For the first time in a while, the Texas Stars have a highly-drafted, blue chip prospect in their goalie tandem. Rookie Jake Oettinger was Dallas’s other first round pick in 2017, coming off the board at 26th overall and 23 picks behind Miro Heiskanen. After the draft, he returned to Boston University for two more years and now is ready to begin his professional career in Cedar Park among a sea of other young players coming into the league with Texas this season.
“Being able to get the real stuff going is exciting,” Oettinger told 100 Degree Hockey when reached by phone late last week.