Texas Stars vs. Grand Rapids Griffins Game Notes Texas Stars

Texas Stars vs. Grand Rapids Griffins
Game Notes
November 14, 2014
AHL Game #188
Texas Stars
6-3-2-0 (14 pts.)
Grand Rapids Griffins
4-6-1-0 (8 pts.)
Team Game: 12
Road Game: 07
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PP: 24.1% (3 ), PK: 84.0% (18 )
Home: 4-0-1-0
Road: 2-3-1-0
OT: 1-2 / SO: 0-0
Team Game: 12
Home Game: 07
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PP: 14.6% (20 ), PK: 93.0% (1 )
Home: 1-4-1-0
Road: 3-2-0-0
OT: 0-0 / SO: 0-0
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33
40
L
2
0
1
Goalie
Jack Campbell
Maxime Lagace
Jussi Rynnas
GP
6
0
6
Player
W
2
0
4
OTL
1
0
1
GAA
3.06
0.00
2.75
SV%
.894
.000
.907
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30
31
34
Goalie
Tom McCollum
Jared Coreau
Petr Mrazek
GP
W
L
OTL
GAA
SV%
7
0
5
2
0
2
4
0
2
1
0
0
2.16
0.00
3.62
.909
.000
.863
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P
GP
G
A
Pts
+/-
PIM
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P
Player
GP G A
Pts
+/-
2
3
7
8
D
D
D
LW
William Wrenn
Jyrki Jokipakka
Julius Honka
Kevin Henderson
6
6
11
11
0
1
1
0
0
0
5
1
0
1
6
1
-5
-2
-1
-1
14
0
10
4
3
4
5
6
D
D
D
RW
Alexey Marchenko
Nathan Paetsch
Mattias Backman
Teemu Pulkkinen
11
10
8
11
1
1
0
5
2
4
0
5
3
5
0
10
-1
-9
-2
-3
4
2
4
6
9
10
11
13
D
C
RW
D
Derek Meech
Justin Dowling
Branden Troock
Mike Dalhuisen
11
9
5
0
3
3
0
0
5
5
1
0
8
8
1
0
3
1
0
0
4
4
2
0
7
8
9
10
D
RW
C
LW
Ryan Sproul
Anthony Mantha
Mark Zengerle
Jeff Hoggan
8
0
8
11
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
2
0
1
4
-4
0
-5
-4
6
0
0
17
14
15
18
19
C
C
D
LW
Gemel Smith
Scott Glennie
Maxime Fortunus
Brendan Ranford
9
11
11
11
0
1
2
3
2
8
4
6
2
9
6
9
-2
1
-3
7
4
10
6
8
12
14
15
16
LW
D
LW
D
Kevin Porter
Nick Jensen
Mitch Callahan
Xavier Ouellet
11
10
11
11
2
0
4
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
7
5
-10 11
-3
5
4
6
0
4
20
21
23
24
RW
C
C
D
Brett Ritchie
Jesse Root
Travis Morin
Cameron Gaunce
11
1
11
11
3
0
6
1
4
0
12
1
7
0
18
2
2
-1
2
0
12
0
8
12
17
19
21
22
RW
C
C
C
Colin Campbell
Tomas Nosek
Andy Miele
Louis-Marc Aubry
11
4
8
6
0
0
4
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
6
1
0
-1
-4
-1
5
2
8
0
25
27
28
29
C
C
RW
C
Taylor Peters
Greg Rallo
Matej Stransky
Radek Faksa
8
9
10
11
0
2
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
3
1
2
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
2
8
4
23
27
29
42
C
RW
RW
D
Andreas Athanasiou
Martin Frk
Landon Ferraro
Richard Nedomlel
11
7
11
0
2
1
2
0
6
0
2
0
8
1
4
0
1
-3
-6
0
7
6
9
0
39
LW
Derek Hulak
8
4
2
6
2
2
44
55
D
LW
Brennan Evans
Chris Bruton
9
11
0
1
0
0
0
1
-5
-5
25
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General Manager
Head Coach
Scott White
Derek Laxdal
General Manager
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Karl Taylor
Assistant Coach
Athletic Trainer
Equipment Staff
Jason Wallace
Brian Garcia, Jorge Lopez (Asst.)
Athletic Trainer
Equipment Staff
NHL Affiliate
Dallas Stars
PIM
Ryan Martin
Jeff Blashill
Pat Ferschweiler, Dave Noel-Bernier,
Mike Knuble, Jeff Salajko, Bill LeRoy (Video)
John Bernal
Brad Thompson, Andrew Stegehuis (Asst.)
NHL Affiliate
Detroit Red Wings
Tonight’s Officials
Referee
National Anthem
David Banfield (77)
Linesmen
Head Off-Ice Official
Bob Marcis (65), Jesse Pletch (51)
Today’s Schedule
TEX @ GR: 7:00
BRI @ HFD: 7:00
OKC @ IA: 7:00
ADK @ LE: 7:30
BNG @ NOR: 7:00
ALB @ POR: 7:00
SPR @ PRO: 7:05
CHI @ UTI: 7:00
TOR @ RCH: 7:05
MIL @ RFD: 7:00
CHA @ SA: 7:30
HAM @ STJ: 7:30
HER @ SYR: 7:00
LV @ WBS: 7:05
MCH @ WOR: 7:30
Texas Stars: Media Notes
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight’s contest is the first of four total meetings this season between the Texas Stars and Grand Rapids Griffins. It’s also
a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Semifinal, when the Stars eliminated the Griffins in six games. Last season
the Stars lost three of their four matchups in the regular season against Grand Rapids. Travis Morin led the Stars with four
points in those four games last year.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
For the Texas Stars, Travis Morin is on a three-game point streak and currently leads the Stars with 18 points (six goals,
12 assists) on the season. The Griffins have been paced offensively by Teemu Pulkinen, who has four goals and four
assists in 10 games this season.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
For the Stars, Jussi Rynnas is coming off back-to-back wins, stopping 55-of-58 shots over those two games (.948 SV%)
and Jack Campbell stopped 29-of-31 shots in his last performance for Texas. The Griffins are led by Tom McCollum,
who owns a 2.16 GAA and .909 SV% in seven appearances this season.
HOME/ROAD SPLITS
The Texas Stars are 2-3-1-0 on the road this season while the Griffins have yet to win on their home ice going 0-4-1-0 this
season so far.
ALL-TIME SERIES
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Tonight’s contest is the 25 all-time regular season meeting between the Stars and Griffins. Texas holds an 11-12-1-0
record historically against Grand Rapids, including a 5-7-0-0 mark on the road.
LAST TIME OUT – TEXAS STARS
Jack Campbell stopped 29-of-31 shots, but Travis Morin was the only goal-scorer for the Stars in a 3-1 road loss against
the Charlotte Checkers on Monday night. The Stars split a two-game set with the Checkers with the loss.
LAST TIME OUT – GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS
The Griffins opened up a 4-0 lead through two periods en route to a 5-3 win on Wednesday night over the Lake Erie
Monsters for their first home win of the season. Mitch Callahan led Grand Rapids with a pair of goals and three points
overall in the win.
HOT STREAKS
- #4 John Klingberg has points in five of his last six games.
- #9 Derek Meech has six points in his last five games, one goal and five assists.
- #15 Scott Glennie has five points (one goal, four assists) his last three games.
- #19 Brendan Ranford has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last four games.
- #20 Brett Ritchie has points in three of his last four games.
- #23 Travis Morin is on a three-game point streak and has points in seven of his last eight games.
PENALTY KILL PICKING UP TRACTION
Over their last five games the Stars penalty-killing unit has stopped 19 of their opponents’ last 20 power play chances for a
95.0% rate.
MORIN, KLINGBERG STANDING OUT EARLY AMONG AHL LEADERS
Travis Morin has picked up right where he left off from last year’s MVP campaign. The Stars forward is currently tied for
first overall in league scoring with 18 points on the year (six goals, 12 assists). Though currently on an NHL call-up, Stars
defenseman John Klingberg is off to a fast start in his rookie season. Klingberg’s 12 points (four goals, eight assists) are
tied for second among AHL defensemen, and third in overall rookie scoring.
ONE OF THE LEAGUE’S TOP DUOS
The Stars duo of Travis Morin (18 points) and John Klingberg (12 points) are tied for first in the AHL currently with their
30 combined points along with Kris Newbury and Casey Wellman of the Hershey Bears.
PAIRING OFF
The Stars ware playing a two-game set against a team for the fourth time this season. The Stars have already paired off
with Oklahoma City, Lake Erie, and Charlotte this year, and the team will play a two-game set in each of the next two weeks
against San Antonio, and Oklahoma City again.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 10 – Mike Dalhuisen (D), Jesse Root (F), and Branden Troock (F) recalled from Idaho (ECHL)
November 9 – John Klingberg (D) recalled by Dallas (NHL)
November 8 – Curtis McKenzie (F) recalled by Dallas (NHL)
November 3 – Jyrki Jokipakka (D) reassigned by Dallas (NHL)
November 2 – Valeri Nichushkin (F) recalled by Dallas (NHL)
NHL CALL-UPS THIS SEASON
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- Curtis McKenzie made his NHL debut on October 18 for the Dallas Stars in a 6-5 overtime loss to the
Philadelphia Flyers.
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- Jyrki Jokipakka made his NHL debut on October 24 for Dallas in a 3-2 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils.
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- John Klingberg is currently on his first career NHL call-up to Dallas and made his NHL debut on November 11 at
the Arizona Coyotes.
STARS HAT TRICKS
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Travis Morin tallied the first hat trick of the season for the Texas Stars on October 25 in a 6-5 overtime loss to the
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Oklahoma City Barons and finished the game with four points overall. Derek Hulak scored a hat trick on November 8 in
an 8-2 win at Charlotte, the first of his pro career.
STARS DEBUT NEW COACHING STAFF
The Texas Stars debut a new coaching staff this season in Derek Laxdal and assistant Karl Taylor. Laxdal returns to the
Dallas Stars organization, where he spent five seasons as the head coach of the ECHL’s Idaho Steelheads and won the
2007 Kelly Cup. Laxdal spent the past four years as head coach of the WHL’s Edmonton Oil Kings, and won the CHL’s
2014 Memorial Cup. Former Stars head coach Willie Desjardins and assistant Doug Lidster both departed after the past
two seasons to take over for the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks.
RALLO RETURNS
Greg Rallo was a member of the Texas Stars’ inaugural roster in 2009-10 and appeared in 147 games over the franchise’s
first two seasons before departing for the San Antonio Rampage (Florida Panthers). This offseason, Rallo chose to sign
and return to the Texas Stars for the 2014-15 campaign. The forward entered this season ranked among the Stars
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franchise career leaders in goals (6 , 45), assists (7 , 53) points (7 , 98), power play goals (5 , 16), game-winning goals
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(5 , 10), and overtime goals (4 , 4).
THE LAST ORIGINAL STARS
Three players on this season’s Texas Stars roster remain from the team’s inaugural season. Maxime Fortunus, Travis
Morin and Greg Rallo all skated for the Stars in 2009-10. Fortunus and Morin have remained staples in the team’s lineup
over the past five seasons, while Rallo spent three years with the San Antonio Rampage and Florida Panthers before
returning to Texas this year.
HONKA MAKES HIS PRO DEBUT
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18-year-old Julius Honka makes his professional debut this season in Texas, after being selected 14 overall by the Dallas
Stars in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. The Finnish defenseman spent last season with the WHL’s Swift Current Broncos on
loan from his junior club in Finland. After beginning training camp in the NHL, Honka was assigned to spend this season
with the AHL’s Texas Stars.
CALDER CUP CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENSE
The Texas Stars enter the 2014-15 campaign as the AHL’s defending Calder Cup Champions, defeating the St. John’s
IceCaps in five games in the Final a season ago. The last time the AHL saw a Calder Cup repeat-champion was in 200910, when the Hershey Bears defeated the Texas Stars in six games.
RECENT MILESTONES
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- November 8 at Charlotte – Justin Dowling appeared in his 150 career AHL game.
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- November 5 vs. Toronto – Cameron Gaunce appeared in his 300 career pro game.
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- November 1 at Lake Erie – John Klingberg tallied the 50 point in his pro career with a goal. Derek Meech
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appeared in his 400 career AHL game and tallied his 150 career AHL point with an assist.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
- #27 Greg Rallo is 3 goals shy of 50 in his Texas Stars career, and 4 goals shy of 150 in his professional career
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#1 Jack CAMPBELL – 4 AHL Season/4 TEX Season… 1 round pick (11 overall) by the Dallas Stars in 2010… Went 12-2-2 last
season with a 1.49 GAA and .942 SV% before being cut short by injuries… Made a career-high 42 saves on Mar. 30, 2013 vs. Grand
Rapids… Represented Team USA at five straight World Junior Championships on the U18 and U20 squads from 2008-2012…
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#2 William WRENN – 3 AHL Season/3 TEX Season… 2 round pick (43 overall) by the San Jose Sharks in 2009… Played two
seasons at the University of Denver and two seasons with the Portland Winterhawks (WHL) prior to turning pro… Teammates with Jack
Campbell at the 2009 U18 World Championships, winning a gold medal Team USA…
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#3 Jyrki JOKIPAKKA – 2 AHL Season/2 TEX Season… 7 round pick (195 overall) by the Dallas Stars in 2011… Attended the
NHL Prospects Tournament with Dallas in Traverse City, Michigan, adding two assists and a +1 rating in four games… Scored his first
career goal on Nov. 30, 2013 at Grand Rapids…
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#4 John KLINGBERG – Currently called up to the NHL… Rookie… 3 AHL Season/3 TEX Season… 5 round pick (131 overall) by
the Dallas Stars in 2010… Scored his first career goal on Oct. 11, 2014 vs. Iowa… Teammates with former Star, Patrik Nemeth, at the
2012 U20 World Championships, winning a gold medal for Sweden… Made his NHL debut on Nov. 11, 2014 at the Arizona Coyotes…
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#7 Julius HONKA – Rookie… 1 AHL Season/1 TEX Season… 1 round pick (14 overall) by the Dallas Stars in 2014… Scored his
first career goal on Oct. 11, 2014 vs. Iowa… Attended the NHL Prospects Tournament with Dallas in Traverse City, Michigan, appearing
in four games with a goal and two assists… Selected to compete in the 2014 CHL Top Prospects Game… Won a bronze medal with
Finland at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia…
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#8 Kevin HENDERSON – 6 AHL Season/3 TEX Season… Appeared in his 300 AHL game and tallied his 100 AHL assist on Oct.
17, 2014 at Oklahoma City… Scored his first career goal on Mar. 21, 2010 at Lowell… Won the 2009 University Cup as CIS National
Champions with the University of New Brunswick, leading the team with 50 points…
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#9 Derek MEECH – 9 AHL Season/2 TEX Season… 7 round pick (229 overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in 2002… Has appeared
in 144 career NHL games with Detroit and Winnipeg… Won the 2008 Stanley Cup with Detroit… Two-time AHL All-Star with Grand
Rapids (2007) and St. John’s (2013)… Won the 2001 Memorial Cup with the Red Deer Rebels (WHL)…
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#10 Justin DOWLING – 5 AHL Season/3 TEX Season… Scored his 50 career pro goal on Oct. 11, 2014 vs. the Iowa Wild… Tallied
the sixth hat trick in Stars history on Jan. 26, 2012 against San Antonio… Named to the 2013 ECHL All-Star Game with 46 points in 34
games for the Idaho Steelheads…
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#11 Branden TROOCK – Rookie… 2 AHL Season/2 TEX Season… 5 round pick (134 overall) by the Dallas Stars in 2012…
Attended the NHL Prospects Tournament with Dallas in Traverse City, Michigan, tallying an assist and +2 rating in four games… Played
five seasons for the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL), scoring 101 points (45 goals, 56 assists) in 144 career games… Appeared in the 2012
CHL Top Prospects Game…
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#13 Mike DALHUISEN – Rookie… 1 AHL Season/1 TEX Season… Made his pro debut on October 19, 2013 with the ECHL’s
Stockton Thunder, scoring a goal and an assist… Four-year letter winner at Quinnipiac… Earned a gold medal at the 2006-07 U18
World Junior Championships with the Netherlands… Earned a silver medal at the 2005-06 U18 World Junior Championships with the
Netherlands…
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#14 Gemel SMITH – Rookie… 1 AHL Season/1 TEX Season… 4 round pick (104 overall) by the Dallas Stars in 2012… Attended
the NHL Prospects Tournament with Dallas in Traverse City, Michigan, tallying a goal, five assists, and a +4 rating in four games…
Tallied 203 points (89 goals, 114 assists) in 264 career games for the Owen Sound Attack and London Knights (OHL)… Won a bronze
medal for Canada at the 2012 U18 World Championships…
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#15 Scott GLENNIE – 5 AHL Season/5 TEX Season… 1 round pick (8 overall) by the Dallas Stars in 2009… Had a Gordie Howe
Hat Trick in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Final last season… Scored his first career goal on Apr. 20, 2011 vs. Milwaukee in Game 4 of a
playoff series… Tallied 308 points (121 goals, 187 assists) in 252 career games with the Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) and reached the
2010 Memorial Cup Final…
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#16 Curtis McKENZIE – Currently called up to the NHL… 3 AHL Season/3 TEX Season… 6 round pick (159 overall) by the Dallas
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Stars in 2009… Named the AHL’s Rookie of the Year (Dudley “Red” Garrett Award) in 2013-14… Scored the 11 hat trick in team
history on Apr. 12, 2014 at San Antonio… Tied the Stars single-game record with four assists on Jan. 17, 2014 at Charlotte… Reached
the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four with Miami (OH ) University…
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#18 Maxime FORTUNUS – 12 AHL Season/6 TEX Season… An original Texas Star… Named the third captain in team history on
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Oct. 12, 2012… Enters the season ranked among the franchise all-time leaders in games played (2 , 337), assists (3 , 98), and points
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(4 , 133)… Scored the first goal in franchise history on Oct. 2, 2009… Only player to appear in every Calder Cup playoff game in team
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history… Has appeared in three Calder Cup Finals with Manitoba (2009) and Texas (2010, 2014)… 16 player in AHL history to play
100 career Calder Cup Playoff games…
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#19 Brendan RANFORD – 2 AHL Season/2 TEX Season… 7 round pick (209 overall) by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010…
Attended the NHL Prospects Tournament with Dallas in Traverse City, Michigan, tallying three goals and a+3 rating in three games…
Set a franchise playoff record with a five-game goal streak and six-game point streak on May 13, 2014 in Game 3 of the Conference
Semifinal at Grand Rapids… Tallied his first career goal and assist on Oct. 18, 2013 at San Antonio…
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#20 Brett RITCHIE – 3 AHL Season/3 TEX Season… Attended the NHL Prospects Tournament with Dallas in Traverse City,
Michigan, tallying two goals, an assist, and a +3 rating in two games… Set a Stars single-game record with four goals and tied the
single-game record with five points on Apr. 4, 2014 vs. Lake Erie… Scored his first career goal on his first shot on April 5, 2013 vs.
Oklahoma City… Teammates with Jamie Oleksiak on the Niagra IceDogs (OHL) in 2011-12…
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#21 Jesse ROOT – Rookie… 2 AHL Season/1 TEX Season… Made his AHL debut on March 19, 2014 at Hartford and tallied his first
career AHL point with a goal… Completed a four-year collegiate career at Yale University with 92 points (35 goals, 57 assists) in 122
games… Won the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four National Championship… Scored the OT winner over Minnesota in the NCAA Regional
Semifinal round, and the game-winner over North Dakota to send Yale to the Frozen Four… Cousin of NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback
Dan Marino…
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#23 Travis MORIN – 8 AHL Season/6 Season… 9 round pick (263 overall) by the Washington Capitals in 2004… An original
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Texas Star… Passed Colton Sceviour for first all-time in franchise history with his 100 goal on Oct. 18 vs. Utica and his 349 game on
Oct. 24 at Oklahoma City… Honored last season as the 2013-14 AHL Most Valuable Player (Les Cunningham Award), Regular Season
Scoring Champion (John B. Sollenberger Award, 88 points), and Calder Cup Playoff MVP (Jack A. Butterfield Award)… Won the 2009
Kelly Cup (ECHL) with the South Carolina Stingrays… Currently the franchise career leader in games, goals, assists, and points…
Holds the franchise record for points (88) and assists (56) in a season…
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#24 Cameron GAUNCE – 5 AHL Season/3 TEX Season… 2 round pick (50 overall) by the Colorado Avalanche in 2011… Tied a
Stars record for most assists (4) and plus/minus rating (+5) in a single-game on Apr. 14, 2013 at San Antonio… Scored his first career
goal with Lake Erie on Jan. 12, 2011 at Hamilton… Traded by the Avalanche to the Dallas Stars on Apr. 2, 2013 for Tomas Vincour…
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Younger brother, Brendan, was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1 round (26 overall) in 2012 and currently plays for the Utica
Comets…
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#25 Taylor PETERS – 2 AHL Season/2 TEX Season… Attended the NHL Prospects Tournament with Dallas in Traverse City,
Michigan, appearing in three games… Scored his first career goal, shorthanded, on Oct. 26, 2013 at Milwaukee… Played five seasons
of junior hockey with the Portland Winterhawks (WHL), scoring 116 points (45 goals, 71 assists) in 319 career games… Reached the
2013 Memorial Cup Final with Portland…
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#27 Greg RALLO – 9 AHL Season/3 TEX Season… An original Texas Star… Tallied 98 points (45 goals, 53 assists) in 147 career
games with Texas, prior to joining the Florida Panthers organization… Appeared in two Calder Cup Finals with Manitoba (2009) and
Texas (2010), as teammates with Maxime Fortunus both times… Won the 2007 Kelly Cup (ECHL) with the Idaho Steelheads under
head coach Derek Laxdal…
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#28 Matej STRANSKY – 2 AHL Season/2 TEX Season… Attended the NHL Prospects Tournament with Dallas in Traverse City,
Michigan, scoring three goals and an assist in three games… Scored his first career goal on Oct. 20, 2013 vs. Abbotsford… In 2012-13,
led the Saskatoon Blades (WHL) in assists (45) and plus/minus (+32), tied for the team lead in points (85) and was second in goals
(40)… Father, Vladamir, played pro hockey in Czechoslovakia, older brother, Vit, plays pro and younger brother, Simon, currently
playing junior in the Czech Republic…
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#29 Radek FAKSA – Rookie… 3 AHL Season/3 TEX Season… 1 round pick (13 overall) by the Dallas Stars in 2012… Attended
the NHL Prospects Tournament with Dallas in Traverse City, Michigan, tallying two goals, three assists, and a +2 rating in four games…
Scored his first career goal on Apr. 12, 2014 at San Antonio… Led the OHL in rookie scoring (67 points) in 2011-12… Won the
“Breakaway Challenge” at the 2012 CHL Top Prospects Game…
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#33 Maxime LAGACE – Rookie… 1 AHL Season/1 TEX Season… Signed a three-year, entry-level contact with the NHL’s Dallas
Stars on July 23, 2012… Has completed four seasons of major-junior hockey in the QMJHL appearing in 133 career games with a 4.13
GAA and .874 SV%... Was named to Canada’s U20 Team for the Canada-Russia challenge in August 2012…
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#39 Derek HULAK – Rookie… 2 AHL Season/2 TEX Season… Scored his first AHL goal on his first-ever shot on Mar. 27, 2014 at
San Antonio… Two-time CIS All-Canadian First Team with the University of Saskatchewan (CIS)… Named the 2014 University Cup
MVP with Saskatchewan… Tallied 242 points (95 goals, 147 assists) in 267 career WHL games with the Regina Pats and Saskatoon
Blades…
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#40 Jussi RYNNAS – 4 AHL Season/1 TEX Season… Recorded a 31-33-5 AHL record with Toronto from 2010-2013, with a 2.64
GAA and .910 SV%... Spent last season in the Finnish Elite League with a 28-5-7 record, and led the league with a 1.51 GAA and .939
SV%...