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 […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Joshua Norris
Joshua Norris isn’t a flashy prospect, but he could be a very safe pick when the Dallas Stars make their third selection at No. 39 in the NHL Entry Draft later this month. A center playing for the USA National Team Development Program, Norris had 60 points (27 goals, 33 assists) in 61 games. He […]
NOTES: Is Nichushkin really 50-50 on an NHL return? Is this draft getting a bad rap?
I had a conversation with Dallas Stars Director of Amateur Scouting Joe McDonnell on Sunday for a story about the NHL Draft Combine and how the Stars gathered information for the upcoming draft. (You can read that story here). I also picked McDonnell’s brain on a couple other things, including drafting goalies and asked for […]
Dallas Stars use Draft Combine to gather final notes, put names to faces with prospects
For the Dallas Stars the NHL Draft Combine was an opportunity to gather some final notes and put names to faces with some of the more unfamiliar prospects on their draft board. The Stars had formal interviews with 38 prospects during the combine in Buffalo and it wasn’t necessarily a list of players the Stars […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Shane Bowers
By conventional wisdom the Dallas Stars tipped their hand on Shane Bowers and seemingly aren’t interested in the 6-foot-1.5, 178.28 pound center from the Waterloo Blackhawks. That’s because at this week’s NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo the Stars were the only team that didn’t meet with Bowers for an interview. That could mean a couple […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Kole Lind
Stylistically it’s hard to classify Kelowna Rockets right wing Kole Lind. He has the foundation and mindset to play more like a power forward, but at the moment he doesn’t have the size or muscle mass to be a physical force at the next level. Lind could also turn into more of a playmaker, but […]