MONTREAL --Joe McDonnell truly believes that luck is a part of any draft. "You have to have the right players fall to you," said the Stars' director of amateur scouting. But after a run of prospects ...

The Stars’ pursuit of playoff success has made the job of their scouting staff infinitely more difficult. But that doesn’t mean they can’t find success at the NHL Draft on Friday and Saturday. Because ...

Joe McDonnell started his career as a great OHL coach, but he looks back now and is glad that line of work sort of derailed. The Stars' director of amateur scouting spent parts of nine seasons with ...

With the Stars missing their first two picks in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, they decided to swing for the fences in the third round, and hope they hit a home run with undersized winger Cameron Schmidt.