Stars prospect Nick Caamano had a busy week. First he earned an amateur tryout contract with the Texas Stars after finishing his season with the Flint Firebirds. Then Caamano made his AHL debut in a 4-3 victory on Wednesday, had an assist, and then signed his NHL entry-level contract on Thursday morning. Nice play by […]
Julius Honka continuing to put in extra work after first NHL goal
DALLAS — Roughly 14 hours after he scored his first career NHL goal in overtime Julius Honka was back in the same spot at American Airlines Center on Wednesday. He had a pile of pucks to his left and one of the assistant equipment managers was passing pucks to the 21-year-old Finnish defenseman at the […]
MORNING SKATE: Justin Dowling endures "old-shool AHL travel day" with back-to-back transactions
DALLAS — Justin Dowling had an “old-school AHL travel day” on Monday. On Monday afternoon Dowling found out he was getting sent back to the AHL after a two-game NHL stint. He packed his bags and flew to Austin and was planning at joining the Texas Stars at practice on Tuesday. Right after Dowling landed […]
Remi Elie used AHL rookie struggles to find proper NHL role with Dallas Stars
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Dillon Heatherington looking to making his mark with Stars after trade from Columbus
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Why don't the Stars have a full-time AHL goalie coach?
The Dallas Stars haven’t properly drafted and developed a goalie since they selected Marty Turco with a fifth-round pick (124th overall) in 1994. In the post-Turco era the Stars have relied on trades and free agency to fill NHL jobs. And with the exception of Mike Smith, who was traded away to the Tampa Bay […]