Texas Jr. Brahmas
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The Texas Junior Brahmas are a ice hockey
team based in Dallas, Texas. The team plays
in the Western States Hockey league (WSHL) which is a USA Hockey
-sanctioned Tier III Junior A
ice hockey
team in the Midwest Division of the Western States Hockey League
. The team is owned by NYTEX Sports and the Texas Brahmas
The Jr. Brahmas will begin play in the Fall of 2010 at the Fort Worth Brahmas played their home games at the NYTEX Sports Centre
, also the home to the professional team, Texas Brahmas of the CHL
. The team is coached by Jeremy Law, who previously coached for the Fort Worth Texans of the WSHL and won a Thorne Cup Championship in 2006. The Jr. Brahmas affiliate is the Fairbanks Ice Dogs
of the Tier II Junior A North American Hockey League
(NAHL).
The organization also fields youth hockey teams at the Midjet, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels as part of the Texas Brahmas Youth Hockey Association.
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 based in Dallas, Texas. The team plays
in the Western States Hockey league (WSHL) which is a USA Hockey
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...
-sanctioned Tier III Junior A
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
ice hockey
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 Midwest Division of the Western States Hockey League
Western States Hockey League
The Western States Hockey League is a Amateur Athletic Union-sanctioned Junior 'A' ice hockey league that has teams located in the Southwest and Western United States.-History:...
. The team is owned by NYTEX Sports and the Texas Brahmas
The Jr. Brahmas will begin play in the Fall of 2010 at the Fort Worth Brahmas played their home games at 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...
, also the home to the professional team, Texas Brahmas of the CHL
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....
. The team is coached by Jeremy Law, who previously coached for the Fort Worth Texans of the WSHL and won a Thorne Cup Championship in 2006. The Jr. Brahmas affiliate is the Fairbanks Ice Dogs
Fairbanks Ice Dogs
The Fairbanks Ice Dogs is a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's West Division. The Ice Dogs play home games at the 2,200-seat Big Dipper Ice Arena in Fairbanks, Alaska...
of the Tier II Junior A North American Hockey League
North American Hockey League
The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...
(NAHL).
The organization also fields youth hockey teams at the Midjet, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels as part of the Texas Brahmas Youth Hockey Association.