Kansas City Outlaws
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The Kansas City Outlaws were a professional ice hockey team. They were a member of the UHL. They played their home games at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, where the NHL's Kansas City Scouts played for two seasons during the 1970s, and later the International Hockey League's Kansas City Blades made their home.
In June of 2004, the United Hockey League awarded the Kansas City franchise to Stephen Franke, co-owner of the UHL's Fort Wayne Komets. The team announced that they would begin play that fall.
The Outlaws began their lone season by winning back-to-back home games against cross-state rival Missouri River Otters, and running up a 5-1 record in the first two weeks. From then, the team's fortunes changed drastically, and the Outlaws finished last in the Western Division in 2004-2005 with a record of 28-45-7 (wins, losses and overtime losses).
Rob Schweyer served as the team Captain until he left the Outlaws with an injury. Player/Assistant Coach Jason Ruff received the Captain designation. Ruff went on to lead the Outlaws in scoring.
Star players for the Outlaws included Ruff, goaltender Maxime Gingras, winger Joe Seroski, defenseman Matthieu Descoteaux, and center Mark Lee.
The Outlaws were coached by Darryl Williams. Joe Bucchino, formerly of the Boston Bruin and New York Ranger organizations, served as General Manager. Richard Adler was the team President, responsible for day-to-day business operations.
The Outlaws called it quits in May of 2005, less than one year after their creation.
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- official website (archive.org copy)
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