The Allen Americans of the ECHL announced a trade on Tuesday afternoon. The Americans are sending right-handed defenseman Nolan Kneen in exchange for forward Alex Aleardi of the Florida Everblades.
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With Liiga and the CHL kicking off sooner than the NHL, the team has already reported back to Tampere to prepare for the upcoming season. I was fortunate enough to catch up with returning defenseman Les Lancaster as he settles back in and starts to focus on the next campaign.
In the midst of all the news and rumors being batted back and forth like a tennis ball at Wimbledon, I was lucky enough to chat with current Dallas Stars defenseman Joel Hanley on what his offseason has been like as well as his thoughts on the previous campaign, and his expectations for the ’22-’23 NHL season.
The Flames will likely be trading Matthew Tkachuk in the coming weeks, so let’s see what it might take to bring him to Dallas.
On Tuesday the Allen Americans announced the signing of 24-year-old foward Hank Crone. At 5 foot 9 and 157 pounds, the left-handed forward is coming off his best season to date at Northern Michigan University scoring 44 points in 32 games played (13 G 31 A). What is even more exciting about Crone are his roots.
The Texas Rangers have a statue for Nolan Ryan and a stellar Hall of Fame and finally, the Dallas Stars join the rest of the major franchises in the Dallas market by naming their first two inductees into the Stars Hall of Fame.
With the Dallas Stars free-agency tornado calming to light wind going into Friday, the focus has shifted back to the Developmental Prospect Camp. We take a look at a minor signing as well as the winner of the Lightning McQueen Award.
Wednesday marked the official start of NHL Free Agency and the annual smashing refresh on Twitter. The Dallas Stars made a splash on day one with the acquisitions of forward Mason Marchment and defenseman Colin Miller. We take a closer look at both as well as the Stars that left us on day one.
As much as the offseason may seem like downtime in the NHL, it is the exact opposite. There is no real downtime in the league as Monday passed with the first day of Developmental Camp as well as the deadline for offering qualifying offers for restricted free agents. Let’s take a look at a few big pieces of news surrounding the Dallas Stars offseason as of July 11th.
This season has shed new light on the sport that I have come to love dearly. Mostly that hockey is alive and thriving in places outside of North America. Like, Finland.
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