(Credit: Nicholas Kingman/100 Degree Hockey) It feels like a lifetime ago when the fans at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park were losing their composure. When the Texas Stars tied for their worst loss in franchise history — a 10-1 drumming to the seemingly invincible Grand Rapids Griffins — it was no shocker to hear the hardest chant for a head coach to swallow in professional sports. “Fire Toby,” accompanied by rhythmic clapping over and over and over again until out of the line of sight and into the safe confines of the locker room. Stars head coach Toby Petersen, in his first year on the job, heard his name in the stands while walking back into the locker room in defeat. At the time, Texas was one of the worst teams in the AHL, with a dismal 5-9-1 record. The loss was so jarring that Texas captain Curtis McKenzie walked out of the tunnel and voluntarily spoke with the media. “We just got to look inside and find the drive on why we play this game and find some compete,” McKenzie said fo...
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