Dallas Stars - 2013 Draft Reaction

With the 10th overall selection in the 2013 NHL Draft, the Dallas Stars selected right wing Valeri Nichushkin. During the 2012-13 season, Nichushkin appeared in 18 games with Chelyabinsk (KHL) recording six points (4G-2A) and a +6 plus/minus rating. He also appeared in 25 playoff games for the club and notched nine points (6G-3A), reaching the KHL finals where they fell to Dynamo Moscow. The 6-foot-3, 196-pound native of Chelyabinsk, Russia represented his home country at the 2013 World Junior Championship and finished with two points (1A-1G) in six games. He scored the game-winning goal in the bronze medal game against Canada.

With the 29th overall selection in the first round of the 2013 NHL Draft, the Dallas Stars selected center Jason Dickinson. During the 2012-13 season, Dickinson appeared in 66 games for Guelph (OHL) and recorded 47 points (18G-29A), leading the team with a +19 plus/minus rating. The 6-foot-1, 179-pound native of Georgetown, Ontario skated in three games for Canada’s gold medal-winning team at the 2013 Under-18 World Championships, recording one point before having his tournament cut short due to injury. During the 2011-12 campaign, he posted 35 points (13G-22A) in 63 games with Guelph and was named to the OHL’s Second All-Team, closing the season with 31 points in his final 42 games.

With the 40th overall selection in the second round of the 2013 NHL Draft, the Dallas Stars selected left wing Remi Elie. During the 2012-13 season, Elie appeared in 65 games for London (OHL) recording 17 points (7G-10A) with 34 penalty minutes. During the 2013 OHL Playoffs, he recorded eight points (4G-4A) in 21 games and helped the Knights reach the Memorial Cup. The 6-foot-0, 203-pound native of Cornwall, Ontario skated with Hawkesbury (CCHL) in 2011-12, skating in 59 games with 46 points (21G-25A).

With the 54th overall selection in the second round of the 2013 NHL Draft, the Dallas Stars selected goaltender Philippe Desrosiers. During the 2012-13 season, Desrosiers backstopped Rimouski (QMJHL) in 43 games with a 22-8-5 record, posting a .900 save percentage (SV%) and a 3.07 goals against average (GAA). He appeared in four games during the QMJHL Playoffs with a 2-2 record with an .892 SV% and a 2.26 GAA. The 6-foot-1, 182-pound native of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec posted a perfect record (5-0) at the 2013 Under-18 World Junior Championship helping lead Team Canada to the gold medal. Desrosiers finished the tournament with a .970 SV% and 0.80 GAA, including a 33-save performance against the United States in the gold medal game.