2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season

The 2009–10 Missouri Mavericks season is the inaugural season of the Central Hockey League (CHL) franchise in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.

2009–10 Missouri Mavericks
Conference	Northern 5th
2009–10 record	31-27-6
Home record	18-11-3
Road record	13-16-3
Goals for	200
Goals against	220
Team information
General manager	Brent Thiessen
Coach	Scott Hillman
Assistant coach	Jeff Christian[1]
Captain	Tyler Fleck [fr],[2] Carlyle Lewis[3]
Alternate captains	Jeff Christian,[4] Brett Hammond,[5] Chad Hinz[5]
Arena	Independence Events Center[6]
Average attendance	4,935[7]
Team leaders
Goals	Jeff Christian (29)[8]
Assists	Jeff Christian (49)[8]
Points	Jeff Christian (78)
Penalty minutes	Carlyle Lewis (252)[8]
Plus/minus	Chad Hinz, Nick Sirota (Tied +5)[8]
Wins	Charlie Effinger (9)[8]
Goals against average	Charlie Effinger (2.68)[8]
2010-11 →

Off-season

In April 2009, Matt Adams, Mark Adams, and Mike Carper, the owners of the group Independence Pro Hockey, LLC, announced that their group would bring a Central Hockey League team to Independence, Missouri to begin play in the 2009–10 season.^[9] Independence Pro Hockey, LLC previously owned the Lubbock Cotton Kings, also of the Central Hockey League.^[9] The team would play at the Independence Events Center as part of a 10-year lease agreement.^[10]

Brad Lund, previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma City Blazers from 1992 to 2008, was tapped to serve as President of Independence Pro Hockey, LLC and run the day-to-day operations of the team.^[9][11] Brent Thiessen was to be the team's General Manager and Joe Greene was hired to be the team's Assistant General Manager.^[12]

On June 2, 2009, Scott Hillman, a former player in the Central Hockey League and previously the cead coach of the Knoxville Ice Bears of the Southern Professional Hockey League, winning both back-to-back regular season titles and league championships for both the 2007–08 season and 2008–09 season, was named as the team's new head coach.^{[13][14][15][16]} Hillman also won the Coach of The Year award for the SPHL for the 2008–09 season.^[14][16]

On June 25, 2009, it was announced that the team would be called the Missouri Mavericks.^[17]

Regular season

Conference standings

Northern Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
y-Rapid City Rush	64	43	14	7	93	253	197
x-Colorado Eagles	64	42	15	7	91	277	208
x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs	64	38	22	4	80	213	180
x-Mississippi RiverKings	64	33	24	7	73	217	116
x-Missouri Mavericks	64	31	27	6	68	200	220
e-Tulsa Oilers	64	28	29	7	63	203	230
e-Wichita Thunder	64	9	50	5	23	128	257

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

y – clinched conference title; x – clinched playoff spot; e – eliminated from playoff contention

Playoffs

On April 2, 2010, the Mavericks' inaugural 2009–10 season ended with a 7–6 loss to the Rapid City Rush in Game 4 of the Ray Miron President's Cup Playoffs Northern Conference Semifinals.^[18]

2010 Central Hockey League Ray Miron President's Cup Playoffs[19]

Ray Miron President's Cup Playoffs Opening Round vs. Mississippi RiverKings (Best-of-Three Series) (Home: 1-0; Road: 1-1)[19][20]
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Series
1	March 22	Mississippi RiverKings	4-2		Effinger	1-0
2	March 24	@ Mississippi RiverKings	2-1		McNulty	1-1
3	March 25	@ Mississippi RiverKings	3-1		Effinger	2-1

Ray Miron President's Cup Playoffs Northern Conference Semi-Finals vs. Rapid City Rush (Best-of-Seven Series) (Home: 0-2; Road: 0-2)[18][19]
#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Decision	Series
1	March 27	Rapid City Rush	5-1		Battochio	0-1
2	March 28	Rapid City Rush	2-1		Battochio	0-2
3	March 31	@ Rapid City Rush	4-1		Battochio	0-3
4	April 2	@ Rapid City Rush	7-6	OT	Battochio	0-4

Awards, records, and milestones

Awards and records

Player	Award/Record
Missouri Mavericks	Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21] 2nd Place: Best Arena Music 3rd Place Best Fans On-Ice Promotions
Jeff Christian	Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21] 3rd Place: Best Playmaker Smartest Player
Charlie Effinger	Oakley Central Hockey League Goaltender of The Week (week ending Sunday, February 28, 2010). In 4 games, he had a 4–0 record with a 2.26 GAA and a Save Percentage of 0.910.[22]
Steve Garrett	Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21] 3rd Place: Best Public-Address Announcer
Carlyle Lewis	Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21] 2nd Place: Best Fighter (Heavyweight)
Karl Sellan [fr]	Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21] 1st Place: Most Annoying Player
Nick Sirota	Central Hockey League 2009-10 Season "Best of The Best" Poll:[21] 3rd Place: Best rookie Central Hockey League All-Rookie Team (2009-10 Season)[23]

Transactions

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Player Signings/Acquisitions off Waivers/Activated from League Suspension

Player	Former team	Date
Jeff Christian	Rockford IceHogs	July 1, 2009[1][25][26]
Tyler Fleck [fr]	Oklahoma City Blazers	July 15, 2009[27][28]
Shaun Arvai	SV Kaltern/Caldaro Eishockey	July 15, 2009[28][29]
Travis Kauffeldt	Huntsville Havoc	July 15, 2009[28]
Mike Gorman	Amarillo Gorillas	July 20, 2009[30][31]
Doug Groenestege	Oklahoma City Blazers	July 20, 2009[30][32]
Carlyle Lewis	Coventry Blaze	July 27, 2009[33][34]
Doug MacIver	Cardiff Devils	July 27, 2009[33][35]
Travis Martell	Knoxville Ice Bears	July 27, 2009[33]
Bill Vandermeer	Oklahoma City Blazers	August 13, 2009[36]
Ted Vandermeer	Oklahoma City Blazers	August 19, 2009[37]
Chad Hinz	Oklahoma City Blazers	September 3, 2009[38]
Simon Watson	Rocky Mountain Rage	September 14, 2009[39]
Jason Murfitt	Oklahoma City Blazers	September 14, 2009[39]
Kyle Bochek	Saginaw Spirit	September 18, 2009[40]
Nick Vergeer	Wilfrid Laurier University	September 18, 2009[40]
Sam Bowles	Columbus Cottonmouths	September 24, 2009[41]
Shane Jury	Neepawa Natives	September 24, 2009[41]
Derek Pallardy	Knoxville Ice Bears	September 29, 2009[42]
Derek Buors	Winnipeg Saints	September 29, 2009[42]
Jared Lavender	Castleton State College	September 30, 2009[43]
Sean Perkins	Cincinnati Cyclones	September 30, 2009[43]
Mark Van Vliet	Knoxville Ice Bears	September 30, 2009[43]
Robb Ross	United States Military Academy	October 1, 2009[44]
Erik Peterson	Alpena IceDiggers	October 1, 2009[44]
Karey Pieper	Edmonton Oil Kings	October 1, 2009[44]
Nick Sirota	Idaho Steelheads	October 20, 2009[45]
Brett Hammond	Arizona Sundogs	October 30, 2009[46][47][48]
Blake Cosgrove	Northern Michigan University	October 30, 2009[49][50]
Nathan Schwartzbauer	Dayton Bombers	November 5, 2009[51]
Jeff MacDermid	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs	November 9, 2009[52]
Mike Burgoyne	Victoria Salmon Kings	November 25, 2009[53]
Alexandre Vincent	Odessa Jackalopes	November 25, 2009[53]
Tommy Lange	Kalamazoo Wings[54]	December 22, 2009[55]
Tyler Kindle	Newcastle Vipers	January 8, 2010[56]
Braden Walls [fr]	Texas Brahmas	January 8, 2010[56]
Gerry Festa	The University of British Columbia	January 14, 2010[57]
Jordan Foreman	Idaho Steelheads	January 14, 2010[57]
Rob Smith	Victoria Salmon Kings[58][59]	January 21, 2010[24]
Todd Paul [fr]	Texas Brahmas	February 4, 2010[60]
Toby Lafrance [fr]	Thetford Mines Isothermic	February 6, 2010[61]
Blake Forsyth	Odense Bulldogs[62]	March 6, 2010[63]
Mike McGurk	Owen Sound Attack[64]
Chris Mifflen	Carleton University[65]

Waived/Retired/Placements on Team Suspension

Player	Free Agency Loss (New Team)/Waived (New Team)/Placed on Team Suspension (New Team)/Retired	Date
Travis Kauffeldt	Waived (Huntsville Havoc)[66]	October 13, 2009[67]
Travis Martell	Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears)[68]	October 13, 2009[67]
Jason Murfitt	Waived	October 13, 2009[67]
Nick Vergeer	Waived (Tillsonburg Thunder)[69]	October 13, 2009[67]
Shane Jury	Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears)[70]	October 13, 2009[67]
Derek Buors	Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears)[71]	October 13, 2009[67]
Robb Ross	Waived (Bulldogs Liège)[72]	October 13, 2009[67]
Erik Peterson	Waived	October 13, 2009[67]
Doug MacIver	Waived (Peterborough Phantoms)[35]	October 21, 2009[73]
Ted Vandermeer	Waived (Bentley Generals)[74]	October 29, 2009[24]
Mark Van Vliet	Waived (Knoxville Ice Bears)[75]	October 30, 2009[24]
Sam Bowles	Waived (Columbus Cottonmouths)[51]	November 5, 2009[51]
Nathan Schwartzbauer	Waived (Mississippi RiverKings)[76]	November 9, 2009[52]
Blake Cosgrove	Waived (Frisk Asker)[50]	November 10, 2009[49]
Karey Pieper	Waived (Bentley Generals)[74]	November 22, 2009[24]
Shaun Arvai	Waived (Amarillo Gorillas)[77]	November 25, 2009[53]
Rob Smith	Waived (Las Vegas Wranglers)[78]	January 22, 2014[24]
Tyler Kindle	Waived (Quad City Mallards)[79]	February 6, 2010[24]
Alexandre Vincent	Waived (Amarillo Gorillas)[29]	February 8, 2010[80]
Kyle Bochek	Placed on Team Suspension (Knoxville Ice Bears)[81]	March 6, 2010[63]
Mike Gorman	Waived	March 12, 2010[24]
Mike Harr	Waived	March 21, 2010[82]

Trades

September 11, 2009[42][83]	To Wichita Thunder: Rights to Jeff MacDermid for 2010-11 season[84]	To Missouri: Andrew Davis
October 20, 2009	To Arizona: Doug Groenestege[85]	To Missouri: Karl Sellan [fr][45][85][86]
December 16, 2009[87]	To Tulsa Oilers: Tyler Fleck	To Missouri: Tom Maldonado, rights to Jim Henkemeyer for 2010-11 season[84]
December 22, 2009[55]	To Allen Americans: Sean Perkins	To Missouri: Charlie Effinger[80][88]
January 17, 2010[89]	To Arizona Sundogs: Chad Hinz	To Missouri: Rights of Matt Hanson and Andrew Winnik for 2010-11 season[84]
February 4, 2010[60]	To Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees: Andrew Davis	To Missouri: Mike Harr

Roster

Source:^{[2][3][4][5][8][90][91]}

2009-10 Missouri Mavericks
Goaltenders 31 – Charlie Effinger  31 – Alexandre Vincent  34 – Gerry Festa  40 – Mike Gorman  49 – Doug Groenestege		Defensemen - – Derek Buors [92] - – Travis Kauffeldt [92] - – Travis Martell [92] 2 – Mark Van Vliet  3 – Todd Paul [fr]  4 – Blake Cosgrove  4 – Mike McGurk  6 – Jared Lavender  7 – Sean Perkins  8 – Chris Mifflen  10 – Jordan Foreman  13 – Blake Forsyth  14 – Tyler Fleck [fr]  - C 14 – Doug MacIver  19 – Tyler Kindle  22 – Mike Burgoyne  25 – Shaun Arvai  25 – Tom Maldonado  27 – Andrew Davis  27 – Mike Harr  28 – Karl Sellan [fr]  29 – Nathan Schwartzbauer		Forward - – Shane Jury [92] - – Jason Murfitt [92] - – Erik Peterson [92] - – Robb Ross [92] - – Nick Vergeer [92] 7 – Braden Walls [fr]  8 – Kyle Bochek  9 – Chad Hinz  - A 9 – Toby Lafrance [fr]  12 – Jeff MacDermid  14 – Rob Smith  15 – Nick Sirota  16 – Bill Vandermeer  17 – Brett Hammond  18 – Simon Watson  19 – Ted Vandermeer  20 – Derek Pallardy  24 – Carlyle Lewis  - C 29 – Sam Bowles  37 – Karey Pieper  37 – Tommy Lange  72 – Jeff Christian  - A		Coach: Scott Hillman President: Brent Thiessen

See also

• 2012–13 CHL season