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Derek Neumeier

Derek Neumeier primarily covers the Dallas Stars, but also other various topics related to the sport of hockey. A Journalism graduate of Mount Royal University, Derek also writes for Defending Big D, and has done previous work with the Edmonton Oilers as a communications intern and Hockey Canada as a freelance writer. You can follow him on Twitter at @Derek_N_NHL

Looking Ahead: Top 10 Dallas Stars Prospects

Derek Neumeier | May 18, 2012

After four consecutive years of missing the playoffs, it’s safe to say that the Dallas Stars are a rebuilding team. However, the Stars have still had middling success during the…

Capitals Roster a Great Fit For Dale Hunter’s Coaching Style

Derek Neumeier | May 7, 2012

If you were to take an average hockey fan from the end of the 2009 NHL season and tell them that Alexander Ovechkin, who was then coming fresh off of…

Fun With Numbers: 2011/2012 NHL Regular Season Edition

Derek Neumeier | April 24, 2012

As another NHL regular season has passed us by, hockey stat junkies everywhere have another endless sea of numbers to sift through, everything from goals to goals against, shots on…

The Fans Have Spoken: Fighting Still Popular In Hockey

Derek Neumeier | April 16, 2012

Over the last 15 years, it’s no secret that the NHL has wanted to shy away from the Slap Shot-esque reputation that followed the sport of hockey throughout it’s history.…

Despite Missed Playoffs, the Dallas Stars Still Have Reasons For Hope

Derek Neumeier | April 16, 2012

The old adage goes that Rome wasn’t built in a day, but the same can be said about successful NHL teams. The 2011-2012 Dallas Stars finished 10th in the West…

Dallas signs prospect Reilly Smith to NHL entry contract, could play for Stars

Derek Neumeier | March 26, 2012

With their team in the thick of the hunt for both the Pacific Division lead and one of the final playoff spots in the Western Conference, Dallas Stars GM Joe…

Dallas Stars News and Notes: March 16

Derek Neumeier | March 16, 2012

11 games and 3 points. That’s all that currently stands between the Dallas Stars and their first post-season berth since 2008. The Stars currently sit in 3rd in the West…

Team depth making a difference for the Dallas Stars

Derek Neumeier | March 10, 2012

Down 3-2 to the San Jose Sharks in the final minutes of the third period this past Thursday night, the Dallas Stars needed a goal. Their 8-game point streak, which…

Dallas Stars News and Notes: March 1

Derek Neumeier | March 2, 2012

As the NHL playoffs lie in wait just around the corner, teams are reaching a critical, precarious point. All it takes is one strong winning streak to vault a team…

Ken Hitchcock should be the early Jack Adams front-runner

Derek Neumeier | February 23, 2012

Determining the quality of a coach is never an exact science. Unlike players, who can be judged by cold, hard individual stats, a coach doesn’t always have the same luxury.…

Why The Dallas Stars Should Pursue Rick Nash Before The Trade Deadline

Derek Neumeier | February 14, 2012

Following weeks (or months, if you consider some of the more fringe trade rumor-mongers) of speculation, it appears that Columbus Blue Jackets sniper Rick Nash is, in fact, on the…

Philip Larsen developing rapidly for Stars

Derek Neumeier | February 5, 2012

For defencemen in the ever-evolving, post-lockout NHL, mobility and smarts are slowly beginning to win the day in favour of the clutch-and-grab type of defending that previously dominated the league.…

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