CHICAGO — Greetings from the Midway International Airport where I’m waiting for a flight back to Texas after the NHL Entry Draft. As a quick recap, the Dallas Stars had one of the more successful drafts here in Chicago. The Stars snagged the No. 1 target on their draft board, Miro Heiskanen, with the third-overall […]
Dallas Stars happy to draft Jason Robertson, a first-round talent in second round
CHICAGO — The Dallas Stars went into the second round of the NHL Entry Draft with a firm belief they’d still be able to draft a first-round talent with 39th overall pick. Turns out they were right after picking Kingston Frotenacs left wing Jason Robertson, a scoring winger that had 42 goals and 81 points […]
Dallas Stars select Jason Robertson with the No. 39 pick
CHICAGO — The Dallas Stars picked left wing Jason Robertson with the eighth pick of the second round (No. 39 overall) on Saturday morning. A high-scoring winger from the Kingston Frontenacs, Robertson is a bit of a steal for Dallas at No. 39. He was projected as a late-first round pick, but concerns about his […]
Dallas Stars make all the right moves picking Heiskanen and Oettinger in first round
CHICAGO — The Dallas Stars made all the right moves in the first-round of the NHL Entry Draft on Friday at the United Center. With the No. 3 pick the Stars selected Miro Heiskanen and got the best player on their draft board. Later in the first round they made a minor move with the […]
Dallas Stars trade up and select Jake Oettinger with the No. 26 pick
CHICAGO — The Dallas Stars traded with the Chicago Blackhawks to move up to the No. 26 spot in the first round and selected goalie Jake Oettinger. Here is my scouting report from the draft guide: Jake Oettinger will likely be the first goalie drafted and his freshman season at Boston University helped prove he’s […]
Dallas Stars select Miro Heiskanen with the No. 3 pick
CHICAGO — With the No. 3 pick in the NHL Entry Draft the Dallas Stars have selected Finnish defender Miro Heiskanen. Here is a quick scouting report on Heiskanen from my draft guide: If any player is going to oust Nolan Patrick and Nico Hischier from the top two it’s Finnish defender Miro Heiskanen. Heiskanen […]