Texas Stars

The Texas Stars are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Cedar Park, Texas, near Austin, with home games at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. They are owned by the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and are the team's top developmental affiliate. 
==History==
In April 2008, the Iowa Stars 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 Hamilton Bulldogs, Manitoba Moose, Peoria Rivermen, and Grand Rapids Griffins.
On April 28, 2009, the AHL granted a provisional Austin-area franchise to Tom Hicks, 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 Calder Cup in 2014, defeating the St. John's IceCaps in the finals. After the season, head coach Willie Desjardins resigned to accept the head coaching position with the Vancouver Canucks."Willie Desjardins named Canucks head coach", National Hockey League, June 23, 2014. (accessed 8 July 2014) In July 2014 he was succeeded by Derek Laxdal, who won a Kelly Cup championship with the Stars' ECHL affiliate, the Idaho Steelheads, in 2007.Heika, Mike. "Stars name Derek Laxdal as head coach of Texas Stars" , The Dallas Morning News, July 3, 2014. (accessed 8 July 2014) Also during 2014, the Stars were purchased by Tom Gaglardi'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 2018, the Stars once again made it to the Calder Cup finals, but lost to the Toronto Marlies 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==
Calder Cup Champions	Conference Champions	Division Champions	League leader
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 	Playoffs
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OTL 	SOL 	Pts 	PCT 	GF 	GA 	Standing 	Year 	Prelims 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Finals
2009–10 	80 	46 	27 	3 	4 	99 	.619 	238 	198 	2nd, West 	2010 	— 	W, 4–0, RFD 	W, 4–3, CHI 	W, 4–3, HAM 	L, 2–4, HER
2010–11 	80 	41 	29 	4 	6 	92 	.575 	213 	210 	4th, West 	2011 	— 	L, 2–4, MIL 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	76 	31 	40 	3 	2 	67 	.441 	224 	251 	5th, West 	2012 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2012–13 	76 	43 	22 	5 	6 	97 	.638 	235 	201 	1st, South 	2013 	— 	W, 3–1, MIL 	L, 1–4, OKC 	— 	—
2013–14 	76 	48 	18 	3 	7 	106 	.697 	274 	197 	1st, West 	2014 	— 	W, 3–0, OKC 	W, 4–2, GR 	W, 4–3, TOR 	W, 4–1, STJ
2014–15 	76 	40 	22 	13 	1 	94 	.618 	242 	216 	2nd, West 	2015 	— 	L, 0–3, RFD 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	76 	40 	25 	8 	3 	91 	.599 	277 	246 	3rd, Pacific 	2016 	— 	L, 1–3, SD 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	76 	34 	37 	1 	4 	73 	.480 	224 	265 	7th, Pacific 	2017 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2017–18 	76 	38 	24 	8 	6 	90 	.592 	223 	231 	2nd, Pacific 	2018 	— 	W, 3–1, ONT 	W, 4–1, TUC 	W, 4–2, RFD 	L, 3–4, TOR
2018–19 	76 	37 	31 	4 	4 	82 	.539 	238 	231 	6th, Central 	2019 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2019–20 	62 	27 	28 	3 	4 	61 	.492 	171 	192 	6th, Central 	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	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 	38 	17 	18 	3 	0 	37 	.487 	117 	124 	5th, Central 	2021 	No playoffs were held 	No playoffs were held 	No playoffs were held 	No playoffs were held 	No playoffs were held
2021–22 	72 	32 	28 	6 	6 	76 	.528 	219 	230 	5th, Central 	2022 	L, 0–2, RFD 	— 	— 	— 	—
2022–23 	72 	40 	20 	9 	3 	92 	.639 	265 	210 	1st, Central 	2023 	BYE 	W, 3–0, RFD 	L, 2–3, MIL 	— 	—
2023–24 	72 	33 	33 	4 	2 	72 	.500 	234 	240 	4th, Central 	2024 	W, 2–0, MB 	L, 2–3, MIL 	— 	— 	—
==Players==
===Current roster===
Updated April 15, 2024.
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===Team captains===
*Landon Wilson, 2009–2010
*Brad Lukowich, 2010–2012
*Maxime Fortunus, 2012–2015
*Travis Morin, 2015–2017
*Curtis McKenzie, 2017–2018, 2021–present
*Justin Dowling, 2018–2019
*Dillon Heatherington, 2019–2020
*Cole Schneider, 2021
===Retired numbers===
Texas Stars retired numbers
No.	Player 	Position	Career 	No. retirement
23 	Travis Morin	C 	2009–2019	October 19, 2019
===Notable alumni===
The following players have played both 100 games for Texas and 100 games in the National Hockey League:
*Gavin Bayreuther
*Jordie Benn
*Jack Campbell
*Jason Dickinson
*Brenden Dillon
*Justin Dowling
*Remi Elie
*Luke Gazdic
*Denis Gurianov
*Joel Hanley
*Tanner Kero
*Brad Lukowich
*Curtis McKenzie
*Patrik Nemeth
*Jamie Oleksiak
*Toby Petersen
*Alex Petrovic
*Brett Ritchie
*Colton Sceviour
===Head coaches===
* Glen Gulutzan, 2009–2011
* Jeff Pyle, 2011–2012
* Willie Desjardins, 2012–2014
* Derek Laxdal, 2014–2019
*Neil Graham, 2019–present
==Team records==
;Single season
:Goals: Matt Fraser, 37 (2011–12)
:Assists: Travis Morin, 56 (2013–14)
:Points: Travis Morin, 88 (2013–14)
:Penalty Minutes: Luke Gazdic, 155 (2009–10)
:GAA: Richard Bachman, 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 website
*American Hockey League
 
Category:Dallas Stars minor league affiliates
Category:Professional ice hockey teams in Texas
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2009