NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
MacKellar Named Team Captain
Date:08/19/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (August 19, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), are pleased to announce that winger Ryan MacKellar has been named the clubs captain for the 2016-17 season, his final year of junior hockey. Head coach Greg Gatto never named a captain in 2015-16, but instead rolled with four assistant captains (Derek Brown, Danny Kiraly, ...
Jacks and Bulls to play an exhibition game on Sept. 10
Date:08/15/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (August 15, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), will play an exhibition scrimmage on September 3rd in Amarillo against the Bulls. It's the second consecutive year in which the Jacks and Bulls will play a preseason game in Amarillo before beginning the regular season against one another the following weekend, which will also ...
Werhane makes NCAA commitment to Buffalo State
Date:08/03/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (August 3, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), are pleased to announce that former Jack’ Nate Werhane has committed to play NCAA DIII hockey at Buffalo State University. The Bengals compete in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC). In 2015-16, Werhane provided veteran depth on the backend for the J...
Jacks Unveil 2016-17 Schedule
Date:06/30/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (June 30, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), have announced their full 60-game schedule for the 2016-17 season. As they did last year, Odessa will open regular-season play on the road against the Amarillo Bulls at the Amarillo Civic Center on September 10. Odessa won’t play at home until the final weekend of October 27-29...
Sjodahl invited to the Dallas Stars Development Camp
Date:06/29/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (June 29, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), are excited to announce that Jacks alumni Hampus Sjodahl has been invited to the Dallas Stars Developmental Camp at the Dr. Pepper StarCenter on July 5-9. Sjodahl, who was named the NAHL South Division MVP and League All-Star this past season, is set to begin his college hockey caree...
Jacks Main-Camp Schedule
Date:06/10/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
2016 Fox Valley Ice Main Camp (July 28-31) 1996 S. Kirk Rd., Geneva, IL 60134 Thursday July 28 3:00pm to 4:00pm- Check-in 4:00 pm- Introduction Meeting 5:00 pm- 6:15pm ORANGE VS GREEN 6:30pm- 7:45pm SILVER VS GOLD 8:00pm-9:15pm BLUE VS RED Friday July 29 9:00am- ...
Jacks select 13 players in the NAHL Draft
Date:06/09/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
ODESSA, TEXAS (June 8, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), are projected to lose at least 14 players from last year’s playoff roster. On Tuesday, Odessa continued to rebuild and reload by selecting 13 players in the 2016 NAHL Draft. With the Jacks first pick (10th overall) the club took a familiar face in d-man Christian Hausinger. ...
Duo of McLean and Miller make NCAA Commitment
Date:06/01/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (May 31, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League, are pleased to announce that former defenseman Drew McLean and forward Brennen Miller have both committed to play NCAA Division III hockey at national champion University of Wisconsin Stevens-Point. “Stevens-point gives me an awesome opportunity to play for a champion and earn a great...
Jacks trade Brandon Tucker to Brookings
Date:05/31/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (May 31, 2016) – The Odessa jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League, have traded forward Brandon Tucker to the Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) in exchange for 4th round draft pick in next weeks NAHL draft. Tucker (6-2/200), who is best known for his 100-foot game winner against Wichita Falls on Febuary 6, had 24 points (7-17-24) in 55 games with a minus-15 rating ...
Join the Jackalopes family, become a billet
Date:05/31/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (May 31, 2016) – Would you like to become a part of the Jackalopes family? The Jacks are looking for billet families. Billet hosts will house players from September to April during the season. Each month the families will receive a payment from players and perks include exclusive function access and season tickets. The Jackalopes are comprised of young athletes ages 16-21. These...
Pluemer leaves the Jacks to join Air Force Academy
Date:05/23/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (May 23, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League, are pleased to announce forward Pierce Pluemer will forgo his final year of junior hockey to begin his college career at Air Force Academy in the 2016-17. Pluemer was scheduled to be a large offensive component on the Jackalopes roster next season and his absence will be sorely missed, but t...
Jacks tender d-man Herrmann
Date:05/09/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (May 9, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League, are excited to announce the tender signing of puck-moving defenseman Zac Herrmann (6-0/181). Herrmann becomes Odessa’s seventh and final NAHL tender singing and a much-needed defensive addition after the departures of Danny Kiraly, Drew McLean, Ben DiMaio, and Nate Werhane. Herrmann, w...
A Season in Review
Date:05/04/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
ODESSA, TX (MAY 4) – The Odessa Jackalopes 2015-16 season will go down as one of the best in team history. An early playoff exit is a lone blemish on what was a fantastic campaign. A record ten players on the Jackalopes final roster were committed to NCAA Division I programs; Odessa made the playoffs for the first time in four years, and multiple single-season Jackalopes records were s...
Zech, Levin selected in phase II of USHL Draft
Date:05/04/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (MAY 4, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League, are excited to announce that defensive duo of Cooper Zech, 17, and Jake Levin, 19, were both selected during Tuesday’s phase II of the USHL Draft (Tier 1). Jackalopes tender Trevor Zenas, 18, was also selected Tuesday. Cooper (5-8/150), who is committed to Alaska-Fairbanks (WCHA, D1) i...
2016 NAHL Draft less then two weeks away
Date:05/02/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
The 2016 NAHL Draft is less then two weeks away and will take place on Tuesday, June 7th at 1pm (central) and will be conducted online at nahl.com Fans and players will be able to following the draft one of three ways: 1) Follow online at nahl.com 2) Follow each selection on twitter at: @NAHLHockey 3) Listen to the live broadca...
Sjodahl named to NAHL All-League Team
Date:04/29/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (April 28, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League, are excited to announce center-man Hampus SJodahl has been named to the NAHL All-League Team. Sjodahl was given the 2015-16 South Division MVP and forward of the year earlier this week. “It’s a huge honor and something I’m very proud of,” said Sjodahl. “I hav...
Sjodahl, Kiraly and Russell honored by NAHL
Date:04/27/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (April 27, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League, are honored to announce that forward Hampus Sjodahl, 20, has been named the NAHL South Division Most Valuable Player of the Year, South Division Forward of the year and a member of the All-South Team. Also, defenseman Danny Kiraly, 20, has been named to the All-South Team and first year Ja...
Cooper Zech named to the NAHL All-Rookie 1st Team
Date:04/27/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (April 27, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League, are excited to announce that defenseman Cooper Zech has been named to the All-NAHL Rookie 1st Team. Zech, 17, becomes the first Jack to earn such an honor. Wichita Falls’s Adam Goodsir was the only other South Division player to make the 1st team. Zech, who is committed to the Unive...
Season comes to an end after 6-3 loss
Date:04/23/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
ODESSA, TX (APRIL 22) – Austin Albrecht scored a hat trick and Austin Beaulieu potted a pair en route to a 6-3 Wichita Falls Wildcats (3-0) win and a series sweep over the Jackalopes (0-3) at Ector County Coliseum Friday night. Wichita Falls continued their offensive dominance by potting three 1st period goals Friday. Beaulieu (1) got the Cats started by potting a perfect backdoor ...
Game Preview: Jacks vs. Cats (April 22)
Date:04/22/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Tonight’s Preview: After a pair of losses in Wichita Falls last weekend, the Jackalopes look to avoid an opening round sweep as they host their first playoff game at Ector County Coliseum since April 10, 2012. The Jackalopes enter Friday’s tilt against the Wildcats as winners of three straight against the Wichita Falls on home ice after a regular season sweep in early February. Last t...
Levin commits to Air Force Academy (NCAA DI)
Date:04/21/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
ODESSA, TX (APRIL 21) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), are excited to announce that defenseman Jake Levin has committed to play NCAA Division I Hockey at Air Force Academy (Atlantic Hockey) beginning in 2017-18 season. “The hockey program is trending up, and I wanted to be apart of it,” said Levin. “The Academy provides a g...
Cats shutout Jacks to take a 2-0 series lead
Date:04/16/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Wichita Falls, TX (April 16, 2016) – The Wichita Falls Wildcats scored three 1st period goals and Justin Kapelmaster stopped all 34 Jacks shots to earn a 5-0 win and a 2-0 series lead Saturday night at Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas. Aleksi Poikola (2) waited just 50 seconds into the 1st to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead after he buried a rebound of the right pad of Dean Shatzer....
Playoff Preview GM 2: Jacks vs. Cats (April 16)
Date:04/16/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Tonight’s Preview: After a Friday loss, the Jackalopes look to flip home-ice advantage and tie the series with the Wichita Falls Wildcats at 1-1. Including regular season play, the Cats have now won 17-straight home games and are 11-20-1 all-time in postseason play, while the Jacks are now 1-and-4 in playoffs all-time. Last time Out: The Odessa Jackalopes exploded for three first period goa...
Jacks fall in game one, 6-3
Date:04/15/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (April 15, 2016) – The Wichita Falls Wildcats erased a three-goal deficit with a five-goal 2nd and held on to take game one of the best-of-five opening round playoff series, 6-3, Friday night at Kay Yeager Coliseum. The Jacks and Wildcats were scoreless for the first 17 minutes and 22 seconds until Brandon Tucker (1) cleaned up a Jon Russell shot at 17:22, giving the Jacks a 1-0 ...
Playoff Preview: Jacks vs. Cats (April 15)
Date:04/15/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
[Watch] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxYPPZlSl0Q&feature=youtu.be Tonight’s Preview: The Jacks and Wildcats kick off their best of five first round playoff tilt Friday night at the Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls. Odessa went 3-6-1 in 10 games against the 1st seeded Cats in the regular season after winning the final three games against Wichita Falls on February 4th, 5th, an...
First-Round Playoff Dates and Ticket Prices Set
Date:04/13/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (April 13, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes, proud members of the North American Hockey League, are back in the Robertson Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2012. Odessa’s first round match up pins the 4th seeded Jacks against the 1st place Wichita Falls Wildcats for a best of five series that will begin this Friday, April 15th at the Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls. ...
Bulls roll Jacks in regular-season finale
Date:04/11/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (April 9, 2016) – The Amarillo Bulls scored three opening period goals Saturday and cruised to a 6-1 win over the Jackalopes in the season finale at Ector County Coliseum. The Bulls found themselves on the man-advantage three times before the 14-minute mark of the first and took advantage scoring on their second power play at 3:34 off the stick off Coale Norris (10). Joey Molinar...
Game Preview: Jacks vs. Bulls (April 9)
Date:04/09/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Tonight’s Preview: The Jackalopes look to go .500 in the regular season for the first time in team history while earning a series sweep against the Bulls in the regular-season finale Saturday night. Friday’s win was Odessa’s eighth against Amarillo, moving the Jacks to 10-35-3 all-time against their long-time rival. Last Time Out: The Odessa Jackalopes got five of their seven go...
D-men lift the Jacks into the playoffs
Date:04/08/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Odessa, TX (April 8, 2016) – The Odessa Jackalopes (27-28-4) got five of their seven goals Friday from defenseman and earned themselves a convincing 7-3 victory over the Amarillo Bulls (12-43-4) at Ector County Coliseum. The win gives Odessa its 68th point and a playoff berth for the first times since 2011-12. Jake Levin (1) made it goals in back-to-back games at 17:15 of the 1st to give th...
Preview: Jacks vs. Bulls (April 8)
Date:04/08/2016 Source:NAHL Odessa Jackalopes
Tonight’s Matchup: The Jacks welcome in the Amarillo Bulls for the final two regular-season games of the year. A win Friday would clinch the Jacks the final postseason spot in the South and Odessa’s first playoff appearance since 2011-12. The Jacks are 7-0-1 against the Bulls in 2015-16 and winners of two straight with an all-time record of 8-35-5. Last Time Out: Jake Levin scored his...
