Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Kansas City Mavericks

Minor league ice hockey team in Missouri, US

Kansas City Mavericks
Summary

Minor league ice hockey team in Missouri, US

FieldValue
current2025–26 ECHL season
bg_colorbackground:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#F06023 5px solid;
text_color#000000
teamKansas City Mavericks
logoKansas City Mavericks logo.svg
logo_size215px
cityIndependence, Missouri
leagueECHL
conferenceWestern
divisionMountain
founded2009 (in the CHL)
arenaCable Dahmer Arena
colorsBlack, orange, silver, white
ownerLamar Hunt Jr.
gmTad O'Had
coachTad O'Had
affiliatesSeattle Kraken (NHL)
Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)
name1Missouri Mavericks
dates12009–2017
name2Kansas City Mavericks
dates22017–present
reg_season_titles3 (2013–14, 2015–16, 2023–24)
division_titles3 (2015–16, 2023–24, 2024–25)
conf_titles1 (2023–24)

Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)

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. 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. 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). On November 13, 2009, the team played their home opener before a crowd of 5,760 people at the Independence Events Center.

On September 17, 2011, the Mavericks announced an affiliation agreement with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League for the 2011–12 season. This agreement would be renewed in one-year contracts until 2015.

On May 24, 2012, the Mavericks extended head coach Scott Hillman's contract for two additional years through the 2013–14 season. 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.

On May 21, 2014, Hillman announced his resignation from the Mavericks and soon after was named as the first head coach for the expansion Indy Fuel of the ECHL. In June, the Mavericks hired Richard Matvichuk as the organization's new coach.

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.

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.

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.

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. He was replaced by John-Scott Dickson, who had played for the team from 2011 to 2015 before joining the coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2015–16. 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. 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. 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).

In his fourth season as head coach, Dickson was fired on January 30, 2020, while the team was in last place in their division. After the season ended, the Mavericks hired Florida Everblades' assistant Tad O'Had as the head coach.

On July 28, 2022, the Mavericks announced a new affiliation with the Seattle Kraken and Seattle's AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds.

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.

Season-by-season records

Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonGPWLOTLSOLPtsGFGAPIMStandingYear1st round2nd round3rd roundKelly CupCHL totals32818611626—39810919995837colspan= 6 bgcolor="#A8A8A8"ECHL totals78140729851258902462237510800colspan="6" bgcolor="#A8A8A8"
2009–10 (CHL)6431276—6820022015895th, Northern Conf.2010W, 2–1, MRKL, 0–4, RC——
2010–11 (CHL)6637236—8021317311974th, Turner Conf.2011W, 3–2, WICL, 1–3, COL——
2011–12 (CHL)6639216—8422320010483rd, Turner Conf.2012—W, 4–0, EVNL, 3–4, FW—
2012–13 (CHL)6635256—762172229915th, CHL2013—W, 4–2, RCL, 3–4, ALN—
2013–14 (CHL)6644202—9023818410121st, CHL2014—L, 2–4, ARZ——
2014–15 (ECHL)722835546519223114266th, Central Div.2015did not qualify
2015–16 (ECHL)725215321092341628551st, Central Div.2016W, 4–0, QCL, 2–4, ALN——
2016–17 (ECHL)723330457523324110405th, Mountain Div.2017did not qualify
2017–18 (ECHL)72343242742042239046th, Central Div.2018did not qualify
2018–19 (ECHL)72363042782342289934th, Mountain Div.2019L, 3–4, TUL———
2019–20 (ECHL)61243241531672177217th, Mountain Div.2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 (ECHL)72313182722052268066th, Western Conf.2021did not qualify
2021–22 (ECHL)723233527121024314826th, Mountain Div.2022did not qualify
2022–23 (ECHL)72343062762222249393rd, Mountain Div.2023L, 2–4, ALN———
2023–24 (ECHL)725412421143052026881st, Mountain Div.2024W, 4–0, TULW, 4–1, IDHW, 4–2, TOLL, 1–4, FLA
2024–25 (ECHL)724918411032561789461st, Mountain Div.2025W, 4–2, TULW, 4–0, TAHL, 1–4, TOL—

Players and personnel

Team captains

  • Tyler Fleck, 2009
  • Carlyle Lewis, 2009–11
  • Sebastien Thinel, 2011–2015
  • Trevor Ludwig, 2015–16
  • Andrew Courtney, 2016–17
  • Tyler Elbrecht, 2017–18
  • Rocco Carzo, 2018–2020
  • Rob Bordson, 2020–21
  • Lane Scheidl, 2021–22
  • Nick Pastujov, 2022–23
  • Jake Jaremko, 2023-24
  • David Cotton, 2024-25

Notable alumni

  • Kyle Burroughs
  • Ville Husso
  • Ross Johnston
  • Maxime Lagace
  • Jed Ortmeyer
  • Carter Verhaeghe

References

References

  1. "Welcome".
  2. (July 13, 2021). "Kansas City Mavericks Name Head Coach Tad O'Had as General Manager".
  3. (March 26, 2014). "Mavs Win First-Ever Governor's Cup". MissouriSportsRedux.com.
  4. (April 16, 2009). "CHL Announces Independence, Missouri Team for 2009-10".
  5. (June 24, 2009). "CHL Welcomes the Missouri Mavericks".
  6. Gates, Nick. (May 29, 2009). "Hillman Resigns as Coach of Ice Bears for Job in CHL". [[Knoxville News Sentinel]].
  7. Althaus, Bill. (June 2, 2009). "VIDEO: Hillman Named First Coach of New Independence Hockey Team". [[The Examiner (Missouri).
  8. Althaus, Bill. (November 14, 2009). "Opening Night for The Mavericks Had The Perfect Script". [[The Examiner (Missouri).
  9. (September 17, 2011). "Mavericks Announce Affiliation with AHL's Chicago Wolves".
  10. (September 8, 2012). "Mavericks Renew Affiliation Agreement with AHL's Chicago Wolves".
  11. (July 11, 2013). "Mavericks Renew Affiliation Agreement with AHL's Chicago Wolves".
  12. (June 26, 2014). "Mavericks Continue Affiliation with Chicago Wolves".
  13. (May 18, 2012). "Mavericks Extend Head Coach Scott Hillman's Contract".
  14. (July 31, 2012). "Mavericks Unveil "Give M Hell", Announce Radio Partnership with KMBZ".
  15. McDowell, Sam. (May 21, 2014). "Missouri Mavericks Coach Scott Hillman Resigns". [[The Kansas City Star]].
  16. Althaus, Bill. (May 22, 2014). "Mavs' Hillman Moving On". [[The Examiner (Missouri).
  17. (May 27, 2014). "Hillman named Fuel's head coach".
  18. (June 12, 2014). "Mavericks Introduce Richard Matvichuk as New Head Coach".
  19. (October 7, 2014). "CHL Clubs Join ECHL for 2014-15 Season".
  20. (October 7, 2014). "ECHL Accepts Seven Members".
  21. Dornbrook, James. (February 5, 2015). "Lamar Hunt Jr. buys Missouri Mavericks hockey team - Kansas City Business Journal".
  22. (June 11, 2015). "Mavs Announce Affiliation with Islanders".
  23. (June 2, 2016). "Mavericks Coach Matvichuk Moving On".
  24. Althaus, Bill. (July 1, 2016). "John-Scott Dickson ready to make mark as Mavericks rookie coach". [[The Examiner (Missouri).
  25. Liggett, Fred. (July 2, 2016). "Mavericks Hockey Name John-Scott Dickson 3rd Head Coach In Franchise History".
  26. (August 23, 2016). "Missouri Mavericks to begin collaboration with St. Louis Blues".
  27. (March 11, 2017). "MISSOURI MAVERICKS TO BECOME KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS IN 2017-18".
  28. (June 8, 2017). "MAVERICKS BECOME ECHL AFFILIATE OF CALGARY, STOCKTON".
  29. (January 30, 2020). "Mavericks Relieve John-Scott Dickson of Head Coaching Duties".
  30. (April 15, 2020). "Mavericks Hire Tad O'Had as Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations".
  31. (July 28, 2022). "Mavericks announce new affiliation with the Seattle Kraken".
  32. "Mavericks advance to Kelly Cup Finals for first time in team history".
  33. "2009-10 Central Hockey League Playoff Results".
  34. "2010-11 Central Hockey League Playoff Results".
  35. "2011-12 Central Hockey League Playoff Results".
  36. "2012-13 Central Hockey League Playoff Results".
  37. "2013-14 CHL Playoff Results".
  38. "Standings".
  39. (August 3, 2013). "Bill Althaus: Former Mav has designs on a new career". [[The Examiner (Missouri).
  40. Althaus, Bill. (March 2, 2010). "The Grim Sleeper". [[The Examiner (Missouri).
  41. Althaus, Bill. (January 13, 2016). "Blood Brothers: 'Tough' Ludwig brothers happy to be Mavericks". The Examiner of East Jackson County.
  42. Rozycki, Joe. (July 13, 2016). "Courtney Returns to Mavericks, Named Team Captain".
  43. Althaus, Bill. "Mavericks name Elbrecht captain". [[The Examiner (Missouri).
  44. (October 11, 2018). "Rocco Carzo Named Team Captain".
  45. Althaus, Bill. (July 10, 2019). "Mavericks bring back captain for fifth season".
  46. (March 30, 2020). "Mavericks Captain Rocco Carzo Announces Retirement".
Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

kansas-city-mavericks kansas-city-mavericks-players sports-in-independence,-missouri echl-teams central-hockey-league-teams calgary-flames-minor-league-affiliates new-york-islanders-minor-league-affiliates seattle-kraken-minor-league-affiliates professional-ice-hockey-teams-in-missouri ice-hockey-clubs-established-in-2017 2017-establishments-in-missouri sports-clubs-and-teams-in-the-kansas-city-metropolitan-area
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Kansas City Mavericks — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report