2014–15 Missouri Mavericks season
| 2014–15 Missouri Mavericks | |
|---|---|
| Division | 6th Central |
| Conference | 11th Western |
| 2014–15 record | 28-35-5-4 |
| Home record | 14-18-1-3 |
| Road record | 14-17-4-1 |
| Goals for | 192 |
| Goals against | 231 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Brent Thiessen |
| Coach | Richard Matvichuk |
| Captain | Sébastien Thinel |
| Alternate captains | Andrew Courtney, |
| Arena | Independence Events Center |
| Average attendance | 5,317 (6th in ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Andrew Courtney (36) |
| Assists | Sébastien Thinel (53) |
| Points | Sébastien Thinel (70) |
| Penalties in minutes | Ryley Grantham (116) |
| Plus/minus | Brett Stovin (+5) |
| Wins | Mike Clemente (13) |
| Goals against average | Mike Clemente (2.83) |
The 2014–15 Missouri Mavericks season is the 6th season of the ECHL franchise in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.
On May 21, 2014, Head Coach Scott Hillman announced his resignation from the Mavericks because he is "pursuing other hockey opportunities and wants to move to a community where he and wife Dalyn's sons can compete at the highest level." On May 27, 2014, Hillman was named as the first Head Coach for the expansion Indy Fuel of the ECHL.
On June 12, 2014 Richard Matvichuk, a 14-year veteran Defenseman in the National Hockey League, was announced as the new Head Coach for the Mavericks. Matvichuk had spent the previous two seasons as the Assistant General Manager and Defensive Assistant for the Allen Americans, also of the Central Hockey League, during which time the team won two consecutive Ray Miron President's Cup league championships.
On June 26, 2014, the Mavericks renewed their affiliation agreement for the 2014-15 season with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League.
Between July 1 and July 11, 2014, Mavericks fans voted for the Top-10 Mavericks players from the first 5 years of the team's existence. Beginning on July 15, 2014, The Examiner newspaper revealed the players one-per-day.
On October 7, 2014, soon before the 2014–15 Central Hockey League season was set to begin, it was announced that the Central Hockey League ceased operations and the Mavericks, along with the Allen Americans, Brampton Beast, Quad City Mallards, Rapid City Rush, Tulsa Oilers, and Wichita Thunder, were all admitted to the ECHL for the 2014–15 ECHL season. All Central Hockey League contracts which had already been signed by players for the 2014-15 Central Hockey League season were immediately nullified, which forced the team to hastily attempt to re-sign as many players as possible to ECHL contracts. For the 2014-15 ECHL season, the Mavericks were designated to play in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference in the ECHL.
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