Euless Junior Stars

Euless Jr. Stars
City Euless, Texas
League NA3HL
Division South
Founded 2013
Home arena Dr. Pepper StarCenter
Colors Victory Green, Silver, Black, White
Owner(s) Michelle Bryant
General manager Don Babineau
Head coach Don Babineau
Affiliates Coulee Region Chill
Website Jr. Stars website
Franchise history
2013–2015 Dallas Jr. Stars
2015–present Euless Jr. Stars

The Euless 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 Dr. Pepper 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,[1] 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 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.[2][3]

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Regular Season Finish Playoffs
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, 7-1 vs. North Iowa Bulls; L, 5-2 vs. Flint Jr. Generals; L, 8-1 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

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

  1. "Dallas Jr. Stars Win Division Championship". Junior Hockey News. 23 March 2014.
  2. "NA3HL's Jr. Stars purchased by Chill, Freeze ownership". Junior Hockey News. 4 August 2015.
  3. "34 in 34: Euless Jr. Stars". NA3HL. 8 August 2015.

External links

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