Texas Stars

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Texas Stars
Texas Stars logo.svg
City Cedar Park, Texas
League American Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionCentral
Founded 1999
Operated 2009–present
Home arena H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
ColorsVictory green, silver, black, white
    
Owner(s) Tom Gaglardi
General manager Scott White
Head coachNeil Graham
Captain Curtis McKenzie
Media KBVO (TV) (channel 14)
AHL.TV (Internet)
Affiliates Dallas Stars (NHL)
Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)
Franchise history
1999–2001 Louisville Panthers
2005–2008 Iowa Stars
2008–2009 Iowa Chops
2009–presentTexas Stars
Championships
Regular season titles1 (2013–14)
Division titles3 (2012–13, 2013–14, 2022–23)
Conference titles3 (2010, 2014, 2018)
Calder Cups1 (2014)
Hockey current event.svg Current season

The Texas Stars are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Cedar Park, Texas, near Austin, [1] [2] with home games at the H-E-B Center. They are owned by the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and are the team's top developmental affiliate.

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History

The Stars playing at the Milwaukee Admirals in 2024 Texas Stars vs. Milwaukee Admirals February 2024 02 (face-off).jpg
The Stars playing at the Milwaukee Admirals in 2024

In April 2008, the Iowa Stars announced that they would no longer affiliate with the Dallas Stars and changed the team's name to Chops for the 2008–09 season. [3] For the 2008–09 season, Dallas made agreements to send their AHL prospects to four other teams, while a few remained with the Chops. [4] AHL teams that received Dallas Stars prospects were the Hamilton Bulldogs, Manitoba Moose, Peoria Rivermen, and Grand Rapids Griffins. [5]

On April 28, 2009, the AHL granted a provisional Austin-area franchise to Tom Hicks, owner of the NHL Stars, with the stipulation that Hicks purchase an existing AHL franchise within one year. [6] [7] That condition was met on May 4, 2010, when the AHL approved the Texas Stars' ownership group's purchase of the Iowa Chops franchise, which had been suspended for the 2009–10 season. [8]

The team's inaugural season was a successful one. After finishing second in the West Division, the Stars swept Rockford in the first round of the playoffs, then claimed their first division championship by defeating Chicago four games to three. The Stars then won their first Robert W. Clarke Trophy by defeating Hamilton in another seven-game series to become the Western Conference champions. The Stars eventually fell to Hershey in game six of the 2010 Calder Cup Finals.

The Stars won the Calder Cup in 2014, defeating the St. John's IceCaps in the finals. After the season, head coach Willie Desjardins resigned to accept the head coaching position with the Vancouver Canucks. [9] In July 2014 he was succeeded by Derek Laxdal, who won a Kelly Cup championship with the Stars' ECHL affiliate, the Idaho Steelheads, in 2007. [10] Also during 2014, the Stars were purchased by Tom Gaglardi's ownership group, thus having the AHL affiliate under control of the parent club.

On June 11, 2015, the Stars unveiled their new logo, color scheme, and jerseys to more closely match the parent club's identity. [11]

In 2018, the Stars once again made it to the Calder Cup finals, but lost to the Toronto Marlies in seven games. [12] During the 2019–20 season, head coach Laxdal was promoted to the Dallas Stars as an assistant and the Texas Stars promoted Neil Graham to head coaching position.

Season-by-season results

Calder Cup Champions Conference ChampionsDivision ChampionsLeague leader
Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonGPWLOTLSOLPtsPCTGFGAStandingYearPrelims1st round2nd round3rd roundFinals
2009–10 8046273499.6192381982nd, West 2010 —W, 4–0, RFD W, 4–3, CHI W, 4–3, HAM L, 2–4, HER
2010–11 8041294692.5752132104th, West 2011 —L, 2–4, MIL ———
2011–12 7631403267.4412242515th, West 2012 Did not qualify
2012–13 7643225697.6382352011st, South 2013 —W, 3–1, MIL L, 1–4, OKC ——
2013–14 76481837106.6972741971st, West 2014 —W, 3–0, OKC W, 4–2, GR W, 4–3, TOR W, 4–1, STJ
2014–15 76402213194.6182422162nd, West 2015 —L, 0–3, RFD ———
2015–16 7640258391.5992772463rd, Pacific 2016 —L, 1–3, SD ———
2016–17 7634371473.4802242657th, Pacific 2017 Did not qualify
2017–18 7638248690.5922232312nd, Pacific 2018 —W, 3–1, ONT W, 4–1, TUC W, 4–2, RFD L, 3–4, TOR
2018–19 7637314482.5392382316th, Central 2019 Did not qualify
2019–20 6227283461.4921711926th, Central2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 3817183037.4871171245th, Central2021No playoffs were held
2021–22 7232286676.5282192305th, Central 2022 L, 0–2, RFD ————
2022–23 7240209392.6392652101st, Central 2023 BYEW, 3–0, RFD L, 2–3, MIL ——
2023–24 7233334272.5002342404th, Central 2024 W, 2–0, MB L, 2–3, MIL ———

Players

Current roster

Updated February 28, 2025. [13] [14]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G AgeAcquiredBirthplaceContract
27 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Becker F R27 2024 Dellwood, Minnesota Texas
28 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matej Blumel RW L24 2022 Tabor, Czech Republic Dallas
18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Capobianco  ( A ) D L27 2025 Mississauga, Ontario Dallas
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Ertel LW L21 2024 Kitchener, Ontario Dallas
35 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Hellberg G L33 2024 Uppsala, Sweden Dallas
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Hryckowian C L24 2024 L'Île-Bizard, Quebec Dallas
19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cameron Hughes  ( A ) C L28 2024 Edmonton, Alberta Dallas
12 Flag of Finland.svg Arttu Hyry RW R23 2024 Oulu, Finland Dallas
26 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Karow D L26 2022 Green Bay, Wisconsin Texas
4 Flag of the United States.svg Luke Krys D R24 2024 Ridgefield, Connecticut Dallas
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christian Kyrou D R21 2023 Toronto, Ontario Dallas
17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kole Lind RW L26 2024 Swift Current, Saskatchewan Dallas
37 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Looft D L26 2024 Mankato, Minnesota Texas
25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle McDonald RW R23 2023 Ottawa, Ontario Dallas
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Curtis McKenzie  ( C ) LW L34 2021 Golden, British Columbia Texas
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Petrovic  ( A ) D R32 2021 Edmonton, Alberta Dallas
20 Flag of Norway.svg Emilio Pettersen C L24 2024 Manglerud, Norway Dallas
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Remi Poirier G L23 2022 Farnham, Quebec Dallas
36 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Romano C R24 2024 Richmond Hill, Ontario Texas
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Seminoff RW R21 2023 Leesburg, Virginia Dallas
40 Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Stranges LW L23 2022 Ann Arbor, Michigan Dallas
29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chase Wheatcroft F L22 2023 Calgary, Alberta Dallas
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gavin White D R22 2023 Brockville, Ontario Dallas

Team captains

Retired numbers

Texas Stars retired numbers
No.PlayerPositionCareerNo. retirement
23 Travis Morin C 2009–2019October 19, 2019 [17]

Notable alumni

The following players have played both 100 games for Texas and 100 games in the National Hockey League:

Head coaches

Team records

Single season
Goals: Matt Fraser, 37 (2011–12)
Assists: Travis Morin, 56 (2013–14)
Points: Travis Morin, 88 (2013–14)
Penalty Minutes: Luke Gazdic, 155 (2009–10)
GAA: Richard Bachman, 2.20 (2010–11)
SV%: Richard Bachman, .927 (2010–11)
Wins: Richard Bachman, 28 (2010–11)
Shutouts: Richard Bachman, 6 (2010–11)
Career
Career goals: Travis Morin, 175
Career assists: Travis Morin, 385
Career points: Travis Morin, 560
Career penalty minutes: Luke Gazdic, 447
Career goaltending wins: Jack Campbell, 66
Career shutouts: Richard Bachman, Jack Campbell, 9
Career games: Travis Morin, 686

References

  1. ↑ Lorenz, Andrea (February 21, 2008). "Events center deal will bring Dallas Stars affiliate to Cedar Park". Austin American-Statesman. p. B03.
  2. ↑ Watson, Gregg (February 20, 2008). "Cedar Park leaders praise planned events center". KEYE-TV. Retrieved February 21, 2008.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Iowa Stars and Dallas End Affiliation Agreement". OurSportsCentral.com. April 25, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.
  4. ↑ Krieser, John (July 29, 2008). "Stars have high hopes for kids". DallasStars.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2008.
  5. ↑ Stetson, Mike (October 6, 2008). "Steelheads' lost affiliate creates new situation". Idaho Press-Tribune . Retrieved October 15, 2008.
  6. ↑ Barnes, Dan (April 28, 2009). "Austin, Abbotsford, Glens Falls joining AHL in 2009-10". Edmonton Journal . Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  7. ↑ Heika, Mike (April 29, 2009). "Texas Stars to play in Cedar Park next season". The Dallas Morning News.
  8. ↑ "AHL approves franchise sale to Hicks Cedar Park". TheAHL.com. May 4, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Willie Desjardins named Canucks head coach", National Hockey League, June 23, 2014. (accessed 8 July 2014)
  10. 1 2 Heika, Mike. "Stars name Derek Laxdal as head coach of Texas Stars" Archived 2014-07-08 at the Wayback Machine , The Dallas Morning News , July 3, 2014. (accessed 8 July 2014)
  11. ↑ "Texas Stars Unveil New Logos and Colors". Texas Stars. June 11, 2015. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ Toronto Beats Texas 6-1 in Game 7 to Win AHL's Calder Cup
  13. ↑ "Texas Stars - Team Roster". Texas Stars. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  14. ↑ "Texas Stars Roster". American Hockey League . Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  15. ↑ Texas Stars (2018-11-14). "Justin Dowling Named Texas Stars Captain" . Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  16. ↑ "Stars Name Forward Cole Schneider Team Captain". OurSports Central. February 4, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Travis Morin Jersey Retirement". AHL. 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  18. ↑ "Dallas Stars appoint Neil Graham as Texas Stars Head Coach". Texas Stars. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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