I covered the Texas Rangers extra-inning 1-0 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night at Globe Life Park in Arlington. About eight hours before the game ended in the bottom of the 13th inning, I ended up in a hockey conversation with Rangers outfielder/designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo during pre-game media availability. Choo had […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Hitch, Nill, and the Stars offseason
The Dallas Stars have a new head coach, the NHL draft lottery is in less than a month, and NHL expansion is officially two months away. It’s a busy time for Dallas and general manager Jim Nill, who is approaching a busy offseason in Texas. How will Ken Hitchcock impact those decisions? What defensemen are […]
From hoops to hockey: Dave Strader and his unlikely path to the Hockey Hall of Fame
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Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Hitch is back
The Dallas Stars official hired Ken Hitchcock as their new head coach on Thursday. Ryan Satkowiak was unavailable due to other commitments, so we had the first solo podcast as I dove into the hire and shared a bit of audio from my first interview with the new head coach in Dallas. You can catch […]
STARS MAILBAG: Hitch is back, expansion, free agency, and trading Cody Eakin?
I wanted to start today’s mailbag with a story about Ken Hitchcock, who was introduced as the Dallas Stars head coach at a press conference on Thursday. In October 2015 I was in Traverse City covering the annual prospects tournament hosted by the Detroit Red Wings. Hitchcock, then the St. Louis Blues coach, was watching […]
Dallas Stars officially introduce Ken Hitchcock as head coach
DALLAS — Ken Hitchcock is officially back as the head coach of the Dallas Stars. On Thursday the team held a press conference to introduced the 65-year-old as the new coach, confirming earlier reports that Hitchcock would indeed be filling the vacancy left by Lindy Ruff. It’s a multi-year contract for Hitchcock and includes a […]