MAVS TO PLAY IN NORTHERN CONFERENCE

July 13, 2010

CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE ALIGNMENT
Mavericks Open at Home on October 15

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri – The Missouri Mavericks, in conjunction with the Central Hockey League (CHL), announced Tuesday the conference alignment for the 18 participating teams for the 2010-11 season. The Mavericks also announced the team’s home opener is set for Friday, October 15 at Independence Events Center.

The new conference alignment will split the teams into two conferences of nine teams with the conference reflecting the geography of the North and South. In the very near future, the two conferences will be given names reflective of the histories of both the CHL and IHL and new trophies will be introduced for the conference champions, the regular season champions and the league champions.

The league’s Board of Governors has approved the following conference alignment for the 2010-11 season:

Northern Conference
Bloomington PrairieThunder
Colorado Eagles
Dayton Gems
Evansville IceMen
Fort Wayne Komets
Missouri Mavericks
Quad City Mallards
Rapid City Rush
Wichita Thunder

Southern Conference
Allen Americans
Arizona Sundogs
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Laredo Bucks
Mississippi RiverKings
Odessa Jackalopes
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Texas Brahmas
Tulsa Oilers

Opening night for the 19th CHL season will be Friday, October 15th when 12 teams will take the ice marking six home opening games. Opening night hosts will be the Allen Americans, Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, Colorado Eagles, Missouri Mavericks, Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees and Tulsa Oilers. This will be the first time the Mavericks host an opening night game after the team was on the road for the first nine games during their inaugural season.

Later this week, the Central Hockey League will release the length and dates of the 2010-11 regular season along with the league’s playoff format.

The Missouri Mavericks will begin their second season in the Central Hockey League in October 2010. The Mavericks play their home games at the state-of-the-art Independence Events Center where parking is always free. Season tickets are on sale now and start at just $10 per game. Call (816) 252-7825 for more information.