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,...
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...
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...
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...
They’d practiced the play a hundred times, and worked on it as recently as that morning. When Derek Landmesser, a defenseman for the Mississippi RiverKings, shot the puck around the boards in the third period, Allen Americans goalie Chris Whitley went out to cut off the puck. Whitley expected to stop the puck and...
The Allen Americans have released center Tom Craig to make room for defenseman Brandon Straub, who was assigned to the club by the Texas Stars, the Dallas Stars’ AHL affiliate. The Americans are the Stars’ CHL affiliate. I have hit all the high points of the release, but you can read it for yourself...
Michael Neal, brother of the Dallas Stars’ promising forward James Neal, was sent from the Texas Stars to the Idaho Steelheads today. The Steelheads are the Stars’ ECHL affiliate. Here is the release: *** (Boise, ID) – The Idaho Steelheads made several roster moves on Monday as the team begins preparations for the regular-season...
The Dallas Stars organization has assigned three players to their affiliate in the ECHL, the Idaho Steelheads, today. The Stars assigned goaltender Richard Bachmann to Idaho, while the AHL’s Texas Stars sent forward Brad Miller and defenseman Brendan Milnamow. Here’s the press release from the Steelheads: *** (Boise, ID) – The NHL’s Dallas Stars...
Jeff Pierce of the Odessa Jackalopes will be attending training camp with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL this week, according to a press release from the team this morning. Pierce, who was one of the top rookies in the CHL last year, posted 66 points (22 G, 44 A) while helping the...
The Laredo Bucks announced two signings today, and also declared two players are joining the Houston Aeros at their AHL training camp. I’m not familiar with either player Laredo signed, but the Bucks tout their experience in the ECHL last year. Here are both press releases out of Laredo: *** LAREDO, TX - The...
