jevin Morrison on signing his Scholarship &amp; Development Agreement with the club, and are proud to officially welcome him to the Wild family.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54648\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/15164743\/Jevin-Morrison-Signing-e1781556536832.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1350\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/15164743\/Jevin-Morrison-Signing-e1781556536832.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/15164743\/Jevin-Morrison-Signing-e1781556536832-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/15164743\/Jevin-Morrison-Signing-e1781556536832-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/15164743\/Jevin-Morrison-Signing-e1781556536832-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013 The Wenatchee Wild, proud members of the Western Hockey League (WHL), are excited to announce that 2011-born defenseman Jevin Morrison has signed a Scholarship &amp; Development Agreement with the organization. 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Both Yamaura and Rosenberg also bring with them previous front-office experience in the sport, and Rosenberg will also serve as an assistant coach for the Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy\u2019s 14-and-Under team.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Yamaura interned with the Northern State athletic department while working toward her degree in Sport Administration and Marketing. After her time at Northern State, from 2023 to 2026, she worked as the Marketing, Social Media, and Game Day Operations Coordinator for the Aberdeen Wings of the North American Hockey League.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg graduated with a degree in Sports Management from Johnson &amp; Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he also played four years of college hockey. While completing his degree, he interned with the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League, and joined the Bruins\u2019 ticket sales and front office team following his internship. He began playing hockey at a young age, playing for the Anaheim Jr. Ducks youth program. He played prep school hockey at Northwood Prep in Lake Placid, New York, then went on to play Junior A for the Bozeman Ice Dogs and Boston Jr. Bruins.\u00a0 Before joining the Wild organization, Eric spent 16 years working in auto insurance.<\/p>\n<p>2026-27 season tickets are on sale now by phone at 509-888-7825, or by visiting the team office at Town Toyota Center. Updated news and information on Wild hockey are always available through the team\u2019s website and on the team\u2019s social media platforms on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/WHLWild\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/whlwild_\"><strong>X<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/whlwild_\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/@WHLWild_\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013 The Wenatchee Wild, proud members of the Western Hockey League (WHL), are excited to welcome Ryann Yamaura and Eric Rosenberg to the front office as the club\u2019s new Account Executives. 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The Americans and Wild will swap first-round picks in this year\u2019s Import Draft \u2013 in the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":54601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-54600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-53","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/04182327\/Trade-Graphic-26-27-4-e1780611848489.png",1080,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54598,"date":"2026-06-04T17:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/?p=54598"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:50:41","slug":"wenatchee-wild-everett-silvertips-exchange-draft-picks-ahead-of-2026-chl-import-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/article\/wenatchee-wild-everett-silvertips-exchange-draft-picks-ahead-of-2026-chl-import-draft","title":{"rendered":"Wenatchee Wild, Everett Silvertips Exchange Draft Picks Ahead of 2026 CHL Import Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013<\/strong> The Wenatchee Wild have announced a trade with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League (WHL), in a swap of draft picks ahead of the upcoming 2026 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. The Silvertips will receive Wenatchee\u2019s second-round selection in this year\u2019s CHL Import Draft, while the Wild will receive Everett\u2019s sixth-round selection in the 2030 WHL Prospects Draft.<\/p>\n<p>The Wild organization is anticipating the return of all three of its import players from the 2025-26 season, and does not expect to use any of its allotted selections in the Import Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013 The Wenatchee Wild have announced a trade with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League (WHL), in a swap of draft picks ahead of the upcoming 2026 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. The Silvertips will receive Wenatchee\u2019s second-round selection in this year\u2019s CHL Import Draft, while the Wild will receive Everett\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":54599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-54598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-53","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/04174701\/Trade-Graphic-26-27-3-e1780609652728.png",1080,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54596,"date":"2026-06-03T06:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/?p=54596"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:46:17","slug":"wild-goaltender-tvrznik-invited-to-participate-in-nhl-scouting-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/article\/wild-goaltender-tvrznik-invited-to-participate-in-nhl-scouting-combine","title":{"rendered":"Wild Goaltender Tvrznik Invited to Participate in NHL Scouting Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BUFFALO, N.Y. \u2013<\/strong> As the 2026 National Hockey League Draft draws closer, NHL teams want a closer look at Wenatchee Wild goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/players\/30226\"><strong>Tobias Tvrznik<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Wild are excited to announce that Tvrznik is participating in the NHL\u2019s annual Scouting Combine this week in Buffalo, New York, which runs through Saturday. 90 prospects from around the world have been invited to participate in the Combine, with highly-ranked draft-eligible players set to participate in interviews with teams, medical evaluations and fitness testing at Buffalo\u2019s KeyBank Center and LECOM HarborCenter. The Litomerice, Czechia native was one of 25 Western Hockey League players to be invited, and one of only five goaltenders selected to participate.<\/p>\n<p>Tvrznik is coming off a standout season as a WHL rookie, earning a finalist nod for the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the WHL\u2019s Goaltender of the Year. He was also selected as the Western Conference\u2019s Second Team All-Star goaltender. He earned his 2025-26 accolades with 16 wins, while carrying some of the top marks on the circuit. He finished the regular season with a .913 save percentage, good for third on the league leaderboard while facing the ninth-most shots in the league, and picked up his first WHL shutout February 6 in a 2-0 defeat of the Victoria Royals.<\/p>\n<p>The 10<sup>th<\/sup> overall selection in last year\u2019s Canadian Hockey League Import Draft, Tvrznik began his WHL career with a 60-save showing against the Everett Silvertips on September 20, tying a 29-year-old franchise record dating back to the WHL team\u2019s inaugural season as the Edmonton ICE in 1996, the first of his seven games this season with 40 points or more. He would also add an NCAA Division I commitment to Ohio State University late in the season, and was nominated to the inaugural WHL Prospects Game Presented by Showpass before being forced to bow out due to injury. He heads into this month\u2019s National Hockey League draft as North America\u2019s eighth-ranked draft-eligible goaltender on the NHL Central Scouting list, and fourth-ranked goaltender in the WHL.<\/p>\n<p>2026-27 season tickets are on sale now by phone at 509-888-7825, or by visiting the team office at Town Toyota Center. Updated news and information on Wild hockey are always available through the team\u2019s website and on the team\u2019s social media platforms on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/WHLWild\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/whlwild_\"><strong>X<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/whlwild_\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/@WHLWild_\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUFFALO, N.Y. \u2013 As the 2026 National Hockey League Draft draws closer, NHL teams want a closer look at Wenatchee Wild goaltender Tobias Tvrznik. The Wild are excited to announce that Tvrznik is participating in the NHL\u2019s annual Scouting Combine this week in Buffalo, New York, which runs through Saturday. 90 prospects from around the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":54597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[{"term_id":118,"name":"Tobias Tvrznik","slug":"tobias-tvrznik","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":118,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":42,"filter":"raw","term_order":"45"}],"class_list":["post-54596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-tobias-tvrznik","category-53","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/06\/03064602\/2025-26-Generic-Graphic-Tobias-Tvrznik-NHL-Scouting-Combine.jpg",940,788,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54583,"date":"2026-05-19T12:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/?p=54583"},"modified":"2026-05-20T13:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:51:05","slug":"alumn-ice-report-may-19-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/article\/alumn-ice-report-may-19-2026","title":{"rendered":"Alumn-ICE Report: May 19, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>Mac Carruth<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>A proud third-year member of the Western Hockey League, the Wenatchee Wild are continuing a celebrated WHL legacy that dates back to Edmonton, Alberta in 1996, continuing in Cranbrook, British Columbia and Winnipeg, Manitoba. These are the organization&#8217;s alumni, including alumni from the Kootenay and Winnipeg ICE, who played in top-level national leagues across the world this past season.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Our American pro report will return with a playoff update next week.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em><u>WHL &#8211; 1996 to 2026<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>MATT ALFARO (2013-17) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Starred once again for the <strong>Nottingham Panthers\u00a0<\/strong>in the Elite Ice Hockey League, posting 13 goals and 23 assists in 48 games in Britain&#8217;s top-level pro league. He was severely impacted by a lower-body injury, bringing his season to an early end in March. Nottingham won 33 of its 54 games to take third on the 10-team circuit but dropped out of the league playoff after the quarterfinal round. However, the Panthers won the league&#8217;s Challenge Cup for a record-extending ninth time. Alfaro signed a new contract on May 6, committing to return to the Panthers for 2026-27.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">20 seconds of Matt Alfaro with Labradors to improve your day \ud83d\udc3e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WEyER4KJW6\">pic.twitter.com\/WEyER4KJW6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nottingham Panthers (@PanthersIHC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PanthersIHC\/status\/2056305720962724238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>MARTIN BODAK (2017-19) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Shifted to <strong>HK Poprad <\/strong>after two seasons with HK Dukla Michalovce, with 23 points in the Slovak Extraliga. His club won 27 games in its 50-game regular season, and reached the semifinal round before dropping a 4-1 series to eventual league champion Nitra.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIM BOZON (2013-15) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Spent his ninth pro season in Switzerland&#8217;s National League, putting up 12 goals and six assists in 36 games for <strong>Geneve-Servette HC, <\/strong>plus two assists over eight games in the continent&#8217;s Champions Hockey League competition. <span style=\"color: #000000\">Geneve-Servette won 31 of its 52 games during the NL season, advancing as far as the semifinals before bowing out with a 4-1 series loss to HC Fribourg-Gott\u00e9ron. However, their third-place finish in the NL standings qualified them for the 2026 Champions Hockey League competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ADAM CRACKNELL (2002-06) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Finished in a tie for third on the Slovak Extraliga leaderboard with 58 points for <strong>HK SKP Poprad,\u00a0<\/strong>including a league-high 35 goals. His five shorthanded goals also paced the Slovak Extraliga. Poprad won 27 games in its 50-game regular season, and reached the semifinal round before dropping a 4-1 series to eventual league champion Nitra. Cracknell signed a one-year contract extension with Poprad last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Adam Cracknell odch\u00e1dzal do \u0161atne v slz\u00e1ch. Ku koncu v Poprade povedal: <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Neviem, ak\u00e1 bude moja bud\u00facnos\u0165. Potrebujem to prebra\u0165 s rodinou. M\u00e1m u\u017e 40 rokov&#8230; Dal by som \u010doko\u013evek, aby som e\u0161te s chlapcami mohol hra\u0165. Uvid\u00edme, \u010do sa stane.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Poprad vn\u00edma ako druh\u00fd domov: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8nzfRBvW3U\">pic.twitter.com\/8nzfRBvW3U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrik Mitas (@PatoMitas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatoMitas\/status\/2043053295975928196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>JAEDON DESCHENEAU (2011-16) &#8211; <\/strong>Moved to\u00a0<strong>HK Dukla Trencin <\/strong>this season after helping HK Nitra advance to the Slovak Extraliga finals last season &#8211; he was one of the organization&#8217;s highest-scoring international alumni this year, with 40 points in 39 games. Trencin was somewhat less successful this season, finishing with 34 losses and a spot in the Slovak relegation series &#8211; however, they were able to maintain their place in the Extraliga for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HUDSON ELYNUIK (2012-14) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Played briefly overseas this season, starting the year with five games on the <strong>HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas\u00a0<\/strong>roster before returning to North America to suit up for the ECHL&#8217;s Florida Everblades. He posted two goals and an assist in his five appearances with Mikulas, who survived the best-of-five Slovak Extraliga wild-card round before being swept by second-seeded Slovan Bratislava in the best-of-seven quarterfinal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATT FRASER (2007-11) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Extended his run with Austrian club <strong>Klagenfurt AC<\/strong> in the ICEHL to a sixth season, posting 18 goals and 11 assists over 48 games, while appearing in one Champions Hockey League game &#8211; this season was Fraser&#8217;s ninth straight pro campaign with at least 20 points. EC-KAC won 33 of its 48 games and finished second in the ICEHL standings, but was upset in an especially topsy-turvy playoff that saw three of the top four seeds bounced in the quarterfinal round, while 10th-place Fehervar &#8211; the very last team in the field &#8211; made it all the way to the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARIO GRMAN (2015-16) &#8211; <\/strong>Returned to the KHL for a season season with <strong>Admiral Vladivostok,<\/strong> posting a goal and four assists in 35 appearances. After Vladivostok&#8217;s narrow entry into the Gagarin Cup playoffs a year ago, Grman&#8217;s club missed the field this season, finishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VALTTERI KAKKONEN (2018-19) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Returned to Poland&#8217;s top league for a second season, playing 33 games for <strong>GKS Tychy <\/strong>and matching his 2024-25 output with four goals and 17 assists. Tychy win 27 of its 40 regular-season games to take third in the Polish standings, but repeated as the league&#8217;s playoff championw with a win over Katowice in the league final. He also got his first Champions Hockey League experience, with two goals and an assist over six Champions League games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NINO KINDER (2019-20) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Played his seventh professional season in Germany, and fifth with the <strong>Fischtown Pinguins\u00a0<\/strong>in Bremerhaven &#8211; this year, he buried eight goals and picked up six assists in 52 games, plus a goal and an assist over eight Champions Hockey League affairs. Fischtown dropped out of the Champions League after its first-round pair with top-seeded Ilves from Finland, but the Pinguins won 28 of their 52 regular-season games and dispatched Nurnberg in a two-game qualifying-round sweep. Fischtown won one of its five quarterfinal games against Adler Mannheim in the DEL quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LUKE PHILP (2011-16) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Made his first venture into playing European pro hockey, joining\u00a0<strong>Farjestad BK\u00a0<\/strong>in the Swedish Hockey League, considered by many to be the world&#8217;s third-best pro league behind the NHL and KHL. His 35 points, including 13 goals, helped power Farjestad to a fifth-place finish in the SHL standings &#8211; Farjestad fell out of the postseason with a hard-fought seven-game quarterfinal series against Rogle BK.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALESSANDRO SEGAFREDO (2021-23) &#8211; <\/strong>Spent this season in Switzerland, splitting between the Swiss League&#8217;s GCK Lions and the National League&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>ZSC Lions<\/strong>. He played in eight games with the latter team, posting a goal and an assist &#8211; ZSC finished fourth, missing Champions Hockey League qualification by a tiebreaker against Geneve-Servette and reaching the semifinals before departing in a 4-games-to-1 loss to top-seeded HC Davos. However, Segafredo has enjoyed a banner year by international standards, appearing for Italy in the Olympics and also playing for his home country in the ongoing World Championships in Switzerland. In all, he enters the week with seven goals and an assist in 13 international games this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">Dopo la sconfitta di ieri con la Francia per 5-2 (1-0, 3-1, 1-1 con reti azzurre di Phil Pietroniro ed Olmo Albis), nel match bis odierno, nuova vittoria dei transalpini sul Blue Team per 4-2 (0-0, 1-2, 3-0). A segno Marco Zanetti ed Alessandro Segafredo.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfd2 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tuttohockey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tuttohockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IIHF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IIHF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G5WXGNlGEP\">pic.twitter.com\/G5WXGNlGEP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TuttoHockey.com (@tuttohockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tuttohockey\/status\/2048456874991776150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>PETR SENKERIK (2009-10) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Has played for two different teams in the Czech Extraliga this season, splitting time between\u00a0<strong>HC Litvinov\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Mountfield HK &#8211; <\/strong>he only picked up three assists for Mountfield in 24 games, but fared better with seven points in 19 games for Litvinov. His 2025-26 season included the best of times, and the worst of times &#8211; he posted an assist in five Champions Hockey League tilts, but also a last-place finish in the Extraliga standings and a five-game relegation series against HC Dukla Jihlava. Litvinov won four of the five games to maintain their place in the Extraliga for 2026-27.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VLADISLAV SHILO (2022-23) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Shilo played his third season for Belarussian Extraleague powerhouse <strong>Yunost Minsk<\/strong>, cranking out six goals and 20 assists in 40 games. Yunost Minsk won 42 of its 52 regular-season games to win the Extraleague regular-season title, but dropped out of the Belarussian playoffs with a six-game loss to Metallurg Zhlobin before defeating Shakhter Soligorsk for the league&#8217;s bronze medal. Shilo played 13 games during Minsk&#8217;s playoff run, earning four goals and five assists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JAKIN SMALLWOOD (2017-22) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Made his professional debut this season by linking up with German club <strong>ERC Ingolstadt &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>his first impression was a good one, with three goals and three assists in 27 games. Ingolstadt won 33 of its 52 games to finish fifth on the league&#8217;s 14-team table, but ended its season with a six-game quarterfinal loss to Red Bull Munchen. Ingolstadt did enjoy a lengthy run in the Champions Hockey League competition, reaching the quarterfinal round against Frolunda HC &#8211; Smallwood had two assists in 10 Champions League games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAXIMILIAN STREULE (2021-23) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Played his third professional season in Switzerland, stepping into 50 games with the National League&#8217;s <strong>HC Fribourg-Gott\u00e9ron,\u00a0<\/strong>and picking up 14 points. His 2025-26 season was a busy one &#8211; Fribourg-Gotteron won 37 of its 52 regular-season games to earn 100 points in the NL standings (on a three-point system), going the distance in a best-of-seven quarterfinal against the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. The semifinal series against Geneve-Servette went just five games, but Fribourg-Gotteron dropped HC Davos in seven games to take the league&#8217;s playoff title for the first time, also avenging their loss to Davos in the Spengler Cup invitational tournament that winter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MICHAL TEPLY (2019-20) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Spent his second season back in his native Czechia with <strong>HC Plzen, <\/strong>and earning seven goals and 15 assists in 40 contests. His Plzen team finished in second place in the Czech Extraliga standings, with 30 wins in 52 contests, but was upended in a thrilling seven-game quarterfinal by seventh-seeded Sparta Praha. However, Plzen did clinch a spot in the 2026-27 Champions Hockey League by virtue of its second-place Extraliga finish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RINAT VALIEV (2013-15) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Picked up 29 points, including 24 assists, for <strong>HK Almaty\u00a0<\/strong>in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. Almaty won 20 of its 54 games, but did make the league&#8217;s playoff field and gave regular-season and playoff champion Nomad Astana a scare with a seven-game series in the quarterfinal round.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em><u>BCHL (2015-23)<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NICHOLAS CHERKOWSKI (2019-20) &#8211;<\/strong> Reached France&#8217;s top level of the sport, playing 38 games for\u00a0<strong>Aigles\u00a0<\/strong>in the city of Nice &#8211; he played 38 games for the club, with nine goals and 15 assists. Aigles won exactly half of its 44 games in Ligue Magnus competition, ahead of a six-game loss to third-seeded Angers in the quarterfinal round of the postseason.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATT DORSEY (2017-20) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Is, oddly enough, beginning\u00a0<em>another\u00a0<\/em>new season this spring &#8211; Dorsey finished his third season in the SPHL with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs this past spring, and then jetted off to join the\u00a0<strong>Melbourne Mustangs\u00a0<\/strong>of the Australian Ice Hockey League. He has two goals and four assists through his first six games of the 2026 season as fall begins to shift toward winter in the Southern Hemisphere &#8211; he earned assists in his first three games in Australia before potting his first two goals Friday in a 7-4 loss to the Melbourne Ice. The AIHL ladder features 10 teams this year, with a 30-game regular season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">End of the second.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfd2 Scored by Brody Lindal, assisted by Joey Hughes and Philippe Caron<br \/>\ud83c\udfd2 Scored by Matt Dorsey, assisted by Philippe Caron <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/23kwAt09Yx\">pic.twitter.com\/23kwAt09Yx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melbourne Mustangs (@Mustangs_Hockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mustangs_Hockey\/status\/2055246909674344526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>BRENDAN HARRIS (2013-17) &#8211;<\/strong> Switched to Britain&#8217;s Elite Ice Hockey League after a five-year run in the American minor leagues, signing with the <strong>Nottingham Panthers <\/strong>for this past season. He picked up 11 goals and 21 assists in 43 games, and tacked on 11 points over 13 Challenge Cup games &#8211; Nottingham defeated Coventry in overtime in the final to win their ninth Challenge Cup, and first in a decade. Nottingham won 33 of its 54 regular-season games to take third on the 10-team circuit but dropped out of the league playoff after the quarterfinal round.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KYLE MAYHEW (2016-17) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Moved to Europe for the first time after a two-year run in the AHL and ECHL, joining the\u00a0<strong>Augsburger Panther\u00a0<\/strong>roster in Germany&#8217;s Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Mayhew hammered out 25 points in 49 contests for Augsburger, but the Panther only won 19 of their 52 games, missing the DEL&#8217;s playoff field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAKOTA RAABE (2014-17) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Spent four years in the American minor leagues before departing for France this season, joining\u00a0<strong>Gap\u00a0<\/strong>in Ligue Magnus &#8211; with 25 points, he was the highest-scoring American on the roster and fourth overall. However, Gap narrowly missed relegation after winning just 13 of their 44 games this past season. He had four points in the six-game relegation round, but also contributed a goal and an assist for Gap in the annual Coupe de France tournament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYLER ROCKWELL (2014-17) &#8211; <\/strong>Jumped from the Manchester Storm in Britain&#8217;s top-level league to the <strong>Yokohama Grits <\/strong>of the Asia League, making the first venture to Japan in his pro career. He fit right in with his new club, racking up nine goals and 17 assists &#8211; he was the higher-scoring of the two North American players on the roster, barely outranking former Wenatchee Wild forward Alex Rauter. Yokohama won 14 games this season, taking fifth on the six-team circuit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Grits Gang Dinner with Tyler Rockwell and Alex Rauter in Yokohama Japan \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E6%A8%AA%E6%B5%9CGRITS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u6a2a\u6d5cGRITS<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/yokohamagrits?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#yokohamagrits<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hockey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hockey<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/icehockey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#icehockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Q2bEDZKw3\">pic.twitter.com\/8Q2bEDZKw3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KocoSports (@kocosports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kocosports\/status\/2050922944873062422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>KELE STEFFLER (2017-18) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Played exclusively in the Alps Hockey League in his eighth professional season, suiting up for 33 games with <strong>EK Zell am See\u00a0<\/strong>and posting a goal and two assists. Zell am See won 24 of its 36 games in the Alps Hockey League regular season, taking second among the league&#8217;s 13 teams, before being eliminated by eventual champion Gherdina in the semifinal round.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LUKAS SVEJKOVSKY (2017-18) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Spent time with two Finnish teams in Liiga this season, starting the year with <strong>Ilves\u00a0<\/strong>and posting six goals and six assists in 34 games. He wrapped up the year with six regular-season outings for Kiekko-Espoo, but only one assist, before adding a goal and an assist in five postseason games for Espoo. Their ninth-place finish landed them in the league&#8217;s wild-card round, and their first-round series went the maximum five games, as Assat earned a 5-2 win in the decisive fifth game. Svejkovsky did make an impact in Champions Hockey League play, scoring three goals over seven appearances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A.J. VANDERBECK (2016-18) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Spent most of his third European season in HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden&#8217;s second-level pro league, but did play 22 games in the Finnish Liiga for <strong>Pelicans<\/strong>. His production in Lahti was quite good, with 11 points in those 22 games, including seven goals &#8211; after his departure, Pelicans won its wild-card series against JYP in a three-game sweep, but dropped out of the Liiga playoffs with a five-game quarterfinal loss to KooKoo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JASPER WEATHERBY (2016-18) &#8211; <\/strong>After splitting last season between the Czech Extraliga&#8217;s HC Dynamo Pardubice\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>B\u00edl\u00ed Tyg\u0159i Liberec,<\/strong> he stayed the full season with Liberec and picked up 20 points in 52 games. Liberec won 28 of its 52 games during the Extraliga&#8217;s regular season, but saw its season end in a seven-game quarterfinal upset against Karlovy Vary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COOPER ZECH (2017-18) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Returned to Britain in his seventh professional season, joining the <strong>Nottingham Panthers\u00a0<\/strong>of the Elite Ice Hockey League, posting 21 points over 51 regular-season appearances. He added five points in 14 Challenge Cup games, as Nottingham clinched its first Champions Cup title in a decade, and picked up a goal and an assist in three IIHF Continental Cup games as Nottingham brought the Cup back to Britain for the second straight year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em><u>NAHL (2008-15)<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>EVAN MOSEY (2008-09) &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>Has spent 10 of his 13 professional seasons in Britain&#8217;s Elite Ice Hockey League, and five of those years with the <strong>Cardiff Devils &#8211;<\/strong>Mosey played in 53 of Cardiff&#8217;s 54 regular-season games this year, posting only one goal but racking up 24 assists, plus two more points in eight Challenge Cup games. Mosey also had a goal and an assist in four EIHL playoff games, as the Devils earned a 5-2 win over the Sheffield Steelers in the EIHL final to earn their eighth overall British playoff championship. The club announced earlier today that Mosey would be returning to Cardiff for another season in 2026-27.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcf0SIGNING NEWS \ud83d\udcf0<\/p>\n<p>Evan Mosey re-signs with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiffdevils?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cardiffdevils<\/a> for his 6th season<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccaLast season stats across all <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialEIHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@officialEIHL<\/a> competitions:<br \/>57GP | 28 PTS | 2 G | 26 A <\/p>\n<p>Happy with the signing? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/devilsfans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#devilsfans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/redarmy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#redarmy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y32NLdjTzS\">pic.twitter.com\/y32NLdjTzS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EIHL Face-Off (@EIHLFaceOff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EIHLFaceOff\/status\/2056771663497142632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALEX RAUTER (2013-14) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Spent his fourth season in the Asia League with the <strong>Yokohama Grits,\u00a0<\/strong>picking up 10 goals and 15 assists in just 17 appearances. His 25 points placed him one behind former Wild standout Tyler Rockwell for the most points on the team by a North American player.\u00a0Yokohama won 14 games this season, taking fifth on the six-team circuit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARKER TUOMIE (2013-14) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Returned to Cologne, Germany for his sixth professional season, all spent in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He rolled up 19 points in 34 games for <strong>Kolner Haie,<\/strong> including six goals for the DEL&#8217;s regular-season champion. He made only eight playoff appearances for Kolner, who was shocked by sixth-seeded Eisbaren Berlin in a six-game semifinal series. He has spent plenty of time wearing his country&#8217;s colors as well, playing three games for the Germans at the Milan Olympics this past February, and is three games into his run at the World Championships in Switzerland. Tuomie signed earlier this month with the Fischtown Pinguins, returning to his hometown professional club in Bremerhaven for 2026-27.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Parker Tuomie kehrt nach Bremerhaven zur\u00fcck <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mzpd3i2UyL\">https:\/\/t.co\/Mzpd3i2UyL<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eishockey_mag?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eishockey_mag<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; eishockey-magazin (@eishockey_mag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eishockey_mag\/status\/2053121979364848061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>MAC CARRUTH (2008-10) &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Spent his 13th professional season in new territory this season, moving to Ligue Magnus and anchoring the net for <strong>Rouen.\u00a0<\/strong>He earned 23 of the club&#8217;s 34 wins, leading the circuit, while also posting the fourth-best marks of a 2.04 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage. Rouen eliminated Amiens in six games in the league&#8217;s quarterfinal series, but was knocked out by Bordeaux in a four-game semifinal sweep.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Mac Carruth en chiffres\ud83e\udee3<br \/>92,22 % d\u2019arr\u00eats<br \/>652 arr\u00eats en 26 matchs<br \/>3 blanchissages<\/p>\n<p>Quelque chose \u00e0 ajouter ?\ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l4osisuCqJ\">pic.twitter.com\/l4osisuCqJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dragons de Rouen (@DragonsdeRouen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DragonsdeRouen\/status\/2022320516845973584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mac Carruth A proud third-year member of the Western Hockey League, the Wenatchee Wild are continuing a celebrated WHL legacy that dates back to Edmonton, Alberta in 1996, continuing in Cranbrook, British Columbia and Winnipeg, Manitoba. 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