0 0 5 – 0 6 , ▁but ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs ▁to ▁the ▁B oss ier - Sh re ve port ▁M ud bug s , ▁after ▁having ▁defeated ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Bla z ers ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁They ▁would ▁again ▁win ▁the ▁CH L ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁L are do ▁Buck s ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁Cup ▁Final s . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season , ▁coach ▁Chris ▁Stewart ▁retired , ▁and ▁Kevin ▁McC le ll and ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁his ▁replacement . ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season , ▁McC le ll and ▁was ▁not ▁retained ▁and ▁Stewart ▁- ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁as ▁team ▁president ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁since ▁leaving ▁the ▁ben ch ▁– ▁res umed ▁head ▁co aching ▁duties . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season , ▁the ▁E ag les ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁CH L ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁and ▁took ▁on ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁CH L ▁All - St ars ▁from ▁various ▁teams . ▁The ▁exhibition ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁Bud we iser ▁Events ▁Center , ▁with ▁the ▁E ag les ▁defe ating ▁the ▁CH L ▁All - St ars , ▁ 8 - 4 . ▁ ▁Move ▁to ▁E CH L