31 in 31 Series: Dallas Jr. Stars

August 13, 2014

 

 

Head Coach: Jason Deitsch

 

2013-14 Record: 16-22-2, 34 Points (2nd, South Division)

 

2013-14 Leading Scorer: Tommy Stock (17 G, 23 A, 40 P, -6)

 

Playoffs: Won the South Division Finals, 2 games to 1 over Topeka/Finished 4th in 2014 NA3HL Silver Cup Championship Tournament

 

2014-15 Division: South

 

First Regular Season Game: Fri. September 19th 7:15 pm at Texas

 

Home Opener: Fri. October 3rd 7:30 pm vs Topeka

 

With a 16-22-2 record, the Dallas Jr. Stars ended up 2nd in the South Division. They made a deep run in the playoffs taking the South Division title, but lost all three games in round-robin play in the NA3HL Silver Cup Championship. Tommy Stock led the team in scoring with 17 goals and 23 assists. He will also be playing at NCAA DIII’s Franklin Pierce next season. 

 

“Yes, I was very happy with last year’s results,” said head coach Jason Deitsch when asked about his thoughts on last season. “Getting a late start and never really filling our roster, I think our players did a great job buying into our system and playing the way we needed to, to win the South Division playoff title.”

 

With a full rebuild in order, the Jr. Stars will need to land some solid players to get back to their winning ways. “The task is to basically start over and build a new team for this year,” Deitsch said. “We don't have many guys coming back with some aging out and some moving on to college.”

 

With the league now at 31 teams and five divisions, the South Division will now have six teams compared to last years three with Dallas, Nashville, Point Mallard, Sugar Land, Texas, and Topeka. 

 

“I’m just happy to have six teams in the south division this year,” said Deitsch. 

 

With a direct affiliation with the NAHL Wichita Falls Wildcats, the Jr. Stars are always looking to move players up and on to the next level and that is a key selling point for players coming to play for them. 

 

“I tell players about me and my career,” said Deitsch, who is a former NCAA All-American and former All-NAHL 1st team member. “I tell them I want to help them accomplish the same things that I did, or better.” 

 

A strong all around team is hard to come by, but with a strong special teams unit, anything is possible. “We want to get stronger everywhere,” said Deitsch. “Specifically I want to have a stronger power play and penalty kill. There are so many penalties that you can win games on the power play and penalty kill, and I want to take advantage of that.”

 

“I believe my number one job is to advance players to the next level,” Deitsch said when speaking about the balance of advancing players vs. winning. “I really think that's why kids play at this level, to either move on to the NAHL or go to college.  But as a coach it is also my goal to win.”

 

With a new season on the horizon, Dallas is in a state of rebuild but is looking to make another run at the South Division title. 

 

“I want to have a combination of big fast team that is hard to play against,” said Deitsch. “A team that works hard and plays physical every shift.”