Kansas City Mavericks

The Kansas City Mavericks are an ice hockey team in the ECHL. Founded in 2009 as the Missouri Mavericks of the CHL, the team plays in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, at the Cable Dahmer Arena.
==History==
On April 16, 2009, the Central Hockey League announced an expansion team for Independence, to begin play in the 2009–10 season. The new organization teamed up with local newspaper The Examiner to hold a name-the-team contest until May 11. The Missouri 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 2011–12 season. This agreement would be renewed in one-year contracts until 2015.
On May 24, 2012, the Mavericks extended head coach Scott Hillman's contract for two additional years through the 2013–14 season. On July 31, 2012, the Mavericks announced an agreement with Entercom to have all 66 games for the 2012-13 season broadcast on the radio on 1660 KUDL.
On May 21, 2014, Hillman announced his resignation from the Mavericks and soon after was named as the first head coach for the expansion Indy Fuel of the ECHL. In June, the Mavericks hired Richard Matvichuk as the organization's new coach.
On October 7, 2014, shortly before the 2014–15 Central Hockey League season was set to begin, it was announced that the CHL had ceased operations and the Mavericks, along with the Allen Americans, Brampton Beast, Quad City Mallards, Rapid City Rush, Tulsa Oilers and Wichita Thunder, were all approved for expansion membership application into the ECHL for the 2014-15 season.
On February 5, 2015, Lamar Hunt Jr., son of Kansas City Chiefs' founder Lamar Hunt, bought a 100 percent ownership stake in the Missouri Mavericks. 
On June 11, 2015, the Mavericks announced they had signed a two-year affiliation deal with the New York Islanders. The Mavericks then served as the Islanders' secondary minor league affiliate, behind the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League.
On June 2, 2016, head coach Richard Matvichuk resigned after leading the Mavericks for two seasons, a regular season championship, and named ECHL coach of the year in 2015–16. He left the organization to become the head coach of the Western Hockey League's Prince George Cougars. He was replaced by John-Scott Dickson, who had played for the team from 2011 to 2015 before joining the coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2015–16. Also, beginning with the 2016–17 season, the Mavericks and St. Louis Blues entered into a working agreement for cross-promoting hockey in Missouri and Kansas. However, the Islanders/Tigers organization still remained the Mavericks affiliate for player development.
On March 11, 2017, the Missouri Mavericks announced the team would be renamed the Kansas City Mavericks beginning in the 2017–18 season. Also prior to the 2017–18 season, their affiliation with the Islanders ended when that organization affiliated with the expansion Worcester Railers. On June 8, 2017, Kansas City affiliated with the Calgary Flames (NHL) and the Stockton Heat (AHL).
In his fourth season as head coach, Dickson was fired on January 30, 2020, while the team was in last place in their division. After the season ended, the Mavericks hired Florida Everblades' assistant Tad O'Had as the head coach.
On July 28, 2022, the Mavericks announced a new affiliation with the Seattle Kraken and Seattle's AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds.
==Season-by-season records==
Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Playoffs	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OTL 	SOL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Standing 	Year 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Kelly Cup
2009–10 (CHL) 	64 	31 	27 	6 	— 	68 	200 	220 	1589 	5th, Northern Conf.	2010 	W, 2–1, MRK 	L, 0–4, RC 	— 	—
2010–11 (CHL) 	66 	37 	23 	6 	— 	80 	213 	173 	1197 	4th, Turner Conf. 	2011 	W, 3–2, WIC 	L, 1–3, COL 	— 	—
2011–12 (CHL) 	66 	39 	21 	6 	— 	84 	223 	200 	1048 	3rd, Turner Conf. 	2012 	— 	W, 4–0, EVN 	L, 3–4, FW 	—
2012–13 (CHL) 	66 	35 	25 	6 	— 	76 	217 	222 	991 	5th, CHL 	2013 	— 	W, 4–2, RC 	L, 3–4, ALN 	—
2013–14 (CHL) 	66 	44 	20 	2 	— 	90 	238 	184 	1012 	1st, CHL 	2014 	— 	L, 2–4, ARZ 	— 	—
2014–15 (ECHL)	72 	28 	35 	5 	4 	65 	192 	231 	1426 	6th, Central Div. 	2015 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
2015–16 (ECHL)	72 	52 	15 	3 	2 	109 	234 	162 	855 	1st, Central Div. 	2016 	W, 4–0, QC 	L, 2–4, ALN 	— 	—
2016–17 (ECHL)	72 	33 	30 	4 	5 	75 	233 	241 	1040 	5th, Mountain Div. 	2017 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
2017–18 (ECHL)	72 	34 	32 	4 	2 	74 	204 	223 	904 	6th, Central Div. 	2018 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
2018–19 (ECHL)	72 	36 	30 	4 	2 	78 	234 	228 	993 	4th, Mountain Div. 	2019 	L, 3–4, TUL 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 (ECHL)	61 	24 	32 	4 	1 	53 	167 	217 	721 	7th, Mountain Div. 	2020 	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 (ECHL)	72 	31 	31 	8 	2 	72 	205 	226 	806 	6th, Western Conf. 	2021 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
2021–22 (ECHL)	72 	32 	33 	5 	2 	71 	210 	243 	1482 	6th, Mountain Div. 	2022 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
2022–23 (ECHL)	72 	34 	30 	6 	2 	76 	222 	224 	939 	3rd, Mountain Div. 	2023 	L, 2–4, ALN 	— 	— 	—
2023-24 (ECHL)	72 	54 	12 	4 	2 	114 	305 	202 	688 	1st, Mountain Div. 	2024 	W, 4–0, TUL 	W, 4–1, IDH 	W, 4–2, TOL 	L, 1-4, - FLA
CHL totals 	328 	186 	116 	26 	— 	398 	1091 	999 	5837 	 	 	 	 	 	
ECHL totals 	709 	358 	280 	47 	24 	787 	2206 	2197 	9854 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Players and personnel==
===Current roster===
As of February 20, 2024.
===Team captains===
* Tyler Fleck, 2009
* Carlyle Lewis, 2009–11
* Sebastien Thinel, 2011–2015
* Trevor Ludwig, 2015–16
* Andrew Courtney, 2016–17
* Tyler Elbrecht, 2017–18
* Rocco Carzo, 2018–2020
* Rob Bordson, 2020–21
* Lane Scheidl, 2021–22
* Nick Pastujov, 2022–23
===Notable alumni===
*Kyle Burroughs
*Ville Husso
*Ross Johnston
*Maxime Lagace 
* Jed Ortmeyer
*Carter Verhaeghe
==Previous Logos==
Image:MissouriMavericks.PNG| logo as Missouri Mavericks
Image:Kansas City Mavericks.gif| orignal logo as Kansas City Mavericks
Image:Kansas City Mavericks.png| newer logo as Kansas City Mavericks
==References==
==External links== 
*Official Website
*Kansas City Mavericks Page on Eurohockey.com
*Missouri Mavericks Page on EliteProspects.com
*Missouri Mavericks Page on HockeyDB.com
 
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