Fort Worth Brahmas
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The Texas Brahmas are a professional ice hockey
team in the Central Hockey League
. Dan Wildfong is the head coach and General Manager and Mike Barack is the President. Stuart Fraser is the majority owner of the franchise along with minority owners; Andy Moog, Dr. Salvatore Trazzera and Frank Trazzera.
The Brahmas began play in the Western Professional Hockey League
as the Fort Worth Brahmas while the CHL's Fort Worth Fire
were still in operation. The Fire eventually ceased operations. The Fort Worth Brahmas played their home games at the Fort Worth Convention Center
.
Due to problems negotiating a lease with the Fort Worth Convention Center, the Brahmas announced on May 3, 2006 that they would suspend operations for the 2006-07 season. However, they returned for the 2007-08 season as the Texas Brahmas. They play in the NYTEX Sports Centre
(formerly known as the Blue Line Ice Complex) in North Richland Hills, Texas
. NYTEX Sports is owned by Brahmas minority owners, Sal and Frank Trazzera.
Their first season in North Richland Hills proved to be very successful as they entered the postseason for the first time since the 2001-02 season. In the first round the Brahmas defeated the Mississippi RiverKings then went on to sweep the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs in 4 games with David Cacciola in goal. In the Northern Conference Finals the Brahmas went to a game 7 with the defending champs, Colorado Eagles, before losing.
In 2008-2009, the Texas Brahmas won the Southeast Division and defeated the Odessa Jackalopes in 7 games to capture the Southern Conference Championship. The Texas Brahmas advanced to the Ray Miron President's Cup Finals to face the Colorado Eagles, whom they defeated 4 games to 1.
The 2008-2009 CHL Championship is the first by the Texas/Ft. Worth Brahmas Franchise and the first for the Fort Worth area since the Fort Worth Fire won the 1996-97 CHL Governor's Cup.
The Brahmas lost their playoff spot in the 2009-10 season in a close 2-1 fifth game against the Odessa Jackalopes.
The 2010-2011 season for the Brahmas ended on losing note in the 1st round of the playoffs against the Odessa Jackalopes in 4 games, 3 games to 1.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the Central Hockey League
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....
. Dan Wildfong is the head coach and General Manager and Mike Barack is the President. Stuart Fraser is the majority owner of the franchise along with minority owners; Andy Moog, Dr. Salvatore Trazzera and Frank Trazzera.
The Brahmas began play in the Western Professional Hockey League
Western Professional Hockey League
The Western Professional Hockey League is a defunct minor professional ice hockey league.It operated in the United States from 1996 to 2001, with teams in the southern United States, mainly Texas. The league started with six teams in the 1996-1997 season and grew to 18 teams in 1999-2000...
as the Fort Worth Brahmas while the CHL's Fort Worth Fire
Fort Worth Fire
The Fort Worth Fire were a professional ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. Their home games were played in the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena. They began operations in 1992 and ceased operations in 1999....
were still in operation. The Fire eventually ceased operations. The Fort Worth Brahmas played their home games at the Fort Worth Convention Center
Fort Worth Convention Center
The Fort Worth Convention Center , is a convention center and indoor arena in Fort Worth, Texas. It includes an 11,200-seat multi-purpose arena....
.
Due to problems negotiating a lease with the Fort Worth Convention Center, the Brahmas announced on May 3, 2006 that they would suspend operations for the 2006-07 season. However, they returned for the 2007-08 season as the Texas Brahmas. They play in the NYTEX Sports Centre
NYTEX Sports Centre
The NYTEX Sports Centre is a 2,400 seat multi-purpose arena in North Richland Hills, Texas. It is home to the Texas Brahmas of the Central Hockey League, the Texas Outlaws of the Professional Arena Soccer League, and Texas Jr. Brahmas Tier III Jr. A ice hockey team in Western States Hockey League...
(formerly known as the Blue Line Ice Complex) in North Richland Hills, Texas
North Richland Hills, Texas
North Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 63,343 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Tarrant County. In 2006, North Richland Hills was selected as one of the "Top 100 Best Places to live in America"...
. NYTEX Sports is owned by Brahmas minority owners, Sal and Frank Trazzera.
Their first season in North Richland Hills proved to be very successful as they entered the postseason for the first time since the 2001-02 season. In the first round the Brahmas defeated the Mississippi RiverKings then went on to sweep the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs in 4 games with David Cacciola in goal. In the Northern Conference Finals the Brahmas went to a game 7 with the defending champs, Colorado Eagles, before losing.
In 2008-2009, the Texas Brahmas won the Southeast Division and defeated the Odessa Jackalopes in 7 games to capture the Southern Conference Championship. The Texas Brahmas advanced to the Ray Miron President's Cup Finals to face the Colorado Eagles, whom they defeated 4 games to 1.
The 2008-2009 CHL Championship is the first by the Texas/Ft. Worth Brahmas Franchise and the first for the Fort Worth area since the Fort Worth Fire won the 1996-97 CHL Governor's Cup.
The Brahmas lost their playoff spot in the 2009-10 season in a close 2-1 fifth game against the Odessa Jackalopes.
The 2010-2011 season for the Brahmas ended on losing note in the 1st round of the playoffs against the Odessa Jackalopes in 4 games, 3 games to 1.
External links
- Texas Brahmas
- http://www.intotheboards.net/hockey2/publish/texas_c/index.shtml Into the Boards - Texas Brahmas