Odessa Jackalopes

This article is about the current team. For the original franchise of same name, see Odessa Jackalopes (1997–2011).

Odessa Jackalopes
City	Odessa, Texas
League	North American Hockey League
Division	South
Founded	2008
Home arena	Ector County Coliseum
Colors	Black, red, purple
General manager	Scott Deur
Head coach	Scott Deur
Affiliates	Atlanta Capitals and Texas RoadRunners (NA3HL) Colorado Springs Tigers (NAPHL)
Franchise history
2008–2011	Owatonna Express
2011–present	Odessa Jackalopes

The Odessa Jackalopes are a Tier II junior ice hockey team playing in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The team is based in Odessa, Texas and plays their home games at Ector County Coliseum.

History

The franchise first played as the Owatonna Express in Owatonna, Minnesota, in 2008 replacing the recently relocated Southern Minnesota Express. The Express played their home games at the Four Seasons Centre at the Steele County Fairgrounds. The Express played in the Central Division for three seasons from 2008 to 2011 until the team was sold to the Odessa Jackalopes in 2011.

A previous minor professional hockey franchise known as the Odessa Jackalopes played in the Western Professional Hockey League and Central Hockey League from 1997 to 2011.

Season-by-season records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
Owatonna Express
2008–09	58	29	24	5	63	214	189	812	3rd of 5, Central 10th of 19, NAHL	Won Div. Semifinal series, 3–1 (North Iowa Outlaws) Lost Div. Final series, 2–3 (Bismarck Bobcats)
2009–10	58	32	22	4	68	188	190	843	2nd of 5, Central t-9th of 19, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–3 (Alexandria Blizzard)
2010–11	58	32	19	7	71	175	179	985	t-2nd of 6, Central t-10th of 26, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–3 (Coulee Region Chill)
Odessa Jackalopes
2011–12	60	27	28	5	59	153	176	1,036	4th of 7, South 19th of 28, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–3 (Amarillo Bulls)
2012–13	60	6	51	3	15	121	309	1315	6th of 6, South 24th of 24, NAHL	Did not qualify
2013–14	60	15	40	5	35	123	217	1149	7th of 7, South 24th of 24, NAHL	Did not qualify
2014–15	60	15	38	7	37	172	261	1492	8th of 8, South 23rd of 24, NAHL	Did not qualify
2015–16	60	27	29	4	58	185	218	1315	4th of 6, South 15th of 22, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–3 (Wichita Falls Wildcats)
2016–17	60	26	25	9	61	183	200	1683	5th of 7, South 17th of 24, NAHL	Did not qualify
2017–18	60	33	22	5	71	192	163	1211	3rd of 6, South 10th of 23, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–3 (Lone Star Brahmas)
2018–19	60	21	35	4	46	165	222	1386	6th of 6, South 21st of 24, NAHL	Did not qualify
2019–20	50	9	39	2	20	73	203	1014	7th of 7, South 23rd of 23, NAHL	Postseason cancelled
2020–21	56	12	36	8	32	117	190	1021	6th of 6, South 23rd of 23, NAHL	Did not qualify
2021–22	60	29	26	5	63	193	193	1071	5th of 8, South 18th of 29, NAHL	Did not qualify
2022–23	60	30	27	3	63	174	199	993	6th of 8, South 20th of 29, NAHL	Did not qualify
2023–24	60	23	29	8	54	162	187	874	7th of 9, South 24th of 32, NAHL	Did not qualify
2024–25	59	26	29	4	56	209	208	1137	7th of 9, South 24th of 35, NAHL	Did not qualify

External links

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