This is the last mailbag before the Vegas Golden Knights make their selections in the NHL Expansion draft. In honor of that historical moment, the NHL officially welcoming the roster of a 31st team, we should open this mailbag with a bit of trivia. Did you know the Stars took part in the 1991 expansion […]
Klingberg wins gold, Nichushkin helps Russia secure bronze at worlds
Stars defenseman John Klingberg helped Sweden claim the gold medal at the IIHF World Championship on Sunday. Sweden defeated Canada in a shootout and secured a 2-1 victory when Henrik Lundqvist stopped Mitch Marner on the final chance of the shootout. Klingberg had two shots and had 43 shifts for 26 minutes, 10 seconds of […]
Klingberg scores game-winning goal as Swedes advance to gold medal game
John Klingberg scored the game-winning goal as Sweden defeated Finland 4-1 in the semifinal of the IIHF World Championship on Saturday. Klingberg scored early in the second period to break a 1-1 tie. pic.twitter.com/A1OPcB4ppt — Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) May 20, 2017 Klingberg had 25 shifts for 20 minutes, 7 seconds of ice time and had five […]
Trio of Stars advance to quarterfinals at Worlds, Roussel goes out with a bang
Six points in three games from Antoine Roussel, including a hat trick and four-point performance in a 4-1 win over Slovenia, wasn’t enough to propel host France into the quarterfinal round of the 2017 IIHF World Championship. The French finished in fifth place in Group B, one spot out of the top half of the […]
SYSTEM UPDATE: Trio of Stars prospects hoping to make impression at World Championships
Among the Stars’ biggest names skating overseas, none find themselves still alive in postseason play. Both defenseman John Nyberg (Frolunda HC, SHL) and forward Roope Hintz (HIFK, Liiga) advanced to the semifinal rounds of their respective leagues’ playoffs, but each club was bounced in their penultimate matchup. Hintz will skate in the Liiga third-place game […]
STARS MAILBAG: Hitch is back, expansion, free agency, and trading Cody Eakin?
I wanted to start today’s mailbag with a story about Ken Hitchcock, who was introduced as the Dallas Stars head coach at a press conference on Thursday. In October 2015 I was in Traverse City covering the annual prospects tournament hosted by the Detroit Red Wings. Hitchcock, then the St. Louis Blues coach, was watching […]