(Editor: Thanks to the stunning, world-famous, accolade-laden Stars and Rangers mailbags, it’s time to crack open a Cowboys mailbag and see what our illustrious duo of Jeff Cavanaugh and Kevin Turner have to say in response to your Cowboys questions. JC? KT? You guys ready? Alright! Aaaaaand go!) Best non power 5 prospect that the […]
Rangers Trade for Matt Moore
Jon Daniels clearly identified the Rangers’ approach at the start of the offseason: they wanted pitching, and a lot of it. The team couldn’t reel in its leviathan (Shohei Otani), but today they added another arm that was once almost as highly-regarded. The Rangers have traded minor league pitchers Sam Wolff and Israel Cruz to […]
Trio of Stars advance to quarterfinals at Worlds, Roussel goes out with a bang
Six points in three games from Antoine Roussel, including a hat trick and four-point performance in a 4-1 win over Slovenia, wasn’t enough to propel host France into the quarterfinal round of the 2017 IIHF World Championship. The French finished in fifth place in Group B, one spot out of the top half of the […]
Stars World Championship Update: France battling for spot in quarterfinals
After receiving two goals from Antoine Roussel in its 5-1 victory over Finland on Sunday, France got a 4-3 shootout win against Switzerland on Tuesday before dropping a 3-2 decision to Canada on Thursday. In the win, Roussel skated 22:45 but failed to record a point and didn’t take a shot in the shootout. He […]
Antoine Roussel scores twice as France stuns Finland at World Championships
The 2017 IIHF World Championship kicked off in Paris, France and Cologne, Germany this week, with Antoine Roussel skating for host France, John Klingberg for Sweden, and Julius Honka for Finland. Stars prospect Valeri Nichushkin also made the trip with Russia, but has yet to be added to the official roster or see the ice. […]
SYSTEM UPDATE: Trio of Stars prospects hoping to make impression at World Championships
Among the Stars’ biggest names skating overseas, none find themselves still alive in postseason play. Both defenseman John Nyberg (Frolunda HC, SHL) and forward Roope Hintz (HIFK, Liiga) advanced to the semifinal rounds of their respective leagues’ playoffs, but each club was bounced in their penultimate matchup. Hintz will skate in the Liiga third-place game […]