Texas Tornado

The Texas Tornado were a Junior A hockey team located in Frisco, Texas, USA. The team joined the North American Hockey League's Central division in 1999 (and moved into the newly-formed southern division three years later) while located in North Richland Hills, Texas, and have enjoyed unprecedented success since their expansion year. The Tornado hold the NAHL regular season record.
The Tornado play their home games at the 6,000-seat Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco. All of their games are shown live on the B2 Network in a pay-per-view format or season pass, and for free with an audio-only format. 
On May 13, 2006, the Tornado won their third straight Robertson Cup, defeating the Bozeman Icedogs. This would be the first time in over 15 years that a team won three consecutive Robertson Cups. The Texas Tornado are owned and operated by the Schlegel Sports Group.
==Recent regular season records==
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	PTS	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish
1999-00	56	42	12	0 	2 	86 	239	133	1451 	1st West
2000-01	56	40	12	4 	0 	84 	265	158	1541 	1st West
2001-02	56	40	13	3 	0 	83 	208	135	1826 	1st West
2002-03	56	41	13	2 	0 	84 	214	142	1928 	1st West
2003-04	56	48	6 	2 	0 	98 	276	123	1705 	1st South
2004–05	56	42	13	1 	0 	85 	226	120	1786 	Southern Division Champs
2005–06	58	42	12	4 	3 	88 	201	132	1516 	Southern Division Champs
2006–07	62	38	18	6 	4 	82 	211	174	1484 	3rd in South
2007–08	58	20	33	5 	2 	45 	165	201	1588 	4th in South
2008–09	--	--	--	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	Did Not Play	
2009–10	58	25	28	4 	1 	55 	170	204	1693 	3rd in South
2010-11	58	35	15	6 	2 	78 	213	164	1321 	2nd South
2011-12	60	36	16	5 	3 	80 	215	159	1190 	3rd South
2012-13	60	36	22	1 	1 	74 	219	168	1123 	3rd South
2013-14	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014–15	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2015–16	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Playoff records==
Season	GP	W 	L 	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2005 	12	10	2 	0 	56	31	337	League Champions
2006 	13	10	3 	0 	50	30	315	League Champions
2007 	10	5 	5 	0 	38	38	147	Lost in 2nd Round
2008 	3 	0 	3 	0 	3 	18	66 	Lost in 1st Round
2009 	--	--	--	-- 	--	--	-- 	Did Not Play
2010 	4 	1 	2 	1 	15	18	- 	Lost in 1st Round
2011 	5 	2 	3 	0 	10	10	65 	Lost in 1st Round
2012 	5 	3 	2 	0 	17	16	65 	League Champions
2013 	6 	3 	3 	0 	17	17	- 	Lost in Division Final
==2009-10 season==
Coaches and staff	Coaches and staff 	Coaches and staff	Coaches and staff	Coaches and staff	Coaches and staff	Coaches and staff
Title 	Name 	 	 	 	 	
Head coach/GM 	Tony Curtale 	 	 	 	 	
Assistant coach 	Jason Bloomingburg 	 	 	 	 	
Goalie coach 	Cam Macdonald 	 	 	 	 	
Team physician 	Dr. William C. Burns II	 	 	 	 	
Athletic trainer 	Rich Schmelzer 	 	 	 	 	
Equipment manager	Andrew Cohen 	 	 	 	 	
Broadcasters 	 	 	 	 	 	
Owner 	Kirby Schlegel 	 	 	 	 	
President 	Tony Curtale 	 	 	 	 	
Executive VP 	 	 	 	 	 	
==2009-10 roster==
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
# 	 	Player 	Catches 	Date of birth 	Hometown
29 	 	Freddy Edwards	L 	September 18, 1989	Troy, MI
30 	 	Dan Sullivan 	L 	January 24, 1989 	York, PA
Defensemen	Defensemen	Defensemen 	Defensemen	Defensemen 	Defensemen
# 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Date of birth 	Hometown
3 	 	Brendan Bandyk 	R 	October 14, 1989	Chicago, IL
4 	 	Joe Adams* 	R 	August 16, 1991 	Orange, CA
7 	 	Tyler Rostenkowski*	L 	July 2, 1993 	Chicago, IL
26 	 	Alex Jacobs* 	R 	April 13, 1990 	Detroit, MI
28 	 	Erick Ware* 	L 	April 13, 1990 	Huntsville, AL
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards
# 	 	Player 	Position	Shoots 	Date of birth 	Hometown
11 	 	Jack Prince* 	W 	L 	February 14, 1991 	United Kingdom
12 	 	Axel Boyer* 	C 	R 	September 19, 1990	Keller, TX
14 	 	Steven Behm* 	W 	L 	July 8, 1991 	Grand Rapids, MI
15 	 	Mike Fleming* 	W 	L 	May 29, 1991 	Peoria, IL
18 	 	Scott Deur 	C 	R 	January 17, 1989 	Big Rapids, MI
19 	 	Rock Einersen 	C 	L 	August 22, 1990 	Chicago, IL
20 	 	Tyler Underhill*	W 	L 	August 5, 1991 	East Aurora, NY
21 	 	Justin Jones* 	W 	R 	November 17, 1990 	Dallas, TX
22 	 	James Howard* 	W 	L 	Junes 30, 1990 	Canfield, OH
61 	 	James Poston* 	C 	R 	March 15, 1991 	Toledo, OH
73 	 	David Rigatti* 	W 	R 	January 4, 1991 	Pittsburgh, PA
89 	 	Ian Braun 	W 	R 	January 30, 1989 	Buffalo, NY
 	 	* Denotes rookie	 	 	 	
==Tornado alumni in the NHL==
The Tornado have been equally successful in preparing players for the next level of hockey. Especially of note are the goaltenders to come out of the system. The more notable players include -
*Al Montoya, G, Phoenix Coyotes
*Ben Bishop, G, St. Louis Blues
*Dave McKee, G, Anaheim Ducks
*Andy Wozniewski, D, Toronto Maple Leafs
*Matt Nickerson, D, Dallas Stars
*Trevor Ludwig, D, Dallas Stars
*Vince Goulet, F, Colorado Avalanche
*Jake Newton, D, Anaheim Ducks
== External links ==
*Official site
*Ticket information
*Official League site
Category:North American Hockey League team
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1999