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Curtis McKenzie

The NHL’s Preventable Black Eye

Zeke | April 20, 2017

The players focused on the rock-hard object, whizzing along at 90 miles per hour. A player’s stick tipped it, causing a change in direction. The redirected object headed towards the face of a…

Categories Commentary, The Business of Hockey, Trending

Recap: Lehtonen Blanks Sharks

Matt Pryor | March 21, 2017

The San Jose Sharks can thank Dallas Stars winger Patrick Sharp for their loss Monday night. Sharp hit Stars netminder Kari Lehtonen up high with a shot during warmups and “woke the beast,”…

Categories Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks

Preview: Stars Host Penguins at Trade Deadline

Matt Pryor | February 28, 2017

The Dallas Stars host the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday night in a trade deadline eve match-up. The two teams come into the game headed in opposite directions. While the Penguins gear up for…

Categories Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins

Preview: Matthews Leads Leafs to Dallas

Matt Pryor | January 31, 2017

After playing in the NHL All-Star Game over the weekend, 19-year-old Auston Matthews flew from Los Angeles straight to Dallas. Fittingly, the first-overall pick in the 2016 entry draft arrived…

Categories Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs

3 Positives to Take From a Tough Dallas Stars Season

Jordan Dix | June 12, 2015

The Dallas Stars had high expectations heading into the 2014-15 season. They signed Ales Hemsky and traded for Jason Spezza, giving them one of the more dynamic offenses in the…

Categories Dallas Stars

Playing Youth Paying Off for Dallas Stars

Jordan Dix | March 16, 2015

Curtis McKenzie. Brett Ritchie. Jyrki Jokipakka. John Klingberg. These are some players that you might not have expected to see at the start of the season but they are all…

Categories Dallas Stars

Can The Texas Stars Repeat As Calder Cup Champions?

Derek Neumeier | October 6, 2014

As far as hockey seasons go, it’s hard to come closer to perfection than the American Hockey League’s Texas Stars did in 2013-2014. The Stars entered the year viewed as…

Categories AHL, Dallas Stars, Texas Stars

Dallas Stars Roster Problems: Too Much Of A Good Thing

Derek Neumeier | September 25, 2014

The Dallas Stars have only played two out of their six preseason games so far this fall, yet the conversation with who will go and who will stay on the…

Categories Dallas Stars, NHL Prospects

AHL Power Rankings Week 28

Alison Myers | April 15, 2014

The AHL regular season will come to a close this week, and as of this writing, 11 teams have clinched their spot in the Calder Cup Playoffs. In addition, the…

Categories AHL, Power Rankings

When Courage Meets Contribution: Hockey Players in the Community

Ross Bonander | December 12, 2013

The first thing you see when approaching Dell Children’s Hospital in Austin, Texas is its 145-foot campanile, or bell tower, although instead of a loud, ringing bell, the tower’s top portion features…

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