Now that the Stanley Cup has been awarded, the 2018-2019 NHL season is officially done. That means the league as a whole can start looking towards the next season — and the Dallas Stars did just that today when they announced some key dates.
Development Camp Schedule & Roster Announced
While most NHL players are in full offseason mode, newer prospects and invitees will gather in Dallas the week after the draft for development camp to get familiar with the Stars organization. Typically, these sessions are more about drills and familiarizing players with how the Stars want to play. But it does provide those craving play on-ice a chance to look at the future pipeline for the NHL club in on-ice sessions in some of the hottest days in Texas.
Noteworthy attendees for development camp this year include Tony Calderone, Ty Dellandrea, and Jake Oettinger. Additionally, the 2019 draft class typically gets invitations to camp as well. With the draft next weekend, expect additions to the development camp roster before attendees report for off-ice testing on Monday, June 24.
The schedule for development camp is as follows for those that want to go see the open sessions:
Tuesday, June 25
Group A: 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Group B: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 26
Group A: 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Group B: 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Thursday, June 27
Group B: 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Group A: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Friday, June 28
Practice: 10:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Preseason Schedule Announced
For those that can’t wait until next season kicks off, you can start your countdown to the first preseason game: Monday, September 16th Stars hockey will once again be played on American Airlines Center ice. Based on when the preseason wraps, it’s likely that opening night for the 2019-2020 regular season is likely going to be somewhere around October 2nd.
The full preseason schedule is as follows (bold are home games and italics are neutral-site games):
Monday, Sept. 16 @ 7:30 PM CST
Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues
American Airlines Center
Tuesday, Sept. 17 @ 7:00 PM CST
Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild
Xcel Energy Center
Thursday, Sept. 19 @ 8:00 PM CST
Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche
Pepsi Center
Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 7:00 PM CST
Dallas Stars vs. Florida Panthers
BOK Center (Tulsa, OK)
Tuesday, Sept. 24 @ 7:00 PM CSt
Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues
Enterprise Center
Thursday, Sept. 26 @ 7:30 PM CST
Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild
American Airlines Center
Saturday, Sept. 28 @ 5:00 PM CST
Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche
American Airlines Center