Kansas City Mavericks Explained
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.[4] 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.[5] 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).[6] [7] On November 13, 2009, the team played their home opener before a crowd of 5,760 people at the Independence Events Center.[8]
On September 17, 2011, the Mavericks announced an affiliation agreement with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League for the 2011–12 season.[9] This agreement would be renewed in one-year contracts until 2015.[10] [11] [12]
On May 24, 2012, the Mavericks extended head coach Scott Hillman's contract for two additional years through the 2013–14 season.[13] 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.[14]
On May 21, 2014, Hillman announced his resignation from the Mavericks[15] [16] and soon after was named as the first head coach for the expansion Indy Fuel of the ECHL.[17] In June, the Mavericks hired Richard Matvichuk as the organization's new coach.[18]
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.[19] [20]
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.[21]
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.[22]
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.[23] He was replaced by John-Scott Dickson,[24] who had played for the team from 2011 to 2015 before joining the coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2015–16.[25] 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.[26] 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.[27] 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).[28]
In his fourth season as head coach, Dickson was fired on January 30, 2020, while the team was in last place in their division.[29] After the season ended, the Mavericks hired Florida Everblades' assistant Tad O'Had as the head coach.[30]
On July 28, 2022, the Mavericks announced a new affiliation with the Seattle Kraken and Seattle's AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds.[31]
On May 27, 2024, the Mavericks won the western conference and advanced to the 2024 Kelly Cup finals for the first time in club history.[32]
Season-by-season records
Regular season | Playoffs |
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Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Standing | Year | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Kelly Cup |
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2009–10 (CHL) | 64 | 31 | 27 | 6 | — | 68 | 200 | 220 | 1589 | 5th, Northern Conf. | 2010[33] | | | — | — |
2010–11 (CHL) | 66 | 37 | 23 | 6 | — | 80 | 213 | 173 | 1197 | 4th, Turner Conf. | 2011[34] | | | — | — |
2011–12 (CHL) | 66 | 39 | 21 | 6 | — | 84 | 223 | 200 | 1048 | 3rd, Turner Conf. | 2012[35] | — | | | — |
2012–13 (CHL) | 66 | 35 | 25 | 6 | — | 76 | 217 | 222 | 991 | 5th, CHL | 2013[36] | — | | | — |
2013–14 (CHL) | 66 | 44 | 20 | 2 | — | 90 | 238 | 184 | 1012 | 1st, CHL | 2014[37] | — | | — | — |
2014–15 (ECHL) | 72 | 28 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 192 | 231 | 1426 | 6th, Central Div. | 2015[38] | did not qualify |
2015–16 (ECHL) | 72 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 109 | 234 | 162 | 855 | 1st, Central Div. | | | | — | — |
2016–17 (ECHL) | 72 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 233 | 241 | 1040 | 5th, Mountain Div. | | did not qualify |
2017–18 (ECHL) | 72 | 34 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 204 | 223 | 904 | 6th, Central Div. | | did not qualify |
2018–19 (ECHL) | 72 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 234 | 228 | 993 | 4th, Mountain Div. | | | — | — | — |
2019–20 (ECHL) | 61 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 167 | 217 | 721 | 7th, Mountain Div. | 2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
2020–21 (ECHL) | 72 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 72 | 205 | 226 | 806 | 6th, Western Conf. | | did not qualify |
2021–22 (ECHL) | 72 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 210 | 243 | 1482 | 6th, Mountain Div. | | did not qualify |
2022–23 (ECHL) | 72 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 76 | 222 | 224 | 939 | 3rd, Mountain Div. | | | — | — | — |
2023–24 (ECHL) | 72 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 114 | 305 | 202 | 688 | 1st, Mountain Div. | | | | | L, 1–4, FLA |
CHL totals | 328 | 186 | 116 | 26 | — | 398 | 1091 | 999 | 5837 | |
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ECHL totals | 709 | 358 | 280 | 47 | 24 | 787 | 2206 | 2197 | 9854 | | |
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Players and personnel
Team captains
- Tyler Fleck, 2009[39]
- Carlyle Lewis, 2009–11[40]
- Sebastien Thinel, 2011–2015
- Trevor Ludwig, 2015–16[41]
- Andrew Courtney, 2016–17[42]
- Tyler Elbrecht, 2017–18[43]
- Rocco Carzo, 2018–2020[44] [45] [46]
- Rob Bordson, 2020–21
- Lane Scheidl, 2021–22
- Nick Pastujov, 2022–23
Notable alumni
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Welcome. July 13, 2015. Independence Events Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713214502/http://www.independenceeventscenter.com/about/welcome/. July 13, 2015.
- Web site: Kansas City Mavericks Name Head Coach Tad O'Had as General Manager . July 13, 2021 . OurSports Central . July 13, 2021.
- News: Mavs Win First-Ever Governor's Cup . April 21, 2014 . MissouriSportsRedux.com . March 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421095605/https://missourisportsredux.com/mavs-win-first-ever-governors-cup/ . April 21, 2014 .
- Web site: April 16, 2009 . CHL Announces Independence, Missouri Team for 2009-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306100000/http://centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/index.html?article_id=3408 . March 6, 2012 . June 2, 2012 . Central Hockey League.
- Web site: June 24, 2009 . CHL Welcomes the Missouri Mavericks . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306071323/http://centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/index.html?article_id=3514 . March 6, 2012 . June 2, 2012 . Central Hockey League.
- News: Gates . Nick . May 29, 2009 . Hillman Resigns as Coach of Ice Bears for Job in CHL . . June 2, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320134846/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/may/29/hillman-resigns-coach-ice-bears-job-chl/ . March 20, 2012.
- News: Althaus . Bill . June 2, 2009 . VIDEO: Hillman Named First Coach of New Independence Hockey Team . https://archive.today/20130221151046/http://www.examiner.net/sports/x862902733/Hillman-to-coach-new-Independence-hockey-team . February 21, 2013 . June 2, 2012 . The Examiner.
- News: Althaus . Bill . November 14, 2009 . Opening Night for The Mavericks Had The Perfect Script . https://archive.today/20130222193727/http://www.examiner.net/sports/bluesprings/x356301031/Opening-night-for-the-Mavericks-had-the-perfect-script?zc_p=0 . February 22, 2013 . June 2, 2012 . The Examiner.
- Web site: September 17, 2011 . Mavericks Announce Affiliation with AHL's Chicago Wolves . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325052227/http://www.missourimavericks.com/news-and-stats/news/508-mavs-announce-affiliation-with-ahl-chicago.html . March 25, 2012 . June 2, 2012 . Missouri Mavericks .
- Web site: September 8, 2012 . Mavericks Renew Affiliation Agreement with AHL's Chicago Wolves . July 13, 2013 . OurSports Central.
- Web site: July 11, 2013 . Mavericks Renew Affiliation Agreement with AHL's Chicago Wolves . July 13, 2013 . OurSports Central.
- Web site: June 26, 2014 . Mavericks Continue Affiliation with Chicago Wolves . June 29, 2014 . OurSports Central.
- Web site: May 18, 2012 . Mavericks Extend Head Coach Scott Hillman's Contract . June 1, 2012 . OurSports Central.
- Web site: July 31, 2012 . Mavericks Unveil "Give M Hell", Announce Radio Partnership with KMBZ . https://web.archive.org/web/20120810070850/http://www.missourimavericks.com/news-and-stats/news/713-mavericks-unveil-qgive-m-hellq-make-multiple-announcments.html . August 10, 2012 . August 5, 2012 . Missouri Mavericks.
- News: McDowell . Sam . May 21, 2014 . Missouri Mavericks Coach Scott Hillman Resigns . . May 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161421/http://www.kansascity.com/2014/05/21/5038012/missouri-mavericks-coach-scott.html . May 22, 2014.
- News: Althaus . Bill . May 22, 2014 . Mavs' Hillman Moving On . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005459/http://www.examiner.net/article/20140522/SPORTS/140529604/-1/sports . September 24, 2015 . May 25, 2014 . The Examiner.
- Web site: May 27, 2014 . Hillman named Fuel's head coach . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528061922/http://echl.com/hillman-named-fuel-s-head-coach-p192344 . May 28, 2014 . June 7, 2014 . ECHL.
- Web site: June 12, 2014 . Mavericks Introduce Richard Matvichuk as New Head Coach . June 29, 2014 . OurSports Central.
- Web site: October 7, 2014 . CHL Clubs Join ECHL for 2014-15 Season . https://web.archive.org/web/20141007203517/http://centralhockeyleague.com/news/?article_id=11233 . October 7, 2014 . October 7, 2014 . Central Hockey League.
- Web site: October 7, 2014 . ECHL Accepts Seven Members . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009113029/http://www.echl.com/echl-accepts-seven-new-members-p194005 . October 9, 2014 . October 7, 2014 . ECHL.
- Web site: Dornbrook . James . February 5, 2015 . Lamar Hunt Jr. buys Missouri Mavericks hockey team - Kansas City Business Journal . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207114312/http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2015/02/05/lamar-hunt-jr-buys-missouri-mavericks-hockey-team.html . February 7, 2015 . February 7, 2015 . Kansas City Business Journal.
- Web site: June 11, 2015 . Mavs Announce Affiliation with Islanders . https://web.archive.org/web/20150613014846/http://missourimavericks.com/news/?article_id=309 . June 13, 2015 . June 11, 2015 . Missouri Mavericks.
- Web site: June 2, 2016 . Mavericks Coach Matvichuk Moving On . June 2, 2016 . OurSports Central.
- News: Althaus . Bill . July 1, 2016 . John-Scott Dickson ready to make mark as Mavericks rookie coach . https://web.archive.org/web/20160704063134/http://www.examiner.net/sports/20160701/john-scott-dickson-ready-to-make-mark-as-mavericks-rookie-coach . July 4, 2016 . July 4, 2016 . The Examiner.
- Web site: Liggett . Fred . July 2, 2016 . Mavericks Hockey Name John-Scott Dickson 3rd Head Coach In Franchise History . January 28, 2020 . Lee's Summit Tribune . en-US.
- Web site: August 23, 2016 . Missouri Mavericks to begin collaboration with St. Louis Blues . August 23, 2016 . KMBC-TV.
- Web site: March 11, 2017 . MISSOURI MAVERICKS TO BECOME KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS IN 2017-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170313143940/http://www.echl.com/missouri-mavericks-become-kansas-city-mavericks-2017-18 . March 13, 2017 . March 13, 2017 . . mdy-all.
- Web site: June 8, 2017 . MAVERICKS BECOME ECHL AFFILIATE OF CALGARY, STOCKTON . https://web.archive.org/web/20170608212138/http://www.echl.com/mavericks-become-echl-affiliate-calgary-stockton . June 8, 2017 . June 8, 2017 . . mdy-all.
- Web site: January 30, 2020 . Mavericks Relieve John-Scott Dickson of Head Coaching Duties . January 30, 2020 . OurSports Central.
- Web site: April 15, 2020 . Mavericks Hire Tad O'Had as Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations . April 15, 2020 . OurSports Central.
- Web site: July 28, 2022 . Mavericks announce new affiliation with the Seattle Kraken . July 28, 2022 . kcmavericks.com .
- Web site: Mavericks advance to Kelly Cup Finals for first time in team history . May 28, 2024 . ECHL . en.
- Web site: 2009-10 Central Hockey League Playoff Results . May 31, 2013 . HockeyDB.
- Web site: 2010-11 Central Hockey League Playoff Results . May 31, 2013 . HockeyDB.
- Web site: 2011-12 Central Hockey League Playoff Results . May 31, 2013 . HockeyDB.
- Web site: 2012-13 Central Hockey League Playoff Results . May 31, 2013 . HockeyDB.
- Web site: 2013-14 CHL Playoff Results . May 25, 2014 . HockeyDB.
- Web site: Standings . June 3, 2022 . . en.
- News: Bill Althaus: Former Mav has designs on a new career . https://archive.today/20130803174949/http://www.examiner.net/sports/hockey/x971313072/Bill-Althaus-Former-Mav-has-designs-on-a-new-career. August 3, 2013. August 3, 2013 . The Examiner. January 28, 2020.
- News: The Grim Sleeper . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128143953/https://www.examiner.net/article/20100302/News/303029691 . January 28, 2020 . March 2, 2010 . Althaus . Bill . The Examiner. en. January 28, 2020.
- News: Blood Brothers: 'Tough' Ludwig brothers happy to be Mavericks. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718082259/https://www.examiner.net/article/20160113/ENHANCED/160119512 . July 18, 2018. January 13, 2016. Althaus. Bill. The Examiner of East Jackson County. en. January 28, 2020.
- Web site: Courtney Returns to Mavericks, Named Team Captain. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128143956/https://thesinbin.net/courtney-returns-to-mavericks-named-team-captain/ . January 28, 2020. Rozycki. Joe. July 13, 2016. The Sin Bin. en-US. January 28, 2020.
- News: Mavericks name Elbrecht captain. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128144059/https://www.examiner.net/sports/20171017/mavericks-name-elbrecht-captain . January 28, 2020 . Althaus. Bill. The Examiner. en. January 28, 2020.
- Web site: Rocco Carzo Named Team Captain. October 11, 2018. OurSports Central. en. January 28, 2020.
- Web site: Mavericks bring back captain for fifth season . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128143952/https://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/20190710/mavericks-bring-back-captain-for-fifth-season . January 28, 2020 . July 10, 2019. Althaus. Bill. Columbia Daily Tribune. en. January 28, 2020.
- Web site: Mavericks Captain Rocco Carzo Announces Retirement . March 30, 2020 . OurSports Central . March 30, 2020.