Dallas Assigns Gemel Smith to Texas

Nov 18, 2016

Forward Tallied his First Two NHL Goals on his Call-Up

FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has reassigned forward Gemel Smith to the Texas Stars, Dallas' top development affiliate in the American Hockey League.

Smith, 22, posted three points (2-1=3), 21 penalty minutes and a +1 plus/minus rating in 12 games played for Dallas. He made his NHL debut on Oct. 22 vs. Columbus and scored his first two career NHL goals on Nov. 6 at Chicago. With Texas this season, he has recorded one goal (1-0=1) with a +2 plus/minus rating and seven shots on goal in three games.

The 5-foot-10, 190-pound native of Toronto, Ont. was originally selected by Dallas in the fourth round (104th overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft. 

The Texas Stars are the primary development affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, and are currently playing their eighth season at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. Full season, 24-game, 12-game and six-game ticket packages for the 2016-17 campaign are on sale now.  For more information, call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit TexasStars.com.