AHL
Texas Stars Announce Clear Day Roster
Cedar Park, TX – The Texas Stars of the American Hockey League announced on Thursday the 2009-10 Clear Day Roster, which consists of 20 skaters and two goaltenders. According to AHL by-laws, only the players listed on a team’s Clear Day roster are eligible to compete in the remainder of the AHL regular season and in... »
Gagnon, Krahn Lead T-Stars to 3-2 Win Over Rivermen
Cedar Park, TX – The Texas Stars (36-22-3-4, 79 Points) defeated the Peoria Rivermen (30-27-2-6, 68 Points) 3-2 on Wednesday night in front of 3,909 fans at Cedar Park Center. Stars center Aaron Gagnon broke the 2-2 tie at 5:26 of the third period, leading Texas to its third win against the Rivermen this... »
Texas Hangs on for Win Over Houston, 4-3
Cedar Park, TX – The Texas Stars (35-22-3-4, 77 Points) defeated the Houston Aeros (29-28-6-2, 66 Points) 4-3 on Saturday night in front of 6,110 fans at Cedar Park Center. Rookie center Colton Sceviour broke a 3-3 tie, scoring the game-winning goal with 5:41 left in regulation. Forward Ray Sawada posted a Gordie Howe... »
Texas Stars Pull Out OT Victory Over Rockford IceHogs
Cedar Park, TX – The Texas Stars (34-22-3-4, 75 Points) defeated the Rockford IceHogs (37-18-1-5, 80 Points) 4-3 in overtime on Friday night in front of 5,878 fans at Cedar Park Center. Stars center Travis Morin scored 2:40 into overtime, leading Texas to its fifth win over the Hogs this season. Texas captain Landon... »
Texas Stars Forward Tyler Shelast Reassigned to Allen
As I mentioned on Twitter late last night when I saw the wire transaction, the Texas Stars today confirmed that right wing Tyler Shelast has been reassigned to the Allen Americans. While this may be a bit disappointing at first for Shelast, he has struggled with his game at the AHL level this year,... »
Justin Bowers Gets Call-up From Abbotsford Heat
The Allen Americans announced today that all-star forward Justin Bowers was called up to the AHL by the Abbotsford Heat, the affiliate of the NHL’s Calgary Flames. Bowers becomes the second AHL call-up for the Americans, as goaltender Charlie Effinger has been recalled twice by the Texas Stars. Perhaps not un-coincidentally, the Heat have... »
Two Texas Stars in AHL All-Star Game
In addition to the news of the CHL All-Star Game rosters, there were also announcements about the AHL All-Star Classic rosters this last week. Two Texas Stars players have been named to the rosters, one for each team. The AHL All-Star Game format will consist of a “Canadian All-Star Team”, featuring all Canadian-born players,... »
Laredo Bucks’ Levasseur Called Up to AHL’s Springfield Falcons
Goaltender J.P. Levasseur of the Laredo Bucks was called up to the AHL’s Springfield Falcons on Monday morning. Levasseur was the CHL’s goaltender of the month for November, and currently leads the league in GAA (2.31) and is in the top 5 for wins and save percentage. His absence from the Bucks will certainly... »
Texas Stars Fall in Physical Game Against Peoria Rivermen
Chris Kennedy is a new contributor to Big D Hockey and I hope you’ll join me in welcoming him. He has offered to send us some insight and perspective on some of the Texas Stars games this season, and as it’s hard for BDH staff to cover the whole state, it’s something we gladly... »
Texas Stars’ Mathieu Beaudoin Named AHL Player of the Week
The Texas Stars announced that right wing Mathieu Beaudoin was named the AHL Player of the Week for last week. Beaudoin had five goals in three games, and was a big part of the T-Stars success last week, as the team was 3-0 on the road. Also up for consideration were Houston Aeros right... »