Professional minor league ice hockey team in Kansas City, Missouri
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
Rapid City Rush vs Missouri Mavericks at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena on February 18, 2011.
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]
Season-by-season records
Regular season
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
[32]
W, 2–1,
MRK
L, 0–4,
RC
—
—
2010–11 (CHL)
66
37
23
6
—
80
213
173
1197
4th, Turner Conf.
2011
[33]
W, 3–2,
WIC
L, 1–3,
COL
—
—
2011–12 (CHL)
66
39
21
6
—
84
223
200
1048
3rd, Turner Conf.
2012
[34]
—
W, 4–0,
EVN
L, 3–4,
FW
—
2012–13 (CHL)
66
35
25
6
—
76
217
222
991
5th, CHL
2013
[35]
—
W, 4–2,
RC
L, 3–4,
ALN
—
2013–14 (CHL)
66
44
20
2
—
90
238
184
1012
1st, CHL
2014
[36]
—
L, 2–4,
ARZ
—
—
2014–15 (
ECHL )
72
28
35
5
4
65
192
231
1426
6th, Central Div.
2015
[37]
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
2017–18 (ECHL)
72
34
32
4
2
74
204
223
904
6th, Central Div.
2018
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
2020–21 (ECHL)
72
31
31
8
2
72
205
226
806
6th, Western Conf.
2021
did not qualify
2021–22 (ECHL)
72
32
33
5
2
71
210
243
1482
6th, Mountain Div.
2022
did not qualify
2022–23 (ECHL)
72
34
30
6
2
76
222
224
939
3rd, Mountain Div.
2023
L, 2–4,
ALN
—
—
—
CHL totals
328
186
116
26
—
398
1091
999
5837
ECHL totals
637
334
268
43
22
673
1901
1995
9166
Players and personnel
Current roster
Team roster
No.
Nat
Player
Pos
S /
G
Age
Acquired
Birthplace
Contract
44
Max Andreev
F
L
25
2023
Moscow, Russia
Firebirds
28
Cade Borchardt
F
R
25
2023
Burnsville, Minnesota
Mavericks
26
Jared Brandt
D
L
28
2023
St. Louis, Missouri
Mavericks
7
Theo Calvas
D
R
25
2021
Southfield, Michigan
Mavericks
22
Casey Carreau
F
R
25
2023
Acushnet, Massachusetts
Mavericks
49
Cole Coskey
RW
R
24
2022
Zion, Illinois
Mavericks
13
David Cotton
C
L
25
2023
Parker, Texas
Mavericks
17
Patrick Curry
F
L
28
2023
Schaumburg, Illinois
Firebirds
25
Ryan Devine
D
L
32
2023
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Mavericks
24
Marc-Olivier Duquette
D
L
26
2023
Chateauguay, Quebec
Mavericks
21
Bobby Hampton
C
R
26
2023
Middletown, New Jersey
Mavericks
14
Jacob Hayhurst
C
L
27
2023
Mississauga, Ontario
Firebirds
8
Kyle Jackson
LW
L
21
2023
Ottawa, Ontario
Firebirds
15
Jake Jaremko
C
L
27
2022
Nowthen, Minnesota
Mavericks
6
Joshua Karlsson
D
L
23
2024
Stockholm ,
Sweden
Mavericks
60
Dillon Kelley
G
L
29
2022
Petoskey, Michigan
Mavericks
1
Jack LaFontaine
G
L
26
2023
Mississauga, Ontario
Firebirds
12
Jeremy McKenna
RW
R
25
2022
Canmore, Alberta
Firebirds
27
Jake McLaughlin
D
L
28
2022
Hinsdale, Illinois
Firebirds
33
Cale Morris
G
L
27
2023
Larkspur, Colorado
Mavericks
32
Justin Nachbaur
LW
L
24
2023
Cross Lake, Manitoba
Firebirds
29
Tucker Robertson
C
R
20
2024
Toronto, Ontario
Kraken
10
Brad Schoonbaert
F
L
26
2023
Brandon, Manitoba
Mavericks
20
Nolan Walker
C
R
25
2023
Anchorage, Alaska
Mavericks
Team captains
Tyler Fleck, 2009
[40]
Carlyle Lewis, 2009–11
[41]
Sebastien Thinel , 2011–2015
Trevor Ludwig, 2015–16
[42]
Andrew Courtney, 2016–17
[43]
Tyler Elbrecht, 2017–18
[44]
Rocco Carzo, 2018–2020
[45]
[46]
[47]
Rob Bordson , 2020–21
Lane Scheidl, 2021–22
Nick Pastujov, 2022–23
Notable alumni
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