The Dallas Stars announced this afternoon that they have signed free agent collegiate forward Jordan Kawaguchi to an entry-level deal for next year. Kawaguchi will join Texas this week on an amateur tryout deal and could play this weekend against Iowa.
The University of North Dakota captain is coming off a heartbreaker of a season end, seeing his NCAA career finish with a 5OT loss to Minnesota-Duluth. He led his team in scoring and was fourth in the entire NCAA.
Here's the release:
Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today the club has signed forward Jordan Kawaguchi to a one-year, entry-level contract.