We’re finally through pre-season and the start of the 2023-2024 season is just a few days away. It’s been a long summer not only for Dallas Stars fans, but also for the players. Last season, the Stars came very close to reaching the Stanley Cup Finals, but were defeated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Vegas Golden Knights. Let’s take a look at the Dallas Stars lineup on opening night and hear what Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer had to say today.
Dallas Stars opening night lineup
Forwards: (13)
Jamie Benn, Evgeniy Dadonov, Ty Dellandrea, Matt Duchesne, Radek Faksa, Roop Hinz, Wyatt Johnston, Mason Marchment, Joe Pavelski, Jason Robertson, Tyler Seguin, Craig Smith, Sam Steele
Defenders: (7)
Jani Hakanpää, Joel Hanley, Thomas Harley, Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell, Nils Lundqvist, Ryan Suter
Goalkeepers: (2)
Jake Ettinger, Scott Wedgwood
Dallas Stars opening night lineup: summary
Essentially, the Stars are back with the same lineup with some new additions to the lineup. Sam Smith, Craig Smith and Matt Duchene will join the Stars this season as they look to return to the Western Conference Finals. This is exactly the lineup most fans expected the Stars to have by the end of training camp. The fans have seen some good young talent in pre-season and hopefully we’ll see more of that here as the season progresses.
Dallas Stars opening night lineup: Pete DeBoer press conference
Pete DeBoer spoke to the media today about how he was thinking about the preseason. He said it was a very competitive camp and they achieved both of the goals the coaching staff wanted to see from the team. The only thing DeBoer wanted was to have a lineup for the opening night of the final two preseason games. This did not happen due to injuries to Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston and Radek Faksa. If you want to see more of the interview, watch it here.
Dallas Stars opening night lineup: opening night schedule
We are three days away from the start of another long and dangerous road to making the Stanley Cup Playoffs and possibly winning the Stanley Cup this season. For those attending Thursday night’s game at the American Airlines Center, check the tweet below for a schedule of events that will take place leading up to the first puck drop. Also, if you are at the game, cheer loudly for the entire 60 minutes. Let the players know you have their back this season.