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Letter from the Mavericks PresidentMavericks Hockey Operations and Information

Missouri Mavericks Schedule

Missouri Mavericks Season-Long Promotions

Mavericks Seating Chart

ECHL PreviewCentral Division Opponents

Corporate Sponsors

Player Profile - Scott Langdon

Roster

Autographs

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & GM

Welcome Mavericks Fans!

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the

historic sixth season of Missouri Mavericks hockey.

Historic because of the new adventure that awaits

the Mavs for the 2014-15 season!

This season comes with great excitement as the

Mavs have joined the ECHL, the Premier AA hockey

league in North America, and are eager to showcase

the best fans in the hockey world to new faces in

new places.

Last season came with great accomplishment

as the organization was rewarded with its fourth

consecutive Franchise of the Year honor and on the

ice, secured a franchise record 44 wins and the CHLs Governors Cup for the

most regular season points in the league (90 points).

But as we turn the page and look forward to new rivalries, new challenges and

a new leader in our new head coach, former NHL star Richard Matvichuk, we

are gracious and humbled to have all of the Orange Army by our side joining

us in the quest for the Mavericks first Championship.

We strive to give you the best entertainment experience coupled with asuccessful franchise that you are proud to support with unmatched character

and community presence.

We look forward to a memorable, competitive and exciting season and thank

you for your support!

Go Mavs,

Brent Thiessen

President and General Manager

Missouri Mavericks

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OPERATIONS & INFORMATION

Head Coach & Director of Hockey OperationsRichard Matvichuk was introduced as the Missouri Mavericks

second coach in franchise history on June 12, 2014. Matvichuk

previously worked with the Allen Americans of the former Central

Hockey League for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons as Defensive

Coach and Assistant General Manager, leading the team to back-to-

back championship victories.

Matvichuk had a successful 14-year career in the National Hockey

League (NHL), drafted 8th overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by

the Minnesota North Stars, he went on to play 11 seasons for the

Dallas Stars, winning the Stanley Cup in 1999 with his Dallas Stars

teammates, before moving on to play for the New Jersey Devils in

2005-06 and 2006-07. Matvichuk is recognized as a Top-20 All Time

Dallas Stars Defenseman.

Matvichuk, originally from Edmonton, Alberta, has moved to the Kansas

City area with his wife Tracy and their three sons, Cole, Dalton, and Dillon.

Head Coach and

Directory of Hockey Operations

Richard Matvichuk

Associate Coach & Director of Player PersonnelSimon Watson retired from playing hockey in August of 2011 and

has since been named the Associate Coach and Director of Player

Personnel for the Missouri Mavericks. The Waterloo, Ontario, native

spent two seasons behind the Mavericks bench before moving into

his current position of Director of Player Personnel in May of 2013.

He played for the Mavericks during the teams first two seasons and

closed out his five-year career in the CHL with 95 goals and 125

assists in 298 games played and one All-Star appearance (2007).

Watson was named the CHLs Man of the Year following the 2010-11

season for his contributions to the community off the ice.

Watsons role will be to coordinate player travel and housing, as well as

assist in the day-to-day operations of the team. He is also a coach for the

KC Mavs Elite and will continue his work with youth hockey in Kansas City.Watson attended St. Lawrence University where he earned a Bachelors of

Science in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership.

Simon and his wife, Samantha, reside in Grain Valley with their dog, Millie.

Associate Coach and

Director of Player PersonnelSimon Watson

Head Trainer

Bill MurrayHead Equipment Manager

Andrew DvorakGoaltender Coach

Clint Elberts

Operational Staff

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Schedule & Seating Chart

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Season-Long PromotionsFreedom Fridays

All military personnel (active and non-active) with

valid military ID card will receive $5 off any ticketat the Silverstein Eye Centers Box Office.(ExcludesEnd Level seating. Maximum five tickets per ID.)

Price Chopper Two-for-TuesdaysTwo-for-one tickets can be purchased by showingyour Price Chopper card in person in the Silverstein

Eye Centers Box Office or online at Ticketmaster.com by typing the code CHOPPER (AvailableDates: 12/2, 12/9, 1/6, 2/3, 2/10, 3/3, 4/7).

Macs ManiacsJoin the Macs Maniacs Kids Club for FREE at any

Mavs game at the Macs Maniacs table! Youll getexclusive parties and offers from our Paradise Parkand Red Robin, plus a monthly e-newsletter!

Family 4 Pack DatesAt select home games (11/23, 11/28,12/31,2/8, 3/8,3/29), the Mavericks will offer 4 packs which includes 4

tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 Pepsi products and a coupon fora free appetizer from Red Robin. 4 Packs are on salenow! Get yours today! 4 Packs go on sale October 1.

Upcoming Giveaways and Events

Watch PartiesStrikerz Entertainment Center is the Official Destination for all Missouri Mavericks Away Game Watch

Parties! Great food and drink specials for all Mavs fans at every watch party! Well see you there! GO MAVS!

PROMOTIONS & GIVEAWAYS

Nov. 8 Glow Wand GiveawayNov. 14 Magnetic Schedule GiveawayNov. 21 Adopt-a-Mav Auction Night

Nov. 23 Youth Jersey GiveawayDec. 12 Cheeze Bobblehead GiveawayDec. 19 Star Wars Night/Jersey Auction

*For a full list of giveaways and Game Night Promotions, visit MissouriMavericks.com

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ECHL PREVIEW / UPCOMING OPPONENTS

ECHL PreviewThis season marks The New Era in history for the Missouri Mavericks as we join the newly expanded

ECHL. Our new league has grown to include 28 teams in 20 states and one Canadian province as

the ECHL begins its 27th season of play.

The ECHL was founded in 1988 with five teams spanning four states. Since then the ECHL has

grown to encompass teams from coast-to-coast. The ECHL is the Premier AA Hockey league

boasting affiliations with 28 of 30 NHL teams marking the 18th season in a row with at least 20 NHL

affiliations. Likewise, the ECHL shows 72 former stars on NHL opening-day rosters. This marks the

13th consecutive season with more than 50 former players on NHL opening-day rosters.

This season our Mavs will compete with six of our former rivals from the Central Hockey Leaguein the Central Division of the ECHL. The Missouri Mavericks, along with the Allen Americans,

Brampton Beast, Quad City Mallards, Tulsa Oilers, Rapid City Rush, and Wichita Thunder were

approved as expansion teams by the ECHL on October 7th of this year.

These additions strengthen our base in the center of the country and give the ECHL, for the first

time, a truly national presence, said League Commissioner Brian McKenna.

This season the Mavericks begin the quest to capture the Kelly Cup Championship.

Are you ready Mavs fans?

Central Division OpponentsAllen AmericansCity, State: Allen, Texas

Arena: Allen Events Center

Head Coach: Steve Martinson

Website: www.AllenAmericans.com

Brampton BeastBrampton, Ontario

Arena: Powerade CentreHead Coach: Brent Hughes

Website: www.BramptonBeast.com

Quad City MallardsCity, State: Moline, Illinois

Arena: iWireless Center

Head Coach: Terry Ruskowski

Website: www.MyQCMallards.com

Rapid City RushCity, State: Rapid City, South Dakota

Arena: Rushmore Civic Center

Head Coach: Joe Ferras

Website: www.RapidCityRush.com

Tulsa OilersCity, State: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Arena: BOK CenterHead Coach: Bruce Ramsay

Website: www.TulsaOilers.com

Wichita ThunderCity, State: Wichita, Kansas

Arena: INTRUST Bank Arena

Head Coach: Kevin McClelland

Website: www.WichitaThunder.com

PlayoffsThe Missouri Mavericks will compete in the Central Division of the ECHL for their 2014-15 campaign, battling

their way towards spot in the 2015 Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Central Division is comprised of the seven (7) ECHL

expansion teams including the Allen Americans, Brampton Beast, Rapid City Rush, Quad City Mallards, Tulsa

Oilers, Wichita Thunder, and of course the Missouri Mavericks.

Playoff Format:The top four teams in each division during the regular season will qualify for the 2015 Kelly Cup

Playoffs. All four rounds of the playoffs will be played in a best-of-seven format.

The first two rounds of the playoffs will be played entirely within the division with the division winner meeting the

fourth-place finisher and the second-place finisher meeting the team that finished in third place in the Division

Semifinals. The Division Finals will pit the winner of each series against each other. The winner of the North

Division Finals will meet the winner of the East Division Finals in the Eastern Conference Finals while the winner of

the Central Division will meet the winner of the Pacific Division Finals in the Western Conference Finals. The 2015

Kelly Cup Finals will see the Eastern Conference champion take on the Western Conference champion.

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By Bill Althaus

Special to the Missouri Mavericks

The only person more excitedthan coach Richard Matvichuk

about Scott Langdons signing

with the Missouri Mavericks is the

29-year-old defenseman himself,

who will be a difference maker with

a team has been knocking on the

door of a championship series the

past three years.

I want to win, and thats why I am

so excited about playing here for

Coach Matvichuk, said Langdon, a6-foot-2, 215-pound enforcer from

Ancaster, Ontario.

I know how solid the Mavericks

are, and I know that Coach

Matvichuk is a proven winner.

He was on a winning Allen

team the past two years,

and he is bringing that

attitude to

Missouri.

Everyone

k n o w s

theyre one of

the best teams

in the league, and

I think this season,

we are going to be a

championship-caliber team. I

cant wait to start the season.

It seems like weve been

practicing for three months

instead of three weeks.

All the boys are ready to

go, and I think were going to

make some noise and surprise

some teams in the ECHL.

When Matvichuk, a former Allen

Americans assistant, signed on to

coach the Mavericks, Langdon wasthe first player he contacted.

Scott was one of the first guys

I targeted, one of the first guys

I wanted the Mavericks to sign,

Matvichuk said.

He is going to be a fan favorite.Hes going to be an icon on the

ice and in the community. When

I talked with him about coming

to Missouri, the first thing he said

was, Coach, all I want to do is win.

Were on the same wavelength.

Langdon was the captain of

the ECHLs San Francisco Bulls

last season, but he spent two

seasons in Allen (2010-11, 2011-

12), so he is familiar with theintense atmosphere inside the

Independence Events Center.

It was special playing in Missouri,

Langdon said of his days with

the Americans. You knew

the building was going to be

packed and there was going

to be a great atmosphere.

But I wasnt with Allen the

last two years, so I dont

have a ring.

I know there are

going to be a lot of

guys in the locker

room looking for

a ring, and thats

what this season

is going to be

about winning a

championship and

bringing the title to

the fans in Missouri.

Throughout hisprofessional career

Langdon has

totaled 17 goals,

62 assists and

764 penalty minutes in 367 games.

He also has been involved in 97

career fights and he said No. 100could be a doozy.

I like to mix it up on the ice, he

said, with an evil grin. Ill give the

fans their moneys worth.

Its easy to see why Matvichuk

went after Langdon.

Scott is a proven leader who has

been a captain on every team hes

been associated with, Matvichuk

said. He brings a physical presence

to the defensive core that I feel isneeded on the Mavericks.

And hes going to be committed

to the community. The fans are

going to love this guy.

Langdon said Allen has contacted

him about returning to the back-

to-back CHL championship team,

but he chose the Mavericks.

I just think the Mavericks have

what it takes to be a real contender

in the ECHL, he said. Coach

Matvichuk is so enthusiastic. I know

he and Brent (Thiessen president

and general manager) built a team

for the CHL, but this team can

compete in the ECHL.

If there there is any team that

doesnt take us seriously, theyre

going to be in for a shock. We have

some talent on this team.

And I know what a great place

the Mavericks have. Theyre a first-

class organization, have that greatsupport from the community. Weve

had a couple of opportunities to

meet the fans and they are great.

We havent even played a home

game, and theyre supporting us

at practice, coming out to meet

at us events in the community.

Everything I heard about the fans

and the Mavericks is true.

Bill Althaus is an award-winning

columnist and sports writer for The

Examiner. He is a past winner of the

CHLs Media Service Award and has

been the Mavericks beat writer since

they came to town in 2009. You can

find his stories at www.examiner.net.

PLAYER PROFILE:SCOTT LANGDON

ScottLangdon|2014M

issouriMavericks

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Name:Alex Velischek

Number:8

Position:Defenseman

Shoots:Left

Height:6

Weight: 200

Hometown:Kinnelon, NJDate of Birth:12/17/1990

Name:Sebastian Geoffrion

Number:10

Position:Forward

Shoots: Left

Height:510

Weight:190

Hometown:Brentwood, TNDate of Birth:7/26/1989

Name:Jared Brown

Number:11

Position:Forward

Shoots:Right

Height:510

Weight:195

Hometown:Gardner, KS

Date of Birth:2/21/1986

Name:Evan Vossen

Number:12

Position:Forward

Shoots:Left

Height:6

Weight:190

Hometown:Swift Current, SK


Name:Justin Kirsch

Number:13

Position:Forward

Shoots:Right

Height:62

Weight:184Hometown:Chilliwack, BC


Name:Kellan Tochkin

Number:16

Position:Forward

Shoots:Right

Height:59

Weight:170Hometown:Abbotsford, BC


Name:Martin Lee

Number:17

Position:Defenseman

Shoots:Left

Height:64

Weight:225Hometown:Toronto, ON


Name:Kyle Fletcher

Number:24

Position:Forward

Shoots:Left

Height:61

Weight:203Hometown:Kanata, ON


Name:Loren Barron

Number:2

Position:Defenseman

Shoots:Right

Height:61

Weight:179

Hometown:Glendora, CADate of Birth:7/19/1989

Name:Dallas Ehrhardt

Number:4

Position:Defenseman

Shoots:Left

Height:64

Weight:226

Hometown:Calgary, ABDate of Birth:7/31/1992

2014 - 2015 MISSOURI M AVERIC KS

TEAM ROSTER

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Name: Scott Langdon

Number:25

Position:Defenseman

Shoots:Right

Height:62

Weight:215

Hometown: Ancaster, ONDate of Birth:1/6/1985

Name: Andrew Courtney

Number:27

Position:Forward

Shoots:Right

Height:63

Weight:200

Hometown: Belleville, ONDate of Birth:6/8/1985

Name:Alex Lepkowski

Number:28

Position:Defenseman

Shoots:Right

Height:64

Weight:210

Hometown:Buffalo, NYDate of Birth:4/8/1993

Name:John Griggs

Number:30

Position:Goalie

Glove:Left

Height:61

Weight:175

Hometown:Barrington, ILDate of Birth:6/28/1988

Name:Mike Clemente

Number:35

Position:Goalie

Glove:Left

Height:62

Weight:200

Hometown:Great Falls, VADate of Birth:1/9/1990

Name:John-Scott Dickson

Number:40

Position:Forward

Shoots:Right

Height:63

Weight:214

Hometown:North York, ONDate of Birth:4/10/1984

Name:Garett Bembridge

Number:41

Position:Forward

Shoots:Right

Height:511

Weight:198

Hometown:Saskatoon, SK


Name:Sebastien Thinel

Number:43

Position:Forward

Shoots:Left

Height:61

Weight:187

Hometown:Saint-Jerome, PQ


Name:Colten Hayes

Number:44

Position:Defenseman

Shoots:Right

Height:63

Weight:210Hometown:Maple Ridge, BC


Name:Guy Leboeuf

Number:49

Position:Defenseman

Shoots:Left

Height:65

Weight:215Hometown:Bedford, PQ


Name:Ryley Grantham

Number:71

Position:Forward

Shoots:Left

Height:63

Weight:207Hometown:Hanna, AB


Name:David Rutherford

Number:91

Position:Forward

Shoots:Right

Height:59

Weight:180Hometown:Lander, BC


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