2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season

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2009–10 Missouri Mavericks
ConferenceNorthern 5th
2009–10 record31-27-6
Home record18-11-3
Road record13-16-3
Goals for200
Goals against220
Team information
General manager
CoachScott Hillman
Assistant coachJeff Christian[1]
CaptainTyler Fleck,[2] [3]
Alternate captainsJeff Christian,[4] ,[5] [5]
ArenaIndependence Events Center[6]
Average attendance4,935[7]
Team leaders
GoalsJeff Christian (29)[8]
AssistsJeff Christian (49)[8]
PointsJeff Christian (78)
Penalty minutes (252)[8]
Plus/minusChad Hinz, Nick Sirota (Tied +5)[8]
Wins (9)[8]
Goals against average (2.68)[8]
2010-11 →

The 2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season is the inaugural season of the Central Hockey League (CHL) franchise in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.

Off-season[]

In April 2009, Matt Adams, Mark Adams, and Mike Carper, the owners of the group Independence Pro Hockey, LLC, announced that their group would bring a Central Hockey League team to Independence, Missouri to begin play in the 2009–10 season.[9] Independence Pro Hockey, LLC previously owned the Lubbock Cotton Kings, also of the Central Hockey League.[9] The team would play at the Independence Events Center as part of a 10-year lease agreement.[10]

, previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma City Blazers from 1992 to 2008, was tapped to serve as President of Independence Pro Hockey, LLC and run the day-to-day operations of the team.[9][11] was to be the team's General Manager and was hired to be the team's Assistant General Manager.[12]

On June 2, 2009, Scott Hillman, a former player in the Central Hockey League and previously the of the Knoxville Ice Bears of the Southern Professional Hockey League, winning both back-to-back regular season titles and league championships for both the 2007–08 season and 2008–09 season, was named as the team's new head coach.[13][14][15][16] Hillman also won the Coach of The Year award for the SPHL for the 2008–09 season.[14][16]

On June 25, 2009, it was announced that the team would be called the Missouri Mavericks.[17]

Regular season[]

Conference standings[]

Northern Conference GP W L OTL Pts GF GA
y-Rapid City Rush 64 43 14 7 93 253 197
x-Colorado Eagles 64 42 15 7 91 277 208
x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 64 38 22 4 80 213 180
x-Mississippi RiverKings 64 33 24 7 73 217 116
x-Missouri Mavericks 64 31 27 6 68 200 220
e-Tulsa Oilers 64 28 29 7 63 203 230
e-Wichita Thunder 64 9 50 5 23 128 257


Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

y – clinched conference title; x – clinched playoff spot; e – eliminated from playoff contention

Playoffs[]

On April 2, 2010, the Mavericks' inaugural 2009–10 season ended with a 7–6 loss to the Rapid City Rush in Game 4 of the Ray Miron President's Cup Playoffs Northern Conference Semifinals.[18]

2010 Central Hockey League Ray Miron President's Cup Playoffs[19]

Awards, Records, and Milestones[]

Awards and Records[]

Player Award/Record
Missouri Mavericks
  • Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21]
    • 2nd Place:
      • Best Arena Music
    • 3rd Place
      • Best Fans
      • On-Ice Promotions
Jeff Christian
  • Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21]
    • 3rd Place:
      • Best Playmaker
      • Smartest Player
  • Oakley Central Hockey League Goaltender of The Week (week ending Sunday, February 28, 2010). In 4 games, he had a 4–0 record with a 2.26 GAA and a Save Percentage of 0.910.[22]
  • Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21]
    • 3rd Place:
      • Best Public-Address Announcer
  • Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21]
    • 2nd Place:
      • Best Fighter (Heavyweight)
Karl Sellan
  • Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21]
    • 1st Place:
      • Most Annoying Player
Nick Sirota
  • Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21]
    • 3rd Place:
      • Best Rookie
  • Central Hockey League All-Rookie Team (2009-10 Season)[23]

Transactions[]

[24]

Player Signings/Acquisitions off Waivers/Activated from League Suspension
Player Former team Date
Jeff Christian Rockford IceHogs July 1, 2009[1][25][26]
Tyler Fleck Oklahoma City Blazers July 15, 2009[27][28]
Shaun Arvai SV Kaltern/Caldaro Eishockey July 15, 2009[28][29]
Huntsville Havoc July 15, 2009[28]
Amarillo Gorillas July 20, 2009[30][31]
Oklahoma City Blazers July 20, 2009[30][32]
Coventry Blaze July 27, 2009[33][34]
Doug MacIver Cardiff Devils July 27, 2009[33][35]
Knoxville Ice Bears July 27, 2009[33]
Oklahoma City Blazers August 13, 2009[36]
Oklahoma City Blazers August 19, 2009[37]
Oklahoma City Blazers September 3, 2009[38]
Simon Watson Rocky Mountain Rage September 14, 2009[39]
Oklahoma City Blazers September 14, 2009[39]
Kyle Bochek Saginaw Spirit September 18, 2009[40]
Wilfrid Laurier University September 18, 2009[40]
Columbus Cottonmouths September 24, 2009[41]
Neepawa Natives September 24, 2009[41]
Knoxville Ice Bears September 29, 2009[42]
Winnipeg Saints September 29, 2009[42]
Castleton State College September 30, 2009[43]
Cincinnati Cyclones September 30, 2009[43]
Mark Van Vliet Knoxville Ice Bears September 30, 2009[43]
United States Military Academy October 1, 2009[44]
Alpena IceDiggers October 1, 2009[44]
Edmonton Oil Kings October 1, 2009[44]
Nick Sirota Idaho Steelheads October 20, 2009[45]
Arizona Sundogs October 30, 2009[46][47][48]
Blake Cosgrove Northern Michigan University October 30, 2009[49][50]
Dayton Bombers November 5, 2009[51]
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs November 9, 2009[52]
Mike Burgoyne Victoria Salmon Kings November 25, 2009[53]
Alexandre Vincent Odessa Jackalopes November 25, 2009[53]
Kalamazoo Wings[54] December 22, 2009[55]
Tyler Kindle Newcastle Vipers January 8, 2010

[56]

Braden Walls Texas Brahmas January 8, 2010

[56]

The University of British Columbia January 14, 2010[57]
Jordan Foreman Idaho Steelheads January 14, 2010[57]
Rob Smith Victoria Salmon Kings[58][59] January 21, 2010[24]
Todd Paul Texas Brahmas February 4, 2010[60]
Toby Lafrance Thetford Mines Isothermic February 6, 2010[61]
Odense Bulldogs[62] March 6, 2010[63]
Mike McGurk Owen Sound Attack[64]
Carleton University[65]
Waived/Retired/Placements on Team Suspension
Player Free Agency Loss (New Team)/Waived (New Team)/Placed on Team Suspension (New Team)/Retired Date
Waived (Huntsville Havoc)[66] October 13, 2009[67]
Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears)[68] October 13, 2009[67]
Waived October 13, 2009[67]
Waived (Tillsonburg Thunder)[69] October 13, 2009[67]
Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears)[70] October 13, 2009[67]
Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears)[71] October 13, 2009[67]
Waived (Bulldogs Liège)[72] October 13, 2009[67]
Waived October 13, 2009[67]
Doug MacIver Waived (Peterborough Phantoms)[35] October 21, 2009[73]
Waived (Bentley Generals)[74] October 29, 2009[24]
Mark Van Vliet Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears)[75] October 30, 2009[24]
Waived (Columbus Cottonmouths)[51] November 5, 2009[51]
Waived (Mississippi RiverKings)[76] November 9, 2009[52]
Blake Cosgrove Waived (Frisk Asker)[50] November 10, 2009[49]
Waived (Bentley Generals)[74] November 22, 2009[24]
Shaun Arvai Waived (Amarillo Gorillas)[77] November 25, 2009[53]
Rob Smith Waived (Las Vegas Wranglers)[78] January 22, 2014[24]
Tyler Kindle Waived (Quad City Mallards)[79] February 6, 2010[24]
Alexandre Vincent Waived (Amarillo Gorillas)[29] February 8, 2010[80]
Kyle Bochek Placed on Team Suspension (Knoxville Ice Bears)[81] March 6, 2010[63]
Waived March 12, 2010[24]
Waived March 21, 2010[82]
Trades
September 11, 2009[42][83] To Wichita Thunder:
Rights to for 2010-11 season[84] 		To Missouri:
October 20, 2009 To Arizona:
Doug Groenestege[85] 		To Missouri:
Karl Sellan[45][85][86]
December 16, 2009[87] To Tulsa Oilers:
To Missouri:
, rights to for 2010-11 season[84]
December 22, 2009[55] To Allen Americans:
To Missouri:
[80][88]
January 17, 2010[89] To Arizona Sundogs:
To Missouri:
Rights of and Andrew Winnik for 2010-11 season[84]
February 4, 2010[60] To Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees:
To Missouri:

Roster[]

Source:[2][3][4][5][8][90][91]

2009-10 Missouri Mavericks
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Forward

See also[]

References[]

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