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The Upset
SYSTEM UPDATE: Goalie prospect Landon Bow amongst finalists for ECHL honors
Stars goaltending prospect Landon Bow showed enough in 27 games to earn a fifth-place finish in the ECHL’s Rookie of the Year voting, announced Tuesday In those 27 regular-season games, Bow turned in a 2.08 goals against average to lead the ECHL and a .933 save percentage, good for second in the league. Bow and […]
Wrong Side of the Red Line Podcast: Hitch is back
The Dallas Stars official hired Ken Hitchcock as their new head coach on Thursday. Ryan Satkowiak was unavailable due to other commitments, so we had the first solo podcast as I dove into the hire and shared a bit of audio from my first interview with the new head coach in Dallas. You can catch […]
STARS MAILBAG: Hitch is back, expansion, free agency, and trading Cody Eakin?
I wanted to start today’s mailbag with a story about Ken Hitchcock, who was introduced as the Dallas Stars head coach at a press conference on Thursday. In October 2015 I was in Traverse City covering the annual prospects tournament hosted by the Detroit Red Wings. Hitchcock, then the St. Louis Blues coach, was watching […]
Dallas Stars officially introduce Ken Hitchcock as head coach
DALLAS — Ken Hitchcock is officially back as the head coach of the Dallas Stars. On Thursday the team held a press conference to introduced the 65-year-old as the new coach, confirming earlier reports that Hitchcock would indeed be filling the vacancy left by Lindy Ruff. It’s a multi-year contract for Hitchcock and includes a […]
REPORTS: Ken Hitchock returning to Dallas to coach the Stars
Ken Hitchcock is returning to Dallas. The former Dallas Stars head coach, who was fired on Feb. 1 by the St. Louis Blues, will return to Texas according to multiple reports on Wednesday morning. The team has yet to officially confirm the hire, but they are expected to host a press conference on Thursday. Hitchcock […]