Dallas Stars Reassign Left Wing Joel Kiviranta to Texas

Feb 20, 2020

FRISCO, Texas – Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has reassigned left wing Joel Kiviranta to the Texas Stars.

 

Kiviranta, 23, has recorded one goal (1-0=1) with 13 shots and an average time on ice per game of 10:39 in 11 NHL games with Dallas this season. The winger has skated in 38 AHL contests with Texas in 2019-20 and has registered 20 points (11-9=20). Kiviranta ranks fourth on Texas with 11 goals this season, while he's tied for second on the team with two game-winning goals and ranks sixth with a +4 plus/minus rating.

 

The 5-foot-11, 180-pound native of Vantaa, Finland was originally signed by Dallas as an undrafted free agent on May 31, 2019.

 

The Stars continue their home stretch at H-E-B Center on Friday night at 7 p.m. as they welcome in the Iowa Wild for a weekend series.

 

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