Lone Star Brahmas

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Lone Star Brahmas
Lone Star Brahmas.svg
City North Richland Hills, Texas
League North American Hockey League
DivisionSouth
Founded1999
Home arena NYTEX Sports Centre
ColorsBlack, purple, and white
   
Owner(s)Texas Hockey Partners (Salvatore and Frank Trazzera)
Head coach Dan Wildfong
Franchise history
1999–2013 Texas Tornado
2013–presentLone Star Brahmas
Championships
Regular season titles3 (2020, 2022, 2024)
Division titles6 (2015, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025)
Robertson Cups2 (2017, 2024)

The Lone Star Brahmas are a Tier II junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) based in North Richland Hills, Texas (a suburb of Fort Worth). The Brahmas play their home games at the NYTEX Sports Centre.

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The Brahmas nickname is a tribute to the Fort Worth Brahmas of the Central Hockey League, which played their final six seasons (most notably winning the 2009 Ray Miron President's Cup championship) at the NYTEX Sports Centre.

The Brahmas most recently won the 2024 Robertson Cup.

History

The franchise was previously known as the Texas Tornado when they started playing in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) for the 1999–2000 season. They originally played at the NYTEX Sports Centre (then called the Blue Line Ice Complex) until 2003 when the Tornado moved to Frisco, Texas, and the Dr Pepper Arena in 2003 (after which the Lone Star Cavalry took their place, playing in the NAHL for one season). The Tornado won five Robertson Cups; in 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2012. The Tornado won the 2012 Robertson Cup after losing in the Division Semifinals to the Topeka RoadRunners but advanced to the round-robin stage as the host of the 2012 tournament.

However, the on-ice success could not cure the Tornado's off-ice financial woes nor the money they lost the last three years. [1] After seeking out all options to remain in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the Tornado sold the team to Texas Hockey Partners, who moved the team back to the NYTEX Sports Centre and gave them their current Brahmas name.

Longest Playoff game in NAHL history

On April 22, 2023, the Lone Star Brahmas hosted the Shreveport Mudbugs in Game 1 of the Robertson Cup Playoffs. The game was tied 1-1 and would take 4 overtimes to finish. The Brahmas won the game in Quadruple OT 2-1 at 1:38 am local time. With a start time at 7:30 CT, the game was approximately 6 Hours and 8 minutes long. [2]

Season-by-season records

SeasonGPWLOTLPtsGFGAPIMFinishPlayoffs
2013–14 60233345013620414695th of 7, South
t-20th of 24, NAHL		did not qualify
2014–15 60401288820813011821st of 8, South
3rd of 24, NAHL		Won Div. Semifinal series, 3–0 vs. Wenatchee Wild
Won Div. Final series, 3–1 vs. Topeka RoadRunners
Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 Austin Bruins
2015–16 60391298718613612172nd of 6, South
3rd of 22, NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–3 vs. Topeka RoadRunners
2016–17 60441429019013511711st of 7, South
2nd of 24, NAHL		Won Div. Semifinal series, 3–0 vs. Wichita Falls Wildcats
Won Div. Final series, 3–2 vs. Corpus Christi IceRays
Won Robertson Cup Semifinal series, 2–0 vs. Janesville Jets
Won Robertson Cup Championship, 3–0 vs. Aston Rebels
2017–18 6038128861641119292nd of 6, South
t-3rd of 23, NAHL		Won Div. Semifinal series, 3–0 vs. Odessa Jackalopes
Lost Div. Final series, 2–3 vs. Shreveport Mudbugs
2018–19 60312187014315010952nd of 6, South
t-10th of 24, NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 2–3 vs. Shreveport Mudbugs
2019–20 534292861908110361st of 7, South
1st of 23, NAHL		Postseason cancelled
2020–21 56381627817313211922nd of 6, South
4th of 23, NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–3 vs. Wichita Falls Warriors
2021–22 603812108619714411741st of 8, South
1st of 29, NAHL		Won Div. Semifinal series, 3–1 vs. Shreveport Mudbugs
Lost Div. Final series, 2–3 vs. New Mexico Ice Wolves
2022–23 60371588215512610272nd of 8, South
3rd of 29, NAHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 2–3 vs. Shreveport Mudbugs
2023–24 6044106942061099351st of 8 South
1st of 32, NAHL		Won Div. Semifinal series, 3–1 vs. New Mexico Ice Wolves
Won Div. Final series, 3–1 vs. Shreveport Mudbugs
Won Robertson Cup Semifinal series, 2–0 vs. Anchorage Wolverines
Won Robertson Cup Championship, 4–2 vs. Maryland Black Bears
2024–25 5944114921959211481st of 8, South
2nd of 35, NAHL		Won Div. Semifinal series, 3–0 New Mexico Ice Wolves
Won Div. Final series, 3–0 Corpus Christi Ice Rays
Won Robertson Cup Semifinal series, 2–1 vs. Wisconsin Windigo
Lost Robertson Cup Championship, 2–4 vs. Bismarck Bobcats

References

  1. ↑ "Tornado Sell Franchise And Relocate To North Richland". Texas Tornado. July 27, 2013. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Scoreboard | North American Hockey League | NAHL".
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