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FILE- In this Dec. 10, 2019, file photo, Dallas Stars interim head coach Rick Bowness watches play from behind the bench during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils in Dallas. The Stars, on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, have officially removed the interim tag from Bowness, the coach who led them to the Stanley Cup Final. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)
Interim tag off Bowness month after Stars play in Cup final

By Stephen Hawkins Oct. 29, 2020 12:01 PM EDT

Dallas Stars' Corey Perry (10) reacts as the puck goes into the net past Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner (90) on a shot from Joel Kiviranta (not shown) during third-period NHL Western Conference final playoff game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Stars in Stanley Cup Final after being outscored and outshot

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 15, 2020 05:58 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 file photo, Vegas Golden Knights left wing Max Pacioretty (67) skates with the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Las Vegas. The Dallas Stars were in a miserable stretch when the NHL season came to a sudden and unexpected stop 4 1/2 months ago. Vegas was playing some of its best hockey after a coaching change. Both now have the same chance of being the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, and a better chance to re-acclimate to playing again than having to jump right into a playoff series for the resumption of this unprecedented season because of the coronavirus.(AP Photo/David Becker, File)
Knights were on a roll and Stars struggled before NHL halted

By Stephen Hawkins Jul. 28, 2020 07:04 PM EDT

FILE -In this Tuesday, July 14, 2020, file photo, provided by the Dallas Stars NHL hockey team, interim head coach Rick Bowness watches practice in Frisco, Texas, The Stars have been mired in a six-game winless streak for more than four months, and now have a chance to be a No. 1 seed with the NHL going directly into the playoffs to resume its season. (Jeff Toates/Dallas Stars via AP, FIle)
Stars season already strange before virus, now shot at No. 1

By Stephen Hawkins Jul. 24, 2020 04:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2020, file photo, New Jersey Devils interim general manager Tom Fitzgerald answers reporters' questions after the team announced that captain Andy Greene was traded to the New York Islanders before an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J. The suspension of play in the NHL because of the coronavirus pandemic has put Fitzgerald of the Devils is limbo. The 51-year-old is waiting to see if the league will finish its season and also see if he still has a job. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
NHL stoppage has Devils' Fitzgerald waiting on two fronts.

By Tom Canavan Apr. 17, 2020 02:11 AM EDT