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Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy Receives Tier I Status for 15O Team

March 14, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Wenatchee Wild News Release


WENATCHEE, Wash. - The Wenatchee Wild and Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy, proud members of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL), are excited and honored to announce that the program will field four USA Hockey Tier I teams in the 2024-25 season. Tier I designation means that all four programs will be eligible for USA Hockey's year-end district and national tournaments.

"We are very excited to have Tier I status for all of our four age groups for this coming season," said Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy director Troy Mick. "We will be the only program in the state with the 15O designation."

The four teams that will play under the Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy umbrella in 2024-25 are the program's 14-and-under (14U), 15-only (15O), 16-and-under (16U) and 18-and-under (18U) teams. The 14U and 15O teams will compete as part of the Academy's weekend program, in which players play and practice on weekends and return home to attend school and live with their families during the week. The 16U and 18U teams are fully-billeted programs, in which players stay with host families during the season like their WHL counterparts, and attend classes during the week at Eastmont High School in East Wenatchee.

The Wild Hockey Academy fielded three national-bound teams during the 2023-24 season, playing at the 14U, 16U and 18U levels. The program also fielded a team that included only 2008-born players as it sought official 15O certification from USA Hockey and the Pacific Northwest Amateur Hockey Association.

The 2023-24 season was also the first for the Academy as a full member of the CSSHL, widely considered Canada's top education-based hockey league. The Wild Hockey Academy's 18U and 16U teams both take part in full CSSHL competition schedules, while the Academy's 14U team was invited to participate as a guest program in two of the league's Under-15 Varsity showcases and a U15 Prep showcase. This past season, 32 accredited programs in Canada and the northwestern United States fielded a total of 111 teams across seven different divisions under the CSSHL umbrella.

Tryouts for the program's 2024-25 teams are scheduled for April 12 to 14 at Town Toyota Center and the adjacent Weinstein Beverage Rink. For more information on the Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy and next month's Academy tryouts, visit the program's website at WenatcheeWildDevelopmentTeams.com.

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