DALLAS — Roughly 14 hours after he scored his first career NHL goal in overtime Julius Honka was back in the same spot at American Airlines Center on Wednesday. He had a pile of pucks to his left and one of the assistant equipment managers was passing pucks to the 21-year-old Finnish defenseman at the […]
Julius Honka gets first NHL goal as young Stars shine in 3-2 overtime victory
DALLAS — Before the third period started a couple teammates told Julius Honka it looked like he would get his first NHL goal on Tuesday night. It turned out to be the game winner as Honka blasted home a shot from the slot with 1:15 remaining in a 3-2 overtime victory. The goal was an […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: It's the final podcast of the season
It’s the last podcast of the Dallas Stars 2016-17 season. The podcast will continue into the offseason and we’ll have an episode next week, but after that it’ll be slightly less frequent and centered around key events (expansion draft, free agency, NHL draft, etc.). Here is what we covered this week: – What is the […]
MORNING SKATE: Justin Dowling endures "old-shool AHL travel day" with back-to-back transactions
DALLAS — Justin Dowling had an “old-school AHL travel day” on Monday. On Monday afternoon Dowling found out he was getting sent back to the AHL after a two-game NHL stint. He packed his bags and flew to Austin and was planning at joining the Texas Stars at practice on Tuesday. Right after Dowling landed […]
A year removed from ECHL demotion, Gemel Smith making most of NHL opportunities
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STARS MAILBAG: Goalies, defense, an ode to the Steelheads, and a slider recipe
The Idaho Steelheads clinched a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs this week and seem solidly entrenched as the third-seed in the ECHL’s Mountain Division. That’s the norm in Boise. Since their inception in 1997, the Steelheads have never missed the playoffs and they’ve won a pair of Kelly Cups. It’s one of the main […]