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Stars coach Jim Montgomery has added his first new assistant. Todd Nelson, who spent the last three seasons as head coach for Grand Rapids in the AHL, was named a Stars assistant on Thursday.
Dallas decided on University of Denver coach Jim Montgomery to replace franchise legend Ken Hitchcock. The Stars aren't the only team looking to other leagues for coaching candidates.
Jim Montgomery was 125-57-26 the past five seasons at the University of Denver, including a national title in 2016-17.
CBS11 Sports has confirmed through sources that say it's University of Denver men's hockey coach Jim Montgomery.
The Stars have confirmed that head coach Ken Hitchcock is retiring from the NHL after just one season reunited with the team. Hitchcock helped bring a Stanley Cup to Dallas back in 1999.
The Stars brought back coach Ken Hitchcock and made a few somewhat pricey acquisitions last offseason. But they fell agonizingly short of the postseason because of a late season slump.
Jamie Benn stole the puck and scored the go-ahead goal before tacking on an empty-netter for a hat trick as the Stars got a 4-2 victory over the Sharks on Tuesday night.
Matt Dumba scored on a power play and finished with three assists for a career-high four points, leading the Wild past the fading Stars by a score of 5-2 on Thursday night.
Alexander Radulov scored 40 seconds into overtime as the Stars beat the Flyers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday to end an eight-game winless streak.
On team photo day, Stars defenseman John Klingberg made one young man's wildest dreams come true.
