Texas Stars

For other uses, see Texas Star (disambiguation).
Texas Stars
2016–17 AHL season
City Cedar Park, Texas
League American Hockey League
Conference Western
Division Pacific
Founded 1999
Operated 2009–present
Home arena H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
Colors Victory Green, Silver, Black, White
                   
Owner(s) Tom Gaglardi
General manager Scott White
Head coach Derek Laxdal[1]
Media KBVO (TV) (channel 14)
Affiliates Dallas Stars (NHL)
Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)
Franchise history
1999–2001 Louisville Panthers
2005–2008 Iowa Stars
2008–2009 Iowa Chops
2009–present Texas Stars
Championships
Regular season titles 1 (2013–14)
Division Championships 2 (2012–13, 2013–14)
Conference Championships 2 (2009–10, 2013-14)
Calder Cups 1 (2013–14)

The Texas Stars are an American Hockey League team. They play in Cedar Park, Texas, near Austin.[2][3] They are owned by the NHL's Dallas Stars, and are that team's top affiliate.

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.[4] For the 2008-09 season, Dallas made agreements to send their AHL prospects to four other teams, while a few remained with the Chops.[5] AHL teams which the Dallas Stars sent prospects to were the Hamilton Bulldogs, Manitoba Moose, Peoria Rivermen, and Grand Rapids Griffins.[6]

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.[7][8] 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.[9]

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.[10] 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.[1] Also during 2014 the Stars were purchased by Tom Gaglardi's ownership group, thus having the AHL affiliate under control of the parent club.

Texas Stars games are only broadcast on a local television station, which is KBVO, and are no longer broadcast on public radio in Austin. Brien Rea will provide the play-by-play in 2015–16.

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

Season-by-season results

Calder Cup Champions Conference Champions Division Champions League Leader

Players

Current roster

Updated December 13, 2016.[12][13]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
12 Canada Anselmini, BrandonBrandon Anselmini D L 23 2016 Guelph, Ontario Texas
5 Sweden Backman, MattiasMattias Backman D L 24 2015 Linköping, Sweden Dallas
2 Canada Bodnarchuk, AndrewAndrew Bodnarchuk (A) D L 28 2016 Drumheller, Alberta Dallas
35 Canada Bow, LandonLandon Bow G L 21 2016 St. Albert, Alberta Texas
17 Sweden Bystrom, LudwigLudwig Bystrom D L 22 2015 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Dallas
24 Canada DeFazio, BrandonBrandon DeFazio LW L 28 2016 Oakville, Ontario Texas
38 Canada Dickinson, JasonJason Dickinson C L 21 2015 Georgetown, Ontario Dallas
10 Canada Dowling, JustinJustin Dowling (A) C L 26 2013 Cochrane, Alberta Dallas
22 United States Ebert, NickNick Ebert D R 22 2016 Livingston, New Jersey Dallas
9 Canada Elie, RemiRemi Elie LW L 21 2015 Green Valley, Ontario Dallas
15 Canada Fyten, AustinAustin Fyten LW L 25 2016 Sundre, Alberta Texas
25 Russia Guryanov, DenisDenis Guryanov LW L 19 2016 Togliatti, Russia Dallas
40 United States Herbert, CalebCaleb Herbert RW R 25 2016 Bloomington, Minnesota Texas
33 Canada Lagace, MaximeMaxime Lagace G L 23 2014 Saint Augustin, Quebec Dallas
26 United States Mangene, MattMatt Mangene D R 27 2014 Manorville, New York Texas
7 Canada McMurtry, MikeMike McMurtry C L 24 2016 Greely, Ontario Texas
23 United States Morin, TravisTravis Morin (C) C L 32 2009 Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Dallas
19 Canada Ranford, BrendanBrendan Ranford LW L 24 2013 Edmonton, Alberta Dallas
14 Canada Smith, GemelGemel Smith C L 22 2014 Toronto, Ontario Dallas
39 Canada Stevenson, DustinDustin Stevenson D L 27 2016 Gull Lake, Saskatchewan Dallas
28 Czech Republic Stransky, MatejMatej Stransky RW R 23 2013 Ostrava, Czech Republic Dallas
21 Canada Ully, ColeCole Ully LW R 21 2015 Calgary, Alberta Dallas
8 Canada Van Brabant, BryceBryce Van Brabant LW L 25 2016 Morinville, Alberta Texas
20 Canada Werek, EthanEthan Werek C L 25 2016 Markham, Ontario Texas

Head coaches

Glen Gulutzan (2009–2011)
Jeff Pyle (2011–2012)
Willie Desjardins (2012–2014)
Derek Laxdal (2014–present)[1]

Team captain

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, 121
Career Assists: Travis Morin, 237
Career Points: Travis Morin, 358
Career Penalty Minutes: Luke Gazdic, 447
Career Goaltending Wins: Jack Campbell, 49
Career Shutouts: Richard Bachman, Jack Campbell, 9
Career Games: Travis Morin, 408

References

  1. 1 2 3 Heika, Mike. "Stars name Derek Laxdal as head coach of Texas Stars", The Dallas Morning News, July 3, 2014. (accessed 8 July 2014)
  2. ↑ Lorenz, Andrea (February 21, 2008). "Events center deal will bring Dallas Stars affiliate to Cedar Park". Austin American-Statesman. p. B03.
  3. ↑ Watson, Gregg (February 20, 2008). "Cedar Park leaders praise planned events center". KEYE-TV. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Iowa Stars and Dallas End Affiliation Agreement". OurSportsCentral.com. April 25, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2008.
  5. ↑ Krieser, John (July 29, 2008). "Stars have high hopes for kids". DallasStars.com. Retrieved October 15, 2008.
  6. ↑ Stetson, Mike (October 6, 2008). "Steelheads' lost affiliate creates new situation". Idaho Press-Tribune. Retrieved October 15, 2008.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Heika, Mike (April 29, 2009). "Texas Stars to play in Cedar Park next season". The Dallas Morning News.
  9. ↑ "AHL approves franchise sale to Hicks Cedar Park". TheAHL.com. May 4, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Willie Desjardins named Canucks head coach", National Hockey League, June 23, 2014. (accessed 8 July 2014)
  11. ↑ "Texas Stars Unveil New Logos and Colors". Texas Stars. June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Texas Stars - Team Roster". Texas Stars. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  13. ↑ "Texas Stars Roster". American Hockey League. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
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