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Texas Stars Announce Partnership with Youth Hockey Foundation of Austin to Form Texas Junior Stars

Published on September 2, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release


Cedar Park, TX - The Texas Stars, in conjunction with the Youth Hockey Foundation of Austin (YHFA), announced on Thursday they have partnered to form the Texas Junior Stars.

"The Texas Stars strongly believe in community involvement and the development of youth hockey in Central Texas," said Texas Stars President Rick McLaughlin. "The Texas Junior Stars allows us to do both. It also ensures long-term strengthening and growth of youth hockey in the Greater Austin area."

The Youth Hockey Foundation of Austin is a nonprofit corporation that is operated and sustained by the community to develop, encourage and foster youth hockey players in the Austin metro area. The YHFA was established in 2008, taking over the Austin Youth Hockey Association (AYHA), which operated from 1997 to 2008. YHFA's youth travel team will be renamed the Texas Junior Stars after playing under the name Austin Roadrunners from 1997-2010. The Texas Junior Stars will wear jerseys designed to look like the elder Stars' jerseys. In all, seven travel teams will sport the Texas Junior Stars logo.

The YHFA and Chaparral Ice combine to form approximately 20 teams with over 250 boys and girls ranging from ages four to 18. The YHFA's goal is to provide kids with a form of exercise, teamwork and good sportsmanship. There are multiple sheets of ice in the Greater Austin region used by YHFA, including two Chaparral Ice locations, North I-35 and Northcross at West Anderson Lane. For more information about the YHFA please log on to the YHFA's official website http www.austinicehockey.com .

"This is a great opportunity to form a lasting partnership with Central Texas' only professional hockey team," said YHFA President Corky Brown. "We are proud to wear the Stars jersey and we are looking forward to working with the Texas Stars (AHL) to encourage kids in the community to give hockey a try."

Individual game tickets for Opening Weekend, October 16th and 17th, as well as both home preseason games on October 2nd and 3rd go on sale on Wednesday, September 8th. Tickets are available online at www.TexasStarsHockey.com or by calling 512.GO.STARS (467.8277). Individual game tickets for the remainder of the 2010-11 season will go on sale at a later date. The Stars are expected to announce a promotional schedule in the near future.

The Western Conference Champion Texas Stars will host their first regular season home game at Cedar Park Center on Saturday, October 16th. Season ticket packages to see the Stars play in their second season at the Cedar Park Center are on sale now. For more information on Texas Stars season tickets call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit www.TexasStarsHockey.com . Anyone interested in purchasing season tickets, suites, group tickets or mini-plans may call the Texas Stars front office.

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