Kansas City, MO -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/09/2015 -- The Missouri Maverick's, owned by Lamar Hunt Jr., have announced the addition of two new players to their ECHL roster ahead of the 2015-16 season. Danick Paquette and Dax Lauwers have been signed to standard player contracts with the Mavericks.

After spending two seasons playing for the ECHL Utah Grizzlies, the 24 year old right wing Danick Paquette joins the Missouri Mavericks to continue his ECHL career. Paquette was previously drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and has played for two American Hockey League teams: the Hershey Bears and the Chicago Wolves.

The 24 year old defenseman Dax Lauwers has less professional hockey experience than Paquette but spent time playing for the ECHL last season with the Colorado Eagles. Prior to playing in the ECHL, Lauwers played defenseman for Northeastern University and has also played consistently in four other hockey leagues since 2008.

Both Lauwers and Paquette spoke with the Missouri Mavericks coaching staff before their hiring and have said they feel well suited to play this month for the team. The first home game of the season will be held on October 24th at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in the Independence Events Center.

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About The Missouri Mavericks
The Missouri Mavericks are a professional ice hockey team based in Independence, Missouri and the proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders (NHL) and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The Mavs are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL—the Premier 'AA' Hockey League in North America, led by General Manager Brent Thiessen and Head Coach Richard Matvichuk. Founded in 2009, the Mavericks are entering into their seventh season in franchise history at Independence Events Center. Missouri competed for five seasons in the (now defunct) Central Hockey League (CHL) before formally joining the ECHL on Oct. 7, 2014 ahead of their 2014-15 campaign. Lamar Hunt Jr. was announced as the new President and Owner of the Missouri Mavericks on Feb. 6, 2015.

About Lamar Hunt Jr.
Lamar Hunt, Jr. founded and participates in the Loretto Companies group that includes the Kansas City based private charitable organization Loretto Foundation, LLC. One of the major goals of the foundation, besides making contributions to charities, is to educate the public about what the Christian faith has to say about business and our work in the world. Hunt is also the owner of the Independence, MO hockey team the Missouri Mavericks, LLC (member of the East Coast hockey League).