Coppell Hockey

Cowboy Fight Never Dies has been the motto for Coppell Hockey since the Clubs’ inception in 1997 as one of the founding four members of the League. Today the Cowboys lived that motto in the 2021 State Championship game.

It certainly wasn’t how we would have drawn up winning today’s 2A State Championship against Denton County if you had asked us before the game—and it will likely go down in Coppell Hockey history as one of the greatest comebacks ever. The Cowboys gave up three quick goals through the mid-point of the first period and didn’t seem to have an answer for Denton County’s offensive onslaught. The Spartans came to play and were taking it to us.  Coach Chris Shakesby called a timeout to settle the troops. At the end of the first period, the Cowboys were down 0-3 and outshot 10-12. But Cowboy fight never dies.

Captain Trevor Moore broke the ice with his first goal of the game at the 11:52 mark of the 2nd period with an assist from Julian Peng.  But the Spartans answered quickly with another goal to take the 1-4 lead and Coach Shakesby pulled goalie Kyle Reeves and sent him to the locker room to try and change the momentum. Barret Allen entered the crease for the Cowboys.

Barret had turned in two very good outings in pool play helping to defeat Houston Memorial West and Plano Senior over the weekend. The first Denton County shot on net after the goalie change was a goal and Denton County took a commanding 1-5 lead at the 9:43 mark of the second period.  Late in the second period there was a scrum at the net as the Spartans tried to shove the puck in, injuring Barret’s knee in the process. He had to be helped to the locker room and subsequently went to the ER. Kyle Reeves had partially changed into his street clothes and had to get re-dressed in his goalie gear. While Kyle was getting dressed, the team skated with six skaters for two minutes and did not give up a goal. The Spartans did not appear to try to score while we were without a goaltender in a show of sportsmanship.

And then the Cowboys offense caught fire and the defense shut Denton County down from the middle of the second period on. Trevor Moore scored again with an assist from Brendan Hill with 1:13 left in the second period and the Cowboys were down 2-5 at the end of 2 with the shots on goal 22-20 in favor of Coppell. The Cowboys carried the momentum into the third period and scored two quick goals in the first five minutes to really put the pressure on the Spartans with goals from Brendan Hill (assisted by Trevor Moore and Jacob Smith) and a goal from Jacob Smith (assisted by Brendan Hill and Trevor Moore) with 13 minutes and 11:45 remaining respectively in the third period to make the score 4-5.

The play was back and forth for most of the rest of the third period and the Cowboys continued to trail 4-5. With a minute remaining in the game, Coach Shakesby pulled Kyle Reeves for the extra attacker and the Cowboys went to work.  After several icings by the Spartans the boys gained possession of the puck in the offensive zone and fired several shots on goal. In the waning seconds, Austin Thurman sent the puck to the point to defenseman Dylan Luu who unleashed a shot from the blue line through traffic which found the back of the net with :04 left in the game. The Cowboys forced a ten minute overtime.

Neither team scored in the first overtime. The Cowboys were able to kill off a roughing penalty midway though the overtime. The Spartans returned the favor with a too many men on the ice penalty in the second overtime period but the Cowboys could not convert.  Late in the second overtime, the Cowboys finally delivered as Jacob Smith drove the puck wide into the offensive zone and with a backhand pass fittingly found Trevor Moore near the back post for the goal with 5:31 remaining to complete the hat trick and win the game!  And the crowd went absolutely wild as Trevor skated to center ice, sliding the last fifteen feet on his knees with his arms raised high as his teammates converged on him—sticks and gloves flying in every direction.

And that’s the story of how the Coppell Cowboys won back to back 2A state championships in Coach Shakesby’s final season at the helm. Congratulations to Coach Shakesby and Coach DJ Graham, all of our players—Trevor Moore, Austin Thurman, Zach Richmond, Dakota Hilliard, Romy Thibeault, Barret Allen, Kyle Reeves, Brendan Hill, Jacob Smith, Erik Masengill, Dylan Luu, Julian Peng, Adam Hadi, Brenden Combs, Owen Raab, Calvin Houm, William Lehman, James Masengill, Liam Krauss, and Hamza Hussain. Thanks also to our families for all of their support especially during this crazy COVId season as well as all of the Hockey Honeys and fans. Finally, thanks to the Board for its service and support of this great organization!  We couldn’t do it without you.

Congratulations to the Denton County Spartans, Coach Ronnie Kennedy, and President Jeff Day on an outstanding championship game. It is a pleasure to play against a team that plays the right way and competes until the end.

#CowboyFightNeverDies. #AnybodyForAThree-Peat?

Congratulations to Erik Masengill, Austin Thurman and Trevor Moore who have been selected to participate in the Team Texas All-Star Game this Saturday, May 15th at 1 pm in the Arena at the Comerica Center in Frisco. Admission is free for those who would like to attend. Good luck and congratulations to Austin, Erik and Trevor.  Photo credit  5 Hole Fotos

Congratulations to all of Coppell Hockey’s All-Academic Honors Award winners for 2020-21 as recognized by the AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League. Trevor Moore, Austin Thurman, Brendan Hill and Jacob Smith received High Honors All-Academic Team recognition amd Barret Allen received Honors All-Academic Team recognition. Very proud of these five players for performing in the classroom and on the ice. Way to go Trevor, Austin, Brendan, Jacob and Barret.

2021 - Congratulations to senior Trevor Moore on being named the Offensive Player of the Year in the Varsity Gold Division of the AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League. Trevor led the Gold Division in almost every offensive category with 39 points, 23 goals, 16 assists, 5 power play goals, 2 shorthanded goals and a 2.28 points per game average. We are proud of you and all of your accomplishments Trev. #CFND.

2020 - The League has announced its 2020 AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League Annual Award winners.  CHSHA is pleased to announce that Varsity player Trevor Moore has been named Offensive Player of the Year for the Varsity Silver 1 Division.  The award honors the player who not only was a leader in offensive statistical categories, but also was a team leader on and off the ice.

2020 continued - Trevor certainly filled that bill for the Varsity team this year.  He dominated the league in all of the offensive categories--leading the league with 27 goals scored, 17 assists, 38 points, a 2.4 points per game average, 4 power play goals, 5 short-handed goals and 7 game winning goals.  He scored a hat trick in one period against the Prosper Eagles.  Trevor is a leader on and off the ice--serving as an Assistant Captain on the Varsity team, playing travel hockey with the Texas Warriors, volunteering through the Coppell Young Men’s Service League and working with special needs kids at Coppell High School.  We are incredibly proud of Trevor and congratulate him for his hard work being recognized by the League. Well done Trevor!

Coppell HS Hockey would like to congratulate three of our players who won State and are going to Nationals.  Dylan Luu and Julian Peng of the 16UAA Dallas Penguins will play for a National Title in Michigan April 29 - May 3. 

Also, special congratulations to Brenden Combs who scored the overtime winner to send his 14UAA Texas Warriors team to Nationals.

We are proud of all of you ... Congratulations!

Thanks to those who were able to make it out to the 12th annual alumni game. 

1st Star:  Jordan Sellar with 5 goals in regulation and 3 for 3 in the shoot-out
2nd Star:  Clark Parlier
3rd Star:  Aaron Gaunt

We will look forward to next years alumni game and hope that COVId will be in the rear view mirror by then. Stay safe and healthy everyone. 

#CFND. Go Cowboys!

Congratulations to our Varsity award winners for 2019-20:

Most Valuable Player: Trevor Moore
Offensive Player of the Year: Brendan Hill
Defensive Player of the Year: Clark Parlier
Fighting Heart: Zach Richmond
Golden Cowboy: Austin Thurman

Congratulations to our JV award winners for 2019-20:

Most Valuable Player: Liam Krauss
Offensive Player of the Year: Brenden Combs
Defensive Player of the Year: Sam Norris
Fighting Heart: Malachi Grimsley
Golden Cowboy: Owen Raab

Coppell Hockey would like to congratulate our Varsity All-Academic Award winners recognized by the League.  The League presented academic awards to the top juniors and seniors. The recognized players were not only some of the top players on the ice but also in the classroom.  The League considered, among other things, the player’s GPA, AP and Dual Credit courses taken, extracurricular activities as well as community involvement.  We had three Varsity players named to the All-Academic High Honors Team—Benjamin Apperson, Kaamil Jiwani and Vineet Madur.  In addition, Clark Parlier and Austin Thurman were named to the All-Academic Honors Team.  Congratulations to Benjamin, Kaamil, Vineet, Clark and Austin for working hard both on the ice and in the classroom.  Well done!

JV Cowboys are JV Silver City Runner-ups. Lost 2-4 to Prosper—2 goals by Hamza Hussain (first goal assisted by Collin Untersee and second goal assisted by Robert Hilliard and Caiden Norris. Sam Norris stopped 19/23 shots. They overcame a 1-7 start to the season to be the sixth team into the playoffs, knocked off the #3 and then the #1 teams to make it to the finals. Proud doesn’t bring to describe how we feel about these boys and their coaches.  #CowboyFightNeverDies.

Congratulations to the Varsity Coppell Cowboys—Varsity Silver City Champions. Coppell is the only team in the league to win both the City Championships and the State Championships—a pretty impressive feat. The Cowboys defeated Plano West by a score of 5-2.  Two goals from Trevor Moore (assisted by Brendan Hill and Austin Thurman and Brendan Hill and Clark Parlier), and goals by Brendan Hill (unassisted), Michael Clark (assisted by Hamza Mohideen) and and empty netter by Austin Thurman. Kyle Reeves stopped 20 of 22 shots. Congrats to Chris Shakesby and D.j. Graham. #CowboyFightNeverDies.

Congratulations to the Varsity team on their 7-3 championship victory over Denton County. They are TAHA High School State Tournament 2A Division Champions. Three goals by Zach “Cakes” Richmond (assisted by Erik Masengill and Benjamin Apperson, Marlee Sprott and Michael Clark). Two goals from Trevor Moore (with assists from Brendan Hill and Clark Parlier and then by Camden Restivo and Brendan Hill). Other goals from Benjamin Apperson (assisted by Austin Thurman) and Brendan Hill (assisted by Austin Thurman). Kyle Reeves stopped 19 of 22 shots. Great team play all weekend. Congrats to Coach Shakesby and Coach Graham and the team. Way to Go Cowboys!! 

CHSHA is pleased to announce the addition of the following three coaches for the 2019-2020 season:

Ken Atkinson—JV Head Coach
DJ Graham—Varsity Assistant Coach
Connor Hood—JV Assistant/Goalie Coach

Chris Shakesby continues with the organization as the Varsity Head Coach and Director of Hockey.

Please welcome Ken, DJ and Connor to the club. Looking forward to the fall season already!

Players, parents, family members, coaches, and friends, Thank You for making the 2018-2019 Coppell Hockey Banquet such a success! Special thank you to all of those who volunteered to help set up such a wonderful event. 

We would like to recognize our Seniors and Award Winners from the 2018-2019 Coppell Hockey Banquet.

Seniors: Clay Longbotham, Liam Moore and Connor Odom

Banquet Awards: 

Varsity

Liam  Moore - Most Valuable Player of the Year 

Trevor Moore - Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year

Cam Restivo -  Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year

Hamza Mohideen - Golden Cowboy Award

Payton VIto - Fighting Heart Award

JV

Barret Allen - Most Valuable Player of the Year 

Asheer Jiwani  - Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year

Dylan Luu -  Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year

Erik Masengill - Golden Cowboy Award

Harrison Gullatt - Fighting Heart Award

Adam Hadi - Fighting Heart Award

Thank You for making our 2019 Texas Hold'Em Poker and Blackjack Tournament Fundraiser such a great success!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month which is an annual campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer and funds for research.

For the last two games in October, the Coppell Varsity and JV teams showed their support for the fight against breast cancer as the players tape their sticks pink in honor and support of those who have fought and are still fighting. 

Varsity South Summer Championship  - Coppell lost to Highland Park 5-2. Congratulations to our Summer Varsity Team for a great season!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for supporting the Amy and Michael Staples Memorial Foundation!

AMSMF Mission Statement:

To perpetuate Amy and Michael’s legacies by creating a self-supporting and perpetual endowment that will be used to support the causes and communities that were so important to them. They shared a truly unique life-journey that engaged them with many important and special causes that undoubtedly helped foster their incredible mother-son bond. The AMSMF endeavors to illuminate Amy and Michael’s footprints to assist anyone else that can benefit from the path that they forged with their special bond and super-human strength.

 AMSMF Amy and Michael Staples Memorial Foundation

CHSHA 

Players, parents, family members, coaches, and friends, Thank You for making the 2017-2018 Coppell Hockey Banquet such a success! Special thank you to all of those who volunteered to help set up such a wonderful event. 

We would like to recognize our Seniors and Award Winners from the 2017-2018 Coppell Hockey Banquet.

Seniors: Doug Norris, Adam Singer, and Benjamin Wickham

Banquet Awards: 

Trevor Moore - Offensive Player of the Year and USA Hockey Playmaker 

Adam Singer - Defensive Player of the Year and Golden Cowboy Award

Liam  Moore - Most Valuable Player of the Year and USA Hockey Hat Trick

Erik Masengill - Fighting Heart Award

Clark Parlier - USA Hockey Playmaker 

Austin Thurman - USA Hockey Playmaker

Please join us in congratulating Adam Singer and Liam Moore who were selected for the 2017-18 AT&T High School Hockey League Varsity All Star Team!

Coppell Hockey is honored to have three players to be recognized the AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League the 2017-18 season.  Please join us in congratulating:

• Adam Singer – voted Varsity Silver Best Defenseman and selected for the All Academic High Honors award

• Liam Moore - selected for the All Academic High Honors award

• Clay Longbotham – selected for the All Academic Honors award

Go Cowboys!!

Congratulations to Coppell's own Liam Moore and Austin Thurman who will be advancing to the National Championships with their travel teams! 

We would like to say "Thank You" to everyone who made our 2018 Texas Hold 'Em Fundraiser successful.  Parents, family members, friends, players, and coaches we could not have done this without you.  Thank you for your continued support for the Coppell High School Hockey Association!

The Dallas Stars retired the jersey of Jere Lehtinen on Friday, November 24th when they hosted the Calgary Flames.  Jere’s number 26 was the fifth jersey to be retired by the franchise and the third retired since the team moved to Texas. Lehtinen played his entire fourteen year career with the Stars and was one of the game’s great two-way forwards. He was a three-time Selke Trophy winner, a four-time Olympic medalist and a Stanley Cup Champion.  

While Lehtinen helped introduce the city of Dallas to the game of hockey, he also had a profound impact on youth hockey in Coppell and the DFW area.  Jere and his family lived in Coppell during his playing days. His son was learning to skate and play hockey at the time, and Jere often volunteered as an assistant coach for mini mite, mite and squirt teams at the Dr. Pepper Stars Center in Farmers Branch and Valley Ranch. Lehtinen, never one to seek the spotlight, quietly helped teach the kids the fundamentals and to love to play the game of hockey. Many of the boys took to wearing Jere’s signature yellow skate laces during their practices and games. 

Lehtinen’s impact on youth hockey continues to this day with former mini mite, mite and squirt hockey players scattered throughout various Tier 1 and Tier 2 travel, house league and high school teams in the area, including Coppell High School Hockey players Trevor Moore, Vineet Madur, Erik Masengill, Austin Thurman, Sam Norris, Donovan Burdette, Jacob Smith, and Gibson Duhe.  Congratulations to Jere on the retirement of your number 26 with the Dallas Stars, and thanks for all you did to encourage and support the development of youth hockey in Coppell and DFW.

Kelly Thurman