FRISCO, Texas — Forwards Brett Ritchie and Martin Hanzal are both going to miss the next two games due to injury. Ritchie was getting further medical tests on Friday. Hitchcock wouldn’t give further information on the upper-body injury, instead deciding to defer to general manager Jim Nill on the injury. “I think this should come […]
Stars Daily October 13: What do you think of Hanzal's hit on Weber?
Stars center Martin Hanzal received a five-minute interference penalty for a hit on Predators defenseman Yannick Weber in the first period of a 4-1 loss on Thursday. There was obvious head contact on the play, that can’t be denied. The point of initial contact was Hanzal’s shoulder, while his elbow followed through. Then there is […]
Stars end preseason with 5-1 loss, Hanzal adjusts well to new face-off rules
The Dallas Stars preseason schedule came to a close with a 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. It was the informal Stars debut for Martin Hanzal, who was minus-2 in 16 minutes, 44 seconds of ice time. It was also Hanzal’s in-game introduction to the new face-off rules, which have caused a bit […]
Stars Daily September 30: Shore-Hanzal line could be solidified in preseason finale
Martin Hanzal will make his Dallas Stars debut this evening in the preseason finale against the Minnesota Wild. Hanzal missed training camp and most of the preseason with an ankle injury, so the construction of his line is still a bit of a mystery. However if things go well tonight, the forward duo of Devin […]
Notes: Hitchcock has picked opening night defense, Hanzal in practice, Benn on maintenance program
FRISCO, Texas — Ken Hitchcock has picked out his six defensemen for opening night. No, he won’t tell you who they are. But making an educated guess by looking at recent comments, lines, and player usage in preseason games this appears to be the pecking order. Esa Lindell — John Klingberg Marc Methot — Jamie […]
Sunday with Hitch: Oleksiak brings defensive stability and who fits with Hanzal?
FRISCO, Texas — Back-to-back preseason games are going to act as a live audition for the 32 remaining players in Dallas Stars training camp. Ken Hitchcock said all of the players remaining, other than Martin Hanzal, will participate in the back-to-back preseason games on Monday against the Colorado Avalanche and Tuesday vs. the Minnesota Wild. […]