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A guide to the Dallas Stars, a team of chaotic but lovable idiots, and why you should root for them aside from the obvious fact that they play really good hockey: A thread.
#14, Jamie Benn, captain of the Dallas Stars. Nicknamed "Chubbs" He hates dealing with media which just makes it more fun when he actually smiles.
He drove to Ben Bishop's house in the middle of the night after a tornado hit and took him, his wife and kids back to his own home.
He drove to Ben Bishop's house in the middle of the night after a tornado hit and took him, his wife and kids back to his own home.
Tyler Seguin, #91, "Seggy". Alternate captain. Human disaster with three adorable dogs, tattoos, nice abs, and active on Instagram. Super active with the Boys and Girls clubs in the Dallas area. Has voiced and shown support for the Hockey Diversity Alliance.
#47, Alexander Radulov. Chaos agent. Takes dumb penalties, you hate him. Scores game winning goals, you love him. Russian, missing lots of teeth. Has a reputation for having a temper but is trying to do better to be a role model for his kid. Live by the Rads, die by the Rads.
Anton Khudobin, #35. Normally the backup goalie, but getting all the starts because Ben Bishop is hurt. Nickname: Dobby, has Dobby from Harry Potter on his helmet. Old friend of Radulov's. Short for a goalie but hard working and underestimated. Kazakh, but also honorary Russian.
Ben Bishop, #30. Normally the Stars' main goalie but currently injured and now serving as the world's most relatable hockey fan. Very Tall Man. We forgive him for being from St. Louis.
John Klingberg, #3, alternate captain, D-man, Swedish, and missing teeth. Class clown and a complete flirt. The "Esa" he's calling out to here is his defense partner Esa Lindell.
#23, Esa Lindell, de facto leader of the Dallas Stars Finnish "mafia" contingent, pictured here with two of his Finnish henchmen, Roope Hintz and Miro Heiskanen. Quiet but allegedly super funny and kind.
Miro Heiskanen, #4. Amazing D-man, Finnish, actual baby, leading the whole team in points in the playoffs right now, mostly from assists, and he's only 21. NBC doesn't give him enough credit and Imma gonna fight them over it.
Roope Hintz, #24, Finnish. By far the most vain about his hair. Just chilling here with the other Finnish guys, wearing a hoodie from a bakery in his hometown. The Dallas Stars media team visited his hometown two summers ago and Roope was like "let me show you our special bread".
Joel "Fucking" Kiviranta, newest Finnish mafia member, #25. Played only 11 games in the NHL this season, then came in as an injury replacement for game 7 of the Dallas-Colorado series and scored a game and series winning hattrick in overtime. What else can I say.
Jamie "Big Rig" "Penny Oleksiak's Older Brother" Oleksiak, #2. Just an enormous human being. I am pretty sure he is part moose. Miro's main D-partner.
Joe Pavelski, #16. Former captain of the San Jose Sharks, but they didn't resign him because GM reasons. Really good guy, dad, leader, and excellent at tipping pucks into the net. Went by "Captain America" in San Jose but is now "Joe Exotic" in Dallas, which is very Dallas Stars.
Denis Gurianov, #34, 23 year old Russian rookie who led us in goals scored this season. Scored FOUR goals in ONE game against Calgary during the first round of playoffs. Salutes Jamie Benn in the hallway before games because he is a dork.
Other Dallas Stars and some Texas Stars who are also Extremely Valid but I don't have as much media for:
-Radek Faksa
-Blake Comeau
-Andrew Cogliano
-Mattias Janmark
-Jason Dickinson
-Justin Dowling
-Andrej Sekera
-Taylor Fedun
-Joel Hanley
-Jake Oettinger
-Stephen Johns
-etc.
-Radek Faksa
-Blake Comeau
-Andrew Cogliano
-Mattias Janmark
-Jason Dickinson
-Justin Dowling
-Andrej Sekera
-Taylor Fedun
-Joel Hanley
-Jake Oettinger
-Stephen Johns
-etc.
Not mentioned: #10, Corey Perry.
Look we weren't thrilled about the signing either but I am staying positive in this thread so here is a "let them fight" moment of Corey Perry grappling with Matthew Tkachuk.
Look we weren't thrilled about the signing either but I am staying positive in this thread so here is a "let them fight" moment of Corey Perry grappling with Matthew Tkachuk.
The Dallas Stars started this season 1-7-1. Their head coach got fired in December with no explanation. Their replacement head coach hadn't been a head coach in decades. They've been underestimated the entire way, but keep finding ways to bounce back.
In conclusion: #GoStars
In conclusion: #GoStars
