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Wyatt Johnston Welcomes Potential NHL Expansion Team In Houston Or Austin

LAS VEGAS — Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston said Wednesday that he would welcome a second NHL team in Texas, with the league weighing an expansion franchise in Houston or Austin.

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Dallas Stars Announce 57-Player Training Camp Roster With Tyler Seguin Included

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars announced their 2026-27 training camp roster and schedule on Thursday, a 57-player group of 33 forwards, 18 defensemen, and six goaltenders.

Dallas Stars News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 10

Will The Stars Win A Cup Before The Window Closes?

The Dallas Stars have been a terrific team since reaching the Stanley Cup Finals in the summer of 2020 during the pandemic bubble. They have developed a largely homegrown core into a perennial Stanley Cup contender and made some terrific trades along the way, integrating major players into the lineup without missing a beat.

Jason Robertson News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 5

Stars Hoping To Extend Jason Robertson During Season

The Dallas Stars were under the heat lamp in negotiations with leading scorer Jason Robertson this summer. With little cap space to sign the routine 40-goal scorer, Dallas stalled a deal until Robertson’s request for salary arbitration forced their hand.

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Dallas Stars News / Dallas Sports Journal / September 3

Jim Nill Says Roope Hintz Will Be ‘Back And Healthy’

DALLAS — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Thursday that Roope Hintz will be back and healthy for the coming season, nearly six months after the hamstring injury that ended Hintz’s year.

Dallas Stars News / Dallas Sports Journal / September 3

Jim Nill Says Stars Plan To Extend Jason Robertson Before Free Agency

DALLAS — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Thursday that Dallas plans to sign Jason Robertson to a new contract sometime this season, before the winger can reach unrestricted free agency for the first time.

Dallas Stars News / Dallas Sports Journal / September 3

Jim Nill Addresses Thomas Harley Trade Rumors

DALLAS — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Thursday that he got hold of Thomas Harley as soon as Harley’s name surfaced in trade talk this summer, and that the two will sit down again once Harley returns to Dallas.

Dallas Stars News / Dallas Sports Journal / September 3

Jim Nill Gives Encouraging Tyler Seguin ACL Update

DALLAS — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said Thursday that he had spoken with Tyler Seguin that morning and that Seguin is back on the ice. Nill made the comments in an interview on NHL Network.

Michael Bunting News / NHL Trade Talk / September 3

Bunting Could Be the Free Agent Teams Regret Passing On

There are still a few NHL free agents sitting out there who make you stop and wonder what everybody is seeing. Michael Bunting is one of them. Bunting isn’t going to solve all your problems.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Patrik Laine News / Dallas Sports Journal / September 3

Dallas Stars Reportedly Showing Interest In Patrik Laine

DALLAS — The Dallas Stars are among four teams with reported interest in unrestricted free agent winger Patrik Laine, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen reported Tuesday.

Dallas Stars News / Athlon Sports / September 2

Air Jordan 5 'Space Jam Pro Stars': Where to Buy

The Air Jordan 5 ‘Space Jam – Pro Stars’ are one of the most fun colorways in the silhouette. I’m a fan of the Air Jordan 9 and Air Jordan 11 Space Jam designs, but I hadn’t given much thought or attention to the AJ5 iteration.

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Tyler Seguin News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 2

Stars’ Tyler Seguin Returns To Practice

Now that informal skates have begun, a few injured players from last season have returned to the ice. That list includes Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin, who returned to the ice yesterday morning.

Marty Turco News / Dallas Sports Journal / September 1

Marty Turco, Les Jackson Join Growing List Of Dallas Stars Hall Of Famers

DALLAS — The Dallas Stars announced Monday that former goaltender Marty Turco and longtime hockey operations executive Les Jackson will make up the 2026 class of the Dallas Stars Hall of Fame.

Dallas Stars News / Dallas Sports Journal / September 1

Stars’ Victory+ Experiment Could End Just 2 Years Into 7-Year Agreement

DALLAS — DLLS reported that the Dallas Stars will move their local game broadcasts from Victory+ to Amazon’s Prime Video this season. Sam Nestler reported it Monday morning.

Michael Bunting News / Professor Press Box / September 1

Why Michael Bunting Is Still Unsigned Is Hard to Explain

There are still a few NHL free agents sitting out there who make you stop and wonder what everybody is seeing. Michael Bunting is one of them. Bunting isn't going to solve all your problems.

Dallas Stars News / Daily Faceoff / August 31

Report: Stars games to be broadcast on Amazon Prime

The Dallas Stars’ broadcasts are moving to Amazon Prime, growing Amazon Prime’s hockey coverage in the United States after the streaming service entered

Dallas Stars News / Daily Faceoff / August 31

2026-2027 NHL team preview: Dallas Stars

It would have been tough for anyone to survive erstwhile Dallas Stars head coach Peter DeBoer’s ham-handed scapegoating of star goalie Jake Oettinger after the Stars’ 2025 playoff exit.

Dallas Stars News / The Hockey Writers / August 31

Stars Weekly: National TV, Promotional, & Preseason Schedules Released

The NHL season is right around the corner, and until then, we will talk about what we can before teams hit the ice. Last week, the NHL announced the national broadcast schedule in the United States for the 2026-27 season.

Dallas Stars News / Daily Faceoff / August 31

Stars’ pipeline is weak, but there’s no reason to panic

The Dallas Stars are among the ranks of the NHL’s top teams as a year-in, year-out contender for the Stanley Cup that has yet to break out of the Western Conference Final with the current iteration of its core.

Dallas Stars News / The Hockey Writers / August 31

2 Dallas Stars With the Most Pressure in 2026-27

The Dallas Stars enter the 2026-27 campaign as Stanley Cup contenders, which is a role they seem to play season after season. After three straight trips to the Western Conference Finals, they made an early first-round exit to the Minnesota Wild last spring, and look to not only get back to the final four, but to that elusive final series.

Dallas Stars News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 25

Stars’ glaring roster flaw that must be fixed ahead of 2026-27 NHL season

The Dallas Stars have consistently been one of the top teams in the Western Conference over the last seven years. The Stars fell well short of expectations last year after losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Minnesota Wild.

Dallas Stars News / The Hockey Writers / August 25

Dallas Stars Are Running It Back & Betting on Health in 2026-27

When the Dallas Stars packed up after a first-round loss to the Minnesota Wild in the spring, general manager Jim Nill kept coming back to one thing: the team was never fully healthy.

Dallas Stars News / NHL Rumors / August 20

2026-27 Dallas Stars Season Preview

The Dallas Stars enter the 2026–27 season with a largely unchanged roster after a quiet offseason dictated by salary cap constraints. The only major move was re-signing elite winger Jason Robertson to a one-year, $12 million deal, but the cap crunch forced them to trade away a rising young center.

Dallas Stars News / NHL Rumors / August 24

2026-27 Dallas Stars Season Preview

Dallas Stars News / NHL Trade Talk / August 16

The Dallas Stars’ Summer of Chaos: Now for the Fallout

On the recent NHL Trade Talk podcast, the panel discussed one offseason story that felt like a real shocker: the Dallas Stars. For a minute, it looked like Dallas might lose two huge pieces of its future—Jason Robertson and Thomas Harley—and then somehow both situations turned into “wait, they’re back?” mode.

NHL News / Yardbarker / August 9

New York Islanders are asking fans to wait one more year

The New York Islanders have a plan. Most of it appears to begin next summer.

Florida Panthers may have built the NHL's most hated roster

Calgary Flames rebuilt the wrong half of their roster

Predators GM Chris MacFarland is taking an expensive shortcut

Kings waste no time giving Anze Kopitar the honor he deserves

Former NHLer announces retirement

Dallas Stars News / NHL Trade Talk / August 9

Dallas’ Offseason Chaos: Inside the Stars’ Two Failed Blockbusters

Jim Nill and the Dallas Stars have had an interesting offseason. The Stars are a great team, making back-to-back Western Conference Finals in 2024 and 2025, before losing in the first round this past season to a strong Minnesota Wild squad.

NHL News / Yardbarker / August 7