# 2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season

The 2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season is the inaugural season of the Central Hockey League (CHL) franchise in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.

## Off-season

In April 2009, Matt Adams, Mark Adams, and Mike Carper, the owners of the group Independence Pro Hockey, LLC, announced that their group would bring a Central Hockey League team to Independence, Missouri to begin play in the 2009–10 season. Independence Pro Hockey, LLC previously owned the Lubbock Cotton Kings, also of the Central Hockey League. The team would play at the Independence Events Center as part of a 10-year lease agreement.
Brad Lund, previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma City Blazers from 1992 to 2008, was tapped to serve as President of Independence Pro Hockey, LLC and run the day-to-day operations of the team. Brent Thiessen was to be the team's General Manager and Joe Greene was hired to be the team's Assistant General Manager.
On June 2, 2009, Scott Hillman, a former player in the Central Hockey League and previously the cead coach of the Knoxville Ice Bears of the Southern Professional Hockey League, winning both back-to-back regular season titles and league championships for both the 2007–08 season and 2008–09 season, was named as the team's new head coach. Hillman also won the Coach of The Year award for the SPHL for the 2008–09 season.
On June 25, 2009, it was announced that the team would be called the Missouri Mavericks.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

| Northern Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| y-Rapid City Rush | 64 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 93 | 253 | 197 |
| x-Colorado Eagles | 64 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 91 | 277 | 208 |
| x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 80 | 213 | 180 |
| x-Mississippi RiverKings | 64 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 73 | 217 | 116 |
| x-Missouri Mavericks | 64 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 68 | 200 | 220 |
| e-Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 63 | 203 | 230 |
| e-Wichita Thunder | 64 | 9 | 50 | 5 | 23 | 128 | 257 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
y – clinched conference title; x – clinched playoff spot; e – eliminated from playoff contention

## Playoffs

On April 2, 2010, the Mavericks' inaugural 2009–10 season ended with a 7–6 loss to the Rapid City Rush in Game 4 of the Ray Miron President's Cup Playoffs Northern Conference Semifinals.

## Awards, records, and milestones
### Awards and records

| Player | Award/Record |
| Missouri Mavericks | Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll: 2nd Place: Best Arena Music 3rd Place Best Fans On-Ice Promotions |
| Jeff Christian | Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll: 3rd Place: Best Playmaker Smartest Player |
| Charlie Effinger | Oakley Central Hockey League Goaltender of The Week (week ending Sunday, February 28, 2010). In 4 games, he had a 4–0 record with a 2.26 GAA and a Save Percentage of 0.910. |
| Steve Garrett | Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll: 3rd Place: Best Public-Address Announcer |
| Carlyle Lewis | Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll: 2nd Place: Best Fighter (Heavyweight) |
| Karl Sellan [fr] | Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll: 1st Place: Most Annoying Player |
| Nick Sirota | Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll: 3rd Place: Best rookie Central Hockey League All-Rookie Team (2009-10 Season) |

## Transactions
### Player Signings/Acquisitions off Waivers/Activated from League Suspension

| Player | Former team | Date |
| Jeff Christian | Rockford IceHogs | July 1, 2009 |
| Tyler Fleck [fr] | Oklahoma City Blazers | July 15, 2009 |
| Shaun Arvai | SV Kaltern/Caldaro Eishockey | July 15, 2009 |
| Travis Kauffeldt | Huntsville Havoc | July 15, 2009 |
| Mike Gorman | Amarillo Gorillas | July 20, 2009 |
| Doug Groenestege | Oklahoma City Blazers | July 20, 2009 |
| Carlyle Lewis | Coventry Blaze | July 27, 2009 |
| Doug MacIver | Cardiff Devils | July 27, 2009 |
| Travis Martell | Knoxville Ice Bears | July 27, 2009 |
| Bill Vandermeer | Oklahoma City Blazers | August 13, 2009 |
| Ted Vandermeer | Oklahoma City Blazers | August 19, 2009 |
| Chad Hinz | Oklahoma City Blazers | September 3, 2009 |
| Simon Watson | Rocky Mountain Rage | September 14, 2009 |
| Jason Murfitt | Oklahoma City Blazers | September 14, 2009 |
| Kyle Bochek | Saginaw Spirit | September 18, 2009 |
| Nick Vergeer | Wilfrid Laurier University | September 18, 2009 |
| Sam Bowles | Columbus Cottonmouths | September 24, 2009 |
| Shane Jury | Neepawa Natives | September 24, 2009 |
| Derek Pallardy | Knoxville Ice Bears | September 29, 2009 |
| Derek Buors | Winnipeg Saints | September 29, 2009 |
| Jared Lavender | Castleton State College | September 30, 2009 |
| Sean Perkins | Cincinnati Cyclones | September 30, 2009 |
| Mark Van Vliet | Knoxville Ice Bears | September 30, 2009 |
| Robb Ross | United States Military Academy | October 1, 2009 |
| Erik Peterson | Alpena IceDiggers | October 1, 2009 |
| Karey Pieper | Edmonton Oil Kings | October 1, 2009 |
| Nick Sirota | Idaho Steelheads | October 20, 2009 |
| Brett Hammond | Arizona Sundogs | October 30, 2009 |
| Blake Cosgrove | Northern Michigan University | October 30, 2009 |
| Nathan Schwartzbauer | Dayton Bombers | November 5, 2009 |
| Jeff MacDermid | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | November 9, 2009 |
| Mike Burgoyne | Victoria Salmon Kings | November 25, 2009 |
| Alexandre Vincent | Odessa Jackalopes | November 25, 2009 |
| Tommy Lange | Kalamazoo Wings | December 22, 2009 |
| Tyler Kindle | Newcastle Vipers | January 8, 2010 |
| Braden Walls [fr] | Texas Brahmas | January 8, 2010 |
| Gerry Festa | The University of British Columbia | January 14, 2010 |
| Jordan Foreman | Idaho Steelheads | January 14, 2010 |
| Rob Smith | Victoria Salmon Kings | January 21, 2010 |
| Todd Paul [fr] | Texas Brahmas | February 4, 2010 |
| Toby Lafrance [fr] | Thetford Mines Isothermic | February 6, 2010 |
| Blake Forsyth | Odense Bulldogs | March 6, 2010 |
| Mike McGurk | Owen Sound Attack | |
| Chris Mifflen | Carleton University | |

### Waived/Retired/Placements on Team Suspension

| Player | Free Agency Loss (New Team)/Waived (New Team)/Placed on Team Suspension (New Team)/Retired | Date |
| Travis Kauffeldt | Waived (Huntsville Havoc) | October 13, 2009 |
| Travis Martell | Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears) | October 13, 2009 |
| Jason Murfitt | Waived | October 13, 2009 |
| Nick Vergeer | Waived (Tillsonburg Thunder) | October 13, 2009 |
| Shane Jury | Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears) | October 13, 2009 |
| Derek Buors | Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears) | October 13, 2009 |
| Robb Ross | Waived (Bulldogs Liège) | October 13, 2009 |
| Erik Peterson | Waived | October 13, 2009 |
| Doug MacIver | Waived (Peterborough Phantoms) | October 21, 2009 |
| Ted Vandermeer | Waived (Bentley Generals) | October 29, 2009 |
| Mark Van Vliet | Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears) | October 30, 2009 |
| Sam Bowles | Waived (Columbus Cottonmouths) | November 5, 2009 |
| Nathan Schwartzbauer | Waived (Mississippi RiverKings) | November 9, 2009 |
| Blake Cosgrove | Waived (Frisk Asker) | November 10, 2009 |
| Karey Pieper | Waived (Bentley Generals) | November 22, 2009 |
| Shaun Arvai | Waived (Amarillo Gorillas) | November 25, 2009 |
| Rob Smith | Waived (Las Vegas Wranglers) | January 22, 2014 |
| Tyler Kindle | Waived (Quad City Mallards) | February 6, 2010 |
| Alexandre Vincent | Waived (Amarillo Gorillas) | February 8, 2010 |
| Kyle Bochek | Placed on Team Suspension (Knoxville Ice Bears) | March 6, 2010 |
| Mike Gorman | Waived | March 12, 2010 |
| Mike Harr | Waived | March 21, 2010 |

### Trades

| September 11, 2009 | To Wichita Thunder: Rights to Jeff MacDermid for 2010-11 season | To Missouri: Andrew Davis |
| October 20, 2009 | To Arizona: Doug Groenestege | To Missouri: Karl Sellan [fr] |
| December 16, 2009 | To Tulsa Oilers: Tyler Fleck | To Missouri: Tom Maldonado, rights to Jim Henkemeyer for 2010-11 season |
| December 22, 2009 | To Allen Americans: Sean Perkins | To Missouri: Charlie Effinger |
| January 17, 2010 | To Arizona Sundogs: Chad Hinz | To Missouri: Rights of Matt Hanson and Andrew Winnik for 2010-11 season |
| February 4, 2010 | To Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees: Andrew Davis | To Missouri: Mike Harr |

## Roster

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