The Texas Stars are a

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team in the

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(AHL) based in

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, near

Austin Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

, with home games at the

H-E-B Center H-E-B Center at Cedar Park is an indoor arena located in Cedar Park, Texas, near Austin. Originally named the Cedar Park Center, the arena is home to the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League and the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. T ...

. They are owned by the

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's (NHL)

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and are the team's top developmental affiliate.

History

In April 2008, the

Iowa Stars The Iowa Stars, later known as the Iowa Chops, were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The club was based in Des Moines, Iowa at the Wells Fargo Arena. History The Stars were founded by Howard Baldwin, of Hockey Holdi ...

announced that they would no longer affiliate with the Dallas Stars and changed the team's name to Chops for the 2008–09 season. For the 2008–09 season, Dallas made agreements to send their AHL prospects to four other teams, while a few remained with the Chops. AHL teams that received Dallas Stars prospects were the

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, and

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. On April 28, 2009, the AHL granted a provisional Austin-area franchise to

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, owner of the NHL Stars, with the stipulation that Hicks purchase an existing AHL franchise within one year. 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. 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

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in 2014, defeating the

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in the finals. After the season, head coach

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resigned to accept the head coaching position with the

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."Willie Desjardins named Canucks head coach"

, June 23, 2014. (accessed 8 July 2014) In July 2014 he was succeeded by

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, who won a

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championship with the Stars'

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affiliate, the

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, in

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.Heika, Mike
"Stars name Derek Laxdal as head coach of Texas Stars"
, ''

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'', July 3, 2014. (accessed 8 July 2014) Also during 2014, the Stars were purchased by

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'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. In

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, the Stars once again made it to the Calder Cup finals, but lost to the

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in seven games. 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

Players

Current roster

Updated December 15, 2022.

Team captains

Landon Wilson Landon Wilson (born March 13, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Texas Stars of the AHL, where he served as team captain. He is the son of former NHL forward Rick Wilson. Early life Landon W ...

, 2009–2010 *

Brad Lukowich Bradley J. Lukowich (born August 12, 1976) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey Defenceman (ice hockey), defenceman and former assistant coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League. He has won the Stanley C ...

, 2010–2012 * Maxime Fortunus, 2012–2015 *

Travis Morin Travis Andrew Morin (born January 9, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey player who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars. He most notably played with the Stars American Hockey League (AHL) affil ...

, 2015–2017 * Curtis McKenzie, 2017–2018 *

Justin Dowling Justin Dowling (born October 1, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Early life Dowli ...

, 2018–2019 * Dillon Heatherington, 2019–2020 *

Cole Schneider Cole Schneider (born August 26, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays with the Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League (AHL). After leaving the University of Connecticut in 2012, he began his professiona ...

, 2021 * Curtis McKenzie, 2021–present

Retired numbers

Head coaches

Glen Gulutzan Glen Gulutzan (born August 12, 1971) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers. Playing career Gulutzan played junior hockey with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Brandon Wheat Kings and ...

, 2009–2011 *

Jeff Pyle Jeffrey Paul Pyle (August 30, 1964 – September 14, 2022) was an American politician and educator who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021, representing the 60th legislative district. E ...

, 2011–2012 *

, 2012–2014 *

, 2014–2019 *

Neil Graham Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. ...

, 2019–present

Team records

;Single season :Goals:

Matt Fraser Matthew John Fraser (born May 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing. He is currently under contract with EC KAC of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars ...

, 37 (2011–12) :Assists:

, 56 (2013–14) :Points: Travis Morin, 88 (2013–14) :Penalty Minutes:

Luke Gazdic Luke Gazdic (born July 25, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Gazdic was selected 172nd overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars. He played for the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils during his National ...

, 155 (2009–10) :GAA:

Richard Bachman Richard Bachman is a pen name (as well as fictional character) of American horror fiction author Stephen King. King portrays Bachman in the third season of the FX television series '' Sons of Anarchy''. Origin At the beginning of King's care ...

, 2.20 (2010–11) :SV%: Richard Bachman, .927 (2010–11) :Wins: Richard Bachman, 28 (2010–11) :Shutouts: Richard Bachman, 6 (2010–11) *Goaltending records need a minimum 25 games played by the goaltender ;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

External links

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Cedar Park Center websiteAmerican Hockey League
{{Austin Dallas Stars minor league affiliates Ice hockey teams in Texas Sports in Austin, Texas Ice hockey clubs established in 2009 Cedar Park, Texas 2009 establishments in Texas