Joshua Norris isn’t a flashy prospect, but he could be a very safe pick when the Dallas Stars make their third selection at No. 39 in the NHL Entry Draft later this month. A center playing for the USA National Team Development Program, Norris had 60 points (27 goals, 33 assists) in 61 games. He […]
NOTES: Is Nichushkin really 50-50 on an NHL return? Is this draft getting a bad rap?
I had a conversation with Dallas Stars Director of Amateur Scouting Joe McDonnell on Sunday for a story about the NHL Draft Combine and how the Stars gathered information for the upcoming draft. (You can read that story here). I also picked McDonnell’s brain on a couple other things, including drafting goalies and asked for […]
Dallas Stars use Draft Combine to gather final notes, put names to faces with prospects
For the Dallas Stars the NHL Draft Combine was an opportunity to gather some final notes and put names to faces with some of the more unfamiliar prospects on their draft board. The Stars had formal interviews with 38 prospects during the combine in Buffalo and it wasn’t necessarily a list of players the Stars […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Kole Lind
Stylistically it’s hard to classify Kelowna Rockets right wing Kole Lind. He has the foundation and mindset to play more like a power forward, but at the moment he doesn’t have the size or muscle mass to be a physical force at the next level. Lind could also turn into more of a playmaker, but […]
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 […]
Dallas Stars draft prospect report: Isaac Ratcliffe
When the Dallas Stars picked at No. 25 in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft they took a big and gangly-looking left winger with real potential, but still needed some work. If Dallas wanted to double down in that area after taking Riley Tufte in 2016 they could select Guelph Storm left wing Isaac Ratcliffe (if […]