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The Dallas Stars are done for the season and so are the Texas Stars, but a few Dallas prospects in involved in playoff hockey in their respective leagues.

*Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (1st round/2011) and right wing Brett Ritchie (2nd round/2011) are playing in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs with the Niagara IceDogs. Niagara is set to take on Ottawa in the Eastern Conference Finals. Game 1 is Friday. Oleksiak has no points and a plus-four rating in 10 playoff games. Ritchie has four points (one goal, three assists) in 10 games.

*Defenseman John Klingberg (5th round/2010) and center Emil Molin (4th round/2011) are playing against each other in the Swedish Elite championship series. Molin’s Brynas club leads Klingberg’s Skelleftea team 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Game 6 is Thursday. Klingberg and Molin are both scoreless in the series.

*The Idaho Steelheads are still going in the ECHL playoffs. The Steelheads are down 2-0 in their second round series against Las Vegas. The next three games are in Idaho. Two Dallas players – forward Michael Neal and defenseman Hubert Labrie – are playing for the Steelheads. Neal is tied for second on the Steelheads in scoring with seven points (three goals, four assists) in six playoff games. Labrie has no points and a plus-two rating in three games.

The past week

The Texas Stars went 1-1-0 over the past week and are 10-12-1 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in the AHL’s West Division.

On Friday, Tyler Beskorowany stopped 29 shots for his second career AHL shutout as the Stars defeated Charlotte 3-0 at Cedar Park Center. Colton Sceviour, Matt Fraser and Hubert Labrie were the goal scorers for Texas. Labrie’s goal was his first as a pro. Francis Wathier had a pair of assists.

On Saturday, the Stars lost 3-2 to West Division leading Oklahoma City in Cedar Park. Scott Glennie and Fraser scored for the Stars, who trail Oklahoma City by 18 points. Beskorowany stopped 16 of 19 shots.

The week ahead

Tuesday December 13, at Oklahoma City
Friday December 16, at Houston
Saturday December 17, vs. Rochester

Notes

*F Matt Fraser has scored a goal in three straight games. He is tied for third among AHL rookies with 12 goals.

*F Scott Glennie has points in five of his last seven games for Texas and has registered 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists) during that span.

Transactions

*12/6: D Jace Coyle assigned from Texas (AHL) to Idaho (ECHL)

Idaho Steelheads

The Steelheads went 1-2-0 over the past week and are now 9-12-3 on the season. They rank fourth in ECHL’s Mountain Division and seventh in the Western Conference.

Here are the statistics for the Texas Stars and Dallas players in Idaho.

The past week

The Texas Stars were 0-2-1 over the past week and are now 6-7-1 on the season. They are currently fourth in the West Division.

The Stars opened the week with a 3-2 shootout loss to the Abbotsford Heat at Cedar Park on Friday. Texas built a 2-0 lead on goals by Matt Fraser and Ray Sawada, but the Heat rallied to tie by scoring with 4:04 and 0:47 remaining in regulation. The Heat then scored on three of four shots on in the shootout against Richard Bachman while Tomas Vincour, Ryan Garbutt and Fraser failed to score for the Stars.

On Saturday, the Stars lost 3-1 to the Heat in Cedar Park. Jordie Benn scored the lone goal for Texas. Tyler Beskorowany got the start in goal and stopped 37 of 40 shots.

On Sunday the Stars traveled to San Antonio, where they lost to the Rampage by a 3-2 score. Francis Wathier and Tomas Vincour scored for Texas. Bachman made 25 saves.

The week ahead

Friday November 18, at Houston
Saturday November 19, vs. Houston

Notes

*RW Tomas Vincour has scored a goal in 6 of the last 8 games and now has 8 goals in 13 games this season.

*LW Matt Fraser is second among AHL in goals (9) and tied for fourth in points (13).

*D Philip Larsen is tied for fourth among AHL defensemen in points with 10 (1 goal, 9 assists).

*Seven of Larsen’s 10 points have come on the power play.

*Texas has the top power play in the AHL at 29.2 percent.

*Texas is 21st in penalty killing at 79.4 percent.

*Texas ranks 7th in the AHL in scoring at 3.36 goals per game.

*Texas ranks 29th in the league in goals against at 3.43 per game.

*Texas ranks 11th in the AHL in attendance at 5,415 per game.

Transactions

*11/12: D Hubert Labrie assigned from Idaho (ECHL) to Texas (AHL)
*11/12: D Philip Larsen recalled by Dallas (NHL)
*11/9: F Ondrej Roman assigned from Idaho (ECHL) to Texas (AHL)

Idaho Steelheads

The Idaho Steelheads went 2-0-2 over the past week and are now 5-7-2 on the season. Michael Neal had two goals, one assist and a plus-three rating in a 4-2 victory over Bakersfield.

Here are the statistics for the Texas Stars and Dallas players in Idaho.

The past week

The Texas Stars went 2-0-0 over the past week, running their winning streak to three games. The Stars are 6-5-0 on the season and currently rank fourth in the AHL’s West Division.

The Stars defeated Toronto 4-3 in overtime Thursday night at Cedar Park Center. Francis Wathier scored 45 seconds into extra period to give Texas the win over the Marlies, who had scored in the final minute of regulation to tie the game. Scott Glennie and Colton Sceviour each had one goal and one assist in the game, and Tomas Vincour scored as well. Richard Bachman stopped 22 of 25 shots.

Sunday in San Antonio, Bachman stopped all 29 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season as the Stars beat the Rampage 4-0. Travis Morin, Wathier, Vincour and Luke Gazdic were the goal scorers.

The week ahead

Friday November 11, vs. Abbotsford
Saturday November 12, vs. Abbotsford
Sunday November 13, at San Antonio

Notes

*RW Tomas Vincour has scored goals in five straight games and has points in six straight.

*LW Francis Wathier has points in five straight games.

*D Philip Larsen is third among AHL defensemen in scoring with 9 points (1 goal, 8 assists).

*LW Matt Fraser is second among AHL rookies in goals (8) and tied for third in points (11).

*Texas ranks 2nd in the AHL in scoring at 3.82 goals per game.

*Texas ranks 28th in goals against at 3.55 per game.

*Texas has the top power play in the AHL at 33.3 percent.

*Texas ranks 27th in the league on the penalty kill at 76.5 percent.

Transactions

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Idaho Steelheads

The Steelheads won two of three over the past week and are now 3-7-0 on the season. Defenseman Hubert Labrie scored his first professional goal and picked up an assist as well in Idaho’s 4-3 overtime win over Las Vegas on Friday. Labrie has four points (one goal, three assists) in five games since being assigned to Idaho from Texas.

Here are the statistics for the Texas Stars and Dallas players in Idaho.

The Dallas Stars defense has been considered a weak link by many over the last couple of years, but GM Joe Nieuwendyk conducted a significant overhaul of the blue line by bringing in three new defenseman over the last six-and-a-half months.

His first move was the acquisition of Alex Goligoski from Pittsburgh for left wing James Neal and defenseman Matt Niskanen prior to last season’s trade deadline. Goligoski gave the Stars a skilled, puck moving defenseman and he didn’t disappoint. In 23 games with the Stars last season he registered 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) while averaging 26:04 of ice time.

“I think that’s been a focus for us is to improve our defense. Going back to the Goligoski trade, I think that was a very important trade for us,” said Nieuwendyk. “He’s going to take – if he didn’t already have a prominent role – he’s certainly going to take one this year. But now we’ve added some size.”

That size came via free agency. One addition was veteran Sheldon Souray (6-4, 233 pounds), who played in the AHL last season and has been plagued by injuries the last couple seasons. Some might see it as a risky move, but Nieuwendyk doesn’t

“Souray to me is not a gamble. I think we are getting a real motivated player,” Nieuwendyk said. “He’s an NHL player and plays with that edge that I like and I think that maybe we’ve lacked a little bit on our backend. He’s not fun to play against.

“On the other side, if he can develop some chemistry with (Mike) Ribeiro or Goligoski on that power play, we’ll have a weapon back there that we haven’t had for a few years either.”

The other addition was Adam Pardy (6-2, 220 pounds). He was slowed by injury last season, but the Stars think there is a lot of upside to the former Calgary Flame.

“Adam Pardy is a guy a lot people won’t know a lot about. I know even before my time in Dallas, even with the organizations I had been with, there was a lot of talk about keeping an eye on this kid because he was an up and comer,” Nieuwendyk said. “We think his mobility and his size are going to be a big asset for us.”

One of the goals this season is for the Stars defense to play a harder, more physical game and Nieuwendyk said some of the offseason moves will pave the way guys Nicklas Grossman and Mark Fistric to do just that.

“I think with the addition of two more big bodies back there with Souray and Pardy and the additions of big bodies up front with Eric Godard and Jake Dowell, and Krys Barch, we’ve toughened up our team at both ends,” said Nieuwendyk. “And I think that’s going to allow guys like Fistric and Grossman to really play physical and feel comfortable doing it.”

With Goligoski, Stephane Robidas and Trevor Daley the Stars also have a strong group of mobile, puck moving defensemen. Robidas has been a rock on the Dallas blue line over the years. Although Daley will be 28 at the start of the season and playing in his seventh full NHL season, Nieuwendyk said there is still some untapped potential.

“He just has too many good tools to not be able to do more. I think this is going to be a big year for him,”
Nieuwendyk said. “Our defense is shaping up sort of the way I would like to see it in today’s NHL. You look at Chicago’s success and Detroit’s success over the years and you have defenseman that can move the puck and handle the puck and make plays. We’re getting that way with Goligoski and Robidas and Trevor is an important part of that. I think he is going to take a big step this year.”

With the changes in personnel – like at the forward position – there will be some work to be done on how the pieces fit together. Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan said training camp and the preseason will be a time to try some different pairings.

“I know that Robi and Souray have played together in Montreal. Robi and Gross have played good together here. Who is a great complement for Goose and Dales as both are skating, puck moving guys?” Gulutzan said. “I think that will be mixed and matched a little bit too because you just don’t know what clicks. I’m sure the defensemen won’t know. The defensemen losing their partners won’t know exactly. With (Jeff) Woywitka not here with Dales, I am sure Dales is ready to try something new.”

Gulutzan also expects a competitive camp with the Stars having seven NHL defenseman under one-way contracts.

“Who is the clear cut seventh? I don’t think we have one, which is great for depth,” Gulutzan said. “There’s going to be some inner competition there for guys to elevate their games.”

Pushing for NHL time

Gulutzan said the Stars believe they have some good depth below those top seven defensemen. Veteran Brad Lukowich has 658 NHL games under his belt. Highly regarded prospect Philip Larsen has seen NHL duty each of the last two seasons. AHL veteran Maxime Fortunus played eight games for Dallas in 2009-10. And Brenden Dillon, a free agent signing out of Seattle of the WHL, was impressive with Texas of the AHL last season and is another highly regarded prospect.

“There are those four guy and outside of Lukowich, who is going to anchor that ship down in Austin, those three guys – Fortunus, Dillon and Larsen – are coming in to make a statement to stay here,” said Gulutzan. “We feel in our organization we have pretty good depth.”

Dallas Stars defense prospect Hubert Labrie will get a shot to turn pro and play for the Texas Stars this coming season. And you can bet he’ll battle hard for the spot.

Labrie, whom the Stars signed as a free agent in 2009, is a competitor. It was on display at the team’s recent development camp in McKinney, where he went toe-to-toe in some great puck battles with fellow prospect Jamie Oleksiak, who had eight inches and about 50 pounds on him.

It was on display this past season, where Labrie, the captain of the Gatineau Olympiques, missed almost the entire season due to knee surgery, returned for the final nine games and then helped lead his team to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship series while playing through more injuries.

“I blocked a shot in the first game of the playoffs, so I played with a hand injury during the playoffs,” Labrie said. “That’s part of the game. That’s hockey.”

The hand was broken. He played through rib and hip injuries too. He didn’t miss a playoff game and finished with 12 points (4 goals, 8 assists) and a league-high plus-17 rating in 24 games.

“He missed almost the entire season, but [our scouts] say he played lights out in the playoffs,”
said Les Jackson, Stars Director of Scouting and Player Development.

The knock on Labrie has always been his size. He’s listed at 5-11, 190 pounds. But throughout his junior career he’s always gotten the job done as an excellent defensive defenseman who usually goes up against the opponent’s top players. He’s an excellent one-on-one defender, he hits and he is highly competitive.

Ask him about his style of play and he’s pretty matter of fact.

“In one word? A warrior,” he said.

And his role model is a guy Dallas Stars fans know well.

“Stephane Robidas is a good example for me,” Labrie said. “I play the same style of hockey game. He’s a good image.”

Labrie will get a shot to earn a spot with the Texas Stars next season, although he is still eligible to play one more year of junior hockey.

“We’ll give him an opportunity,” said Jackson. “If he looks like he is ready to play in Austin for sure we’ll keep him there. “

Labrie will get a chance to make an impression when he plays for the Stars at the NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan and then it is on to training camp in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

“I have to work hard during the summer,” Labrie said. “I have to be ready for the next camp in September and we’ll see what happens.”

Prospects who attended the week-long Dallas Stars development camp packed up and headed home Thursday, but the team hopes the players took a lot of information with them.

“It’s education,” said Jackson. “For the first year players it’s orientation, get to know a little bit about our coaching staff and our styles. For other guys, it’s follow up. For a number of guys, they’ve been here. It’s finding out where they are at in their development as far as strength and conditioning. The on-ice stuff is tremendous. It’s all teaching details of the skill. We’ve been able to touch a lot of areas of the game to help them advance.”

Areas that players can continue to work on as they work out over the summer to prepare for training camp, whether it is with the Stars or somewhere else. There were off-ice workouts and training guidance. And of there was a lot of work on the ice.

“There are drills we can do over the summer to get better,” said Stars defense prospect Hubert Labrie. “Work on moving your feet and keeping your head up when you have the puck.”

A lot of the drills took the players outside their comfort zone, and had them work on areas that weren’t exactly their strengths. This was forward Matt Fraser’s first time at Dallas’ camp, but he’s been to a camp with the Vancouver Canucks before and knows the work pays dividends.

“I’ve been telling a lot of management that I went to Vancouver’s camp last year and it’s amazing to see the difference this year,” said Fraser, who signed with the Stars as a free agent last fall. “A lot of this is working on your stickhandling, your skills and your shooting and really shows you the areas you need to improve on and areas that you do well. If you want to play in the NHL, you’ve got to improve every day. Some drills take you out of your comfort zone, but that’s just part of it.”

The players are tested in different areas. The word is that defenseman Jamie Oleksiak, the Stars’ first round pick (14^th overall) in this summer’s draft, was among the most efficient skaters at the camp. Prospects also get feedback from GM Joe Nieuwendyk and others on the Stars’ staff.

“Keep working on your quick feet and keep working on your hands. Little things that are going to make a difference in the long run,” said forward Alex Chiasson, a second round pick (38^th overall) in 2009 and a development camp veteran. “I am a big guy and if I make it to the NHL I am going to be a guy that is working down low, so just the little things that are going to help me in college and transfer to the bigger game later.”

For a player like forward Brett Ritchie, the team’s second round pick (44th overall) in this summer’s draft, it also was an opportunity to experience a professional level camp.

“It’s a lot different than what you find in a junior camp or the OHL. These guys are a so much closer to playing pro and some of them are playing pro in the AHL. The caliber is so much higher,” Ritchie said. “You see how hard these guys work, especially the guys that are playing pro right now. Playing in these high tempo drills, you are going to try to take that speed, that tempo back to your junior team and hopefully get better quicker.”

Camp a great experience for Richardson’s Adriano Mungioli

The development camp also featured several players that are not in the Dallas system. Four of them were kids born in the Dallas area, including Adriano Mungioli.

“It’s amazing, especially since it’s the Dallas Stars camp. It’s my hometown. It’s my dream to play here,” said Mungioli. “It’s awesome to see all the guys that are up and coming in the organization.”

Mungioli, an 18-year-old Richardson native, grew up a Stars fan and played with the Highland Park Scots program before moving to Canada at age 14 to further his career. He spent time at the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy in Kelowna, British Columbia and two years at the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton, British Columbia.

Last season he played Junior B hockey with the Penticton Lakers of the KIJHL. Next season he is hoping to land a spot with the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL, and after that maybe college hockey. The word is he’s on the radar of Cornell, Yale or Princeton.

The Dallas camp was a good measuring stick for the skilled, crafty Mungioli, who is listed at 5-9, 175 pounds, and models his style of play on Stars center Mike Ribeiro.

“I am a younger guy here, so it’s a chance to play against some older, better guys, and develop,” he said. “It’s good.”

And it’s a good opportunity to work on his skills. Like the other prospects, it was time to take a trip outside his comfort zone in some of the drills.

“That’s what this whole camp’s theme is – get outside your comfort zone, practice at the things you aren’t strong at so you can get better,” Mungioli said.

While the Dallas camp was a new experience for Mungioli, some of the faces were familiar. He’s spent time working out with the Stars strength and conditioning coach J.J. McQueen.

“He’s tough,” Mungioli said. “He puts you through a lot of stuff and sometimes he’ll have you crawling on your hands and knees after workouts, but it is good.”

The camp was a good as well for the kid who grew up a Stars fan and got a chance to play with some of the team’s top prospects and in front of the team’s management and coaching staff.

“I’ve loved the Stars. We’ve had season tickets. I used to watch them all the time,” Mungioli said. “It’s awesome to actually be here and play with them. It’s actually pretty surreal.”

Some notes from development camp in McKinney today.

*Players split into two groups again today and while one worked out off the ice in Frisco, the other skated in McKinney. They switched facilities and routines after the lunch break. They’ll do the same tomorrow.

*Forward Scott Glennie didn’t skate today. The Stars said he has a sore knee. Not sure of his status for tomorrow.

*The Hockey News reported today that defenseman Jamie Oleksiak, the Stars first round pick (14^th overall) in this summer’s draft, will tryout out for Canada’s World Junior team, not Team USA. There’s been no official word from anyone on this. Media availability was over by the time I saw the report, so I’ll try to ask Oleksiak tomorrow. Oleksiak is currently on the roster for Team USA’s Evaluation camp, but the word is that Canada has been recruiting him. Oleksiak has dual citizenship, so he could play for either team. He played for the U.S. at the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament, but he’s not officially committed to one country or the other until he plays at an IIHF sanctioned tournament, and the Hlinka doesn’t qualify. The World Juniors does, so it’s a big decision.

*The player who stood out in my eyes at camp today was defenseman Hubert Labrie, a free agent signing back in 2009. He is a battler. Showed some great determination, resolve and smarts in puck battles this afternoon, including a few with a much larger Oleksiak. Labrie missed most of this season due to a knee injury, but returned late in the season and was outstanding in helping Gatineau make it to the QMJHL finals.

*A reminder, the Stars are holding a free autograph session with the prospects at the development camp on Wednesday. Here’s the note from the Stars:

The Dallas Stars will hold a free public autograph session on Wednesday at 5 pm at the McKinney Dr Pepper StarCenter, located off Alma Road north of 121, just behind the Michael Johnson Performance center. All 38 players participating in the Stars Development Camp will be at the autograph session.

*And here’s some video – about 12 minutes worth – of the end of today’s session. There’s plenty of good action, including some of Labrie’s work. He’s #54. By the way, videos from the camp are on my YouTube channel, which is here.

Since I am promoting the YouTube channel, I’ll plug my seldom-plugged Twitter account (@andrewsdsp) and Facebook page.

Stars defense prospect Hubert Labrie’s bid to make it to the Memorial Cup ended Sunday night as his Gatineau Olympiques lost 3-2 in double overtime to St. John Sea Dogs, who won the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s President’s Cup final in six games.

Labrie had one assist, six penalty minutes and a minus-one rating in Sunday’s game. He ended the playoffs with 12 points (4 goals, 8 assists) and a league-high plus-17 rating in 24 games.

St. John will represent the QMJHL at the Memorial Cup. Stars prospect Matt Fraser’s Kootenay Ice will represent the Western Hockey League, the Owen Sound Attack will represent the Ontario Hockey League and the OHL’s Mississauga St. Michael's Majors are the host team.

The Memorial Cup begins Friday May 20 and runs through May 29.

Quotable

“Matt’s had a real good season. He’s a real honest kid, he’s big, he’s got some good two-way attributes and he’s got a nice scoring touch. His team play and attitude are awesome. He just comes to play. He’s had a real good playoff.”

Dallas Stars Director of Scouting and Player Development Les Jackson on Stars prospect Matt Fraser, who will play at the 2011 Memorial Cup with the Kootenay Ice

Dallas Stars prospect Matt Fraser scored two goals, including the game-winner, and chipped in an assist as the Kootenay Ice defeated Portland 4-1 on Friday night to win the Western Hockey League’s Ed Chynoweth Cup. Fraser and the Ice will now head to the Memorial Cup, which begins May 20 in Mississauga, Ontario.

Fraser’s game-winner came on a power play, when he scored off a one-timer to give the Ice a 2-1 lead late in the second period.

Fraser, a left wing, had 27 points (17 goals, 10 assists) in 19 playoff games. His 17 goals were tops in the WHL playoffs and his 27 points were tied for second. His plus-14 rating ranked third.

Fraser, who turns 21 next week, was signed as a free agent by the Stars in November 2010.

Stars defense prospect Hubert Labrie’s team still has a shot at advancing to the Memorial Cup. Labrie, who missed part of Gatineau’s double overtime loss in Game 4 due to injury, returned for Game 5 and assisted on the game-winning goal and had five hits as the Olympiques beat St. John 3-2 to stay alive in the QMJHL’s President’s Cup final.

Gatineau trails 3-2 in the series and hosts Game 6 on Sunday.

Labrie, a defenseman, has 11 points (4 goals, 7 assists) in 23 playoff games and leads the QMJHL playoffs with a plus-18 rating. Labrie, 19, was signed as a free agent by the Stars in September 2009.

Here’s an update on Dallas Stars prospects Matt Fraser and Hubert Labrie, who both are trying to help their teams win league championships in Canadian juniors and earn a trip to the Memorial Cup.

*Fraser scored at 13:08 of overtime to give Kootenay at 5-4 victory over Portland Wednesday night and a 3-1 lead in the Western Hockey League championship series. Game 5 of the series is Friday night in Portland. Fraser, a left wing, has 24 points (15 goals, 9 assists) in 18 games. His 15 goals are tied for the lead in the WHL playoffs and his 24 points rank eighth. Fraser, who turns 21 next week, was signed as a free agent by the Stars in November 2010.

*Labrie’s Gatineau Olympiques lost 4-3 in double overtime to St. John Wednesday night and now trail 3-1 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League President’s Cup series 3-1. Game 5 is Friday at St. John. Labrie, a defenseman, has 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) in 22 games and leads the QMJHL playoffs with a plus-18 rating. Labrie, 19, was signed as a free agent by the Stars in September 2009.

Here’s an update on Dallas Stars prospects Matt Fraser and Hubert Labrie, who both are trying to help their teams win league championships in Canadian juniors and earn a trip to the Memorial Cup.

*Fraser, a forward, had two goals Saturday as Kootenay defeated Portland 7-5 in Game 2 of the Western Hockey League championship series, which is now tied 1-1. Fraser tallied Kootenay’s first two goals of the game, scoring off a snap shot from the left circle to give his team a 1-0 lead and then banging home a one-timer from the right circle to put Kootenay up 2-1. Fraser now has 23 points (14 goals, 9 assists) in 16 playoff games. His 14 goals rank second in the WHL playoffs. Game 3 of the series is Tuesday at Kootenay.

*Labrie, a defenseman, scored one goal and had a plus-one rating as Gatineau defeated St. John 3-2 Saturday night to even the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League President’s Cup final at 1-1. Labrie’s point shot through traffic early in the first period gave Gatineau a 1-0 lead. Labrie, who scored a goal in the first game of the series as well, has 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) in 20 playoff games and his plus-22 rating is tops in the QMJHL playoffs. Game 3 of the series is Monday at Gatineau.

Here’s an update on Dallas Stars prospects still playing in the Canadian Hockey League playoffs, which have now entered the league championship phase.

*D Hubert Labrie’s Gatineau Olympiques advanced to the QMJHL’s President’s Cup Final, rallying from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat Quebec in seven games. Labrie had two assists and a plus-eight rating in the final three games of the series. Labrie leads the QMJHL playoffs with a plus-20 rating. Gatineau will play Saint John for the right to advance to the Memorial Cup. Game 1 of the series is Thursday.

*LW Matt Fraser’s Kootenay Ice will play the Portland Winter Hawks for the WHL’s Ed Chynoweth Cup and a trip to the Memorial Cup. That series begins Friday. Fraser currently ranks second in WHL playoff goal scoring with 12 and is tied for fifth in points with 21.

Here’s an update on Dallas Stars prospects still playing in the Canadian Hockey League playoffs.

*G Jack Campbell and the Windsor Spitfires were knocked out of the playoffs Wednesday night with a 10-4 loss to Owen Sound, which won the OHL’s Western Conference Finals 4-1. Campbell, who was in goal for all 10 goals against Wednesday, ended the playoffs with a 9-8 record, 3.74 goals against average, .887 save percentage and two shutouts.

*LW Matt Fraser (Kootenay/WHL) is tied for second in goal scoring (12) and ranks third in both points (21) and plus/minus (plus-13) in the WHL Playoffs. Kootenay defeated Medicine Hat 7-2 Wednesday night to take the Eastern Conference Finals in four games. Kootenay will play either Spokane or Portland for the WHL’s Ed Chynoweth Cup.

*D Jace Coyle and D Alex Theriau had their seasons end when Medicine Hat lost to the Kootenay in the WHL playoffs Wednesday night. Coyle currently ranks second in playoff scoring among WHL defensemen with 15 points (3 goals, 12 assists) in 15 games.

*D Hubert Labrie (Gatineau/QMJHL) is tied for the league lead in playoff plus/minus with a plus-12 rating in 15 games. Gatineau currently trails Quebec 3-1 in the QMJHL Semifinals.

Stars goaltending prospect Jack Campbell and the Windsor Spitfires are heading to the OHL’s Western Conference Championship Series. Campbell stopped 25 shots for his second shutout of the series Sunday night as Windsor beat Saginaw 5-0 to take the West semifinal series 4-2.

After falling behind 2-1 in the series, Windsor won the final three games with Campbell stopping 80 of 85 shots in the three wins.

Campbell, who had a shutout in Game 1 of the Saginaw series, is now 8-5 in the playoffs with a 3.05 goals against average, a .905 save percentage and two shutouts.

Windsor will play Owen Sound in the Western Conference Championship Series.

Some other prospect notes:

*LW Matt Fraser (Kootenay/WHL) is tied for the goal scoring lead in the WHL Playoffs with 10 goals in 10 games and ranks seventh in points with 14. Kootenay plays Medicine Hat and fellow Stars prospects Jace Coyle and Alex Theriau in the WHL’s Eastern Conference Championship Series.

*D Jace Coyle (Medicine Hat/WHL) is second in defenseman scoring in the WHL Playoffs with 14 points (3 goals, 11 assists) in 11 games.

*D Hubert Labrie (Gatineau/QMJHL) leads the QMJHL playoffs with a plus-14 rating (11 games played). Labrie’s Gatineau team beat Drummondville 4-2 and has advanced to the QMJHL’s semifinals. Labrie was plus-11 in the final three games of the series.

*F Alex Guptill (Waterloo/USHL) had no points in two games as Waterloo was eliminated by Indiana in the USHL playoffs.