Tony Curtale Approaches All-Time Wins Record
October 13, 2011 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Texas Tornado News Release
FRISCO, Texas - The Texas Tornado are off to a fast start in 2011-2012, posting a 6-1-1 record through the first eight games of the season. This weekend, Texas will play a Friday contest at Wichita Falls before returning home for a pair of games against the Topeka RoadRunners -, with whom the Tornado are tied for second in the South Division. The two teams are just a single point behind Amarillo for the South Division lead, so this weekend has the potential to be a pivotal one in the early stages of the season. -
But the storyline of the weekend extends from the ice to the bench, as well. Tornado head coach Tony Curtale comes into the weekend with 527 regular-season wins in his NAHL coaching career. That total puts him three wins shy of breaking the record held by Mike Hastings, who is currently an - assistant at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Curtale began his NAHL coaching career with the Springfield Jr. Blues, spending five seasons behind their bench. After being named the first coach of the Texas Tornado in 1999, Curtale now finds himself on the precipice of history. A win in Friday's game at Wichita Falls would make for a potentially momentous weekend back at Dr Pepper Arena. Home games on Saturday and Sunday give fans a chance to Curtale break, or at least tie, the record on the Tornado's home ice.
Tickets are still available for fans to be on hand for to witness the potentially-record setting games this weekend. Saturday's game against the RoadRunners is at 7:30 p.m., while Saturday's contest will start at 5:00 p.m. Tickets can be ordered by calling the box office at 972-335-9800.
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The Texas Tornado, proud members of the 28-team North American Hockey League, play at the state-of-the-art Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco. The team will host the 2012 Robertson Cup National Championship Tournament, while partial season ticket plans and flex-packs are still available for the remainder of the season. Since their inception in 1999, the Texas Tornado have set the standard for excellence for hockey for players ages 21 and under in the United States. Besides their three straight National Championships from 2004-2006, the Tornado have won seven NAHL Regular Season Division titles and had seven straight 40+ win seasons from 1999-2007. Since 1999, the Tornado have developed and moved on over 120 players onto NHL, NCAA and professional teams.
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