Stars News & Notes

Sunday, July 06, 2008

Day one of the NHL free agent feeding frenzy was busy, but the Dallas Stars were quiet. There were no signings. The only deal with a Dallas Stars twist involved forward Niklas Hagman, who signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Hagman, who scored 27 goals while making $675,000 last season, signed a four-year deal worth $12 million with the Maple Leafs. There was no other activity involving the Stars' other unrestricted free agents.

As for the Stars, they remain one of the teams that are in the mix for agitator Sean Avery, who made $1.9 million last season but is said to be looking for $4 million this season. The Stars were rumored to have an interest in Avery before free agency opened because of co-GM Brett Hull's friendship with Avery during the pair's days as Detroit Red Wings.

Rangers GM Glen Sather, who has said he would like to re-sign Avery, has apparently offered $2.75 million. That makes it seem likely that Avery, who scored 15 goals in 57 games last season, will be playing elsewhere.

The Stars were also linked to Wade Redden sweepstakes. But the defenseman, who played last season for Ottawa, ended up signing a six-year, $39 million deal with the Rangers.

Stars release development camp schedule, roster

The Stars have released the schedule for their upcoming development camp, which gets underway Monday July 6 in Frisco. Close to 30 of the team's top prospects will be on hand for the week-long camp, which will feature on-ice workouts open to the public.

Among the prospects not scheduled to be on hand are forward Fabian Brunnstrom and defensemen Ivan Vishnevskiy.

Here's the schedule of one-ice workouts:

Monday, July 7
9:30 – 11 a.m.                   On-Ice Workout
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.                On-Ice Workout
Tuesday, July 8
9:30 – 11 a.m.                   On-Ice Workout
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.                On-Ice Workout
Thursday, July 10
9:30 – 11 a.m.                   On-Ice Workout
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.                On-Ice Workout
Friday, July 11
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.              Skills Competition

Here's the roster for the camp. Click on the player's name to read his updated profile. Players with an asterisk are tryout players.

Forwards
No. Player HT WT D.O.B. Birthplace Shoots 2007-08 Team
70 Jamie Benn 6-2 185 7/18/89 Victoria, BC L Kelowna (WHL)
45 Richard Clune 5-11 195 4/25/87 Toronto, ON L Iowa (AHL)/Idaho (ECHL)
68 Aaron Gagnon 5-11 189 4/24/86 Armstrong, BC R Iowa (AHL)/Idaho (ECHL)
52 Luke Gazdic 6-3 210 6/25/89 Toronto, ON L Erie (OHL)
32 Sergei Korostin 5-11 180 7/5/89 Prokopievsk, Russia L Texas (NAHL)
34 Perttu Lindgren 6-0 183 8/26/87 Tampere, Finland L Iowa (AHL)
65 David McIntyre 5-11 171 2/4/87 Oakville, ON L Colgate (NCAA)
18 James Neal 6-2 185 9/3/87 Whitby, ON L Iowa (AHL)
51 Michael Neal 6-2 188 4/3/89 Whitby, ON L Belleville (OHL)
53 Ondrej Roman 6-0 173 4/8/89 Ostrava, Czech Rep. L Spokane (WHL)
54 Nico Sacchetti 5-11 189 8/21/89 Virginia, MN R Omaha (USHL)
12 Raymond Sawada 6-2 205 2/19/85 Richmond, BC R Cornell (NCAA)/Iowa (AHL)
57 Colton Sceviour 5-11   201 4/20/89 Red Deer, AB R Portland/Lethbridge (WHL)
40 Tyler Shelast 6-1   202 12/26/84 Kelowna, BC R Mich. Tech (NCAA)/Iowa (AHL)
67 Austin Smith 5-11   165 11/7/88 Dallas, TX R Penticton (BCHL)
42 Matt Tassone 6-0 200 9/28/89 Edmonton, AB L Swift Current (WHL)
20 Tom Wandell 6-1 183 1/28/87 Sodertalje, Sweden L Iowa (AHL)/Idaho (ECHL)
58 Francis Wathier 6-3 201 12/7/84 St. Isidore, ON L Iowa (AHL)
36 Scott Winkler 6-2 195 2/22/90 Asker, Norway R Russell Stover (Midget AAA)
Defensemen
No. Player HT WT D.O.B. Birthplace Shoots 2007-08 Team
37 Mike Bergin 6-3 197 6/30/88 Kanata, ON L Smiths Falls (CJHL)
27 Philip Larsen 5-11 185 12/7/89 Esbjerg, Denmark R Frolunda (Sweden)
22 Trevor Ludwig 6-1 210 5/24/85 Rhinelander, WI L Providence (NCAA)/Iowa (AHL)
33 Matt Stephenson* 6-2   204 3/3/84 Midland, ON R St. Cloud State (NCAA)/Iowa (AHL)
49 Jordan Zitoun* 5-11 185 7/7/87 Irving, TX L Hobart (NCAA)
Goaltenders
No. Player HT WT D.O.B. Birthplace Catches 2007-08 Team
41 Richard Bachman 5-11 172 7/25/87 Salt Lake City, UT L Colorado College (NCAA)
30 Tyler Beskorowany 6-4 203 4/28/90 Sudbury, ON L Owen Sound (OHL)
1 Matt Climie 6-3 185 2/11/83 Leduc, AB L Bemidji St. (NCAA)/Iowa (AHL)

 

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