Author: Derek Neumeier

Dallas Stars Prospect Update: Fredrik Karlström Plays The Hero For Växjö In SHL Playoffs

By Derek Neumeier | Apr 20th 2021 | 6 min read |

When you’re feeling it, you’re feeling it. A great recent example of that is Dallas Stars prospect Fredrik Karlström, who plays for Växjö in th...

Dallas Stars Prospect Update: NCAA Signings Help Bolster Team’s Prospect Pipeline

By Derek Neumeier | Apr 5th 2021 | 9 min read |

With only nine picks in their past two entry drafts, the Dallas Stars had to get a little creative to fill up their prospect pool, especially after th...

Dallas Stars Prospect Update: Riley Damiani Takes AHL Rookie Scoring Lead

By Derek Neumeier | Mar 14th 2021 | 5 min read |

After a strong OHL career that saw him become an effective two-way center and eventual team captain of the Kitchener Rangers, it shouldn’t have come...

Dallas Stars Prospect Update: Mavrik Bourque Remains Red-Hot After Pause

By Derek Neumeier | Mar 1st 2021 | 5 min read |

By now, Mavrik Bourque must be sick of all the starting and stopping in his schedule. To be fair, the 2020 Dallas Stars 1st-rounder has been one of th...

Dallas Stars Prospect Update: Texas Stars Finally Get To Begin Season

By Derek Neumeier | Feb 8th 2021 | 8 min read |

On February 5th, just under 11 months since they last took the ice for a game (March 11th, 2020), the Texas Stars returned to action in the American H...

Thomas Harley’s World Juniors Performance Showcased Prospect’s Development Progress

By Derek Neumeier | Jan 11th 2021 | 7 min read |

When the Dallas Stars advanced to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final this past summer against the Tampa Bay Lightning, prospect Thomas Harley was there. Sure,...

Dallas Stars Prospect Rankings: December 2020 Edition

By Derek Neumeier | Dec 13th 2020 | 9 min read |

Out of all the years that I’ve been doing these Dallas Stars prospect rankings for Defending Big D, this edition has definitely been the trickiest t...

Dallas Stars Prospect Update: Ty Dellandrea Takes His Game To Finland

By Derek Neumeier | Nov 23rd 2020 | 7 min read |

COVID-19 has thrown the hockey world into new and uncharted waters, with some leagues struggling to stay active and others opting instead to shutter u...

Dallas Stars Prospect Update: *taps microphone*... Is this thing on?

By Derek Neumeier | Oct 18th 2020 | 7 min read |

Even though the National Hockey League has postponed the start of the 2020-21 season until January 1st, 2021 at the very earliest due to the COVID-19 ...

Dallas Stars Draft Analysis: Team Goes Big (and Small) in 2020

By Derek Neumeier | Oct 8th 2020 | 8 min read |

Prior to the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, I wrote an article here on Defending Big D about what sorts of areas the Dallas Stars needed to target in their pro...