DENVER -- Before Jim Montgomery officially filled the Stars' head coaching vacancy over the summer, he called a team meeting with his University of Denver hockey team hours before his departure was sealed. He told them Dallas was the right fit for him, and he would become the next coach of the Stars.
"I was really happy for him," current Pioneers senior Jarid Lukosevicius said, "but at the same time, pretty sad."
This weekend marked Montgomery's first regular-season return to Denver as the Stars coach, with the Stars losing 3-2 to the Avalanche on Saturday night but staying in the city for an off day Sunday and practice at DU on Monday.