ALLEN, Texas — When it comes to prospects it’s important to practice patience and manage expectations. That’s especially true in the case of Chris Martenet. First, Martenet fits the mold of the the old — and often true — adage that big defenders take longer to develop. On top of that, the 6-foot-7 defender missed […]
Stars Daily November 10: Steelheads come to Texas
The Idaho Steelheads, the Dallas Stars ECHL-affiliate, will play a pair of games this weekend in the DFW area when they visit the Allen Americans on tonight and Saturday. While the game tonight goes head-to-head with the Stars’ game against the New York Islanders, you could attend Saturday’s game at the Allen Event Center for […]
Stars Daily October 27: Checking in on Chris Martenet and Philippe Desrosiers in Idaho
I caught up with Idaho Steelheads coach Neil Graham on Thursday afternoon about a pair of prospects playing for the Stars ECHL affiliate. Defensive prospect Chris Martenet missed all of NHL and AHL training camp with mononucleosis, a diagnosis that Stars general manger Jim Nill said could cost the prospect upwards of two months. Surprisingly […]
Stars Daily October 19: Checking in on Philippe Desrosiers
Dallas Stars goalie prospect Philippe Desrosiers picked up his second win of the season for the ECHL-affiliated Idaho Steelheads on Wednesday. After stopping 33 shots in a 3-1 victory Desrosiers now has a 2-0 record, 1.51 goals against average, and .949 save percentage in two starts. Getting sent to the ECHL and losing the out […]
Stars Daily October 14: Texas Stars and Idaho Steelheads off to right start
While the NHL club is looking for better results, the Dallas Stars minor-league affiliates are headed in the right direction early in their respective seasons. The Texas Stars improved to 3-0 on Friday with a 3-1 win against the San Diego Gulls. Roope Hintz and Curtis McKenzie each scored for Texas, while Mike McKenna was […]
STARS MAILBAG: Some (minor) Nichushkin clarity, future blue lines, and prospect talk
The mailbag is loaded this week, no need for an intro. Let’s just dive in… https://twitter.com/FlockofOxen/status/885188698723287040 This a very good question and something I was wondering myself, especially after Vladimír Sobotka was able to join the St. Louis Blues after the KHL season ended this past spring. So I asked Stars assistant general manager Mark […]