TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Roughly a year ago Ondrej Vala was waiting to board a flight at the Traverse City’s Cherry Capital Airport when he got one of the most important calls of his hockey career. It was his agent. The Dallas Stars were impressed with his play at the 2016 prospects tournament, and they […]
Stu Barnes excited for opportunity to re-energize Stars power play
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Stu Barnes is looking forward to being behind an NHL bench again. He’s excited to work with the talent the Dallas Stars have assembled this summer, and since he was hired in late June he’s been working with new (and old) head Ken Hitchcock to prepare for the 2017-18 season. “It’s […]
Stars prospects open Traverse City Tournament with 7-2 loss
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Dallas Stars prospects came up short in the first game of the Traverse City Prospects Tournament falling to the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-2 on Friday afternoon. Dallas has a younger team at the tournament than past years — particularly at forward — while Columbus brought a more veteran team and […]
STARS MAILBAG: Heiskanen, potential lines, and it's game day in Traverse City
After five long months it’s finally game day. No, the NHL team won’t have formal opening night until Oct. 6. But this afternoon at 3:30 ET (2:30 CT) the Dallas Stars prospects will face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first game of the Traverse City Prospects Tournament. The game may be played […]
It's early, but Roope Hintz is already grabbing the Stars attention
At an informal skate in Frisco last week Roope Hintz put on a minor puck-handling clinic during a small-sided three-on-three scrimmage. He picked up the puck behind his net, angled his body to protect it as he charged forward, slipped the puck around another defender’s stick, and ended up with complete possession behind the opposite […]
Stars new coaching staff could provide a fresh start for "bubble players" and defensemen
FRISCO, Texas — Changing head coaches is going to have some obvious impacts on the Dallas Stars this season. Ken Hitchcock, who replaced Lindy Ruff, is going to bring in a more disciplined system. There will be more attention to detail and offensive and defensive approaches will be tweaked by assistant coaches Stu Barnes and […]