Another fast and furious Western Washington Female Hockey Association (WWFHA) season flashes by with a lot of exciting news to report mid-season.  Highlights:

• Season Tryouts (August)

  • A record-setting number of players attended this year’s tryouts for the U14, U19 and U19 Rep teams!

• Season Kick Off Event (September)

  • Every player received a free hockey bag and practice jerseys, and local 2006 US Women’s Hockey Olympian Kelly Stephens Tysland was the keynote speaker.

  • Read about it and see pictures here

• New Website (June)

  • New website launched that includes online registration, team pages, team and player stats, news, information, calendar, mobile app to follow teams, and more!

  • Visit: http://www.wwfha.com

• New Washington Wild Apparel / Team Store

  • Team apparel and fan wear presented by Night Owl Logoworks.

    • Order your apparel: http://www.wwfha.com/page/show/1259798-team-shop 

• New Team and Individual Pictures Packages

  • Team and individual pictures presented by Daria Schubert Photography

    • Still available - Order your pictures: http://dariaschubert.zenfolio.com/wildkickoff2014

• Honorary Board Members Announced

  • New this season, the honorary board supports the WWFHA mission, acts as advisors, and champions our organization.

    • Kelly Stephens Tysland – USA Women’s Ice Hockey Olympian

    • Stacey Rondeau Livingston – Olympic Official

    • Kelly Katorji – Independent Collegiate Scout

  • Read their bios here 

• New Pro-Staffers Monthly Meetings

  • New this season, professional staff support and develop players to provide a well-rounded experience on and off the ice.

    • Katie Denniston – student counselor

    • Dr. Cherie Johnson – physician and surgeon – foot and ankle

    • Rene Czerwinski – well body counselor

    • Mary Howley-Ryan and Meghan Cichy – dietitians / nutritionists

    • Tani Midgarden – yoga instructor

  • Read their bios here

• PCAHA League Games Begin for U19 Rep and U19 teams

  • Exhibition and placement games began in September--season started in October.

• NPSHL League Games Begin for the U14 team

  • League games began in September.

• U19 Rep Team Attends the Pacific Coast Female AAA Rep Hockey Classic (October)

  • Rep team comes together at the beginning of the season.

  • See pictures here

• WWFHA in the Community (October)
  • Washington Wild in support of MPHS

• U19 and U14 teams Participate in the Kamloops Tournament (November)

  • Both teams have a blast in Kamloops and show well.

  • See U19 Team pictures here

  • See U14 Team pictures here

• U19 and U14 teams Meet US National Players at the 4 Nations Cup (November)

  • Both teams enjoy the US vs. Sweden game and meet US National Team Players afterwards, asking questions and taking pictures.

    • Read about it here

    • See pictures here

  • U19 player, Leah Johnson, is selected to participate in the ‘Experience a Dream’ event. Leah skated in on-ice warm-ups with the US National team and stood on the blue line with the starting line-up during the national anthems!

    • Read about her experience here

  • The teams also attend the US vs. Canada Gold Medal Game with Canada winning in a shoot-out.

• U19 Rep Team Competes in the Fire On Ice Tournament – Rochester, NY (November)

  • The Rep team travels to one of the most highly scouted tournaments in the US.

  • Several players visit local colleges and connect with coaches.

  • See pictures here

• U19 Rep Team Takes Part in the Mississauga Chiefs Christmas Classic – Toronto, ON (November)

  • The Rep team travels to another prominent tournament in Toronto and continue connecting with collegiate coaches.

  • See pictures of the team’s visit to the Hockey Hall of Fame

• U19 Team Participates in the Outdoor Winter Classic Jamboree – Kalispell, MT (January)

  • The U19 team competes outdoors in near-zero degree temperatures and snow.

  • See team pictures here

• Successful Year-End Donation Drive

  • Thanks to everyone who donated in 2014; we broke last year’s record by a wide margin!

  • More information here

• Welcome, New Board Members – Jim Funfar and Eric Spencer

  • Read their bios here

• The Second Half of the Season Will be Just as Busy and Exciting!

  • All Washington Wild team return to their regular league play and look forward to playoffs

  • U19 Rep team attends the Abbotsford Ice Tournament – Abbotsford, BC (January)

  • 2015 PNAHA Washington State Girls’ Development Camp – Bellingham, WA (January 24-25) - More info here

  • U19 Rep team participates in USA Hockey Districts –San Jose, CA (March 4-8)

  • All WWFHA teams compete in the 18th Annual Richmond Ice Classic Tournament – Richmond, BC (March 20-22)

Thanks for a great first half of the season!

• Watch the website for camps, clinics and tryouts this summer

• Summer team in the Beantown Classic – Marlboro, MA (July)

  • A team will travel to Marlboro, MA to attend one of the premier amateur showcase events with over 180 scouts in attendance.

  • Tryouts April 18 – 19, 2015 at Olympicview

  • More information here

• Keep updated by returning to WWFHA website - wwfha.com
  • Email WWFHA to get on the association informational emails
• And, remember to ‘Like’ and ‘Follow’ WWFHA and the Washington Wild teams on social media:

  • Facebook – WWFHA - https://www.facebook.com/WWFHA

  • Twitter - @WWFHA - https://twitter.com/WWFHA

  • Instagram @WWFHA - http://instagram.com/wwfha/