Even before they played their first game in Reunion Arena in 1993, the Dallas Stars understood the importance of spreading hockey awareness in Texas – starting with youth sports.
By 1997, they’d gathered four North Texas teams – Southlake, Coppell, Plano and Jesuit – to form the AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League. Now 54 teams strong, the league will celebrate its 25th season with all the fanfare you might expect. (This is Texas, after all.)
Keith Andresen, who serves as general manager of Comerica Center for the Stars, also manages the burgeoning league he helped create.