Defenseman (and occasional forward) Matt Mangene spent four seasons with the Texas Stars from 2014-2018. After his time in Cedar Park, he went to Springfield and later overseas before becoming a collegiate scout for the Penguins. Now, he has returned to the Dallas organization as a professional scout covering the northeast.
Mangene and I spent half an hour catching up the other week about his time in Texas, his experiences afterwards, the transition to scouting and his memories of the 2018 Calder Cup Finals. Sometimes when you have enough time between the events in question and the present day, you get stories you'd never get otherwise.