Welcome to the monthly prospect insider. For those who read Wrong Side of the Red Line this will look familiar. For those who haven’t, this is a monthly guide keeping tabs on every prospect in the Stars system. These news and notes come from a compilation of talking to players, coaches, scouts, and making my […]
Grading out the Stars individual performances from Traverse City
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Dallas Stars prospects posted a 1-2-1 record and finished seventh in the NHL Prospects Tournament here in Northern Michigan. While the win-loss results aren’t attractive, it was a younger team at the tournament and consisted heavily of AHL-contracted players and free agent invites. By comparison, the teams playing in the […]
Jason Robertson making strong first impression at Stars development camp
FRISCO, Texas — By definition Development Camp isn’t about player evaluation. Throughout the week Dallas Stars team officials, ranging from coaches to management, will point out that the five-day event is about the players getting acclimated to the system. Grades aren’t getting passed out in any form and success in development camp for an individual […]
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 draft prospect report: Jason Robertson
With Jason Robertson’s performance this past season you’d think he’d be higher on draft boards. As a 17-year-old on low-scoring Kingston Frontenacs team Robertson had 42 goals and 81 points in 68 OHL games. That’s pretty close to the production of Owen Tippet (44 goals, 75 points in 60 game for the Mississauga Steelheads), who […]