Gone but not Forgotten
Iowa Chops (2008-2009)
Des Moines, IowaLast Part of the American Hockey League
The Iowa Chops were a minor league hockey team. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, they were last a member of the American Hockey League. The team played from 2008 to 2009.
For more information, including yearly records and statistics, view the Iowa Chops on StatsCrew.com.
Iowa Chops News from OSC's Archives
Record crowd of 12,136 watches Chops season finale (April 11, 2009)
Chops edged in shootout again; Season finale Saturday in Des Moines (April 11, 2009)
Blackhawks First Round Pick Signs In Rockford (April 10, 2009)
Final Bacon Bits To Debut On Mystateline.com Saturday (April 10, 2009)
Hogs Host Peoria (April 10, 2009)
Chops 'Livestrong' until the end on Saturday (April 9, 2009)
Chops Captain Ajay Baines wins AHL Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award (April 6, 2009)
Chops playoff dreams end with 1-0 shutout loss (April 5, 2009)
Chops season on the brink after 2-0 loss in San Antonio (April 4, 2009)
Chops stay alive with big 5-3 win in Houston on Thursday (April 3, 2009)
Aeros shoot down Chops on Tuesday, 6-2 (March 31, 2009)
Chops gain a point, but edged in a shootout by Flames on Sunday (March 29, 2009)
Chops save the best for last with 4-3 shootout win in Milwaukee (March 28, 2009)
Chops blanked by Flames on Friday, 2-0 (March 27, 2009)
Chops playoff chances get big jolt thanks to 5-4 win in Rockford (March 25, 2009)
Rivermen squeeze by Chops on Tuesday, 3-2 (March 24, 2009)
What a Finnish! Chops use every second to stop Flames, 2-1 (March 21, 2009)
Chops get big win against 'Hogs on Friday, 3-2 (March 20, 2009)
Chops start strong, but Hamilton scores five unanswered to top Chops (March 17, 2009)
Comeback Kids! Chops rally for 6-4 in Quad City (March 15, 2009)
Valiant comeback by Chops falls short against Wolves on Friday (March 13, 2009)
Chops back in the mix after 2-1 win in Chicago (March 11, 2009)
Chops gain a point, but fall to Flames in OT (March 8, 2009)
Admirals five unanswered goals sink Chops (March 5, 2009)
Back in Black! Chops top first-place Admirals in front of 9,879 (February 28, 2009)
Record-breaking crowd of 10,475 watch Pink in the Rink (February 27, 2009)
Chops fall in shootout on Tuesday; Big home weekend next for Iowa (February 24, 2009)
Aeros edge Chops in shootout on Saturday, 2-1 (February 21, 2009)
Aeros edge Chops in West battle, 4-3 (February 20, 2009)
Chops comeback falls short in OT against Wolves on Wednesday (February 18, 2009)
Tough Guys Really do Wear Pink at Iowa Chops Pink in the Rink Night (February 18, 2009)
Shootout woes continue for Chops in 3-2 loss to Monsters (February 16, 2009)
Chops comeback bid falls short in wild 7-6 loss to Aeros (February 14, 2009)
Chops fall to Houston Friday; Rematch on Saturday in Des Moines (February 13, 2009)
Americans stop Chops on Tuesday, 4-1 (February 10, 2009)
Chops' winning streak hits three with 4-1 win over IceHogs (February 7, 2009)
Chops on winning streak after thrilling 4-3 win on Friday over Aeros (February 6, 2009)
Chops finish perfect in Peoria with 4-3 win on Saturday (January 31, 2009)
8,378 watch Chops fall in close shootout, 4-3 (January 30, 2009)
Chops first trip to Chicago ends in shootout loss (January 30, 2009)
Chops edged out by Rampage in front of season-high 7,167 fans (January 24, 2009)
Chops fall in Rockford Friday; Iowa returns home Saturday (January 23, 2009)
Guns N' Hoses game puts Police and Firefighters on ice (January 22, 2009)
Chops back in 2nd place with thrilling 4-3 win on Tuesday (January 20, 2009)
Admirals edge by Chops on Saturday, 2-1 (January 17, 2009)
Late Heroics Give Chops Thrilling 3-2 Win Over Flames (January 16, 2009)
Marlies Outlast Chops on Tuesday, 3-1 (January 13, 2009)
Goaltending duel ends in 2-1 shootout loss for Chops (January 10, 2009)
Five-Goal 3rd Period Lifts Moose Over Chops on Friday (January 9, 2009)
Chops Move Into Sole Possession of 2nd Place with Big 3-1 Win (January 7, 2009)
Power play lifts Chops past Bulldogs, 3-2 (January 3, 2009)
Four 3rd Period Goals by Toronto Sink Chops, 6-1 (January 2, 2009)
Chops Blanked by Griffins 6-0 on New Year's Eve (December 31, 2008)
Chops Fall to Milwaukee 2-1 in Overtime (December 30, 2008)
Six different goal scorers lead Chops to 6-3 win (December 29, 2008)
Hog Wild! Chops win wild one over 'Hogs Saturday, 6-5 (December 27, 2008)
Free T-shirt this Saturday; Chops Jerseys have Arrived (December 26, 2008)
Admirals Sink Chops with Three Unanswered Goals (December 21, 2008)
Peoria gets first win over Iowa on Saturday, 4-0 (December 20, 2008)
Chops Stop Peoria and Skid on Friday, 2-1 (December 19, 2008)
Apprentice Hockey League returns with the Iowa Chops (December 19, 2008)
Admirals sink Chops on Saturday, 6-2 (December 13, 2008)
Chops Edged by Wolves in Shootout (December 12, 2008)
Iowa Chops hiring staff despite local layoffs and economy (December 10, 2008)
Miller's the Man! Chops Alone in First After 3-2 Win on Sunday (December 7, 2008)
Chops unbeaten streak now at seven with thrilling OT win over Monsters (December 6, 2008)
Chops Rolling on the Road with Another Win, 4-1 (December 5, 2008)
Chops snap Moose winning streak with 4-3 win on Saturday (November 29, 2008)
Chops comeback to gain a point, but fall in shootout, 4-3 (November 28, 2008)
Green's heroics give Chops 4-3 OT win (November 27, 2008)
Chops suffer first OT loss of the season at hands of Grand Rapids (November 23, 2008)
Eight is enough for Chops in wild win over Milwaukee (November 22, 2008)
Chops Blanked by Admirals, McIntyre (November 21, 2008)
Chops weekend update (November 21, 2008)
Winning Streak Snapped as Flames Top Chops on Tuesday (November 18, 2008)
Ryan and Festerling off to NHL's Anaheim Ducks (November 15, 2008)
Six Packed! Chops, Ryan Down Rampage on Thursday, 6-1 (November 13, 2008)
Chops Move Into 2nd Place With 5-1 Win Over Rampage Tuesday (November 11, 2008)
Chops score five unanswered goals in 6-2 road win (November 8, 2008)
Chops Hand Flames 6-2 Loss (November 7, 2008)
Iowa Chops Radio Hour returns tonight at new location (November 3, 2008)
Hungry Wolves split series with Chops with 3-1 win on Saturday (November 1, 2008)
HalloWIN! Chops Take Down Wolves on Friday, 2-1 (October 31, 2008)
Aeros Down Chops in First Meeting, 3-1 on Tuesday (October 28, 2008)
Trevelyan, LeNeveu help Chops rebound to win on Sunday (October 26, 2008)
Drew Miller's three points, game-winner propels Chops to win (October 24, 2008)
Sarah Palin to receive Iowa Chops jersey Saturday (October 24, 2008)
Chops return home Friday (October 23, 2008)
Strong start, physical play leads Chops to 4-1 win on Saturday (October 18, 2008)
Rockford hogties Chops on Friday, 6-3 (October 17, 2008)
Chops First Weekend A Success (October 13, 2008)
IceHogs edge Chops in Sunday clash (October 12, 2008)
First-place Chops come from behind again (October 11, 2008)
Iowa Chops debut a success in 5-3 comeback win (October 11, 2008)
Chops finish pre-season with thrilling 4-3 OT win (October 5, 2008)
Iowa Chops drop pre-season opener to Flames, 4-1 (October 4, 2008)
Chops Announce Roster Moves; Nine released from camp (October 3, 2008)
Worcester Sharks Reduce Training Camp Roster By Five (October 2, 2008)
Iowa Chops open training camp September 29th (September 26, 2008)
Iowa Chops to broadcast games on ESPN Radio 1700 The Champ (September 15, 2008)
Iowa Chops announce final additions to hockey staff (September 10, 2008)
Gord Dineen named Head Coach of Iowa Chops (August 19, 2008)
Iowa Chops announce 2008-09 schedule (August 7, 2008)
Iowa Chops to offer contract to Brett Favre (July 24, 2008)
Iowa Chops Chat ENews - July 17 (July 17, 2008)
Ducks announce Bob Ferguson as Assistant GM in Iowa (July 8, 2008)
Ducks announce Bob Ferguson as Assistant GM in Iowa (July 8, 2008)
Iowa AHL Hockey Team Helping Flood Victims (June 30, 2008)
New Iowa AHL Hockey President Announced (June 25, 2008)
Stars Hold Year End Merchandise Sale (May 14, 2008)
Iowa Stars And Dallas End Affiliation Agreement (April 25, 2008)
Stars' Vas Wins World Championship Gold In Japan (April 22, 2008)
Stars And Apprentice Contestants Raise $35,000 For CFI (April 18, 2008)
Dallas Stars Recall Five Players From Iowa (April 14, 2008)
Iowa Stars Weekly (April 14, 2008)
Stars Drop 4-1 Decision At Peoria (April 13, 2008)
Stars Spoil Flames Home Finale With Overtime Win (April 11, 2008)
Stars Power Play Moves To Vets For Season Finale (April 11, 2008)
Stars Announce Year End Award Winners (April 11, 2008)
Dallas Stars Recall Goaltender Tobias Stephan From Iowa; Assign Right Wing Konstantin Pushkarev (April 7, 2008)
Iowa Stars Weekly (April 7, 2008)
Tight game goes to Flames (April 5, 2008)
Final Countdown- Apprentice Task #3 (April 4, 2008)
Everything- Including The Kitchen Sink (April 3, 2008)
Stars Sign Goaltender Mitch O'Keefe To ATO (April 3, 2008)
Stars Sign D Matt Stephenson to ATO (April 2, 2008)
Stars fall to Flames in shootout (April 1, 2008)
Stars Weekly #27 (April 1, 2008)
Stars hold out against Ice Hogs (March 29, 2008)
Stars end three game skid (March 28, 2008)
Stars Add Right Wing Raymond Sawada For Final 10 Games (March 28, 2008)
Francis Wathier Named Iowa Stars' 2007-08 American Specialty/AHL Man Of The Year (March 27, 2008)
Stars Sign Ludwig to ATO (March 26, 2008)
Iowa Stars Players And Apprentices "Stick Up" For Victims Of Domestic Violence (March 25, 2008)
Stars Weekly (March 24, 2008)
Stars Fan Alert (March 24, 2008)
Stars Recall Right Wing B.J. Crombeen (March 24, 2008)
Rough Start Dooms Stars For Second Straight Night (March 22, 2008)
Stars Fall To Admirals in Milwaukee (March 21, 2008)
Stars Loan Bomersback And Silverthorn To Idaho (March 21, 2008)
Stars Sign Tyler Shelast To ATO Agreement (March 19, 2008)
Stars Weekly (March 17, 2008)
Tables Are Turned As Stars Fall To Flames 5-2 (March 15, 2008)
Pink In The Rink To Honor Cancer Survivors (March 14, 2008)
Pink hair in the rink (March 12, 2008)
Wells Fargo Arena Will GO PINK' Tomorrow (March 11, 2008)
Chuck-A-Puck Ups The Ante For Pink In The Rink (March 10, 2008)
Stars Weekly (March 10, 2008)
Petersen Recalled By Dallas (March 4, 2008)
Stars Weekly (March 4, 2008)
Sports Memorabilia Highlights Pink In The Rink (March 3, 2008)
Iowa Stars Announce Clear Day Roster (February 29, 2008)
Dallas Stars Reassign Baumgartner to Manitoba (February 27, 2008)
Dallas Stars Recall Jancevski and Stephan from Iowa (February 26, 2008)
Stars Fall 3-1 To Wolves On The Road (February 24, 2008)
Stars Fall To First Place Wolves (February 22, 2008)
Stars fall in OT (February 21, 2008)
Iowa Stars Announce Pink in the Rink (February 21, 2008)
Stars Can't Keep Up With Bulldogs, Lose 4-2 (February 19, 2008)
Apprentice Contestants Hit Court Avenue for Task #2 (February 18, 2008)
Jancevski Assigned to Iowa (February 18, 2008)
Stars Sweep Aeros On Back To Back Shutouts (February 17, 2008)
Dallas Recalls Jancevski (February 16, 2008)
Stars Claim First Ever Win In Manitoba (February 13, 2008)
Moose Double Up Stars (February 12, 2008)
Stars Finish Strong at Home (February 12, 2008)
Final Five Set For Apprentice Hockey League (February 11, 2008)
Stars Blanked By Wolves (February 8, 2008)
Stephan Returned to Iowa (February 8, 2008)
Graham Recalled from Idaho (February 5, 2008)
Stars Split Two with Griffins (February 4, 2008)
Stars drop early lead, fall to Grand Rapids at home (February 2, 2008)
Stars Shut Out Griffins (February 1, 2008)
Boy Scouts Camp Out at Iowa Stars Game February 9th (January 30, 2008)
Stars Find Redemption in Rockford (January 28, 2008)
Stars pick up big road win in Rockford (January 26, 2008)
Stars fall to Peoria (January 25, 2008)
Poker Tournament A Success (January 25, 2008)
Graham to Idaho on Loan (January 24, 2008)
Dallas Stars Assign Right Wing B.J. Crombeen to Iowa (January 23, 2008)
Stars End Skid with 4-2 Win Over Amerks (January 22, 2008)
Stars End Skid (January 21, 2008)
Iowa Stars Face-Off Poker Tournament (January 21, 2008)
Rockford Tops Stars Again (January 19, 2008)
Gagnon Returns to Iowa (January 19, 2008)
IceHogs down Stars (January 18, 2008)
Stars raise money for MDA (January 17, 2008)
Crombeen Recalled by Dallas (January 16, 2008)
Des Moines Native Outshines Stars in Return (January 15, 2008)
Stars Acquire D Jancevski in Trade with Tampa Bay (January 15, 2008)
Stars Return for Longest Home Stand of the Season (January 14, 2008)
Fistric Recalled by Dallas (January 11, 2008)
Stars sink Admirals in OT (January 11, 2008)
Goalie Sauve Loaned to Idaho (January 11, 2008)
Petersen Named AHL All Star (January 10, 2008)
Wolves Ride Strong Third Period To Win Over Stars (January 9, 2008)
Stars Assign Players to Idaho (January 8, 2008)
Stars Name Radio Show (January 8, 2008)
Stars Team Up With Tana Goertz For Apprentice Hockey League (January 8, 2008)
Win Streak Snapped in SA (January 7, 2008)
