The Mid-Cities Jr. Stars are a

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-sanctioned Tier III Junior

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team playing in the

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(NA3HL). The team plays their home games at Children’s Health StarCenter in

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History

Established in 2013 as the Dallas Jr. Stars, the club entered the league to form a South Division along with the

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and Sugar Land Imperials. After a second place finish in their inaugural regular season, the Jr. Stars (16–22–2) went on a playoff run that ended in the Silver Cup Finals. A first round series sweep against third place Sugar Land Imperials earned a spot in the division finals against Topeka Capitals. The Stars eliminated Topeka, who finished the regular season 33 points ahead of Dallas, to advance into the 2014 NA3HL Silver Cup Finals. Dallas lost all three round robin games to close their first season. In the summer of 2015, the team announced an affiliation agreement with the

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of the

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. Shortly after the affiliation, the team was purchased by KWM Kids, Inc. led by Michelle Bryant of

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, and owner of the Chill. As part of the new purchase the team became the Euless Jr. Stars. In 2017, the team was once again sold. The new owners were Brass Roots Hockey, LLC. led by Brad Allen who announced a new head coach in Tom Train and hired

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as an advisor. The team was then re-branded as the Mid-Cities Jr. Stars for the 2017–18 season.

Season-by-season records

Alumni

The Jr. Stars have had a number of alumni move on to collegiate programs, higher levels of junior ice hockey in the

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References

External links

Jr. Stars website

NA3HL website
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