Heatherington, Dickinson, Honka All Return from NHL

Jan 26, 2018

FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has reassigned forward Jason Dickinson, defenseman Dillon Heatherington and defenseman Julius Honka to the Texas Stars, Dallas' top development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Dickinson, 22, has appeared in nine games with Dallas this season registering six shots and ten penalty minutes. In 31 games played with Texas this season, he has produced 21 points (16-5=21) and his 16 goals are second on the team.

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound native of Georgetown, Ont. was originally selected by Dallas in the first round (29th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft.

Heatherington, 22, has appeared in four games with Dallas this season and has accumulated a +2 plus/minus rating and 26 penalty minutes. He made his NHL debut on Jan. 18 at Columbus. He has also registered 13 points (3-10=13) in 39 games played for Texas this season.

The 6-foot-4, 225-pound native of Calgary, Alta. was acquired by Dallas from Columbus in exchange for Lauri Korpikoski on March 1, 2017. He was originally selected by Columbus in the second round (50th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft.

Honka, 22, has played in 24 games for Dallas this season recording three points (1-2=3) and a +2 plus/minus rating. He has also appeared in eight games for Texas totaling 11 shots on net.

The 5-foot-11, 185-pound native of Jyvaskyla, Finland was originally selected by Dallas in the first round (14th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft.