Missouri Mavericks Not to be confused with " " . The Missouri Mavericks are an ice hockey team in the ECHL . They play in Independence , Missouri , USA , located near Kansas City , Missouri , at the Independence Events Center . History . On April 16 , 2009 , the Central Hockey League announced an expansion team for Independence , to begin play in the 2009 – 10 season . The team teamed up with local newspaper " " to hold a name - the - team contest until May 11 . The Mavericks ' name , logo , and colors were unveiled on June 24 . On May 29 , 2009 , it was reported that Scott Hillman would be the Mavericks ' first head coach , resigning from his same position with the Southern Professional Hockey League ' s Knoxville Ice Bears to do so . In his time with the Ice Bears , Hillman led them to two consecutive SPHL President ' s Cup championships and Coffey Trophies ( awarded for the most regular - season points ) . On November 13 , 2009 , the team played their home opener before a crowd of 5 , 760 people at the Independence Events Center . On September 17 , 2011 , the Mavericks announced an affiliation agreement with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League for the . . This agreement was renewed on September 8 , 2012 for the . It was announced on July 11 , 2013 that this agreement was renewed again for the . On June 26 , 2014 , this agreement was renewed again for the . On May 24 , 2012 , the Mavericks extended Head Coach contract for two additional seasons through the . On July 31 , 2012 , the Mavericks announced an agreement with to have all 66 games for the broadcast on the radio on . On May 21 , 2014 , Head Coach announced his resignation from the Mavericks because he is " . . . pursuing other hockey opportunities and wants to move to a community where he and wife Dalyn ' s sons can compete at the highest level . " On May 27 , 2014 , Hillman was named as the first Head Coach for the expansion Indy Fuel of the ECHL . On June 12 , 2014 Richard Matvichuk , a 14 - year veteran Defenseman in the National Hockey League , was announced as the new Head Coach for the Mavericks . Matvichuk had spent the previous two seasons as the Assistant General Manager and Defensive Assistant for the Allen Americans , also of the Central Hockey League , during which time the team won two consecutive " Ray Miron President ' s Cup " league championships . On October 7 , 2014 , soon before the 2014 - 15 Central Hockey League season was set to begin , it was announced that the Central Hockey League ceased operations and the Mavericks , along with the Allen Americans , , Quad City Mallards , Rapid City Rush , Tulsa Oilers , and Wichita Thunder , were all admitted to the ECHL for the . For the 2014 - 15 ECHL season , the Mavericks were designated to play in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference in the ECHL . In February 2015 , , son of former owner , purchased the Mavericks outright from majority owner , partners and , and General Manager , who had a minority stake in the organization . Hunt Jr . will own the team through his company . On June 11 , 2015 , the Missouri Mavericks announced an affiliation agreement with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League , which is also an affiliate of the Islanders . On June 2 , 2016 , Head Coach Richard Matvichuk left the Mavericks to become the Head Coach of the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League . On June 30 , 2016 , former Mavericks player and Mavericks Assistant coach was named the third Head Coach in Missouri Mavericks history . Top - 10 Missouri Mavericks Players Of All Time . 2014 Vote . Between July 1st and July 11th , 2014 , Mavericks fans voted for the . Beginning on July 15th , 2014 , " " newspaper revealed the players one - per - day .