Stars Recall Ayrton Martino from Idaho
Oct 21, 2025CEDAR PARK, Texas – The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, announced today that Dallas has recalled forward Ayrton Martino from the ECHL’s Idaho Steelheads and reassigned him to Texas.
Martino, 23, skated in three games for the Steelheads last weekend and compiled four points (2-2—4), including back-to-back multi-point games. He scored his first professional goal Saturday at Tahoe in a 6-4 Idaho victory.
The rookie forward had a standout senior season in 2024-25 at Clarkson University with 51 points (25-26—51) in 39 games and was a Hobey Baker Award finalist. He signed an amateur tryout with Texas after his college career ended in March and made his professional debut Mar. 28, 2025 at Cleveland. Martino appeared in four regular-season games for the Stars to finish the season.
The Toronto, Ontario native was selected by Dallas in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft.
The Stars return home and host the Iowa Wild on Friday and Saturday at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, with puck drop scheduled for 7:00 p.m. both nights. Tickets are on sale at www.texasstars.com/tickets.
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