Iowa Stars
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| City: | Des Moines, Iowa |
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| League: | American Hockey League |
| Conference: | Western Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Founded: | 2005 |
| Home Arena: | Wells Fargo Arena |
| Colors: | Green and Gold |
| Owner(s): | Howard Baldwin |
| General Manager: | Scott White |
| Head Coach: | Dave Allison |
| Media: | Des Moines Register Mediacom Cable |
| Affiliates: | Anaheim Ducks (NHL) Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1999 to 2001: | Louisville Panthers |
| 2005 to 2008: | Iowa Stars |
The Iowa Stars are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Des Moines, Iowa, USA at the Wells Fargo Arena. In April 2008, the team's ownership announced that they would no longer affiliate with the NHL Dallas Stars. A new team name, colors, and mascot are expected to be announced once the Calder Cup and Stanley Cup playoffs have concluded. [1] At a press conference on June 3, 2008, the team announced it was affiliating with the Anaheim Ducks.
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[edit] History
The Iowa Stars were founded by Howard Baldwin, of Hockey Holdings & Management Group, and Dallas businessman Bob Schlegel and began play in the 2005–06 AHL season. They had a five year affiliation agreement with the Dallas Stars and a one year agreement with the Edmonton Oilers. It is unknown who the team will affiliate with for the 2008-09 season, though the nearby Minnesota Wild and the Anaheim Ducks seem to be the strongest possibilities. [2]
In their inaugural season, the Stars made it to the Calder Cup playoffs first round, where they were defeated by the Milwaukee Admirals. The Stars won their first playoff series the following season, defeating the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights in six games.
In February 2008, the Dallas Stars announced they would be affiliating with the future Texas Stars pending the 2009 completion of the Cedar Park Entertainment Center in Cedar Park, Texas. It is unknown if the Dallas Stars will have an AHL affiliate for the 2008-09 season.
[edit] Season-by-season results
[edit] Regular season
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
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| 2005–06 | 80 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 238 | 228 | 4th, West |
| 2006–07 | 80 | 42 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 221 | 231 | 4th, West |
| 2007–08 | 80 | 35 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 217 | 255 | 8th, West |
[edit] Playoffs
| Season | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals | |
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| 2005–06 | L, 3–4, Milwaukee | — | — | — | |
| 2006–07 | W, 4–2, Omaha | L, 2–4, Chicago | — | — | |
| 2007–08 | Did not qualify. | ||||
[edit] Team records
[edit] Single Game
- Goals: 4
Vojtech Polak (2006–07)
[edit] Single Season
- Goals: 35
Loui Eriksson (2005–06) - Assists: 47
Toby Petersen (2005–06) - Points: 73 Toby Petersen (2005–06)
- Penalty Minutes: 129
Krys Barch (2005–06) - GAA: 2.5 Mike Smith (2005–06)
- SV%: .917 Mike Smith (2005–06)
[edit] Career
- Career Goals: 49 Toby Petersen (2005–08)
- Career Assists: 83 Toby Petersen (2005–08)
- Career Points: 132 Toby Petersen (2005–08)
- Career Penalty Minutes: 129 Krys Barch (2005–06)
- Career Goaltending Wins: 25 Mike Smith (2005–06)
- Career Shutouts: 3 Mike Smith (2005–06)
- Career Games: 132 Yared Hagos (2005–07)
[edit] CHL Iowa Stars, 1969–70
The current team is not related to the former Iowa Stars, who played in Waterloo, Iowa in 1969–70 as a member of the old Central Hockey League.
[edit] External links
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