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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 […]
STARS MAILBAG: Goalies, defense, an ode to the Steelheads, and a slider recipe
The Idaho Steelheads clinched a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs this week and seem solidly entrenched as the third-seed in the ECHL’s Mountain Division. That’s the norm in Boise. Since their inception in 1997, the Steelheads have never missed the playoffs and they’ve won a pair of Kelly Cups. It’s one of the main […]
STARS SYSTEM UPDATE: Tufte heads to Frozen Four, Gardner scores in double-OT loss
While Stars prospect Rhett Gardner and the University of North Dakota fell in double overtime to Boston University in the opening round of the NCAA West Regional, fellow Dallas draftee Riley Tufte and the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs edged BU in an overtime thriller of their own to advance to Chicago and the Frozen Four. In […]
STARS MAILBAG: Gurianov vs. Nichushkin, defensive prospects, AHL odds and ends
Last week I signed a book deal with Triumph Publishing to write “100 Things Stars Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” The book is scheduled to come out in October 2018, and it’s going to be a collection of essential stories and memories for Stars fans. Most of the writing will be done […]
STARS SYSTEM UPDATE: Riley Tufte and Rhett Gardner headed to NCAA tournament
With the NCAA field set, the Stars will be represented in the annual 16-team playoff by prospects Riley Tufte (Minnesota Duluth) and Rhett Gardner (North Dakota). In 37 games, Gardner has seven goals and 13 assists for a North Dakota team that has largely underperformed after bringing home the hardware in 2015-16 but seems to […]