October 27, 2010.
It was Jordie Benn’s first AHL game with the Texas Stars in Rockford, Illinois. He recorded a single minor penalty playing on a pairing with Maxime Fortunus. He wouldn’t make his home debut for another month.
And now, after 14 years, Benn is making a homecoming this season at the H-E-B Center.
“It's kind of cool,” Benn told 100 Degree Hockey at a recent Texas home game. “It's all come full circle, and I get to spend a lot more time here where I started.”
After a year with his hometown Victoria Salmon Kings in the ECHL, Benn opted to play for the CHL’s Allen Americans, just a quick drive from Frisco and the Dallas Stars.