Eagles Kick-Off Four-Game Series Against the Stars
Mar 12, 2021
Friday's Game
The Eagles will shift their focus to the road, as Colorado will play the next seven games away from the Budweiser Events Center. The road trip kicks off Friday night with a four-game set against the Texas Stars. This is the first time the two teams have faced-off against each other since March 11th, 2020 - the last game Colorado played before the AHL season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Colorado looks to get back in the win column when they visit the Texas Stars on Friday. Eleven players of the Eagles roster have been recalled by the Avalanche and will be unavailable for the trip in Texas. Defenseman Miles Gendron and forward Riley Woods will make the trip after both were signed to professional tryout agreements earlier this week. Also making the trip is Martin Kaut who has missed the beginning of the season due to injury.
The Stars are currently 7-3-0 on the season and are on a four-game win streak. Texas is coming off a 4-2 win over the Tucson Roadrunners that featured a career-high 40 saves from goaltender Colton Point.
Eagles at Stars
H-E-B Center - Cedar Park, Texas
Roster Report
Jayson Megna, Logan O’Connor, Kiefer Sherwood, Dan Renouf, Dennis Gilbert, Greg Pateryn, Jacob MacDonald, Conor Timmins, Kyle Burroughs, Peyton Jones, and Hunter Miska are all currently recalled by the Colorado Avalanche.
Defenseman Miles Gendron was signed to a professional tryout agreement on Wednesday. Gendron has skated in two games this season with the Eagles and has posted six goals and five assists in 24 games with the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies. Additionally, Riley Woods was also signed to a professional tryout agreement for the second time this season earlier this week. Woods has posted 16 points in 14 ECHL games with the Grizzlies. The 22-year-old has also notched a goal and two assists in five games with the Eagles this season.
By the Numbers
Friday’s matchup is the fourth matchup between the clubs since the Eagles joined the American Hockey League in 2018. Colorado has a 2-1 record against Texas. It is the first of eight times the teams will face-off this season. The last time the Eagles played the Stars was March 11th, 2020 which was the last game Colorado played before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Colorado - Texas Connections
Eagles forward Sheldon Dries played 92 games for the Texas Stars during the 2017-18 season. Dries signed an AHL contract with the Stars on May 10, 2017, after a four-year career with Western Michigan University.
