On Sunday I talked to Trevor Strader for a story about how he would be performing the United States National Anthem before the Dallas Stars game against the Winnipeg Jets. After the call I texted him to thank him for taking the time to share his story, this was his response: “My pleasure. May the […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Dallas Stars Season Preview
The Dallas Stars open their 2017-18 season against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Earlier this week Ryan Satkowiak and I sat down to record our season preview edition of the podcast. Topics covered include a player-by-player breakdown, predicting the Central Division, how the Stars will handled Julius Honka, and we take a moment to […]
"The Voice" may be gone, but Dave Strader beat cancer
As weird as it sounds, thanks to Twitter I knew Dave Strader was still with us. I last spoke to Dave in April, around the time it was announced the Hockey Hall of Fame would honor him with the 2017 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. But over the last five months Dave was active on Twitter. […]
Dallas Stars mourn the passing of Dave Strader
Stars broadcaster Dave Strader passed away this morning after a battle with cancer, he was 62. The Stars sent out the following release this morning: FRISCO, Texas – The Dallas Stars mourn the passing of television legend Dave Strader at the age of 62. He passed away this morning after battling cholangiocarcinoma, a form of […]
From hoops to hockey: Dave Strader and his unlikely path to the Hockey Hall of Fame
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Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: It's the bye week, let's keep it positive
The Dallas Stars are on their bye week and I’m taking a brief vacation, but we still took 30 minutes to record a podcast on Tuesday morning. We also wanted to keep it a bit light, and focussed on the good things for Dallas this season, especially since the season has had lots of frustrating […]