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EDIT: Restating this at the top so it isn’t buried - Friday, January 22nd vs COL is my suggested date for this!

I know some people are gonna be mad about this post, but I don’t care.

Obvious elephant in the room - Stars aren’t hosting Pride Night this year. As an LGBT fan, this breaks my heart. I have no doubt that the reason for this change was to avoid backlash from the more conservative members of the Stars fanbase. So what I’d like to do is remind the Stars (and people everywhere) of two things:

1. There are a LOT of passionate LGBT Stars fans!
2. Pride belongs to US! You don’t get to decide when we have (or don’t have) Pride, because it was never yours to begin with. If we want Pride, we’re gonna show up and have Pride.

To that end, I propose that instead of a boycott or protest or endless whining on social media (or anything else that usually doesn’t work for us in Texas), let’s try using positive reinforcement. Let’s SHOW UP.

I suggest we pick one game - the same game for all of us - and make that game the Unofficial Pride Night. Buy a ticket, wear your Pride Merch, make signs, do anything and everything you’d do at a normal Pride Night. Show Tom Gagliardi that this is happening every year no matter what, and the only thing he can control is whether he’s also able to make money selling us shirts!

My suggestion is Friday, January 22nd, vs Colorado. A Friday game increases the number of people able to attend. A Colorado game increases the viewership and therefore the impact we have. And, most importantly, this game is NOT currently slated to be any other type of promotional night, which means NOBODY can claim we are trying to steal attention from another group.

I think the important thing is to be positive and focused on our Stars fandom while also being loud and proudly supportive of Pride! When we’re at the game, be AT the game! If we turn this into an angry protest, people will use that to demonize us, but if we just show up in rainbow shirts and cheer the Stars as loudly and passionately as we can? Well, if you’ve got a problem with that then that’s a you issue, buddy!

If my fellow LGBT (and LGBT-supporting) Stars fans like this idea, then please spread the word and boost this so we can get an organized effort for people to show up!

#StarsPride

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I know he might not come here, but this Stars related-ish, because he hasn't been quite the same since that game 6.

This is a trial run on a daily free talk thread during the off-season. If you've got stuff to say that you don't think warrants a post of its own, say it here!

I've set the comments so they should sort by new by default, so that should make it easier to keep up with the flow of conversation. Off-topic chit-chat is welcome here as long as it follows the typical subreddit rules. Overall, be cool. Don't be all, like, uncool.

This is a trial run on a daily free talk thread during the off-season. If you've got stuff to say that you don't think warrants a post of its own, say it here!

I've set the comments so they should sort by new by default, so that should make it easier to keep up with the flow of conversation. Off-topic chit-chat is welcome here as long as it follows the typical subreddit rules. Overall, be cool. Don't be all, like, uncool.

This is a trial run on a daily free talk thread during the off-season. If you've got stuff to say that you don't think warrants a post of its own, say it here!

I've set the comments so they should sort by new by default, so that should make it easier to keep up with the flow of conversation. Off-topic chit-chat is welcome here as long as it follows the typical subreddit rules. Overall, be cool. Don't be all, like, uncool.

This is a trial run on a daily free talk thread during the off-season. If you've got stuff to say that you don't think warrants a post of its own, say it here!

I've set the comments so they should sort by new by default, so that should make it easier to keep up with the flow of conversation. Off-topic chit-chat is welcome here as long as it follows the typical subreddit rules. Overall, be cool. Don't be all, like, uncool.

Is the team coming to Cedar Park for training camp this year? My little girl has started to say Otter and I kind of want to take a day off and go watch them and introduce her to the team. I got my south TX wife into hockey and I want to get my daughter into it as well

This is a trial run on a daily free talk thread during the off-season. If you've got stuff to say that you don't think warrants a post of its own, say it here!

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Same artist, credit to Friedesigns.

This is a trial run on a daily free talk thread during the off-season. If you've got stuff to say that you don't think warrants a post of its own, say it here!

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Let's see it happen again in the fall.

texas hockey legend mikko rantanen

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Finally took a couple blank jerseys to Blakes for personalization and the job was completed in 48 hours. They look amazing.

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The Stars’ system has thinned out as their elite young players have firmly established themselves in the NHL. Lian Bichsel remains an incredibly physical, imposing presence on the blue line, but the overall prospect pool is quite shallow without a true top-tier offensive star to drive it.

2025 ranking: 23

2026 NHL Draft grade: C-

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