Wenatchee Wild (junior A)

The team joined the North American Hockey League as an expansion club for the 2008–09 season, and in that time they were well known for their rivalry with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs.

[1][2] On September 12, 2006, ground was broken on a new multipurpose event center that would be home to a new ice hockey team.

Other potential names for the team were the Wranglers, Bombers, Wonders, Hockeyes, Winning Walruses and Ice Busters.

The Wild played their first game on September 17, 2008, losing to the Motor City Metal Jackets 2–1 in overtime.

[3] However, on May 14, 2013, the Wild announced they would instead relocate the franchise to Hidalgo, Texas and play as the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the NAHL.

[5] On June 1, 2015, the Wenatchee Wild announced that they would be joining the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for the 2015–16 season.

The tournament usually consists of opening in a round-robin with the top four teams then advancing to a semifinal were the winners compete a championship game.

Littler stepped down from coaching during the 2019–20 BCHL season citing health reasons, but stayed on as general manager.