Former Dallas Stars player Rich Peverley was recently promoted within the organization from Player Development Coordinator to Director of Player Personnel. With the new title comes new responsibilities, such as working closer with General Manager Jim Nill makes:
“He’s my eyes and ears out there,” Nill said. “I’m down in Dallas and I don’t get an opportunity all the time to get out there and see games anymore. My job now is to manage people and he now is my eyes and ears out there. When we make a decision on a trade, make a decision on signing a free agent, he’s going to have major input in that.”
While Peverley had enjoyed his development role, he has been looking forward to a new challenge and to expand his role in the organization. More than anything, he wants to help the Stars take home the Stanley Cup:
“When I finished my hockey career, I was lucky enough to win a Stanley Cup, but I always felt my career was cut short at 31,” Peverley said. “Having tasted the winning, I just really want to get back and hopefully have another chance at winning a Stanley Cup and being a part of a team that achieves that together.”
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Stars Stories
Dallas may not be in the playoffs, but some former players have made some noise:
It’s been interesting to watch former Stars be center of discussion in the NHL playoffs recently. Five guys, particularly, caught my attention:
Val Nichushkin
Jason Spezza
Jack Campbell
Mattias Janmark
Corey PerryExamining each of those situations here👇 https://t.co/jBVWcTMajG
— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) June 2, 2021
Some minor draft related news:
The Stars did not sign forward Nick Porco, a 2019 fifth-round pick whose rights expired today. He is eligible to be re-drafted.
— Matthew DeFranks (@MDeFranks) June 1, 2021
Around the League
The Tampa Bay Lightning went up 2-0 on the Carolina Hurricanes last night with a 2-1 win:
Andrei Vasilevksiy, timely goal scoring secure 2-1 victory, 2-0 series lead for Tampa Bay Lightning #TBLvsCAR #GoBolts #TBLightning https://t.co/eyQHVSzq2E pic.twitter.com/lRLP2kR24I
— Raw Charge, a Champa Bay Lightning web site (@RawCharge) June 2, 2021
The NHL Draft Lottery is tonight — will Dallas defy the odds and end up with a top-two pick?
REMINDER: The 2021 NHL Draft Lottery, used to determine the order of selection for picks 1-16 in the first round of the 2021 #NHLDraft, will be conducted tonight at 7 p.m. ET on Sportsnet, TVA Sports, NBCSN and NHL Network. https://t.co/Q5Nrt4lD50 pic.twitter.com/Nvd8qAasR5
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 2, 2021
Down Goes Brown gives his annual power rankings for the lottery:
New: Who needs it most, what would be funniest, and what result should Team Chaos be rooting for, in my annual draft lottery power rankings.https://t.co/gDAtUbs3Am pic.twitter.com/aw382a2ZY0
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) June 2, 2021
Seth Jones might get traded this offseason, but to who?
So it sounds like Seth Jones will get traded before the 2021 NHL draft. Where might he end up?
Diving deep with a tiered list of possible Jones destinations:https://t.co/ducB2t4dWd
— Matt Larkin (@THNMattLarkin) May 31, 2021
Finally, pool play is over for the IIHF World Championship, with Team USA coming out on top:
With the finals games of the #IIHFWorlds Preliminary Round over, we’ve got your quarter-finals matchups!@russiahockey vs @HockeyCanada@usahockey vs Slovakia@SwissIceHockey vs @deb_teams@leijonatfi vs @narodnitym pic.twitter.com/1SDMijRrWq
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) June 1, 2021