Stars Recall Troock from ECHL

Jan 26, 2017

Forward Returns to Stars from Idaho Steelheads

CEDAR PARK, Texas – The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, announced Thursday the club has recalled forward Branden Troock from their ECHL affiliate, the Idaho Steelheads.

Troock, 22, has appeared in eight games this season with Texas and tallied three assists. In 15 games with the Steelheads this season, the 6-foot-2, 215-pound forward has recorded seven goals and nine points overall. Troock (TROOK) has appeared in 96 games over his AHL career with the Stars with 29 points (9-20=29).

The Edmonton, Alberta native was a fifth-round pick of Dallas in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

The American Hockey League announced Thursday forward Austin Fyten has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game vs. Manitoba on Jan. 24.

Fyten was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary discipline). He will miss Texas’s game Friday (Jan. 27) vs. Bakersfield.

The Texas Stars are the primary development affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, and are currently playing their eighth season at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. Full season, 24-game, 12-game and six-game ticket packages for the 2016-17 campaign are on sale now.  For more information, call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit TexasStars.com.