Mattias Backman Heading Back to Dallas Dustin L. Nelson | June 10, 2016 The Dallas Stars have re-signed defenseman Mattias Backman to a one-year deal, the team announced Thursday. While the team didn’t announce the financial details of the contract, General Fanager reports…
Revisiting the Stars Erik Cole Trade Nearly a Year Later Ed Sarno | February 14, 2016 Just over a year ago, the NHL Trade Deadline was pretty quiet for the Dallas Stars. They were fighting desperately to stay in the playoff race. Therefore, it was a…
Trade Analysis: Ville Leino Spencer Meisner | July 20, 2015 The story behind Ville Leino’s NHL run is an interesting one. In 2008, the 24-year-old Leino was playing for Jokerit of the Finnish Elite League. He lead the team in…
Is Detroit Still “Home, Swede Home”? Brandon Peleshok | March 24, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings and Swedish-born players: a match made in hockey heaven. Under the guidance of Director of European Scouting, Hakan Andersson, Detroit has been able to draft some of their…
Q & A With Alexey Marchenko Of The Detroit Red Wings Alessandro Seren Rosso | March 16, 2015 In this translated interview, originally appearing on Russian portal sports.ru, Red Wings defenseman Alexey Marchenko talked current season, playing with Pavel Datsyuk, crossing the ocean, and becoming an NHL player.…
Erik Cole: the New Justin Abdelkader Jacob Messing | March 4, 2015 The Hockey Writers’ Tom Mitsos already touched on how the Detroit Red Wings acquired LW Erik Cole and a conditional 2015 third-round pick from the Dallas Stars in exchange for prospects Mattias Backman,…
Stars Trade Cole to Detroit Ed Sarno | March 1, 2015 The best trade deadline rental left on the board ended up getting traded tonight. I was thinking it would come down to Boston or Nashville but the Stars traded Erik…
Griffins Notes: Coreau Keeps Winning, Backman Leaves for Sweden Tom Mitsos | December 21, 2014 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Griffins have been without No. 1 goaltender Petr Mrazek since Nov. 6, when Jonas Gustavsson went down with a dislocated shoulder for the…
Tyler Myers: the Rich Man’s Kyle Quincey and the Wrong Man for Detroit Matthew Schultz | November 26, 2014 It’s no secret the Detroit Red Wings have been in the market for a top-four defenseman since prior to last season’s trade deadline, but have balked at the hefty asking prices across the…
Tracking The Detroit Red Wings Prospects At The WJHC Andrew Johnson | December 28, 2011 As you may well know 2012’s edition of the World Junior Championships are now underway. You are also likely aware that the Detroit Red Wings are known for their drafting excellence…