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Texas Tornado
TexasTornado
City: Flag of Texas Frisco, Texas
League: NAHL
Division: South
Founded: 1999
Home Arena: Dr Pepper Arena
Colors: Black, Yellow, and White
Owner(s): Schlegel Sports Group
General Manager: Tony Curtale
Head Coach: Tony Curtale
Media: B2 Networks
Franchise history
1999-2013: Texas Tornado
2013-2016: Lone Star Brahmas
TexTorn

The Texas Tornado were a Junior A hockey team located in Frisco, Texas, USA. The team joined the North American Hockey League's Central division in 1999 (and moved into the newly-formed southern division three years later) while located in North Richland Hills, Texas, and have enjoyed unprecedented success since their expansion year. The Tornado hold the NAHL regular season record.

The Tornado play their home games at the 6,000-seat Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco. All of their games are shown live on the B2 Network in a pay-per-view format or season pass, and for free with an audio-only format.

On May 13, 2006, the Tornado won their third straight Robertson Cup, defeating the Bozeman Icedogs. This would be the first time in over 15 years that a team won three consecutive Robertson Cups. The Texas Tornado are owned and operated by the Schlegel Sports Group.

Recent regular season records[]

Season GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA PIM Finish
1999-00 56 42 12 0 2 86 239 133 1451 1st West
2000-01 56 40 12 4 0 84 265 158 1541 1st West
2001-02 56 40 13 3 0 83 208 135 1826 1st West
2002-03 56 41 13 2 0 84 214 142 1928 1st West
2003-04 56 48 6 2 0 98 276 123 1705 1st South
2004–05 56 42 13 1 0 85 226 120 1786 Southern Division Champs
2005–06 58 42 12 4 3 88 201 132 1516 Southern Division Champs
2006–07 62 38 18 6 4 82 211 174 1484 3rd in South
2007–08 58 20 33 5 2 45 165 201 1588 4th in South
2008–09 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Did Not Play
2009–10 58 25 28 4 1 55 170 204 1693 3rd in South
2010-11 58 35 15 6 2 78 213 164 1321 2nd South
2011-12 60 36 16 5 3 80 215 159 1190 3rd South
2012-13 60 36 22 1 1 74 219 168 1123 3rd South
2013-14
2014–15
2015–16

Playoff records[]

Season GP W L OTL GF GA PIM Finish
2005 12 10 2 0 56 31 337 League Champions
2006 13 10 3 0 50 30 315 League Champions
2007 10 5 5 0 38 38 147 Lost in 2nd Round
2008 3 0 3 0 3 18 66 Lost in 1st Round
2009 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Did Not Play
2010 4 1 2 1 15 18 - Lost in 1st Round
2011 5 2 3 0 10 10 65 Lost in 1st Round
2012 5 3 2 0 17 16 65 League Champions
2013 6 3 3 0 17 17 - Lost in Division Final

2009-10 season[]

Coaches and staff
Title Name
Head coach/GM Tony Curtale
Assistant coach Jason Bloomingburg
Goalie coach Cam Macdonald
Team physician Dr. William C. Burns II
Athletic trainer Rich Schmelzer
Equipment manager Andrew Cohen
Broadcasters
Owner Kirby Schlegel
President Tony Curtale
Executive VP

2009-10 roster[]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Date of birth Hometown
29 Flag of the United States Freddy Edwards L September 18, 1989 Troy, MI
30 Flag of the United States Dan Sullivan L January 24, 1989 York, PA
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Date of birth Hometown
3 Flag of the United States Brendan Bandyk R October 14, 1989 Chicago, IL
4 Flag of the United States Joe Adams* R August 16, 1991 Orange, CA
7 Flag of the United States Tyler Rostenkowski* L July 2, 1993 Chicago, IL
26 Flag of the United States Alex Jacobs* R April 13, 1990 Detroit, MI
28 Flag of the United States Erick Ware* L April 13, 1990 Huntsville, AL
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Date of birth Hometown
11 Flag of United Kingdom Jack Prince* W L February 14, 1991 United Kingdom
12 Flag of the United States Axel Boyer* C R September 19, 1990 Keller, TX
14 Flag of the United States Steven Behm* W L July 8, 1991 Grand Rapids, MI
15 Flag of the United States Mike Fleming* W L May 29, 1991 Peoria, IL
18 Flag of the United States Scott Deur C R January 17, 1989 Big Rapids, MI
19 Flag of the United States Rock Einersen C L August 22, 1990 Chicago, IL
20 Flag of the United States Tyler Underhill* W L August 5, 1991 East Aurora, NY
21 Flag of the United States Justin Jones* W R November 17, 1990 Dallas, TX
22 Flag of the United States James Howard* W L Junes 30, 1990 Canfield, OH
61 Flag of the United States James Poston* C R March 15, 1991 Toledo, OH
73 Flag of the United States David Rigatti* W R January 4, 1991 Pittsburgh, PA
89 Flag of the United States Ian Braun W R January 30, 1989 Buffalo, NY
* Denotes rookie

Tornado alumni in the NHL[]

The Tornado have been equally successful in preparing players for the next level of hockey. Especially of note are the goaltenders to come out of the system. The more notable players include -

External links[]

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