The Dallas Stars community went dim this morning.
Around 9 a.m., the news broke that Stars’ play-by-play announcer Dave Strader passed on after a brief battle with cholangiocarcinoma. It’s a rare but aggressive form of bile duct cancer.
Strader, otherwise known as “The Voice” was diagnosed with the disease in June 2016 after this first year with Dallas. As a result, he missed the majority of the 2016-17 season while undergoing treatments. He did, however, make a brief return during a five-game home stretch in late February. And that’s what made Dave so special. His fight and determination to do what he loved was an inspiration to all.