Iowa stars

The title of this article is ambiguous. See Iowa Stars (disambiguation) for additional meanings .

Iowa stars
founding	2005
resolution	May 4, 2010
history	Louisville Panthers 1999–2001 Iowa Stars 2005–2008 Iowa Chops 2008–2009 Texas Stars since 2009
Stadion	Wells Fargo Arena
Location	Des Moines , Iowa
Team colors	carmine, gray, black, white
league	American Hockey League
Conference	Western Conference
division	West Division
owner	Kirby Schlegel
Cooperations	Anaheim Ducks ( NHL ) Bakersfield Condors ( ECHL )
Calder cups	no

The Iowa Stars (2008 to 2009 Iowa Chops ) were an American ice hockey franchise in the American Hockey League in Des Moines , Iowa . The star venue was the Wells Fargo Arena . The Iowa Stars had until the end of the 2007/08 season , the farm team of the Dallas Stars . In the 2008/09 season , the team in Iowa was the new AHL partner of the Anaheim Ducks. With the change of the NHL partner team, the name of the team changed to Chops . Because of a violation of the league rules, the team was excluded from the game for the 2009/10 season . In May 2010, the franchise rights were finally sold to the owner of the Texas Stars .

history

The Iowa Stars were formed by Howard Baldwin, Hockey Holdings & Management Group and Bob Schlegel and played their first AHL season in the 2005/06 game year . The club had a five-year cooperation agreement with the Dallas Stars and a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers . However, the contract with the stars ends after the 2007/08 season by mutual agreement. A new partner was found in the Anaheim Ducks . In the course of the partner change, the team name was changed to Iowa Chops. Before moving to Des Moines, the franchise operated under the name Louisville Panthers from 1999 to 2001 .

statistics

season	Sp	S.	N	U	Pt	Torverh.	placement	Play-offs
2005-06	80	41	32	7th	90	238: 228	4th West Div.	4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Admirals in Round 1
2006-07	80	42	34	4th	88	221: 231	4th West Div.	4-2 loss to the Chicago Wolves in Round 2
2007-08	80	35	37	8th	78	217: 255	8th West Div.	not qualified
2008-09	80	33	33	14th	80	209: 260	7th West Div.	not qualified

Team records

Season records

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)

Average conceded: 2.5 Mike Smith (2005-06)

Catch quota% . 917 Mike Smith (2005-06)

Career records

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)

Goalkeeping wins: 25 Mike Smith (2005-06)

Shutouts: 3 Mike Smith (2005-06)

Games: 79 Toby Petersen (2005-06)

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Sports Network , AHL suspends Iowa franchise for 2009-10 season
2. ^ Stars sign affiliate agreement with Iowa Stars. In: nhl.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017 (en_US). 
3. ^ Iowa Stars to leave Des Moines; AHL hockey to stay in Iowa. In: globegazette.com. February 21, 2008, accessed October 23, 2017 . 
4. ↑ author: NHL News: Anaheim Ducks Announce AHL Affiliation with Iowa. In: bleacherreport.com. June 3, 2008, accessed October 23, 2017 . 

Web links

• Official website
• The Internet Hockey Database - Iowa Stars
• The Internet Hockey Database - Iowa Chops