The Stars announced Friday that Jeff Kovarsky has been hired as the team's public address announcer for the upcoming season. From the team's website: Kovarsky will handle all in-arena announcements at American Airlines Center for each of the club’s home games.
I'll admit that when I first heard that Jaromir Jagr had signed with the Dallas Stars for $4.55 million, I was stunned. First, why would Jagr want to come to Dallas, a team that hasn't made the playoffs in four seasons?
Jaromir Jagr has signed a one-year, $4.55 million contract with the Dallas Stars. Jagr, 40, spent last season with Philadelphia Flyers, scoring 19 goals and 54 points. He is the latest acquisition in what already has been a busy offseason for the Stars, who also have added Derek Roy, Ray Whitney and Aaron Rome.
Maybe the surprising swap of skilled center Derek Roy for agitating forward Steve Ott and defenseman Adam Pardy is one of those "this should work out for both teams" kind of deals. But the deal involves such disparate styles of player and personality that one has the feeling that this might turn out to be a win or lose proposition for one of these squads.
Dallas Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk has altered the look of his club in the past few weeks. First, it was a draft-day trade of Mike Ribeiro. Now, Steve Ott is no longer a Star, heading to Buffalo along with Adam Pardy.
The San Jose Sharks added some toughness by signing forward Adam Burish to a four-year, $7.4 million contract. "He's the type of guy you hate to play against," Sharks GM Doug Wilson said. "You want him on your side.
A year ago we spoke to veteran defenseman Sheldon Souray moments after he signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Stars. It was in many ways a career lifeline thrown to the embattled defenseman who’d run afoul of management in Edmonton and been banished to the American Hockey League before finally being bought out by the Oilers.
After signing veteran forward Ray Whitney earlier Sunday, the Stars addressed their defense by signing Aaron Rome to a three-year, $4.5 million contract, the team announced. Rome, 28, played for the Vancouver Canucks the last three seasons.
The Dallas Stars announced Monday that they've extended a qualifying offer to forward Tom Wandell. That means nine players have received qualifying offers: Richard Bachman Jamie Benn Jordie Benn Mark Fistric Ryan Garbutt Luke Gazdic Philip Larsen Colton Sceviour Tom Wandell From the club's release: Angelo Esposito, Mikhail Stefanovich, Michael Neal and Jake Hauswirth did not receive qualifying offers.
It should come as no surprise that the top three players of this weekend's draft are projected to be among the first picks to reach the NHL. But the 13th pick? ESPN Hockey Insider Grant Sonier analyzes how soon he thinks each first-round pick will be ready for the NHL.
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