With Stephen Johns getting closer to a return and Julius Honka sliding down Ken Hitchcock’s depth chart, the Stars sent the 21-year-old defender to the AHL on Tuesday. Hitchcock was asked about Honka on Tuesday, here is what he had to say: “I think it depends on his attitude. If Honka goes down with the […]
Difficult 17-game stretch turned into career launch pad for Stars prospect Riley Tufte
Riley Tufte is always going to remember a 17-game stretch that kicked off his collegiate career. He was an 18-year-old recovering from a broken wrist while playing against players four and five years his senior. The injury limited his ability to lift, so he couldn’t put on the desired muscle, and at the same time […]
Stars Daily October 31: Tufte off to fast start and should Bickel been suspended longer?
I had a phone conversation with Dallas Stars prospect and Minnesota-Duluth forward Riley Tufte on Monday about his nice start to the NCAA season. Tufte has seven points in eight games, including goals in back-to-back games this weekend. “It’s been really good, as far as like as the injuries go last year and not having […]
NOTES: Radulov and Bishop help Stars survive close call and win in owner's hometown
The Dallas Stars have done their best to impress owner Tom Gaglardi in his hometown. In their past 14 games against the Vancouver Canucks the Stars are now 13-0-1 after a 2-1 overtime victory on Monday evening. “I think when we go to Tom Gaglardi’s house every year we get to see and feel how […]
Stars Daily October 30: Check out the October Prospect Insider
The October edition of Stars Prospect Insider came out on Sunday with season updates for each prospect in the Dallas Stars system. If you missed it, you can check out the link here. You cal also find it by clicking the link in the menu tab above. For those who haven’t subscribed, here are two […]
Stars daily October 29: Observations after a weekend sweep by the Texas Stars
With the Dallas Stars having back-to-back days off, I used Saturday as a chance to role the tape on the past two Texas Stars games for a quick catch-up on the AHL team. Here are a couple observations: — Jason Dickinson is continuously the Texas Stars best overall player. His goal scoring is grabbing more […]