Stars Weekly: Seguin’s Injury, Training Camp, Joining Prime Video, & More

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a wonderful and safe weekend. Football is back, and that’s fun. But did you know we are just 17 days from Dallas Stars regular-season hockey? That’s right, 17 days.

It was a slow summer for the organization after Jason Robertson signed a one-year extension in July, but the last couple of weeks have added a bit of intrigue. Training camp starts this week, the Stars have a new TV deal, we’ve been given a health update, and beloved former Stars defenseman John Klingberg announced his retirement.

Tyler Seguin Aims For Healthy 2026-27 Season

While the last couple of seasons have been frustrating for the team in terms of injuries, they have been especially frustrating for Tyler Seguin. The 34-year-old winger has played just 47 games over the last two campaigns, after undergoing hip surgery in 2024 and suffering an ACL injury last December. He also tore his labrum during the Stars’ Cup run in 2020, which caused him to miss most of 2020-21. But compared to other injury setbacks, this has been the most difficult.

“I never thought I’d get slapped in the face with something this different than the rest,” Seguin said at the Dallas Stars Foundation’s annual Drive Fore the Kids golf tournament. “I thought a lot of things were hard, and then this one’s been probably the most challenging.”

Seguin was a part of the captain’s skate a couple of weeks ago, and he confirmed that he had been skating with his teammates over the last month. That’s good news, because up until then, we didn’t know what was going on.

“I had a setback in the middle of June and had to kind of stop skating,” Seguin added. “Now I’ve been trending in the right direction… I expect to keep getting better every day. Continuing to work and seeing where I’m at. One day at a time.”

Seguin might not be the player he once was, but he’s pretty darn close. When healthy, he’s still capable of 20-plus goals and 50-plus points. Since he joined the Stars, he has scored fewer than 20 goals just four times, and in all four cases his season was shortened by injury or COVID. With the recent departures of Mavrik Bourque and Mason Marchment, Dallas’ top-six is now thin, and they will need Seguin to stay on the ice healthy and productive.

“His game has really matured. He’s good on draws, he can score. He was penalty killing for us,” general manager Jim Nill said. “He’s back on the ice. He’s feeling good. He’s excited. He wants to get back at it. It’s a big year for him.”

Training Camp Starts This Week

Last Thursday, the Stars announced the rosters and schedule for the 2026-27 training camp. On-ice training officially starts on Thursday, Sept. 17 at Comerica Center with 57 players on the roster.

Thursday, Sept. 17

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Team A Practice

11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Team B Practice

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. – Team C Practice

Friday, Sept. 18

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Team B Practice

11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Team A Practice

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. – Team C Practice

Saturday, Sept. 19

(Game Players – Comerica Center & St. Louis)

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Morning Skate

1:45 p.m. – Flight to St. Louis

6:00 p.m. – Game at St. Louis Blues

(Non-Game Players – Comerica Center)

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Team A and Team B Practice

Sunday, Sept. 20

Day Off

The rest of the training camp schedule will be announced next week, but we do have the rest of the game schedule. The Stars will host the Blues on Sept. 21 and have a home-and-home with the Minnesota Wild on Sept. 23 and 25, with the first game being in Dallas.

Stars Have a New TV Home

This is somewhat old news, but the deals have finally been confirmed. Prime Video has been making its mark on sports in the last few years, primarily with Thursday Night Football in the US, and with Monday Night Hockey in Canada. They also made a new deal with Canada’s Rogers Sportsnet to move their hockey broadcasts to Wednesday nights this season.

With FanDuel Sports Network’s troubles and the dissolution of the Victory+ streaming service, Prime Video will now be the exclusive streamer for six NHL teams, including the Stars. Out-of-market fans can watch these teams through NHL Center Ice or ESPN+.

“We have always strived to deliver our fans with the best broadcast experience in the NHL,” Stars President and CEO Brad Alberts said. “Our launch on Prime Video ensures that fans can watch our games on a service that is widely available and easily accessible.”

The Anaheim Ducks and the Stars were partners of Victory+. The Ducks had already planned on moving to Prime Video next season, but since the streaming platform is no longer available, both teams made the move this season. The broadcasters will remain the same. For the Stars, that means that Daryl “Razor” Reaugh and Josh Bogorad will continue to call games, while Brien Rea and Severyn will remain in the studio for pre-, post-, and in-game coverage.

As of now, these games will be included in the basic package, which means most fans will already have access to their favorite teams. I’m guessing this will change over time. These services always find a way to increase their prices one way or another, and I don’t see it being different when it comes to sports.

John Klingberg Retires

After 12 years, 700 games, and 443 points, John Klingberg officially announced his retirement on Friday. Klingberg had 71 goals and 374 points in 552 games with the Stars. His 303 assists rank third all-time among defensemen in franchise history, and his 71 goals are tied for fourth.