CEDAR PARK, Texas — The Dallas Stars will field a more veteran lineup in the first preseason game against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. That means Jamie Benn, Mattias Janmark, and Ben Bishop (for two periods) will all play vs. St. Louis. “It’s important that we play really good lineups at home, and we’re […]
R.J. Umberger was ready to retire, now he's trying kick start an NHL comeback
CEDAR PARK, Texas — R.J. Umberger had accepted he was going to retire. Fresh off a buyout from the Philadelphia Flyers the veteran forward didn’t have any job prospects last season. He had just 11 points in 39 games during the 2015-16 campaign and it was looking like he’d played his final NHL game — […]
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 […]
STARS MAILBAG: Training camp, Gurianov, Caamano, Radulov, and special teams
Earlier this week I was sorting through the basement of my parent’s house in Michigan and came across my first published story. It was the fall issue of the George Washington Middle School student newspaper and I had written an NHL preview for the 2002-03 season. There was a sentence about each team and as […]
Hanzal and Heiskanen dealing with injuries as Stars prepare for training camp
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars center Martin Hanzal isn’t going to take part in the first four days of training camp with a sprained ankle. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said Hanzal sustained the injury in an informal practice and will join practice when the team returns from Cedar Park. The Stars will make also decision […]
Miro Heiskanen will reportedly miss Stars training camp due to concussion
Dallas Stars top prospect Miro Heiskanen is dealing with concussion issues and will miss NHL training camp this week in Cedar Park. Heiskanen first told the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat about the concussion and that he wouldn’t be flying to Texas for training camp like originally planned. Heiskanen is listed on the Stars 62- player […]