Gone but not Forgotten

Austin Ice Bats (1996-2008)

Austin, Texas
Last Part of the Central Hockey League

The Austin Ice Bats were a minor league hockey team. Based in Austin, Texas, they were last a member of the Central Hockey League. The team played from 1996 to 2008.

For more information, including yearly records and statistics, view the Austin Ice Bats on StatsCrew.com.

Austin Ice Bats Legacy Page on OSC.

Austin Ice Bats News from OSC's Archives

Sad Note for the Austin Ice Bats Professional Hockey (June 2, 2008)
Empty Cave (May 6, 2008)
Bats Season Ends With 1-0 Loss To Odessa (March 27, 2008)
Miguel Beaudry Makes The Save, RG Flath Makes The Play…The Bats Will Play Another Day (March 27, 2008)
Bats Fly To Odessa Tied 1-1 After Overtime Win (March 26, 2008)
Bats Lose Game One, 4-1 (March 24, 2008)
Bats In The Playoffs (March 23, 2008)
Bats Roll Into Playoffs With Win, Face New Mexico or Odessa on Monday (March 22, 2008)
Bats Lose, But Stay As Fifth Playoff Seed (March 20, 2008)
Bats Are Playoff Bound (March 19, 2008)
Ice Bats Are Playoff Boun (March 19, 2008)
Bats On The Brink Of Playoff Birth (March 18, 2008)
Ice Bats' Beaudry Named CHL's Goalie Of The Week (March 17, 2008)
Bats Power Play Ends Rayz' Playoff Hopes, 3-2 (March 16, 2008)
Third Period Goals Power Ice Bats 4-2 Win (March 15, 2008)
Ice Bats Stay In Final Playoff Spot With 4-1 Win (March 14, 2008)
Bats Top Corpus 4-1, Take Over Final Playoff Spot (March 12, 2008)
Pivotal Playoff Implications This Week for Bats (March 12, 2008)
Pivotal Playoff Implications This Week for Bats (March 12, 2008)
Penalty Shot Stuns The Ice Bats, 3-2 (March 9, 2008)
Ice Bats Stonewall The Blazers, 3-0 (March 7, 2008)
Ice Bats Hope To Continue Leading Race for Playoffs This Weekend (March 5, 2008)
Ice Bats Comeback Runs Incomplete in 6-5 Loss (March 2, 2008)
Ice Bats Buzzed By Bees, 3-2 (March 1, 2008)
Ice Bats Bananas After Shootout Win Over Gorillas, 4-3 (February 29, 2008)
Defining Weekend Awaits the Ice Bats (February 28, 2008)
Ice Bats Players Will Shave Heads For Cancer (February 27, 2008)
Bats Look To Settle Playoff and Family Business Friday (February 25, 2008)
Ice Bats In Playoff Contention After 3-1 Win (February 23, 2008)
Cook's Hat Trick Power Bats to 5-3 Win (February 22, 2008)
Ice Bats Go Back To School In February (February 22, 2008)
Ice Bats Squash The Bees, 5-1 (February 21, 2008)
Ice Bats Owner Joins Amarillo Ownership Group (February 21, 2008)
Bats Battle Cancer, Playoff Fate, and Possible Baldness This Weekend (February 20, 2008)
Ice Bats Named CHL Performance of the Week (February 19, 2008)
Bats Battle Cancer On Saturday (February 18, 2008)
Bossier Bugs the Bats, 3-1 (February 17, 2008)
Mudbugs Shutout Bats, 3-0 (February 16, 2008)
Ice Bats Stung By Rio Grande, 5-2 (February 15, 2008)
Ice Bats Celebrate "Hockey Weekend Across America" (February 14, 2008)
Bats Control Destiny After Incredible Turnaround (February 11, 2008)
Ice Bats Sweep Their Way into Playoff Contention (February 10, 2008)
Ice Bats Buck Laredo, 4-1 (February 9, 2008)
Bats Save Their Best For Last, Win 5-2 (February 8, 2008)
Buck Filled Weekend for Ice Bats (February 6, 2008)
Ice Bats Stung Once Again, 4-3 (February 2, 2008)
Bats lose nail biter 1-0, four points back of playoffs (February 1, 2008)
Ice Bats finish January winning 9 of 11 (January 31, 2008)
Ice Bats Quiet the Thunder, 5-0 (January 30, 2008)
Ice Bats Split Weekend Games, Still In Playoff Hunt (January 28, 2008)
Ice Bats Win Streak Snapped By Odessa (January 26, 2008)
Bats win sixth in a row, 4 points out of playoffs (January 25, 2008)
Ice Bats Try To Make It Six In A Row Tonight (January 25, 2008)
Ice Bats Power Play Makes It Five In A Row (January 22, 2008)
Beaudry Named CHL Goalie Of The Week (January 21, 2008)
Ice Bats cage Gorillas, now 6-1 in 2008 (January 20, 2008)
Ice Bats Host Amarillo Today (January 20, 2008)
Ice Bats Top First Place Laredo, Have Won Five Of Six (January 19, 2008)
Ice Bats edge Rayz 4-3 in SO (January 18, 2008)
Ice Bats need the SO to beat Corpus, 4-3 (January 18, 2008)
Jam Packed Weekend For Ice Bats (January 18, 2008)
National Instruments Team Up With Ice Bats (January 15, 2008)
Tessier Named a Starter in CHL All Star Game (January 14, 2008)
Ice Bats Unload on the Sundogs, 6-2 (January 12, 2008)
Ice Bats win the battle, but lose war, 3-1 (January 11, 2008)
New Mexico and Arizona This Weekend (January 9, 2008)
Bats Sink The Rayz, 4-2 (January 5, 2008)
Bats dethrone RiverKings, 2-1 (January 4, 2008)
Ice Bats Drop The Ball Against Corpus (December 31, 2007)
Tessier Selected As An All Star (December 30, 2007)
Ice Bats Shutout By Odessa, 2-0 (December 29, 2007)
Ice Bats Get Offensive in Third Period, Win 6-3 (December 28, 2007)
Ice Bats Scrooged By Bucks, 3-1 (December 22, 2007)
Bucks top Bats, 4-2 (December 21, 2007)
Toros Support Healthy Habits (December 20, 2007)
Ice Bats Fall Short, 2-1 (December 15, 2007)
Ice Bats now 0-4 vs. Sundogs (December 14, 2007)
Ice Bats Can't Convert Power Play Chances (December 12, 2007)
Offense Powers Bats Over Bees, 5-2 (December 8, 2007)
Late Power Play Goal Tops Bats (December 7, 2007)
Ice Bats Fall to 0-3 vs. Brahmas (December 4, 2007)
Ice Bats win in third consecutive shootout (December 2, 2007)
Beaudry, Ice Bats Steal a Shootout (December 1, 2007)
Ice Bats Fall In Shootout, 4-3 (November 30, 2007)
Ice Bats Team Up with Blue Santa for Holiday Drive (November 28, 2007)
Tessier's Heroics Voted as CHL Performance of the Week (November 28, 2007)
Sundogs Run the Ice Bats Out of Town, 8-3 (November 24, 2007)
Three second period goals beat the Bats (November 23, 2007)
Late Goal Cracks the Bats (November 21, 2007)
Ice Bats Snap Skid In A Marathon (November 17, 2007)
Late Goals Topple Bats (November 16, 2007)
Ice Bats Hoping for Deja Vu (November 14, 2007)
Ice Bats Blanked By Mudbugs, 3-0 (November 10, 2007)
Ice Bats Look For Revenge Vs. Youngstown (November 8, 2007)
Bucks blank the Bats, 4-0 (November 4, 2007)
SteelHound's Offense Too Much For Bats (November 3, 2007)
Late Goal Downs the Bats (November 2, 2007)
Third Period Mistakes Cost Ice Bats (October 31, 2007)
Ice Bats and Blazers Tonight (October 31, 2007)
Two in a Row for the Ice Bats (October 27, 2007)
Ice Bats Tie CHL Record in First Win (October 27, 2007)
Ice Bats Get Impact Rookie (October 24, 2007)
Ice Bats Host New Mexico, Then Go Bee Hunting (October 24, 2007)
Penalties Hurt Bats, Lose 5-2 (October 20, 2007)
Bats lose a close one in opener, 5-4 (October 19, 2007)
Ice Bats Season starts Friday (October 17, 2007)
Ice Bats lose to Sea Wolves, 5-1 (October 14, 2007)
Ice Bats Fall in Shootout to Laredo (October 13, 2007)
Ice Bats and Laredo, Round Two... (October 12, 2007)
Ice Bats, Laredo combine for 249 Penalty Minutes, 12 Misconducts (October 12, 2007)
Hamilton Rounds Out Ice Bats Roster (October 8, 2007)
Training camp starts today for the Ice Bats (October 8, 2007)
Ice Bats to Host National Instruments Night (October 1, 2007)
Two more coming to camp for the Ice Bats (September 27, 2007)
Ice Bats to "Race For Kids" (September 26, 2007)
Ice Bats Bring in a Backup Goalie, Offense (September 20, 2007)
Ice Bats sign two more players (September 14, 2007)
Ice Bats gain a little youth and offense (September 6, 2007)
Austin Ice Bats have New Ownership (September 4, 2007)
Ice Bats sign a pair of K's (August 30, 2007)
Wilson to return, Vandemeer joins the Ice Bats (August 16, 2007)
The Ice Bats and CHL release 2007-2008 Schedule (August 9, 2007)
Kuster and Beaudry return for another season (August 2, 2007)
Ice Bats Acquire three-time All-Star Jason Tessier from Riverkings (July 30, 2007)
The Austin Ice Bats sign a familiar face (July 25, 2007)
Ice Bats Finish Season This Weekend (March 23, 2007)
Ice Bats Have Faith With Two Weeks Left (March 14, 2007)
Ice Bats rally to gain point in shootout (March 11, 2007)
Playoff Dreams Still Alive (March 9, 2007)
Ice Bats Make Wishes True (March 7, 2007)
Ice Bats Begin Playoff "March" (March 1, 2007)
Ice Bats Sign D-man to Replace Virtue (February 27, 2007)
Ice Bats Warm Up to Playoff Run (February 21, 2007)
Ice Bats Host Second Week Under Hughes (February 15, 2007)
Hughes Era at Home Begins This Week (February 9, 2007)
Hughes Returns as Ice Bats Coach (February 5, 2007)
Rubber Meets Road for Ice Bats (February 1, 2007)
Ice Bats Try to Snap Five-game skid (January 26, 2007)
Ice Bats Make Roster Moves On Eve of Three-Game Road Swing (January 23, 2007)
Ice Bats Refocus After All-Star Break (January 17, 2007)
Odessa Thwarts Bats, 2-1 (January 12, 2007)
Ice Bats Take Three of Four in 2007 (January 10, 2007)
Ice Bats Remain Perfect Against Rio Grande Valley (January 6, 2007)
Ice Bats Roar Late over Lubbock (January 4, 2007)
Ice Bats Home to Start '07 (January 4, 2007)
Snowbound Ice Bats Wrap Up '06 (December 29, 2006)
Ice Bats Battle Divisional Foes (December 13, 2006)
Ice Bats Announce Management Addition (December 13, 2006)
Ice Bats Seek Sixth Straight Win (December 7, 2006)
Ice Bats Make Season Merry (December 5, 2006)
Ice Bats Seek Home Cookin' (November 30, 2006)
Ice Bats on Road for Thanksgiving (November 22, 2006)
Ice Bats in Division Hunt (November 16, 2006)
Ice Bats Seek Early Campaign Momentum (November 7, 2006)
Revenge Factor at play for Ice Bats (November 3, 2006)
Shorthanded Goals Doom Ice Bats, 4-2 (October 27, 2006)
Ice Bats Bolster D for Week Two (October 26, 2006)
Ice Bats Ready for Season Opener (October 21, 2006)
Ice Bats Individual Tickets on Sale; "Meet the Team Party" Planned (October 16, 2006)
Ice Bats Finish Preseason 2-2 (October 15, 2006)
McNabb Boosts Ice Bats in OT (October 14, 2006)
Ice Bats Even Preseason Record (October 13, 2006)
Ice Bats Fall in Preseason Opener (October 12, 2006)
Texas Native Among Three Ice Bats Signees (September 28, 2006)
Ice Bats Announce Training Camp Schedule (September 22, 2006)
Ice Bats Get Two in Tulsa Trades (September 19, 2006)
Veteran D-Man Signed to Lead Ice Bats (September 13, 2006)
Ice Bats Sign 3 D-Men (September 7, 2006)
Ice Bats Welcome Garrett's Return (August 29, 2006)
Ice Bats Announce New Club Seating (August 16, 2006)
Ice Bats Announce 06-07 Schedule (August 7, 2006)
Ice Bats Re-Sign All-Star Goalie (July 27, 2006)
Kopriva Attends NHL Prospect Camp (July 25, 2006)
Ice Bats Add Power Up Front (July 20, 2006)
Ice Bats Ink Second-Year Forwards (July 12, 2006)
Ice Bats Renew NHL Affiliation (June 29, 2006)
RollerBats Hit the Pavement (June 23, 2006)
Ice Bats Open October 21 at Chaparral (June 21, 2006)
Ice Bats' Top Two Scorers Return (June 19, 2006)
Experienced Coach in a New Arena: McDonald Returns, Finalizes Trade Deals (May 19, 2006)
Ice Bats Wrap Season with Friday Party (March 29, 2006)
Playoffs Hinge on Final Week (March 22, 2006)
Ice Bats Host Two In Belton (March 16, 2006)
Ice Bats Face Toughest Road Test (March 8, 2006)
Ice Bats Hit Bell County (March 6, 2006)
Ice Bats Begin Seven-Game "Roadie" (March 1, 2006)
Ice Bats End Bat Cave Run in Style, 4-3 (February 25, 2006)
Ice Bats Bid Goodbye to "Bat Cave" (February 23, 2006)
Ice Bats snag Rayz in 7-2 win (February 21, 2006)
Eagles Soar Past Bats, 6-2 (February 17, 2006)
Austin Favorites "Soulhat" (February 17, 2006)
Ice Bats fly to Chaparral Ice Center (February 15, 2006)
Home Streak Snapped, But Not Heartbroken (February 14, 2006)
Christian Foils Ice Bats Streak (February 12, 2006)
Barnes Leads Bats to 10th Straight at Home (February 11, 2006)
Ice Bats to Discuss Future Plans (February 9, 2006)
Schneekloth schnacks on Memphis as Bats start new streak, 4-3 (February 8, 2006)
Ice Bats home to start new week (February 7, 2006)
Bats Win Again, 9th Straight in OT (February 3, 2006)
Ice Bats Over .500 After SeventhStraight Win (January 31, 2006)