Stars Recall Arttu Hyry, Reassign Rémi Poirier

The Dallas Stars will return to NHL action tonight without several forwards. In need of some depth, the team announced that they’ve recalled Arttu Hyry from the AHL’s Texas Stars, and reassigned netminder Rémi Poirier in a corresponding roster move.

Already without Tyler Seguin for the foreseeable future, the Stars have also placed Mikko Rantanen and Radek Faksa on injured reserve due to ailments suffered during the Olympics. Additionally, Roope Hintz isn’t expected to be in the lineup tonight, either, as he’s dealing with an illness.

Those absences should allow Hyry to participate in his first NHL contest since last January. He’s in his second year with the team after signing as an international free agent last season. Before his move to North America, Hyry spent several years with the Finnish Liiga’s Kärpät organization.

He has provided encouraging results. Last season, primarily with AHL Texas, Hyry finished his rookie campaign with 24 goals and 49 points in 67 games with a +15 rating. That output was good for sixth on the team in scoring. Furthermore, Hyry added one goal and six points in 14 postseason contests.

This year, he hasn’t been as explosive offensively, largely due to an injury earlier in the year, but he is still having a solid season. At the time of writing, Hyry is 12th on the team in scoring with seven goals and 17 points in 26 games with a -4 rating.

Meanwhile, Poirier will return to the AHL as expected. The Stars called him up a few days ago to serve as practice depth, given that fellow netminder Jake Oettinger remained in Milan with Team USA. He’s played exclusively for AHL Texas this season, managing a 16-14-5 record in 34 games with a .906 SV% and 2.74 GAA.