Traverse City North Stars
Encyclopedia
The Traverse City North Stars are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey
team in the North American Hockey League's
North Division, and play out of 1,500-seat Centre ICE Arena in Traverse City, Michigan
, recently re-branded Hockeytown
North via a branding relationship with the Detroit Red Wings
who use the arena as their pre-season practice facility.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the North American Hockey League's
North American Hockey League
The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...
North Division, and play out of 1,500-seat Centre ICE Arena in Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...
, recently re-branded Hockeytown
Hockeytown
Hockeytown and Hockey Town are generic words used in common practice throughout the United States and Canada to identify any town, city or community that has a history and reputation of participating in the sport of hockey...
North via a branding relationship with the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
who use the arena as their pre-season practice facility.
Regular Season Records
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish |
| 2005-2006 | 58 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 162 | 258 | 1,095 | 4th in North |
| 2006-2007 | 62 | 19 | 38 | 5 | 43 | 177 | 276 | 1,785 | 5th in North |
| 2007-2008 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 58 | 176 | 203 | 1,268 | 5th in North |
| 2008-2009 | 58 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 75 | 182 | 171 | 1,216 | 3rd in North |
| 2009-2010 | 58 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 71 | 217 | 172 | 1,273 | 2nd in North |
| 2010-2011 | 58 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 81 | 211 | 159 | 952 | 2nd in North |
Playoff Records
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PIM | Finish |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 61 | Lost in 1st Round |
| 2007 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 2008 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 107 | Lost in 1st Round |
| 2010 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 175 | Lost in Round Robin |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 62 | Lost in the 1st Round |