The Stars following last night's 5-3 win over the Bruins sit atop the Western Conference with a 10-3-0 record and have proven that they "not only can win games but also do so in a vastly entertaining fashion," and the Dallas market "seems to have responded," according to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com. When Owner Tom Gaglardi took over the team in November '11, the Stars were "at about 5,500 full-season-ticket equivalents; today they're over 11,000 and trending north." Last Saturday afternoon's game against the Sharks was a "sellout at home." Stars broadcaster Daryl Reaugh said, "A few years back, if we were playing on a Saturday in the heart of college football season, the announced crowd might have looked decent but the actual, through-the-turnstiles number would have been different. There we are Saturday on an afternoon game against San Jose, and it's packed to the gills." Reaugh said not only have Stars GM Jim Nill and coach Lindy Ruff "done a great job on the hockey side of things, the business side has been incredible." LeBrun wrote these are "promising times" for the Stars (ESPN.com, 11/2).
SEEING STARS: California-based digital media company DeskSite yesterday announced the launch of the Stars' new, interactive video app that delivers HD video content to fans for free. The Stars DeskSite is a personalized HD video content library constructed to support fans' growing consumption of online video. DeskSite enables instantaneous video playback, freeing fans from the buffering, freezing and dropping associated with streaming video on a website. Video programming consists of game highlights, postgame recaps, player and coach interviews, and more. The company last month announced similar partnerships with the Red Wings, Sabres and Blue Jackets (THE DAILY).
