Dallas Stars 2019-2020 Season Thread

[SimonBolivar 10911]

On 7/19/2020 at 1:55 AM, Sweetnsourpoke said:

Not getting it from a specific source, just speculation and from following minor league hockey for 40 years. Distance has killed plenty of teams and leagues for years. Adding Salt Lake City was the beginning of the end for the IHL and distance proved to be the death blow for the old Central Hockey League. 

Five years ago, the A had teams in Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Oklahoma City. Now only one of those teams remain. Austin works out beautifully for Dallas but I can see the rest of the league pushing for a relocation out west at some point. 

Hard to believe twenty years ago, Texas had pro hockey in San Angelo, Abilene, Amarillo, Waco, Houston, Killeen, Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso, etc. etc.....and they're all gone. Amazing how quickly minor league hockey lost its luster. 

Man the WPHL was great.

 

Abilene Aviators (Abilene, Texas) 1998–2000; folded during the 1999–2000 season

Alexandria Warthogs (Alexandria, Louisiana) 1998–2000

Amarillo Rattlers (Amarillo, Texas) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2010 as Amarillo Gorillas

Arkansas GlacierCats (Little Rock, Arkansas) 1998–2000

Austin Ice Bats (Austin, Texas) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2008

Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (Bossier City, Louisiana) 2000–01; continued in CHL until 2011

Central Texas Stampede (Belton, Texas) 1996–2001; folded during the 2000–01 season

Corpus Christi IceRays (Corpus Christi, Texas) 1998–2001; continued in CHL until 2010 when the owners added a junior team in the North American Hockey League

El Paso Buzzards (El Paso, Texas) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2003

Fort Worth Brahmas (Fort Worth, Texas) 1997–2001; continued in CHL until 2013 when the owners added a junior team in the North American Hockey League

Lake Charles Ice Pirates (Lake Charles, Louisiana) 1997–2001; folded during the 2001 CHL merger

Lubbock Cotton Kings (Lubbock, Texas) 1999–2001; continued in CHL until 2007

Monroe Moccasins (Monroe, Louisiana) 1997–2001; folded during the 2001 CHL merger

New Mexico Scorpions (Rio Rancho, New Mexico) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2009

Odessa Jackalopes (Odessa, Texas) 1997–2001; continued in CHL until 2011 when the owners added a junior team in the North American Hockey League

San Angelo Outlaws (San Angelo, Texas) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2005 as San Angelo Saints

Shreveport Mudbugs (Shreveport, Louisiana) 1997–2000

Tupelo T-Rex (Tupelo, Mississippi) 1998–2001; chose not to join the CHL during the 2001 merger and launched a junior team instead in the America West Hockey League

Waco Wizards (Waco, Texas) 1996–2000; folded during the 1999–2000 season

 

 

Apparently it's only possible to make money with Junior hockey in Texas now.

Amarillo Bulls 

Corpus Christi IceRays  

Lone Star Brahmas   (North Richland Hills)

New Mexico Ice Wolves  (Abq)

Odessa Jackalopes   

Shreveport Mudbugs    

Topeka Pilots

Wichita Falls Warriors

El Paso Rhinos

 

 

Edited July 24, 2020 by SimonBolivar

[Longhorn_Fan68 33834]

 

 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33834]

pretty much what I expected so far. ugly and unorganized. but still, hockey

[ss13 1832]

You kids alive? We play in 20. 

[Jive Turkey 12568]

and we have officially re-started.

[ss13 1832]

And we’re already losing. 

[Jive Turkey 12568]

jeezus.  one minute and 4 seconds later.  beats Bishop five-hole.  fuck me.

[vtaenz 601]

As soon as they crossed the blue I knew that was going in. 

[Beau Vine 53987]

Fuck you, Perry.

[vtaenz 601]

You remember that time we came back in the 3rd against Minnesota and then went on a tear? Those were good times.

 

 

[Beau Vine 53987]

Razor is sunshine-pumping like crazy.

[cactusflinthead 27594]

Just like that mfer

[Longboard Horn 40128]

Dallas takes lead! 2 quick goals in 42 seconds! Pavelski and Oleksiak

Edited August 3, 2020 by Longboard Horn

[Skipper 6103]

Nice

[Longboard Horn 40128]

41 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Fuck you, Perry.

Everyone hates Cory Perry

[Longhorn_Fan68 33834]

This is better

[Longboard Horn 40128]

3-1 now. Corey Perry did something right

[Skipper 6103]

Clearly team was missing my presence.  I just got kids down and turned it on about a minute before first goal.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33834]

This is better

[Beau Vine 53987]

25 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said:

3-1 now. Corey Perry did something right

Fuck him, anyways.

[ss13 1832]

Trying to give it away. 

[ss13 1832]

And we accomplished that goal. 

[cactusflinthead 27594]

Dammit 

Start over 

[vtaenz 601]

Bowness loves to go into a shell to protect the lead. Hardly works.

[Jive Turkey 12568]

Huge challenge. 

[ss13 1832]

Son of a bitch! 

[NateHitch 1282]

This is my fault guys. First game I've watched since the restart. We were up 3-1 when it turned it on and it's gone downhill since I flipped it on. Turning it off now hoping to negate my negative energy and help pull out the W

[ss13 1832]

Good thing this impressive choke doesn’t really mean much. 

[Zepol87 9171]

After the Mavs shitting the bed I needed a win. Damn

[vtaenz 601]

This is classic fucking bowness. Refuses to adapt and is stuck in this mentality of going into a shell when up a goal.

[Beau Vine 53987]

4 minutes ago, ss13 said:

Good thing this impressive choke doesn’t really mean much. 

These round robin games are completely meaningless without home-ice riding on seeding, IMO.

[Knoxtnhorn 5929]

Gee.  Look at that.  Another shitty performance from a Dallas team.  Can't just one of my teams give me hope?

[Zepol87 9171]

1 minute ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Gee.  Look at that.  Another shitty performance from a Dallas team.  Can't just one of my teams give me hope?

At least FC Dallas got sent home before they could fuck it up

[Longboard Horn 40128]

And they pissed away the 3rd period.....

[Zepol87 9171]

1 hour ago, Longboard Horn said:

And they pissed away the 3rd period.....

Cant close out games... nothing new around this town

[Longboard Horn 40128]

12 hours ago, Skipper said:

Clearly team was missing my presence.  I just got kids down and turned it on about a minute before first goal.

Guessing Skipper stepped away in the 3rd period

[Skipper 6103]

2 hours ago, Longboard Horn said:

Guessing Skipper stepped away in the 3rd period

I actually did for a bit then caught their last 3 goals.  Brutal.

[Longboard Horn 40128]

Anton is starting goaltender tonight 

[Continental Op 3934]

That would totally suck if the Stars played a game where they didn't go down 1-0 within the first 5 minutes. 

[vtaenz 601]

That would totally suck if the Stars played a game where they didn't go down 1-0 within the first 5 minutes. 

On the bright side we are consistent...

[Beau Vine 53987]

WTF does this mean?

 

"unfit to play"??  Are they too drunk to play?

[vtaenz 601]

Dickinson is not seeing the ice.

[Ghost of LL 15477]

Looks like the entire goddamned team is unfit to play tonight.

[NateHitch 1282]

Only thing worse than bad hockey is bad hockey in an empty arena during a pandemic

[ss13 1832]

Goddamn, we are pretty fucking awful. 

[cactusflinthead 27594]

God omighty this sucks 

[NateHitch 1282]

Might just skip the rest of this sports year

[ss13 1832]

Wonder if the Rangers would be worse at hockey, or the Stars worse at baseball? 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10141]

[Longboard Horn 40128]

 It looks like they forgot that they had a game today. Guys this is an actual game, not a scrimmage.