FRISCO, Texas — Of course Julius Honka wants to be in the Dallas Stars opening night lineup.
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Dallas Stars Season Preview
The Dallas Stars open their 2017-18 season against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Earlier this week Ryan Satkowiak and I sat down to record our season preview edition of the podcast. Topics covered include a player-by-player breakdown, predicting the Central Division, how the Stars will handled Julius Honka, and we take a moment to […]
Stars Daily October 5: What is Vegas doing?
It’s kind of fitting the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights are meeting on opening night, because both teams have a bit of a hoarding problem on the back end. While the Stars have mismanaged eight defenders over the past two seasons and have eight again heading into this season, Vegas at this point has […]
Winning job alongside Marc Methot a confidence boost for Jamie Oleksiak
McKINNEY, Texas — For the first time in his career Jamie Oleksiak is entering NHL opening night with roster stability. After bouncing in-and-out of the lineup, playing 119 NHL games in five seasons, Oleksiak is considered one of the top-four defenders and Dallas Stars coach Ken Hitchcock has big plans in mind for the 2011 […]
Stars Daily October 4: 2017-18 NHL Season Predictions
The NHL season starts tonight, so it’s time to make predictions. And the Central Division may be the most difficult to pick. Aside from the Colorado Avalanche, all six teams have a strong chance of winning division, and I think both wild cards will come from the central. In the end, I have the St. […]
ECHL wake-up call and a motivating brother helped Gemel Smith get back on track
FRISCO, Texas — Two seasons ago Gemel Smith was watching the Idaho Steelheads battle the Allen Americans from the loge level at the Allen Events Center. It was a frustrating time for Smith, who was stuck as an injury scratch in the ECHL with a shoulder injury. He knew was going down the wrong path. […]