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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

\u201cOur home opener isn’t just the beginning of a hockey season, it’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’t wait to drop the puck on another unforgettable season together.”<\/p>\n

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

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 Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, X<\/strong><\/a>, Instagram<\/strong><\/a> and YouTube<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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…<\/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 & Development Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013<\/strong> The Wenatchee Wild, proud members of the Western Hockey League (WHL), are excited to announce that 2011-born defenseman Jevin Morrison <\/strong>has signed a Scholarship & 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

\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

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

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

\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

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 Carson Lambos <\/strong>was taken second overall in the 2018 WHL Prospects Draft by the former Kootenay ICE.<\/p>\n

The Wenatchee Wild congratulate Jevin Morrison on signing his Scholarship & Development Agreement with the club, and are proud to officially welcome him to the Wild family.<\/p>\n

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WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013 <\/strong>The Wenatchee Wild, proud members of the Western Hockey League (WHL), are excited to welcome Ryann Yamaura <\/strong>and Eric Rosenberg <\/strong>to the front office as the club\u2019s new Account Executives. 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

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

Rosenberg graduated with a degree in Sports Management from Johnson & 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

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 Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, X<\/strong><\/a>, Instagram<\/strong><\/a> and YouTube<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. Both Yamaura and Rosenberg also bring with them previous front-office experience in the sport, and Rosenberg will also serve as an assistant…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":54608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-54607","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\/09173322\/b35b3faf-756b-45cb-bb9e-14dc91b6bbee.png",1080,1350,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\/54607","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=54607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54602,"date":"2026-06-08T13:57:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/?p=54602"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:54:55","slug":"wild-gain-pair-of-prospects-draft-selections-in-trade-with-swift-current","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/article\/wild-gain-pair-of-prospects-draft-selections-in-trade-with-swift-current","title":{"rendered":"Wild Gain Pair of Prospects Draft Selections in Trade with Swift Current"},"content":{"rendered":"

WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013<\/strong> The Wenatchee Wild have announced a trade with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL), with the teams exchanging draft picks ahead of the upcoming 2026 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. The Broncos will receive Wenatchee\u2019s first-round selection in this year\u2019s Import Draft, a pick recently acquired from the Tri-City Americans. The Wild will receive a pair of picks in the WHL Prospects Draft, acquiring Swift Current\u2019s second-round pick in the 2027 Draft and the Broncos\u2019 sixth-round pick in 2030.<\/p>\n

The Wild organization anticipates that all three of its import players from the 2025-26 season will return for 2026-27, and does not expect to use its allotted selections in the Import Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013 The Wenatchee Wild have announced a trade with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL), with the teams exchanging draft picks ahead of the upcoming 2026 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. The Broncos will receive Wenatchee\u2019s first-round selection in this year\u2019s Import Draft, a pick recently acquired from the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":54603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-54602","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\/08125343\/Trade-Graphic-26-27-5-e1780937651415.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\/54602","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=54602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":54600,"date":"2026-06-04T18:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/?p=54600"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:24:23","slug":"wild-ams-each-acquire-pair-of-draft-picks-in-thursday-transaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-wild\/article\/wild-ams-each-acquire-pair-of-draft-picks-in-thursday-transaction","title":{"rendered":"Wild, Ams Each Acquire Pair of Draft Picks in Thursday Transaction"},"content":{"rendered":"

WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013<\/strong> The Wenatchee Wild have announced a trade with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL), with each team exchanging a pair of draft picks ahead of the upcoming 2026 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. The Americans and Wild will swap first-round picks in this year\u2019s Import Draft \u2013 in the 2027 Import Draft, the Wild will receive Tri-City\u2019s first-round selection while the Ams will receive Wenatchee\u2019s second-round pick.<\/p>\n

The Wild organization anticipates that all three of its import players from the 2025-26 season will return for 2026-27, and does not expect to use its allotted selections in the Import Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WENATCHEE, Wash. \u2013 The Wenatchee Wild have announced a trade with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL), with each team exchanging a pair of draft picks ahead of the upcoming 2026 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. The Americans and Wild will swap first-round picks in this year\u2019s Import Draft \u2013 in the…<\/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":"

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

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":"

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…<\/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":"

BUFFALO, N.Y. \u2013<\/strong> As the 2026 National Hockey League Draft draws closer, NHL teams want a closer look at Wenatchee Wild goaltender Tobias Tvrznik<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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

The 10th<\/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

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 Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, X<\/strong><\/a>, Instagram<\/strong><\/a> and YouTube<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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…<\/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":"

Mac Carruth<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n
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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’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

Our American pro report will return with a playoff update next week.<\/em><\/p>\n

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WHL – 1996 to 2026<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MATT ALFARO (2013-17) –\u00a0<\/strong>Starred once again for the Nottingham Panthers\u00a0<\/strong>in the Elite Ice Hockey League, posting 13 goals and 23 assists in 48 games in Britain’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’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

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20 seconds of Matt Alfaro with Labradors to improve your day \ud83d\udc3e pic.twitter.com\/WEyER4KJW6<\/a><\/p>\n

— Nottingham Panthers (@PanthersIHC) May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n