The Idaho Steelheads have announced the re-signing of top forward Dustin Friesen for the upcoming 2010-2011 season. In addition, the team has signed Friesen’s former college teammate: forward Rob Pearce. Friesen was acquired in a trade with Utah this past January, and immediately became one of the Steelies’ top forwards. The Saskatoon native scored...
The Dallas Stars signed one of their restricted free agents on Thursday. Nicklas Grossman agreed on a two-year contract worth $3.25 million. The deal will pay Grossman $1.5 million this season and $1.75 million the next, putting him under contract with the Stars through the 2011-2012 season. The 25-year old Swedish defenseman has been...
The Idaho Steelheads inked a pair of players on Thursday: forward Malcolm Gwilliam and defenseman Jason Fredericks. Both are relatively new to the pro circuit, and both come from the college ranks. The press release does a nice job of providing some background on these players: *** (Boise, ID) – Forward Malcolm Gwilliam and...
Not everyone can get to all the Dallas Stars games in a season, obviously. But, thanks to the modern miracle that is television, you can still see all of the Stars’ games. And, this year, you can see all of them in glorious high definition! This is great news if (like me) you were...
As expected today, the AHL released their full regular season schedule for the 2010-2011 season. It’s pretty straight-forward and the Texas Stars’ media relations team has done a nice job in outlining some important stretches and series for the T-Stars. So, read on for more about the Texas Stars 2010-2011 regular season schedule. You...
The Dallas Stars issued a press release this morning, announcing that Matt McClearin (who, if you aren’t aware, hosts a show on The Ticket on Saturdays from 12p-2p called ‘The Scrubs’) will take over for Tori Holt’s broadcast duties this season. Those duties include pre-game, intermission and road post-game analysis. Tori has moved on...
This afternoon, the Idaho Steelheads announced the signing of two new players to the club. Defenseman Mike Berube and forward Brandon Campose will join the Western Conference Champions for the 2010-2011 season. Both players are new to the Steelheads, but both previously played in the WHL, though not for Steelheads Head Coach Hardy Sauter’s...
The Texas Stars announced their preseason schedule today. The Western Conference Champion Texas Stars will face their in-state rivals for the three-game set. The Stars will start off in San Antonio against the Rampage on Sept. 30th. Then, they will host a pair of games at the Cedar Park Center: the Rampage visit on...
The Allen Americans added another young, successful hockey player on Thursday, signing a former All Star at the ECHL level, Judd Blackwater. The 23-year old forward comes to Allen after playing in the ECHL for two seasons and amassing 78 points (33G, 45A) in 112 games. Blackwater also played 21 games in the AHL...
The Idaho Steelheads brought back two more players from last season’s roster on Wednesday, announcing the re-signing of forwards Matt McKnight and Adam Huxley. So far, it seems that new head coach Hardy Sauter, who is also the director of hockey operations, is listening to his coaching staff. I have to think that he’s...
