Leading the way for your Texas Tech hockey squad is All American all-time Tech scoring machine #7 Kevin Mayoux. Mayoux was also selected as an assistant team captain for the Western All-Stars along with 2008 ACHA Select teammates Kent Arsenault from Utah State University who will be the other assistant and Mike Truex of Eastern Washington University who will captain the Western team in a few weeks. The other Texas Tech All-American #19 Jerrin Ashford was also selected to represent Texas Tech upfront as a forward. Both Ashford and Mayoux are coming off a great offensive and team leading season both sharing as this years team MVP and also Offensive Player of the Year honors. Coach Fioroni is excited to not only be coaching the Western All-Stars but to see some of his top players be selected as well; "I think people may look at our record and ask why did I or any of my players get selected to this team and the answer is simple, we deserved it. We have had to play one of the toughest schedules in the league this season, deal with adversities that no other hockey program in the ACHA had to deal with and you know what, we finished our season with pride, hard work and heart and could of easily been at Regionals or Nationals. Losing 9, 1 goal games, our home ice, our building, dealing with so many injuries really hurt us this season but regardless of that these 5 players were the best we have to offer and have played with nothing but pure integrity and grit and pride, they truly deserve this honor to represent the Texas Tech hockey program and their Western Conference." Quotes Coach Paul Fioroni.
 
The other 3 Tech Hockey standouts were team captain and defensive wall #12 John Griffith, flashy and quick offensive defenseman #14 Travis McKinney and the the player with perhaps one of the hardest shots in the league who plays with great defensive poise, #4 defenseman Jordan Novak. #30 goaltender Michael Pruneau was also selected as the first goaltender alternate should anything happen to the starters Greg Finatti from Utah State University and Brent Seidel of Eastern Washington University. Assistant captain #7 Kevin Mayoux had this to say; "This is a great honor for all of us, what a statement for Texas Tech Hockey to send 5 of our players to the All-Star team. We have had a tough year and this will be a great finish to it. We all want to thank Coach Fioroni and GM Dave Honecker for selecting us and assembling the team. I am looking forward to reuniting with some of my former ACHA Select teammates and also continuing with my current Tech teammates who will be making the trip from Lubbock, TX to Philly. We look forward to representing the Western Conference with utmost pride and honor and hope to bring back nothing but great memories and a tournament championship." Quotes Kevin Mayoux.
 
The Texas Tech contingency for the the Western All-Stars will make their way to Philadelphia, PA in 3 weeks time to compete against the best the ACHA has to offer. Each conference will be represented with their respected All-Star squads and will compete in a tournament style format that will begin Friday, April.3rd, 2009 and will conclude on Sunday, April.5th at 3pm.
 
The Western All-Star team will be comprised of 22 players and 4 reserves and should anything happen to any of the selected 22 team members prior to the tournament, the reserves will fill their spot. The largest group of players have been selected from the Western Conference top regular season point getter's Utah State University with 8 selected team members and 2 reserves. Texas Tech follows the Aggie's with 5 selected team members and 1 reserve, then Eastern Washington University with 4 selected team members and 1 reserve, Portland State University sends 1 with 1 reserve, Colorado sends 1, Utah Valley State University sends 1, University of Northern Colorado will send 1 and Weber State University sends 1 as well. Here is the complete roster for the 2009 Western Conference All-Stars:
 
ACHA West Independent All-Star Team 2009