Mid-Cities Junior Stars
Mid-Cities Jr. Stars | |
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City | Euless, Texas |
League | NA3HL |
Division | South |
Founded | 2013 |
Home arena | Children’s Health StarCenter-Euless |
Colors | Victory green, silver, black, white |
Owner(s) | Brass Roots Hockey, LLC. |
Head coach | Chris Hille |
Affiliate | Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)[1] |
Website | Jr. Stars website |
Franchise history | |
2013–2015 | Dallas Jr. Stars |
2015–2017 | Euless Jr. Stars |
2017–present | Mid-Cities Jr. Stars |
The Mid-Cities Jr. Stars are a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior ice hockey team playing in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The team plays their home games at Children’s Health StarCenter in Euless, Texas.
History
Established in 2013 as the Dallas Jr. Stars, the club entered the league to form a South Division along with the Topeka Capitals and Sugar Land Imperials. After a second place finish in their inaugural regular season, the Jr. Stars (16–22–2) went on a playoff run that ended in the Silver Cup Finals. A first round series sweep against third place Sugar Land Imperials earned a spot in the division finals against Topeka Capitals. The Stars eliminated Topeka,[2] who finished the regular season 33 points ahead of Dallas, to advance into the 2014 NA3HL Silver Cup Finals. Dallas lost all three round robin games to close their first season.
In the summer of 2015, the team announced an affiliation agreement with the Coulee Region Chill of the North American Hockey League. Shortly after the affiliation, the team was purchased by KWM Kids, Inc. led by Michelle Bryant of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and owner of the Chill.[3][4] As part of the new purchase the team became the Euless Jr. Stars.
In 2017, the team was once again sold. The new owners were Brass Roots Hockey, LLC. led by Brad Allen who announced a new head coach in Tom Train and hired Tony Curtale as an advisor.[5] The team was then re-branded as the Mid-Cities Jr. Stars for the 2017–18 season.
Season-by-season records
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
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2013–14 | 40 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 34 | 137 | 167 | 1052 | 2nd of 3, South Div. 15th of 21, NA3HL | Won Division Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Sugar Land Imperials Won Division Finals, 2–1 vs. Topeka Capitals Eliminated in Silver Cup Round Robin (L, 1–7 vs. North Iowa Bulls; L, 2–5 vs. Flint Jr. Generals; L, 1–8 vs. St. Louis Jr. Blues) |
2014–15 | 47 | 10 | 33 | 4 | 24 | 109 | 221 | 1091 | 5th of 6, South Div. 27th of 31, NA3HL | did not qualify |
2015–16 | 47 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 20 | 106 | 279 | 806 | 6th of 6, South Div. 31st of 34, NA3HL | did not qualify |
2016–17 | 47 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 50 | 195 | 191 | 1136 | 3rd of 6, South Div. 24th of 48, NA3HL | Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Atlanta Capitals |
2017–18 | 47 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 61 | 192 | 117 | 1405 | 3rd of 6, South Div. 17th of 42, NA3HL | Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Atlanta Capitals Lost Div. Finals, 0–2 vs. Texas Jr. Brahmas |
2018–19 | 47 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 44 | 188 | 154 | 876 | 4th of 5, South Div. 24th of 36, NA3HL | Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Texas Jr. Brahmas |
2019–20 | 47 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 41 | 160 | 202 | 682 | 4th of 5, South Div. 21st of 34, NA3HL | Playoffs cancelled |
2020–21 | 40 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 268 | 719 | 7th of 7, South Div. 31st of 31, NA3HL | did not qualify |
2021–22 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 124 | 307 | 1210 | 7th of 8, South Div. 30th of 34, NA3HL | did not qualify |
2022–23 | 47 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 78 | 350 | 1451 | 8th of 8, South Div. 34th of 34, NA3HL | did not qualify |
Alumni
The Jr. Stars have had a number of alumni move on to collegiate programs, higher levels of junior ice hockey in the United States and Canada.
References
- ^ "Jr. Stars announce affiliation with NAHL's IceRays". NA3HL.com. August 22, 2018.
- ^ "Dallas Jr. Stars Win Division Championship". Junior Hockey News. 23 March 2014.
- ^ "NA3HL's Jr. Stars purchased by Chill, Freeze ownership". Junior Hockey News. 4 August 2015.
- ^ "34 in 34: Euless Jr. Stars". NA3HL. 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Euless Jr. Stars announce new ownership and head coach". NA3HL. May 30, 2017.
External links
- Jr. Stars website
- NA3HL website
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