Columbus Stars

The Columbus Stars were a minor professional ice hockey team that was a brief member of the United Hockey League (UHL). The team folded before the midway point of 2003–04 season, in which the Stars had 21 home games drawing an average of only 973 people per game,[1] 2,000 less than the UHL average. They played their home games at the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum which had a capacity of 5,676. Despite leading the Eastern Conference of the UHL at the time of its demise, the team's final game had an attendance of only 732.[2] The team folded on January 9, 2004.[3]

For the minor league baseball team that played in 1885, see Columbus Stars (baseball).
Columbus Stars
CityColumbus, Ohio
LeagueUnited Hockey League
DivisionEastern Division
Founded2003
Home arenaOhio Expo Center Coliseum
ColorsNavy, red, white
     
Owner(s)Joe Milano Jr
Franchise history
2003–2004Columbus Stars

The team was owned by Joe Milano Jr, a local Columbus restaurateur.[2] The stars gained attention after Rescue Me actor Denis Leary was offered a one-game contract to play with the team. He would have been paid the standard one-game salary for a UHL player ($300) and an undisclosed percentage of the ticket sales from the game would have been donated to his charity, Leary Firefighters Foundation.[4]

Notable players

References
  1. http://www.hockeydb.com/stte/columbus-stars-5325.html
  2. "Columbus Stars cease operation". Portsmouth Daily Times. January 10, 2004. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  3. "It Was In The Stars All Along". MinorLeagueNews.com. January 9, 2004. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008.
  4. "Comic relief : Denis Leary offered one-game minor league hockey deal". Sports Illustrated. December 15, 2003. Retrieved January 18, 2011.


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