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 […]
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 […]
Defining Play: Stars can’t rise to the moment after fluky Nashville goal
Good teams respond to adversity. They embrace the challenge, overcome it and find a way to make up for the mistake. On Tuesday the Dallas Stars weren’t a good team in a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators. The Predators took a 2-0 lead on a fluky goal by an unlikely player in Cody McLeod […]
Win Streak Hits a Wall as Stars Fall Prey to Predators 5-2
The lustrous yellow of the Jere Lehtinen laces worn by the Stars during this incredible stretch of play was finally snuffed out by the Nashville Predators–a team serious about yellow. Though the Predators were playing their second game in two nights, and on the road, they took the Stars’s lunch money and won in convincing […]
Defining play: Ben Bishop’s OT gamble pays off
There isn’t much room for indecisiveness as a goalie. If you are going to gamble, you have to go for it. If you get hesitant and get caught in no man’s land, you’re screwed. Ben Bishop made that decision in overtime of the Dallas Stars 3-2 shootout win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday evening. […]
Antoine Roussel tallies 3 points and Stars beat Oilers 6-3
Coming off a long, hard stare in the mirror after a dismal performance on the road (0-2-1), the Dallas Stars welcomed the comforts of home and took to the ice in a Saturday matinee against an eerily similar team that has failed to live up to expectations–the Edmonton Oilers (7-10-2). Kari Lehtonen (.910 SV%) got the […]