Fort Worth Brahmas
| Fort Worth Brahmas | |
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| City | North Richland Hills, Texas |
| League | Central Hockey League |
| Conference | Berry |
| Founded | 1997 (In the WPHL) |
| Home arena | NYTEX Sports Centre |
| Colors | Black, Purple |
| Franchise history | |
| 1997–2006 | Fort Worth Brahmas |
| 2007–2012 | Texas Brahmas |
| 2012–2013 | Fort Worth Brahmas |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 1997-98 Governors Cup Champions |
| Division Championships | 2007-08 Northeast Division Champs, 2008-09 Southeast Division Champs |
| Conference Championships | 2008-09 Southern Conference Champions |
| Ray Miron President's Cup | 2008-09 Ray Miron President's Cup Champions |
The Fort Worth Brahmas were a professional ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League, and previously the Western Professional Hockey League. The team originally played at the Fort Worth Convention Center but played their final six seasons, including their 2008–09 Championship season at the NYTEX Sports Centre. The CHL officially announced the team was going inactive on June 16, 2013.
Originally announced as the Fort Worth Bulls but forced to change their name after the Birmingham Bulls objected, the team began play in the Western Professional Hockey League as the Fort Worth Brahmas while the CHL's Fort Worth Fire were still in operation. The Fire eventually ceased operations. The Fort Worth Brahmas played their home games at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Due to problems negotiating a lease with the Fort Worth Convention Center, the Brahmas announced on May 3, 2006, that they would suspend operations for the 2006–07 season. However, they returned for the 2007–08 season as the Texas Brahmas and began play in the NYTEX Sports Centre (formerly known as the Blue Line Ice Complex) in North Richland Hills, Texas. NYTEX Sports is owned by former Brahmas minority owners, Sal and Frank Trazzera.
Their first season in North Richland Hills proved to be very successful as they entered the postseason for the first time since the 2001–02 season. In the first round the Brahmas defeated the Mississippi RiverKings then went on to sweep the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs in 4 games with David Cacciola in goal. In the Northern Conference Finals the Brahmas took the series to game 7 before losing to the defending champions, the Colorado Eagles.
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