CHICAGO — Dallas Stars head coach Ken Hitchcock shed some light on responsibilities for his assistant coaches in an interview on Friday. Stu Barnes will run the power play, Rick Wilson will run the penalty kill, and Curt Fraser will be in charge of “big-picture” elements and game planning. That could mean Fraser will watch […]
Dallas Stars announce preseason schedule, training camp will return to Cedar Park
The Dallas Stars announced their preseason schedule and officially confirmed that training camp will return to Cedar Park, home of the AHL affiliated Texas Stars, in September. Dallas will hold training camp at the H-E-B Center from Sept. 14-18. Official details have yet to be announced, but in the past practices have been open to […]
STARS MAILBAG: Too quiet on the movement front? Russian mentors and setting goalie market
In two weeks the NHL Entry Draft will be held in Chicago, which means my annual draft guide will publish next week for subscribers. The draft guide features scouting reports and notes on more than 100 prospects and stories on how the Stars will approach the draft. In the past it’s been built as a […]
STARS MAILBAG: Vegas, Val, trade thoughts, and bolstering up the blue line
Couple weeks ago I ran a reader survey here at Wrong Side of the Red Line. It was an informative look at my reader base and it’s going to help me shape Dallas Stars coverage at this site for the 2017-18 season. I’ll be laying out full plans later this summer, but based on your […]
STARS MAILBAG: Nashville, trades, Oettinger, and an update on Nichushkin
I had a lengthy interview with Mike Modano on Thursday morning for the book I’m working on, 100 Things Stars Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. (This is a shameless plug, I know. But please consider buying it when it comes out). And while I’m saving the bulk of the interview for the book, […]
STARS MAILBAG: Big Ben comes to Dallas
I just got off a conference call with Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop, who signed a six-year, $29.5 million contract on Friday. I have a longer story on Bishop up at NHL.com, but I wanted to share a couple quick highlights before we jump in to the mailbag. -Bishop graduated from Frisco High School, a […]