Defending Big D · May 11, 2016
Bouncing Czechs: The Evolution of Ales Hemsky
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsThe Dallas Stars have a prototypical checking line now! It features a huge rookie that wins faceoffs, a mad Frenchman, and Ales Hemsky?
Ales Hemsky has always been a mysterious player. In Edmonton he could just as soon dominate a game as completely disappear from it. His brief stint in Ottawa saw him spark some on-ice chemistry with Jason Spezza. Jim Nill took a chance, and two summers ago the Stars went out and got both Spezza and Hemsky.
Hemsky was a part of a lot of Stars/Oilers games in the years leading up to him joining the Stars. "Dallas vs. Edmonton" was a thing for several years and Hemsky was the key piece of a lot of Oilers' teams.