With Stephen Johns getting closer to a return and Julius Honka sliding down Ken Hitchcock’s depth chart, the Stars sent the 21-year-old defender to the AHL on Tuesday. Hitchcock was asked about Honka on Tuesday, here is what he had to say: “I think it depends on his attitude. If Honka goes down with the […]
Difficult 17-game stretch turned into career launch pad for Stars prospect Riley Tufte
Riley Tufte is always going to remember a 17-game stretch that kicked off his collegiate career. He was an 18-year-old recovering from a broken wrist while playing against players four and five years his senior. The injury limited his ability to lift, so he couldn’t put on the desired muscle, and at the same time […]
Stars Daily October 31: Tufte off to fast start and should Bickel been suspended longer?
I had a phone conversation with Dallas Stars prospect and Minnesota-Duluth forward Riley Tufte on Monday about his nice start to the NCAA season. Tufte has seven points in eight games, including goals in back-to-back games this weekend. “It’s been really good, as far as like as the injuries go last year and not having […]
Stars Daily October 30: Check out the October Prospect Insider
The October edition of Stars Prospect Insider came out on Sunday with season updates for each prospect in the Dallas Stars system. If you missed it, you can check out the link here. You cal also find it by clicking the link in the menu tab above. For those who haven’t subscribed, here are two […]
Stars daily October 29: Observations after a weekend sweep by the Texas Stars
With the Dallas Stars having back-to-back days off, I used Saturday as a chance to role the tape on the past two Texas Stars games for a quick catch-up on the AHL team. Here are a couple observations: — Jason Dickinson is continuously the Texas Stars best overall player. His goal scoring is grabbing more […]
Stars Daily October 28: More oddities with Stars defensive usage
The Dallas Stars defensive situation took another odd turn in a 2-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Friday. Greg Pateryn, who for the first nine games of the season had been nothing more than a practice player, led all defenders in ice time. On top of that, Pateryn has the worst possession numbers on […]