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.

Contents

History

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 ——

Players

Current roster

Updated April 15, 2024. [13] [14]

Team roster
No. Nat Player Pos S/G AgeAcquiredBirthplaceContract
21 Flag of Sweden.svg Oskar Back C L24 2021 Karlstad, Sweden Dallas
15 Flag of the United States.svg Gavin Bayreuther  ( A ) D L29 2023 Concord, New Hampshire Dallas
39 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ben Berard LW L25 2023 Duncan, British Columbia Texas
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Bertucci  ( ATO ) D L18 2024 North York, Ontario Texas
28 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matej Blumel RW L23 2022 Tabor, Czech Republic Dallas
22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mavrik Bourque C R22 2021 Plessisville, Quebec Dallas
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nick Caamano LW L25 2017 Ancaster, Ontario Dallas
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cody Haiskanen D R27 2024 Fargo, North Dakota Texas
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Hryckowian  ( ATO ) C L23 2024 L'Île-Bizard, Quebec Texas
18 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Karlstrom C L26 2021 Stockholm, Sweden Dallas
26 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Karow D L25 2022 Green Bay, Wisconsin Texas
34 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Kraws  ( ATO ) G L23 2024 Cranbury, New Jersey Texas
2 Flag of the United States.svg Luke Krys  ( ATO ) D R23 2024 Ridgefield, Connecticut Texas
25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christian Kyrou D R20 2023 Toronto, Ontario Dallas
37 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Looft  ( ATO ) D L25 2024 Mankato, Minnesota Texas
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Angus MacDonell  ( ATO ) C L18 2024 Toronto, Ontario Texas
33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle McDonald RW R22 2023 Ottawa, Ontario Dallas
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Curtis McKenzie  ( C ) LW L33 2021 Golden, British Columbia Texas
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacob Murray D L22 2023 Mississauga, Ontario Texas
32 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Murray G R26 2022 St. Albert, Alberta Dallas
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Petrovic  ( A ) D R32 2021 Edmonton, Alberta Dallas
17 Flag of Norway.svg Emilio Pettersen C L24 2024 Manglerud, Norway Dallas
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Remi Poirier G L22 2022 Farnham, Quebec Dallas
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Pouliot D L30 2023 Estevan, Saskatchewan Dallas
19 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Reedy C/RW R25 2023 Prior Lake, Minnesota Dallas
36 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Romano  ( ATO ) C R23 2024 Richmond Hill, Ontario Texas
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Seminoff RW R20 2023 Leesburg, Virginia Dallas
40 Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Stranges LW L22 2022 Ann Arbor, Michigan Dallas
29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chase Wheatcroft F L21 2023 Calgary, Alberta Dallas
24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gavin White D R21 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

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