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 29: Observations after a weekend sweep by the Texas Stars
With the Dallas Stars having back-to-back days off, I used Saturday as a chance to role the tape on the past two Texas Stars games for a quick catch-up on the AHL team. Here are a couple observations: — Jason Dickinson is continuously the Texas Stars best overall player. His goal scoring is grabbing more […]
Stars Daily October 28: More oddities with Stars defensive usage
The Dallas Stars defensive situation took another odd turn in a 2-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Friday. Greg Pateryn, who for the first nine games of the season had been nothing more than a practice player, led all defenders in ice time. On top of that, Pateryn has the worst possession numbers on […]
Jason Dickinson willing to dominate at AHL level while waiting for NHL call-up
When Jason Dickinson didn’t make the NHL roster out of training camp he took a simple message away from Dallas Stars training camp. It’s time to dominate at the AHL level. After getting a taste of the NHL last season and being one of the final cuts this season, the 22-year-old center knows that he’s […]
Stars Daily October 14: Texas Stars and Idaho Steelheads off to right start
While the NHL club is looking for better results, the Dallas Stars minor-league affiliates are headed in the right direction early in their respective seasons. The Texas Stars improved to 3-0 on Friday with a 3-1 win against the San Diego Gulls. Roope Hintz and Curtis McKenzie each scored for Texas, while Mike McKenna was […]
Training Camp Day 1: Hitchcock plans big shakeup for Day 3, Honka impresses early
CEDAR PARK, Texas — Ken Hitchcock is adjusting how he approaches training camp this season. While it’s still a fast and disciplined session the Dallas Stars head coach is going to juggle things up on Day 3. It’s going to be a wake-up call and Hitchcock believes it will raise the intensity in his training […]