The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
One and done... to a crisp. The American Hockey League has announced that the Iowa Chops -- rebranded to much fanfare one year ago today -- have been "involuntarily suspended" by the league based on an inability "to remedy certain violations of the provisions of the league’s Constitution and By-Laws." The Des Moines Register has more on the story... "[AHL President and...
home (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
DAKOTA SHOWCASE The Nebraska Twisterz won the Dakota Showcase over another Nebraska team, Alegent Crusaders I, 61-48. Three Nebraska teams made it to the semis. Perhaps they should have renamed the tournament the Nebraska Showcase. The lone non-Nebraska team to crash the final four was Metro Stars Black. They fell to the Twisterz in the semis 59-43. The Twisterz open the day with a 62-50 win over...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The Iowa Stars are gone. The Iowa Chops.....??? Minor league hockey seems to be on the chopping block, yet again. The Anaheim Ducks decided to come in and save hockey in Des Moines and agreed to a a two year deal. [...]
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
EULESS – Tom Wandell knows about as much as you do regarding his future with the Dallas Stars. | | | More: | That's the way things are with four forwards out with injuries and Sean Avery suspended for six games and possibly never returning to the team. Wandell was called up Friday from Sweden and practiced for the first time with the Stars on Sunday. The 21-year-old forward is expected to be...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008
FRISCO, Tex. - The Dallas Stars announced today that the club has recalled center Tom Wandell from Timra IK in the Swedish Elite League. Wandell, 21, has skated in 28 games with Timra this season, recording 11 goals and 13 assists for 24 points with 18 penalty minutes. He is tied for first on the club in both goals and points, and is second in assists. Among all players in the Swedish Elite League,...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Tobias Stephan is confident he'll be good when he gets back in. He's just not sure when that time might be. | Stars 4, Wild 3 | | More: | The Stars backup goalie has been working diligently in practice in preparation for a return to the ice, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards right now. Goalie Marty Turco started his 10th consecutive game Wednesday, and he'll probably...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
FRISCO – Training camp in the NHL has become an act of quick juggling. That's especially true for the Dallas Stars this season. Negotiations during the 2004-05 lockout led to a reduction in training camp days from 28 to 20, putting pressure on coaches to weed through prospects quickly and send youngsters packing without a preseason game in many cases. And with the Stars spreading their minor...
ronald wesley maly (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
It was a day for Scott Pierce to wonder: Ron: "Here's a question. Which will come first? The end of the civilized world as we know it, OR the Iowa Stars' banner will come down from the outside of Wells-Fargo Arena [see the southside off of 2nd Street]." I told Pierce I don't get downtown much anymore, and I've been to Wells-Fargo Arena just twice -- once for a collegiate basketball doubleheader...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
I am not a huge hockey like Jaques, but I’ve gone to quite a few Iowa Stars games in the last few year. I enjoy the AHL level of hockey and was disappointed to here that the Dallas Stars were pulling their affiliation with our Iowa franchise. However I have [...]
Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
The fallout from the Windsor Spitfires ditching their veteran play-by-play announcer, Steve Bell, is a perfect opportunity to pay the Kingston Frontenacs a left-handed compliment. Fronts owner Doug Springer and GM-for-life Larry Mavety have their faults, but they've been smart enough to keep Jim Gilchrist on as the team's radio voice. The Frontenacs could be 4-45-1 in the dead of January and it
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
The Avalanche on Tuesday traded for center Marty Sertich, sending a draft choice to the Dallas Stars in exchange for the former Colorado College star.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
The Avalanche on Tuesday traded for center Marty Sertich, sending a draft choice to the Dallas Stars in exchange for the former Colorado College star.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
The Dallas Stars on Monday signed former Colorado College standout Toby Petersen to a two-year contract worth $550,000 per season.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
From Mike Heika at The Dallas Morning News, Like, how did a 29-year-old center with eight games on the Stars’ regular-season roster become one of the unlikely heroes of the postseason? How is it that [Toby] Petersen, who spent 63 games with the Iowa Stars this season and has one point in 17 career playoff games, became the key to derailing Detroit superstars Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk?...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
"Just don't lose it too cleanly." This was the inner workings of Stars center Toby Petersen's brain as he skated into the circle for a faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg with 57.4 seconds remaining in Game 5.
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