FRISCO, Texas — Kari Lehtonen is going to play in his 623rd career NHL game when he starts for the Dallas Stars against the New York Rangers on Monday. With that game Lehtonen will move into a tie for 40th in NHL history in games played. More importantly he’ll be tied with Mikka Kiprusoff for […]
STARS MAILBAG: Expansion, injuries, and hope for the #FreeHonka movement?
The NHL’s 32nd team may have breathed it’s first breath on Thursday when the NHL said that it would accept an expansion application from Seattle. It’s going to cost $650 million, a bit of a price hike after Bill Foley paid $500 million to get Vegas into the league, but with an arena on the […]
Stars Get Blanked Against the Blues 3-0
The cream of the Central division continued to be too much for the Stars on Thursday night as the St. Louis Blues thumped the Stars —. It seemed like the Stars spent most of the night shorthanded as they couldn’t keep their sticks on the ice, resulting in seven power plays for the Blues. St. […]
Ben Bishop out at least one game with sore back
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop will miss at least one game with a sore back. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said Bishop is day-to-day and wouldn’t travel with the team for a game against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Hitchcock said he is hopeful that Bishop will be back for Saturday’s game […]
Seguin scores twice as Stars blitz Avalanche in Denver 7-2
It had been one year since the Dallas Stars have won a game against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. The four game win streak improved to five, and the Stars exorcised some personal demons as they bested the Avalanche 7-2. Colorado was without notable Stars killers Matt Duchene, who now plays for the […]
Fatherhood and hockey: Balancing life as a dad while playing in the NHL
Jere Lehtinen was never one for much emotion. During his 15-season career with the Dallas Stars, the Finnish winger was the consummate competitor and focused on the little things. Things were calm, controlled, and the chaos of emotions might have gotten in the way of success — there were routines that had to be followed, […]