Those in the #FreeHonka movement can sleep well tonight. After Julius Honka scored the only goal in a 2-1 shootout victory against the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said that the defenseman would be back in the lineup Wednesday against the New York Islanders. “He was good, he got his feet wet, […]
On verge of tying Kiprusoff in games played, Lehtonen thankful for career longevity
FRISCO, Texas — Kari Lehtonen is going to play in his 623rd career NHL game when he starts for the Dallas Stars against the New York Rangers on Monday. With that game Lehtonen will move into a tie for 40th in NHL history in games played. More importantly he’ll be tied with Mikka Kiprusoff for […]
One year removed from struggles in Texas, Maxime Lagace has career-best performance against Dallas
DALLAS — Roughly a year ago Maxime Lagace’s NHL career nearly fizzled out completely. Then playing for the Texas Stars in the AHL the goalie lost his focus. Typically a composed, strong-willed goalie, something went wrong between the ears and Lagace couldn’t stop the puck at a reasonable rate. “I wasn’t good enough,” Lagace said. […]
Morning Skate: Stars shuffling top lines for meeting with Golden Knights
DALLAS — While there was a slight backtrack on Friday, the Dallas Stars are going to make lineup changes when they host the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. Devin Shore is moving onto the first line with Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin. Alexander Radulov was moved to the second line with Mattias Janmark and Jason […]
Ben Bishop vs. Ryan Hatch: An oral history of the fight in Frisco
Ben Bishop was a fan favorite in Frisco more than a decade before he signed with the Dallas Stars. During his senior of high school Bishop played for the Texas Tornado in the North American Hockey League. The Tornado were located in Frisco, sharing the same facility as the Dallas Stars, and during that season […]
STARS MAILBAG: Expansion, injuries, and hope for the #FreeHonka movement?
The NHL’s 32nd team may have breathed it’s first breath on Thursday when the NHL said that it would accept an expansion application from Seattle. It’s going to cost $650 million, a bit of a price hike after Bill Foley paid $500 million to get Vegas into the league, but with an arena on the […]