The Wichita Falls Wildcats are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's South Division. The Wildcats play out of the 6,500-seat Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas. Current coaches of the team are John Bowkus, Mike Flanagan, and Thomas Billick.

The team's games are broadcast on the team's website and over the internet via the B2 Networks and NowMedia. Additional support is provided by Wichita Falls' KOLI 94.9 FM ("The Outlaw"). The team's announcer is Drew Pelto.

[edit] History

Originally known as the Wichita Falls Rustlers (and before this, the Butte Irish of Butte, Montana), the franchise was a part of the America West Hockey League prior to 2003, and became an NAHL team after the two leagues merged.

[edit] Regular Season Records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2004-05	56	28	21	7	63	206	218	1163	4th in South
2005-06	58	26	28	4	56	171	189	1045	4th in South
2006-07	62	22	34	6	50	175	227	1126	5th in South
2007-08	58	38	18	2	78	221	181	1715	3rd in South
2008-09	58	24	25	9	57	163	203	1695	3rd in South

[edit] Playoff Records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2005	3	0	3	0	14	24	109	Lost in 1st Round
2006	5	2	3	0	8	15	60	Lost in 1st Round
2007								Did Not Qualify
2008	4	1	3	0	7	14	61	Lost in 1st Round
2009	5	2	3	0	13	15	101	Lost in 1st Round

[edit] Current Roster

Goaltenders
33 Erick Cinotti
30 Phil Graveline
35 Brian Phillips

Defensemen
3 Alex Brooks
23 Nick Christenson
4 Matt Grassa
22 Kyle Lebrun
5 Zach Ledford
17 Chris Leone
6 Kevin Liss
25 Chris Rial
2 Ian Young

Forwards
15 Broderick Browne
24 Andy Cramer
19 Ryan Frost
26 Kyle Gallegos
13 Daniel Gentzler
27 Taylor Herndon
12 Anthony Iaquinto
10 Bryan Kozlowski
8 Adam Kuhn
21 Tyler Lundey
11 J.T. Osborne
16 Aaron Quick
7 Brian Sheehan
20 Brandon Stroud

[edit] Notable Alumni

Wichita Falls Wildcats
Wichita Falls Wildcats
City	Wichita Falls, Texas
League	NAHL
Division	South
Founded	1993
Home arena	Kay Yeager Coliseum
Colors	Black, Red, and White
Owner(s)	Rick Brodsky, Roy Davoult
Head coach	John Bowkus
Media	KOLI 94.9 FM
Franchise history
1993-1996	Vail Avalanche (AFHL)
1996-2002	Butte Irish (AFHL and AWHL)
2002-2004	Wichita Falls Rustlers (AWHL and NAHL)
2004-Present	Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)

Luke Salazar (Denver)
Chris Nutini (Denver)
Sean Duddy (Ohio State)
Cal Heeter (Ohio State)
Adam Cardwell (Alaska)
Ricky Doriott (Michigan Tech)
Kyle Kraemer (Northeastern)
Chad Costello (Corpus Christi Icerays CHL)
Andrew Conboy (Hamilton Bulldogs AHL)
Dan Sexton (Bakersfield Condors ECHL)
Dan Ramirez (American International)
Shea Walters (Bemidji State)
Zach Josepher (Michigan State)
Kyle McMahon (Michigan State)
Kyle Delaurell (Air Force)
Jeff McNeil (Ohio State)
Zach Trotman (Lake Superior State)
Brett Hartung (Bentley)

[edit] External links