The Dallas Stars, pending any pre-draft trades, will be picking third in the 2017 National Hockey League Entry Draft in Chicago, Illinois during June 23rd’s first-round festivities.
Their spot was miraculously generated via a very fortunate Draft lottery conducted by the NHL in late April. Their position at third overall is the single-highest Draft pick the Dallas Stars have held since their move to the Lone Star State – in fact, the last time the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise has been able to use a top-three pick was in 1988’s Draft that featured Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Modano.