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Mike Albanese

Mike Albanese

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With more than eight years' experience working for publications both online and print, I have covered both sports and news during my career. I am a graduate of the University of Alabama and have played hockey for more than two decades.

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Do the Dallas Stars Have Too Many Forwards?

Do the Dallas Stars Have Too Many Forwards?

November 26th, 2019 The Dallas Stars have been on quite the roll. They are on a 12-game point streak and are 14-1-1 over the last 15 games. While the Stars are flying high, there is one issue that the coaching staff, and most likely general manager Jim Nill, will need to address: they have far too many forwards.  Now, this issue is one that most teams...
Jamie Benn’s Early-Season Struggles

Jamie Benn’s Early-Season Struggles

November 19th, 2019 You can see the relief on Jamie Benn’s body Saturday in Edmonton. His overtime goal not only gave the streaking Dallas Stars a 5-4 win—extending their record to 10-2 record over the past 12 games—but it was also his first goal since a 3-2 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames on Oct. 10.  The goal was also just his third point...

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