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 […]
Difficult 17-game stretch turned into career launch pad for Stars prospect Riley Tufte
Riley Tufte is always going to remember a 17-game stretch that kicked off his collegiate career. He was an 18-year-old recovering from a broken wrist while playing against players four and five years his senior. The injury limited his ability to lift, so he couldn’t put on the desired muscle, and at the same time […]
Stars Daily October 31: Tufte off to fast start and should Bickel been suspended longer?
I had a phone conversation with Dallas Stars prospect and Minnesota-Duluth forward Riley Tufte on Monday about his nice start to the NCAA season. Tufte has seven points in eight games, including goals in back-to-back games this weekend. “It’s been really good, as far as like as the injuries go last year and not having […]
Stars Daily October 21: Riley Tufte off to fast start in Duluth
Stars forward prospect Riley Tufte had his best game of the season on Friday as Minnesota-Duluth tied Merrimack 5-5. Tufte had a goal and two assists, including an helper late in the third period to help the Bulldogs tie the game with 1:15 remaining. Here are highlights from the game, Tufte’s goal is the last […]
STARS MAILBAG: Hockey in Houston? And Honka is actually good
I think we’ve finally reached the offseason. Sure, the Dallas Stars haven’t played since April, but the past three months have been rather busy with a new coach, expansion draft, NHL entry draft, trades, free agency, and development camp. The Stars have their roster set (Jamie Oleksiak’s RFA deal is the final contract to sign, […]
DEVELOPMENT CAMP NOTES: New Stars prospects take first steps in Texas
FRISCO, Texas — The on-ice portion of the Dallas Stars development camp started Saturday at the team practice facility in Frisco. The five-day camp, which started with off-ice testing Friday, was the first chance for some of the Stars newest prospects to visit Texas. “It was really cool walking into my stall and having my […]