Today's article was contributed by a staff writer who will be joining me this season. For various reasons, I'll hold off on introducing him until next week, but I am excited to have him on board.
Dallas Stars head coach Ken Hitchcock ran a high intensity program on Friday as the organization began their training camp at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park. The 60-man roster was split into two practice groups, each of which took to the ice for 105 minutes this morning.
Here are a few things that stood out from a Texas Stars perspective on day 1:
- As if it wasn't clear before, Mike McKenna appears to be your AHL number one goaltender, perhaps with Landon Bow as his backup.