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Ryan Satkowiak

Ryan is currently a senior at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH. He covers the school's hockey team for The BG News, the student newspaper at BGSU. You can reach him at r.satkowiak@gmail.com or on Twitter at @Ryan_Satkowiak.

Brett Ritchie Joins Texas Stars

Ryan Satkowiak | April 1, 2013

Brett Ritchie, the second-round (44th overall) pick of the Dallas Stars in 2011, has officially ended his junior hockey career and was assigned to the Texas Stars on Monday. Ritchie, 19,…

Categories Dallas Stars, Prospects

The Dallas Stars: Who Might they Trade?

Ryan Satkowiak | March 19, 2013

With the NHL trade deadline approaching in just over three weeks, the Dallas Stars find themselves in a unique position regarding the role they can play. Like every team in…

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Erik Cole Traded to the Dallas Stars

Ryan Satkowiak | February 26, 2013

Tuesday evening, the Dallas Stars sent a bit of a shockwave through hockey newswires with the announcement of a trade. MTL trades Erik Cole to DAL for Michael Ryder. —…

Categories Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Dallas Stars Early Season Surprises

Ryan Satkowiak | February 10, 2013

Now a quarter of the way through its season, the Dallas Stars are right where most people expected they would be in the standings — third in the Pacific Division…

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Dallas Stars Defense: Learning on the Fly

Ryan Satkowiak | February 1, 2013

Heading into the season, one of the biggest questions for the Dallas Stars was, “How will the defense hold up?” Following the departures of Sheldon Souray, Adam Pardy and Mark…

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Cody Eakin Gives Dallas a Boost on Second Line

Ryan Satkowiak | January 23, 2013

With Jamie Benn still without a contract, the Dallas Stars have been searching for a second line center to fill the void until Benn returns. The Tom Wandell experiment ended…

Categories Dallas Stars

Potential Dallas Stars Line Combinations

Ryan Satkowiak | January 17, 2013

With opening night against the Phoenix Coyotes right around the corner, Stars fans will finally get the opportunity to watch some of the new toys GM Joe Nieuwendyk acquired this…

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Jamie Benn’s Post-Lockout Situation

Ryan Satkowiak | December 11, 2012

It can be argued that Jamie Benn is the future face of the Dallas Stars organization. Quite frankly, that might be an undisputed fact. Despite an up-and-coming talent pool, as…

Categories Dallas Stars, Free Agents

Dallas Prospect Brett Ritchie Transforming into Elite Scorer

Ryan Satkowiak | November 18, 2012

Heading into the 2011 NHL Draft, there were a lot of concerns around Brett Ritchie’s game. Despite being listed at 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, he was not seen as much of a…

Categories Dallas Stars, OHL

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