 Wagner zvakare akapinda musasa wekudzidzira weMadzimambo pamberi pemwaka wa2016 asi akadzoserwa kuPats musi waGumiguru 1, 2016. Mwaka wa2016 17 waive mumwe mwaka wekupwanya waWagner, sezvo akaisa mabasa matsva akakwirira muzvinangwa uye anobatsira. Mwaka iwoyo, maPats akakwanisa kuenda kumakwikwi ekupedzisa eWHL. Wagner akarova chinangwa mumutambo 6 weEastern Conference Championships vachipesana neLethbridge Hurricanes kubatsira kusundira maPats kuWHL Championship kutenderera kekutanga kubvira 1984. Akapedza playoffs aine 21 mapoinzi mumitambo 22 sezvo maPats akapedzisira arasikirwa neWHL Championship Finals series kuSeattle Thunderbirds 42. Somugumisiro wake breakout mwaka, Wagner akasarudzwa kupinda Canadian National Junior Team musasa pamberi 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championshipsasi akakundikana kuita rondedzero yokupedzisira. 