DALLAS — The Dallas Stars held a highly-optional morning on Thursday that only 12 skaters and two goalies participated in. The group of skaters was mostly rookies or younger players (Adam Cracknell being the exception), while Antoine Roussel and his injured hand also joined them for a bit. With just two games remaining, the younger […]
SYSTEM UPDATE: Caamano has a busy week, Tufte set for Frozen Four appearance
Stars prospect Nick Caamano had a busy week. First he earned an amateur tryout contract with the Texas Stars after finishing his season with the Flint Firebirds. Then Caamano made his AHL debut in a 4-3 victory on Wednesday, had an assist, and then signed his NHL entry-level contract on Thursday morning. Nice play by […]
Julius Honka continuing to put in extra work after first NHL goal
DALLAS — Roughly 14 hours after he scored his first career NHL goal in overtime Julius Honka was back in the same spot at American Airlines Center on Wednesday. He had a pile of pucks to his left and one of the assistant equipment managers was passing pucks to the 21-year-old Finnish defenseman at the […]
Julius Honka gets first NHL goal as young Stars shine in 3-2 overtime victory
DALLAS — Before the third period started a couple teammates told Julius Honka it looked like he would get his first NHL goal on Tuesday night. It turned out to be the game winner as Honka blasted home a shot from the slot with 1:15 remaining in a 3-2 overtime victory. The goal was an […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: It's the final podcast of the season
It’s the last podcast of the Dallas Stars 2016-17 season. The podcast will continue into the offseason and we’ll have an episode next week, but after that it’ll be slightly less frequent and centered around key events (expansion draft, free agency, NHL draft, etc.). Here is what we covered this week: – What is the […]
MORNING SKATE: Justin Dowling endures "old-shool AHL travel day" with back-to-back transactions
DALLAS — Justin Dowling had an “old-school AHL travel day” on Monday. On Monday afternoon Dowling found out he was getting sent back to the AHL after a two-game NHL stint. He packed his bags and flew to Austin and was planning at joining the Texas Stars at practice on Tuesday. Right after Dowling landed […]