Ben Bishop was a fan favorite in Frisco more than a decade before he signed with the Dallas Stars. During his senior of high school Bishop played for the Texas Tornado in the North American Hockey League. The Tornado were located in Frisco, sharing the same facility as the Dallas Stars, and during that season […]
STARS MAILBAG: Expansion, injuries, and hope for the #FreeHonka movement?
The NHL’s 32nd team may have breathed it’s first breath on Thursday when the NHL said that it would accept an expansion application from Seattle. It’s going to cost $650 million, a bit of a price hike after Bill Foley paid $500 million to get Vegas into the league, but with an arena on the […]
Changes are coming, and that should include putting Faksa between Benn and Radulov
Changes are coming. Dallas Stars head coach Ken Hitchcock made that clear after a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. After an encouraging five-game win streak, the Stars have lost back-to-back games against Central Division opponents and have fallen to 0-6-0 against the top three teams in their division. Stars captain Jamie […]
Stars Get Blanked Against the Blues 3-0
The cream of the Central division continued to be too much for the Stars on Thursday night as the St. Louis Blues thumped the Stars —. It seemed like the Stars spent most of the night shorthanded as they couldn’t keep their sticks on the ice, resulting in seven power plays for the Blues. St. […]
Now a fixture on the blue line, patience paid off for Greg Pateryn
In October Greg Pateryn was just “sticking with it.” He was the eighth defender on the Stars depth chart, hadn’t played a single game, and was essentially a glorified practice player that helped goalie coach Jeff Reese warm-up Kari Lehtonen before morning skates. It seemed pretty clear, the Dallas Stars didn’t have any plans of […]
Ben Bishop out at least one game with sore back
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop will miss at least one game with a sore back. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said Bishop is day-to-day and wouldn’t travel with the team for a game against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Hitchcock said he is hopeful that Bishop will be back for Saturday’s game […]