The Stars Off to a Rough Start

October 13, 2008 by Ben Ellis · Leave a Comment 

The month of October is a busy one for sports - three major professional sports leagues all vying for the spotlight (four if you count pre-season NBA and five if you consider College Football).   There is lots of competition for viewers, night in and night out.

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A Time to Worry?

October 6, 2008 by Ben Ellis · Leave a Comment 

Is anyone worried?

I know it’s just the pre-season, and I know the games have been tight, and I know we’ve been evaluating talent along the way…  But the fact is, the Dallas Stars have started the pre-season 1-5-1.  That’s just one win out of 7 games.  If this were the regular season, fans would be swallowing one heck of a collective gulp.  So are you worried?

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Hockey is Back! Gearing up for 2008-09

September 30, 2008 by Ben Ellis · Leave a Comment 

The Stars opened up training camp two weeks ago, and my son and I joined several hundred other fans in getting a peek at the 2008-09 Dallas team. There was a great energy in the Frisco practice facility, even though the activities on the ice were far from game-like.

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