Iowa Stars
| 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: | Dallas Stars (NHL) Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1999 to 2001: | Louisville Panthers |
| 2005 to present: | Iowa Stars |
The Iowa Stars are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Des Moines, Iowa,
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 have a five year affiliation agreement with the Dallas Stars and a one year agreement with the Edmonton Oilers.
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.
Year-by-year record
| Year | GP | W | L | T | OL | PTS | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 80 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 238 | 228 | 4th, West | Lost in round 1 4-3 vs Milwaukee |
| 2006-07 | 80 | 42 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 221 | 231 | 4th, West | Lost in round 2 4-2 vs Chicago |
Team records
Single Game
- Goals: 4
Vojtech Polak (2006-07)
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)
Career
- Career Goals: 35 Loui
Eriksson (2005-06)
- Career Assists: 53 Toby Petersen (2005-07)
- Career Points: 81 Toby Petersen (2005-07)
- 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)
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.
External links
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Sports teams based in Iowa |
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| Baseball | PCL: Iowa Cubs, MwL: Burlington Bees • Cedar Rapids Kernels • Clinton LumberKings • Swing of the Quad Cities, AA: Sioux City Explorers, NwL: Waterloo Bucks |
| Basketball | D-League: Iowa Energy |
| Football | af2: Iowa Barnstormers, UIF: Sioux City Bandits, APFL: Iowa Blackhawks |
| Hockey | AHL: Iowa Stars, USHL: Cedar Rapids RoughRiders • Des Moines Buccaneers • Omaha Lancers • Sioux City Musketeers • Waterloo Black Hawks, NAHL: North Iowa Outlaws |
| Soccer | PDL: Des Moines Menace |
| College athletics (NCAA Division I) |
Drake University • Iowa State University • University of Iowa • University of Northern Iowa |
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