The Family Jewels

Building a championship team is done in two ways: Trades/acquisitions and bringing up youth from the farm team. There is a wealth of talent in the Dallas Stars family. Like a diamond in the rough some are developing nicely in Iowa while others have proven their invaluable status in the big club. Today’s two featured players:

Iowa:

Mark Fistric
A big defenseman with a left handed shot who has seen what it takes to win a championship in the WHL. A defensive defenseman, Fistric is not a point scorer. This is an asset to any team to have a physically strong player that is there to play for the success of the team. When it comes time to drop the gloves you can count on Fistric. He will sacrifice his body for the good of the team at all costs. In the 04 – 05 season Fistric proved this with injuries that minimized his games played. He had his jaw broken…TWICE!!! Now that is a hockey player!
http://www.iowastarshockey.com/team/iowastarsroster/index.html?player_id=31

Dallas:

Darryl Sydor
Sometimes in sports you are given the chance to right a wrong. Trading away Sydor to the Columbus Blue Jackets and back again from Tampa is a no brainer. A proven winner with two Stanley Cup rings; one for our Stars in ’99 and another for Tampa in ’04. A well seasoned D-man, it boggles my mind that anyone would trade him away. He has excellent puck-moving skills, great on-ice vision and poise. His powerful shot is a big key on the power play. With 1096 NHL games played and a career plus/minus of +23, Sydor is a complete player that’ll be a big part of our future success.

Darren Morley