JOE NIEUWENDYK RUMORS

Gainey re-joins the Dallas Stars a decade after he left the team

By Anthony Caruso III The Capital Sports Report Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer The Dallas Stars have welcomed back a former member of their franchise. Bob Gainey, the former head coach and general manager, has re-joined the team as its senior advisor to the hockey department. He was previously with the Montreal Canadiens from 2003 to 2010. During that time, he was the general...
Via The Capital Sports Report  |  22 days ago
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Stars Hire Gainey As Consultant

from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News, The Stars have agreed to terms with former GM Bob Gainey to return to the team as a consultant, team president and CEO Jim Lites confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Gainey, who recently ended a similar job with Montreal, is expected to be an important voice for GM Joe Nieuwendyk, as well as Lites and others in the organization. ``I think the...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  23 days ago
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Stars sign F Smith to entry-level deal, add to roster

The Dallas Stars signed forward Reilly Smith to a three-year entry-level contract and promptly added the Hobey Baker Award finalist to the roster. Smith, 20, had just completed his junior year at Miami University. "I think he’s a player that can help our hockey club,” Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk told ESPN Dallas. “I can look back on my own experience when I...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  March 26, 2012
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Smith going from college to NHL for Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars have signed Reilly Smith to a three-year entry-level contract, taking the forward from college to the NHL. The contract was announced Sunday, two days after the 20-year-old Smith played in an NCAA regional semifinal game for Miami (Ohio), a 4-3 overtime loss to UMass. Smith, a third-round pick by the Stars in the 2009 NHL draft, will join the team for the four...
Via AP on Fox  |  March 25, 2012
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Nieuwendyk visits with paralyzed hockey player

Joe Nieuwendyk had a lot on his mind on Saturday. His team, sitting in tenth place in the Western Conference was two points shy of the eighth and final playo...
Via nhl.com  |  January 22, 2012
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Joe Nieuwendyk and Doug Gilmour inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

Two former Flames stars will have their careers honoured by being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame tonight. It is appropriate that Joe Nieuwendyk and Doug Gilmour will enter the HHOF together after winning a Stanley Cup together in Calgary in 1989. The Cup was the first of 3 that Nieuwendyk would win and [...]
Via Red Mile  |  December 29, 2011
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Nieuwendyk, Belfour, Gilmour, Howe in hockey hall

The Hockey Hall of Fame has opened its doors to four new members. Joe Nieuwendyk, Ed Belfour, Doug Gilmour and Mark Howe were presented with rings at the hall Monday morning. Howe was a converted defenseman whose smooth skating and crisp passing helped the Flyers twice reach the Stanley finals. Nieuwendyk was a quiet leader who won three Stanley Cups with three teams. Belfour...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 14, 2011
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Nieuwendyk, Belfour truly deserving of inductions into Hockey Hall of Fame

Joe Nieuwendyk Highlights More Nieuwendyk Highlights For two men who played crucial roles in bringing a Stanley Cup to Dallas a...
Via nhl.com  |  November 14, 2011
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Bill Meltzer: Stars Gameday: 10/29/11 vs. Devils

PREVIEW 6:15 AM CDT It's Joe Nieuwendyk Night in Big D. The soon-to-be inducted Hall of Famer will be honored tonight in a pre-game ceremony at the American Airlines Center scheduled for15 minutes before the opening faceoff. At 7 PM CDT, the Stars (7-3-0) take on the New Jersey Devils (4-3-1) in the first of two meeting between the clubs this season. The game will be broadcast...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  October 29, 2011
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Dallas Stars Plan to Honor Joe Nieuwendyk Saturday

The Dallas Stars plan on honoring the teams current General Manager and former player Joe Nieuwendyk at Saturday’s game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. For those who need a history lesson on the Dallas Stasrs Nieuwendyk played with Mike Modano, Brett Hull on the Dallas Stars on their first line when the Stars won their only Stanley Cup in 1998-1999.  The...
Via Rant Sports  |  October 28, 2011
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