First live game viewing for me of Michal Postava and there’s something to like here.

Obligatory “we are back” post

Watching Radim Mrtka wearing 57 for the Sabres made me do a double take and make sure it wasn’t Tyler Myers.

Throughout Red Wings camp Todd McLellan has frequently stopped practices to teach. On why that's important, and how it somehow relates to parenting. My latest at Shap Shots www.shapshotshockey.com/p/why-stoppi...

Cam Talbot is starting tonight for Detroit and playing half the game. Michal Postava is playing second half of the game.

Looks like John Gibson is going with a retro looking True pad setup for the centennial jerseys this season

Mikko Rantanen brings a unique element to the Stars. But how can Dallas build around those “God-given talents” in his first full season? I spoke to Stars coach Glen Gulutzan to find out in my latest for @dmagazine.bsky.social www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...

Mikko Rantanen did really impressive work after coming over at the trade deadline. How much more impressive can it get over a full season in Dallas? @seanshapiro.bsky.social spoke with Glen Gulutzan & Toby Petersen to find out the Stars' plan for maximizing him: www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...

Stars have signed Jaxon Fuder to an ELC, team really liked him at prospects games vs detroit

First lineup of nhl preseason

Have to hit road to Pittsburgh soon for USHL fall classic, but first a quick hitter on what we learned (or didn't) from Yzerman's media avail today. www.shapshotshockey.com/p/what-we-le...

Miro Heiskanen is the Stars best defender, but he was largely unused on the penalty kill last season. So I asked new Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan about it. Does Miro Heiskanen need to kill penalties? My latest at Shap Shots www.shapshotshockey.com/p/does-miro-...

Steve Yzerman will address the media in about 20 minutes for his annual training camp availability

Let's rank the Red Wings roster from 23 to 1 with the help of my media friends. My latest at Shap Shots www.shapshotshockey.com/p/ranking-th...

What I learned about Stars and Red Wings prospects this weekend in Frisco www.shapshotshockey.com/p/what-i-lea...

“First of all, I’ve been actively trying to sign him." I spoke to Jim Nill yesterday about what's actually going on with Jason Robertson, what "trade calls" actually looked like, and why there hasn't been any rush. My latest at Shap Shots www.shapshotshockey.com/p/stars-gm-j...

We often use " what about the transition to North American ice?" as a crutch when talking about European prospects. But is it really a big deal? I asked Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård. My latest at Shap Shots www.shapshotshockey.com/p/is-it-real...

“First of all, I’ve been actively trying to sign him." I spoke to Jim Nill yesterday about what's actually going on with Jason Robertson, what "trade calls" actually looked like, and why there hasn't been any rush. My latest at Shap Shots www.shapshotshockey.com/p/stars-gm-j...

We often use " what about the transition to North American ice?" as a crutch when talking about European prospects. But is it really a big deal? I asked Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård. My latest at Shap Shots www.shapshotshockey.com/p/is-it-real...

Axel Sandin-Pellikka on how he would like his name pronounced

Stealing an idea from my pal @sportssturm.bsky.social, I polled my media friends to rank the Stars roster from 23 to 1 to get an idea of how things stand before training camp. My latest at Shap Shots www.shapshotshockey.com/p/ranking-th...

Who shapes the Dallas Stars extended universe? Which actions/decision have the largest impact on others? For the second straight year, it's time for the Stars annual power rankings of influence, on and off the ice. www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...

Glen Gulutzan has talked a lot about making the Stars more physical, prepping them for the "hand-to-hand combat of playoff hockey. But what does that all mean? I caught up with the new Stars head coach to find out. My latest for @DMagazine www.dmagazine.com/hockey/2025/...

Jack Ivankovic’s Michigan pads are a bit of a tribute look to Marty Turco

USA Hockey has announced the 44 players named to Team USA's Olympic Camp

Since we are all claiming titles today, let it be known I would happily buy a "1959 UPI small college national champions" shirt if my alma decided to make one. (And yes, that is a real thing.)

On ownership, legacy, and No. 91 finally heading to the rafters in Detroit www.shapshotshockey.com/p/on-ownersh...

Went to go see my favorite band last night, then decided to write about it. On music, connections, and Linkin Park www.shapshotshockey.com/p/on-music-c...

Somewhere I belong

Spent most of last week getting a head start on the 2027 (and 2028) NHL Draft over at U17 Four Nations. Here are some of the standouts led by Adam Němec, Matyas Michálek, and Ethan Sung in my latest for @eliteprospects.com www.eliteprospects.com/news/2027-nh...

Must-read breakdown of Gavin McKenna's game right here from @mitchlbrown.bsky.social . www.eliteprospects.com/news/2026-nh...

You have to take time deals are signed and such into account, but feels pretty notable to me that UFC was able to get $3.2 billion more than the NHL was able to in American rights fees on the same length deal.

USA-Czechia for all the marbles today at the U17 Four Nations final

There's a lot of Wyatt Johnston discourse right now, especially after a difficult postseason. Let's try to make sense of that and what comes next for the Stars forward. My latest for @dmagazine.bsky.social www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...

Czechia for some reason has the shoulder numbers on the forearm and doesn’t make much sense

Some thoughts (but not conclusions) on the Dallas Stars, youth hockey, and the USA Today story www.shapshotshockey.com/p/lets-open-...

Let's talk about the Carolina Hurricanes, draft strategy, and why they draft so many Russians. My latest at Shap Shots. www.shapshotshockey.com/p/why-do-the...

Tigers traded for Chris Paddack yesterday. He was one of the best HS athletes I covered when I worked in Austin.

3ICE, the 3-on-3 summer hockey league, is back with a new TV deal, a large prize pool for players, and NHL support. But how does this business work? And what's the long-term plan for @3IceHockey? I found out in my latest Shap Shots www.shapshotshockey.com/p/3ice-is-ba...

We've heard the news, the NHL Draft is going to remain decentralized. I teamed up with Cam Robinson to gauge NHL executive and agent reaction to that in our latest at @eliteprospects.com www.eliteprospects.com/news/2025-nh...

Dumb NHL scheduling note: the league's full push to uniform 7 pm local starts is pretty close to complete. This season there will be 843 games starting at 7 pm locally, with just 109 starting at 7:30.

The Jason Robertson rumor mill has become its own cottage industry this summer. But let’s stop and add some context and critical thinking here. My latest for @dmagazine.bsky.social www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...

Glen Gulutzan had to learn and evolve from focusing on the micro to the macro as an NHL head coach. My conversation with the Dallas Stars head coach on connectors, analytics, his new assistants, and making it all work. www.shapshotshockey.com/p/from-micro...

Fascinating conversation today with new Dallas Stars coach Glen Gulutzan. Will have something up this evening over at shapshotshockey.com for your reading enjoyment

Stars have added David Pelletier as an assistant coach to Glen Gulutzan's staff. Pelletier spent the past 11 seasons as the Oilers skating coach and will be the "eye-in-the sky" coach.

Matt Dumba has been moved to the Pittsburgh Penguins roster on the NHL media site. As of now no trade officially announced

Yes, it's about trying to win. But for Penn State, reportedly spending $700,000 on Gavin McKenna is about way more than just trying to win the 2026 NCAA Title. My latest at Shap Shots. www.shapshotshockey.com/p/what-penn-...

Lived in both Kerrville and Leander when we lived in Texas. Absolutely gutting scenes there with the floods. Sending love, thinking of many people we met living there.

Spoke to Jim Nill today about hiring Glen Gulutzan, the outside claims he had made a "cheap" hire, the AHL vacancy, potential upcoming moves, and bit more www.shapshotshockey.com/p/stars-gm-j...