CEDAR PARK, Texas — Justin Dowling, Nick Caamano, and Gemel Smith made a statement on Sunday in the Dallas Stars scrimmage at H-E-B Center. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock split training camp into two groups on Day 3. In the morning the veterans — a group of players expected to make the NHL roster — practiced, […]
Training Camp Day 2: Young players impress Hitch, defensive answers emerging
CEDAR PARK, Texas — Ken Hitchcock said he was happy with the second day of Dallas Stars training camp. “The kids that were pushing for work weren’t nervous today,” Hitchcock said. “They were way more comfortable, both sessions. The young guys that are ready now, or are going to be ready, all those guys had […]
R.J. Umberger was ready to retire, now he's trying kick start an NHL comeback
CEDAR PARK, Texas — R.J. Umberger had accepted he was going to retire. Fresh off a buyout from the Philadelphia Flyers the veteran forward didn’t have any job prospects last season. He had just 11 points in 39 games during the 2015-16 campaign and it was looking like he’d played his final NHL game — […]
Training Camp Day 1: Hitchcock plans big shakeup for Day 3, Honka impresses early
CEDAR PARK, Texas — Ken Hitchcock is adjusting how he approaches training camp this season. While it’s still a fast and disciplined session the Dallas Stars head coach is going to juggle things up on Day 3. It’s going to be a wake-up call and Hitchcock believes it will raise the intensity in his training […]
STARS MAILBAG: Training camp, Gurianov, Caamano, Radulov, and special teams
Earlier this week I was sorting through the basement of my parent’s house in Michigan and came across my first published story. It was the fall issue of the George Washington Middle School student newspaper and I had written an NHL preview for the 2002-03 season. There was a sentence about each team and as […]
Hanzal and Heiskanen dealing with injuries as Stars prepare for training camp
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars center Martin Hanzal isn’t going to take part in the first four days of training camp with a sprained ankle. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said Hanzal sustained the injury in an informal practice and will join practice when the team returns from Cedar Park. The Stars will make also decision […]