NAHL years (2008–2015) On September 12, 2006, ground was broken on a new multipurpose event center that would be home to a new ice hockey team. On February 22, 2008, the
North American Hockey League granted Wenatchee Junior Hockey, LLC. with conditional approval for an expansion team. On May 20, 2008, Wenatchee Junior Hockey, LLC. announced the franchise would be the "Wild." The name was chosen by a "name-the-team contest" held at local schools in
Wenatchee and
East Wenatchee. 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. The Wild made a championship run in that first season, winning the division title but losing the championship game 3–2 in overtime. The following season, they came back and won the West Division championship in 2009–10, but were eliminated in the
round-robin championship tournament. On May 13, 2013, the Wild lost their first and only game during the 2013
Robertson Cup Championship Tournament to the
Amarillo Bulls 5-0 during the Robertson Cup championship game. On January 19, 2013,
USA Hockey approved the transfer of the Wenatchee Wild from the NAHL to the
British Columbia Hockey League for the 2013–14 season. 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. On May 22, 2013, the Wenatchee City Council approves a deal to move the
Fresno Monsters to Wenatchee and keep their name and logo. The team announced that it had retained coach Bliss Littler from the previous franchise on June 4, 2013.
British Columbia Hockey League (2015–2023) On June 1, 2015, the Wenatchee Wild announced that they would be joining the
British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for the 2015–16 season. In their third season in the BCHL, the Wild won the 2018 Fred Page Cup as the playoff champions and was the first American team to win the cup since 1979. In 2023, the BCHL left
Hockey Canada sanctioning. On June 16, 2023, the
Western Hockey League announced that the Wild owners David and Lisa White had purchased the franchise playing as the
Winnipeg Ice and the league approved relocation to Wenatchee starting in the 2023–24 WHL season. The
Wenatchee Wild name and branding carried forward to the WHL team, while the junior A team ceased operations. ==Season records==