Wenatchee Wild The Wenatchee Wild is a Junior A ice hockey team in the British Columbia Hockey League . The team plays its home games at the 4 , 300 - seat Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee , Washington . Initially , the team was part of the North American Hockey League , joining 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 . The Wild moved to the BCHL for 2015 – 16 , after seeking approval from both Hockey Canada and USA Hockey for three years . History . 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 . On April 30 , 2015 Wild were approved by USA Hockey and Hockey Canada to transfer from the NAHL to the British Columbia Hockey League . The Wild had been trying since 2013 to make this transfer but could not get approval from both national governing bodies . The Wild organization motivation for the move was simply that the BCHL was a better fit travel wise , with the porential savings of tens of thosands of dollars just on travel expenses . British Columbia Hockey League ( 2015 – present ) . On June 1 , 2015 , the Wenatchee Wild announced that they would be joining the BCHL for the 2015 – 16 season . Cowbells . The team has created an identity for themselves by using cowbells . Similar to the Tampa Bay Rays of the MLB and the Sacramento Kings of the NBA , the Wild have fans ring cowbells in support of the team . After a Wenatchee goal , fans will ring their bells in support . Since 2008 , the Wild have hosted a cowbell giveaway , where the first 2 , 000 fans through the door get a free cowbell . Many fans also bring their own bells to games . Robertson Cup . The Wenatchee Wild hosted the 2010 NAHL Pepsi Robertson Cup .