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team from the town of

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who play at Planet Ice Ice Rink in Widnes. They were formed in 2013. They currently compete in the Moralee Conference of the

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National Ice Hockey League (North). The current club chairman is Paralympian Matt Lloyd. The club has a youth system which starts at Under-9's, as well as a women's team competing in the Women's Premier League. With the support of the local community the Widnes Wild run a vibrant schools programme to introduce children to ice hockey. In the 15/16 season the Wild finished second in the league to Deeside Dragons. In the final league game of the season the Wild forfeited the games against the

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citing safety fears, after Wild player Lee Kemp suffered a head injury following an altercation with Dragons' Alex Roberts. The Wild finished the 16/17 season second in the league to the Blackburn Eagles, missing out on promotion after a dramatic overtime loss to the

; however, the Wild went on to win their first piece of silverware by winning the 16/17 D2N Playoffs. In September 2017 it was announced that Ollie Barron had won the first

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D2N Player of the Month award. In the summer of 2018 it was announced that the Wild would be sponsored by

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. The Wild also won the NIHL Laidler Playoffs in the 2017/18 season and 2018/19 season to complete a trio of playoff championship titles as well as being crowned league champions for the first time in the 2018/19 season. At the end of the 2018/19 season it was announced that Ollie Baron would step down as player/coach to focus on his life outside of hockey and Mike Clancy was appointed as the new head coach.

League history

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Club roster 2022-23

(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

2021/22 Outgoing

References

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