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The Dallas Stars made it official Monday -- forward Rob DiMaio and defenseman Don Sweeney will be back next season. If there is a season that is. Both have signed one-year contracts.
"Both Rob and Don exhibit strong leadership qualities and provide a veteran presence in our locker room," Stars general manager Doug Armstrong said in a press release.
Both players will make $550,000 next season. That's what Sweeney made last season, but it is a drop from the $800,000 DiMaio made in 2003-04. Incentive clauses could push each contract to $600,000.
Here's a look at the contract status for players in the Stars' organization. Restricted free agents who are not tendered qualifying offers by June 30 will become unrestricted free agents.
The official free agent list will be released on July 1
| Goaltenders |
| Player | Contract status |
| Marty Turco | Signed through 2005-06 |
| Ron Tugnutt | Unrestricted free agent |
| Jason Bacashihua | Signed through 2004-05 |
| Dan Ellis | Signed through 2005-06 |
| Mike Smith | Signed through 2004-05 |
| Defensemen |
| Player | Contract status |
| Philippe Boucher | Signed through 2005-06 |
| Trevor Daley | Signed through 2005-06 |
| John Erskine | Restricted free agent |
| Dan Jancevski | Restricted free agent |
| Jon Klemm | Unrestricted free agent |
| Richard Matvichuk | Unrestricted free agent |
| Jeff MacMillan | Unrestricted free agent |
| Matt Nickerson | Signed through 2006-07 |
| Teppo Numminen | Unrestricted free agent |
| Lubomir Sekeras | Unrestricted free agent |
| Don Sweeney | Signed through 2004-05 |
| Chris Therien | Unrestricted free agent |
| Mark Wotton | Unrestricted free agent |
| Sergei Zubov | Signed through 2004-05 |
| Forwards |
| Player | Contract status |
| Jason Arnott | Restricted free agent (arbitration rights) |
| David Bararuk | Signed through 2005-06 |
| Jeff Bateman | Restricted free agent |
| Stu Barnes | Signed through 2004-05 |
| Val Bure | Restricted free agent (arbitration rights) |
| Justin Cox | Restricted free agent |
| Rob DiMaio | Signed through 2004-05 |
| Aaron Downey | Restricted free agent (arbitration rights) |
| Brett Draney | Restricted free agent |
| Bill Guerin | Signed through 2006-07 |
| Barrett Heisten | Restricted free agent |
| Marius Holtet | Signed through 2006-07 |
| Niko Kapanen | Restricted free agent (arbitration rights) |
| Jere Lehtinen | Signed through 2006-07 |
| Junior Lessard | Signed through 2004-05 |
| Antti Miettinen | Signed through 2004-05 |
| Mike Modano | Signed through 2004-05 |
| Brenden Morrow | Signed through 2004-05 |
| David Oliver | Unrestricted free agent |
| Steve Ott | Signed through 2004-05 |
| Mike Siklenka | Restricted free agent |
| Jarrod Skalde | Unrestricted free agent |
| Blake Sloan | Unrestricted free agent |
| Mathias Tjarnqvist | Restricted free agent |
| Pierre Turgeon | Signed through 2005-06 |
| Rob Valicevic | Unrestricted free agent |
| Scott Young | Unrestricted free agent |
Stars prospect subject of battery lawsuit
Defenseman Matt Nickerson, who signed a three-year contract with the Stars recently, is the subject of a $3 million dollar battery lawsuit in New York state. The civil suit was filed in state Supreme Court in Canton, New York by Monique Gagner.
Both Nickerson and Gagner were students and hockey players at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. Gagner was among the women recruited to be part of Clarkson's first women's hockey team. She didn't play last season due to a back injury that was not related to the alleged assault.
Neither she nor her lawyer would go into details about the allegations.
"I don't think I am allowed to talk about it," Gagner told the Watertown Daily Times, adding that she was uncomfortable talking about what she called the sexual nature of the assault.
Nickerson, who is apparently playing hockey in Finland, could not be reached for comment. His mother, Ann, did speak to the Watertown Daily Times.
"I don't believe Matthew was ever alone with her," Mrs. Nickerson told the newspaper. "She kept following him around the campus."
She also said she had heard reports that Gagner was going take legal action against her son.
"We kept hearing rumors, but we were never served with anything," she told the Daily Times.
Nickerson, who used to play for the Texas Tornado, was taken by the Stars in the third round (99th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
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