Stampede Hockey

Bringing the Stampede Back

Our Story

The Central Texas Stampede played professional hockey in Belton, Texas, from 1996 to 2001. Five seasons in the Western Professional Hockey League. Bell County Expo Center. Wild Thing on the ice. Sold-out nights when nobody believed Texas could care about hockey.

Then it ended. The team folded, the jerseys went into closets, and for two decades, nothing happened. But the Stampede was not just a hockey team. It was a local sports identity: the colors, the logo, the noise, the nights at the Expo Center, and the feeling that Central Texas had something of its own.

Where things stand

The plan

What we're doing.

We're rebuilding the Stampede — not as a tribute act, but as a working brand with a path forward.

Right now, that means three things:

  1. A real store. Quality merchandise built around the original Stampede identity, made well, shipped on time, backed by a real human.
  2. A living archive. A growing record of the 1996–2001 era — programs, photos, jerseys, stories from the people who were there.
  3. A foundation for the next step. Every order, every piece of archive submitted, every email signup adds weight to the case for bringing pro hockey back to Central Texas.
For now

What we're not doing — yet.

We are not a playing team. We are not selling tickets. We have not announced a league, a venue, or a schedule. When we do, you'll hear it here first. Until then, we don't want your trust on anything we haven't earned.

The stakes

Why this matters.

Regional sports identities don't survive on their own. If nobody carries them forward, they disappear. The Stampede is worth more than a closet full of old jerseys, and Central Texas is overdue for hockey of its own.

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The Vault

Step into the archive.

Rosters, seasons, and the stories behind Central Texas hockey — 1996 to 2001, preserved.

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