James Patrick Named Assistant Coach For Stars
James Patrick spent the past seven seasons on Lindy Ruff's staff in Buffalo. Patrick also played the last seven of his 21 seasons as an NHL defenseman for the Sabres and Ruff.
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James Patrick spent the past seven seasons on Lindy Ruff's staff in Buffalo. Patrick also played the last seven of his 21 seasons as an NHL defenseman for the Sabres and Ruff.
The Stars will open the 2013-14 regular season on October 3 against the Panthers, which is followed by a game against the Capitals on October 5.
The 21-year-old former No. 2 overall pick reiterated that his Twitter account was hacked, but acknowledged that even he wouldn't believe that explanation.
First-year general manager Jim Nill continues his offseason overhaul of the Dallas Stars, signing free agent center Chris Mueller to a one-year contract.
The Dallas Stars have signed top draft pick Valeri Nichushkin to a three-year entry-level contract.
Recently acquired Stars forward Tyler Seguin said that an anti-gay comment on his Twitter account on Saturday came from "hackers." The comment was quickly removed.
The Dallas Stars announced the signing of 33-year-old free agent goaltender Dan Ellis to a two-year contract on Friday.
The Stars have made another move in their rebuilding process. Dallas acquired center Shawn Horcoff from the Oilers.
The Boston Bruins are sending Tyler Seguin to the Dallas Stars for fellow forward Loui Eriksson as part of a seven-player trade.
The Stars have re-signed forwards Lane MacDermid and Luke Gazdic to one-year contracts.
There is still no deal to send NHL players to next year's Olympics. But all signs point in that direction, and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says "things are moving along."
The Stars are making huge strides in getting back to the Stanley Cup Finals. Ironically, in the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Lindy Ruff was the head coach of the opposing Sabres.
The Blackhawks celebrated their second Stanley Cup championship in four seasons on Monday night, coming from behind to beat the Bruins 3-2 and take the series in six games.
The Stars signed Matt Fraser and Cameron Gaunce. Fraser finished with three points in 12 games. Gaunce split his AHL season between Lake Erie and Texas.
After some speculation that the Stars were close to naming Lindy Ruff as the new head coach, the team made it official on Friday. He becomes the 22nd coach in franchise history.
After struggling for more than 120 minutes to score even once, the Blackhawks beat Boston goalie Tuukka Rask a half-dozen times in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals to send the series back to Chicago tied two games apiece.
Five things learned in the Boston Bruins' 2-1 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday night:
The Stars have signed minor league defenseman Kevin Connauton to a three-year contract that could be worth as much as $2 million.
Dallas Stars prospect Scott Winkler has died in his home country of Norway after recently completing his senior season at Colorado College. He was 23.
The Blackhawks outlasted the Bruins for a 4-3 victory in an epic Stanley Cup showdown, the fifth-longest game in the history of the NHL's biggest series.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of decisions to make this offseason, and NHL Network analyst Craig Button offers his input to Vinnie & Cook on Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan.
After two straight playoff runs extending well into June, Dustin Brown believes the Los Angeles Kings only get the full benefit of all that experience if they stay together.
The Dallas Stars have signed Sergei Gonchar to a two-year, $10 million contract after trading for the 39-year-old defenseman last week.
Slava Voynov had a goal and an assist, Jonathan Quick made 19 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings beat Chicago 3-1 in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night, trimming the Blackhawks' series lead to 2-1.
On Wednesday afternoon, former Dallas Star Mike Modano and current center Jamie Benn spent half an hour with 105.3 The Fan's Elf & Slater in-studio!
