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14-777: The Brahmas nickname is a tribute to the Fort Worth Brahmas of the Central Hockey League , which played their final six seasons (most notably winning the 2009 Ray Miron President's Cup championship) at the NYTEX Sports Centre. The Brahmas most recently won the 2024 Robertson Cup. The franchise was previously known as the Texas Tornado when they started playing in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) for

28-703: A jackalope , quickly became one of the most popular in hockey's minor leagues, and team merchandise featuring the snarling, antlered rabbit, has sold well throughout the United States and Canada . The Jackalopes continued playing in the WPHL until 2001, when the league merged with the Central Hockey League. Beginning with the 2001–02 season , the Jackalopes played in the CHL. On March 23, 2011,

42-767: A professional ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League , and previously the Western Professional Hockey League . The team originally played at the Fort Worth Convention Center but played their final six seasons, including their 2008–09 Championship season at the NYTEX Sports Centre . The CHL officially announced the team was going inactive on June 16, 2013. Originally announced as the Fort Worth Bulls but forced to change their name after

56-564: The Birmingham Bulls objected, the team began play in the Western Professional Hockey League as the Fort Worth Brahmas (named after Brahma bulls ) while the CHL's Fort Worth Fire were still in operation. The Fire eventually ceased operations. The Fort Worth Brahmas played their home games at the Fort Worth Convention Center . Due to problems negotiating a lease with the Fort Worth Convention Center,

70-779: The Fort Worth suburb of North Richland Hills and became the Lone Star Brahmas and began play at the NYTEX Sports Centre beginning with the 2013–14 season. Odessa Jackalopes (1997%E2%80%932011) The Odessa Jackalopes were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Odessa, Texas . The team played in the Central Hockey League (CHL), and was an affiliate of the New York Islanders . The Jackalopes played their home games at Ector County Coliseum . All Jackalopes games were broadcast live on KMCM from

84-891: The Odessa Jackalopes in seven games to capture the Southern Conference Championship. The team then advanced to the Ray Miron President's Cup Finals to face the Colorado Eagles, whom they defeated in five games. The 2008–09 CHL Championship was the first by the Texas/Ft. Worth Brahmas franchise and the first for the Fort Worth area since the Fort Worth Fire won the 1996–97 CHL Governor's Cup. The Brahmas lost in

98-732: The 1999–2000 season. They originally played at the NYTEX Sports Centre (then called the Blue Line Ice Complex) until 2003 when the Tornado moved to Frisco, Texas , and the Dr Pepper Arena in 2003 (after which the Lone Star Cavalry took their place, playing in the NAHL for one season). The Tornado won five Robertson Cups ; in 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2012. The Tornado won the 2012 Robertson Cup after losing in

112-413: The 2012–2013 season. The membership of investment group was still in flux when the season began and some of the big money contributors never officially came into the fold. The team struggled with financial issues throughout the season before the franchise went inactive for at least one season a second time. After the franchise folded, the Texas Tornado of the North American Hockey League relocated to

126-798: The Brahmas announced on May 3, 2006, that they would suspend operations for the 2006–07 season . However, they returned for the 2007–08 season as the Texas Brahmas and began play in the NYTEX Sports Centre (formerly known as the Blue Line Ice Complex ) in North Richland Hills, Texas . NYTEX Sports is owned by former Brahmas minority owners, Sal and Frank Trazzera. Their first season in North Richland Hills proved to be very successful as they entered

140-629: The Division Semifinals to the Topeka RoadRunners but advanced to the round-robin stage as the host of the 2012 tournament. However, the on-ice success could not cure the Tornado's off-ice financial woes nor the money they lost the last three years. After seeking out all options to remain in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex , the Tornado sold the team to Texas Hockey Partners, who moved the team back to

154-781: The NYTEX Sports Centre and gave them their current Brahmas name. On April 22, 2023, the Lone Star Brahmas hosted the Shreveport Mudbugs in Game 1 of the Robertson Cup Playoffs. The game was tied 1-1 and would take 4 overtimes to finish. The Brahmas won the game in Quadruple OT 2-1 at 1:38 am local time. With a start time at 7:30 CT, the game was approximately 6 Hours and 8 minutes long. Fort Worth Brahmas The Fort Worth Brahmas were

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168-508: The franchise's inaugural year until the 2009–10 season when KFZX took over the broadcasting rights to the live games and the Monday talk show called Hockey Talk. In October 1997, Odessa joined the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL). In their first season the home games drew an average of 4,000 spectators. Over the next couple of seasons that number leveled off, and the team averaged just over 3,200 hockey fans each game. The team mascot,

182-499: The playoffs of the 2009–10 season in a close 2–1 fifth game against the Odessa Jackalopes. The 2010–2011 season for the Brahmas ended on a losing note in the first round of the playoffs against the Odessa Jackalopes in four games, three games to one. Very shortly prior to the start of the 2012–2013 preseason, the team was sold to a Fort Worth-based investment group and returned to the Fort Worth Brahmas branding for

196-799: The postseason for the first time since the 2001–02 season. In the first round the Brahmas defeated the Mississippi RiverKings , then went on to sweep the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs in four games with David Cacciola in goal. In the Northern Conference Finals, the Brahmas took the series to Game 7 before losing to the defending champions, the Colorado Eagles . In 2008–09 , the Brahmas won the Southeast Division and defeated

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