The 35-year-old, blueliner joins the club from fellow EIHL outfit, Guildford Flames, where he has spent the past two years and last season, he contributed 41 points (9G, 32A) in 68 games. O’Connor, who has won two Elite League Championships, one Playoff Championship and a Challenge Cup, reached the Challenge Cup Final and Playoff Semi-Finals this year with Guildford and was part of the Flames side that challenged for a league title in the 2022-2023 season, finishing second. The Englishman, who also has dual-nationality with Canada, has represented Team GB on 94 occasions at the senior level bu ..read more

Dow, who has captained the club for the last three years, will return for his sixth and seventh EIHL campaigns and so far, the 31-year-old has featured in 307 games for the club (261 League, 40 Challenge Cup & 6 Playoff) after joining from the University of Calgary, back in the summer of 2018. In the last six seasons, Drydn has only broken service to the club once as the covid-hindered season of 2020-2021 allowed him to find more success with Slovakian side, Spisska Nova Ves as he became a Slovakian Playoff Champion. The native of Calgary, Alberta was named to the EIHL Second All-Star Team ..read more

The league’s showpiece weekend will be coming live from Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st April. Only a limited number of tickets are still available for the ‘Final 4’. Exclusively for the Playoff Finals – Premier Sports have a special offer for Elite League fans. Use promo code EIHLPLAYOFFS for your first two months at only £9.99 per month. Fans will have access to Saturday’s Semi-Finals and the Final on Sunday as well as all the great Premier Sports content including the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs getting under way next week, Scottish Cup Semi Finals, LALIGA, URC a ..read more

By Kris Smith The Stars kept the same line-up from the first leg in Cardiff on Saturday whilst the Devils removed Cole Sanford from their roster after warm-ups and moved Brandon Alderson onto their top line. It was a fast-paced and very open start to the match as both teams tried to quickly find a crucial goal and the first of the game came after only three minutes of play, as Ryan Valentini’s excellent hold-up play allowed Spencer Naas to sneak in at the back post and get Dundee off to the perfect start. With only one goal separating the teams on aggregate, Dundee were buzzing around the ice ..read more

By Kris Smith The Stars made no changes to their line-up from the last regular season game as goaltender, Kevin Carr and forward, Craig Garrigan remained out through injury and Lucas Brine kept his place between the pipes. Dundee got off to a good start as they were able to get a few shots on Ben Bowns in the Cardiff net right from the start and they came so close to scoring as one shot hit the post before rebounding through the legs of Carter Johnson as he attempted to bat it in. The home team would then have two chances on the powerplay after Dundee defenders, Chris McKay and Drydn Dow both ..read more

By Kris Smith Both players scored three goals each in the last four regular season games and provided crucial goals to help secure the team’s playoff spot but insisted they could not have done it without the help of their teammates. After netting a brace and the game-winning-goal in Kirkcaldy last weekend, Rinaldi said: “It is a testament to how our line is doing. “I think we have played a little more than 30 percent of the games together and it feels like any chance we get to bury on opportunities, then we will do our best and if it keeps going and I get a couple more this weekend, I would no ..read more

By Kris Smith The Stars face the league runners-up and a side who they have yet to defeat this season, but the players insist that is in the past as they wipe the slate clean for this 120-minute contest and aim to reach the semi-finals for the second time in three seasons. The first leg will be played in the Vindico Arena tonight and the return leg takes place in Dundee tomorrow night, with the aggregate winner after 120 minutes advancing to the Finals Weekend in Nottingham. Cardiff took six wins from six against the Tayside team in the regular season and outscored them 33-18, however every ga ..read more

By Kris Smith The Stars are just 24 hours away from the beginning of their playoff campaign and they head to South Wales to face the number two seeded, Cardiff Devils in the first leg of two 60-minute games. Marc LeFebvre has spent the past week preparing his side for a battle and has instilled the mentality that anything can happen in a playoff game, which has been seen time and time again. Despite Dundee’s woes against Cardiff this season, none of the players feel any negatives heading into the two-legged Quarter-Final tie. Veteran forward, Josh Brittain was on the Devils team that made it t ..read more

Primary school pupils across Tayside were challenged to design a brand-new Dundee Stars tartan in 2023, while the Tartan exhibition was on show at V&A Dundee.  The competition ran for four weeks and over 1,000 entries were submitted. Winners were selected from every school, receiving a family ticket to any Dundee Stars home game.   The winning tartan was designed by Frankie Henry at Tayview Primary School, with Frankie then spending a day working alongside Hayley Scanlan to design a Dundee Stars jersey which has now been presented to the museum. Frankie also received a famil ..read more

By Kris Smith The Stars clinched a seventh-place finish in the Elite League on the last day of the regular season with 21-year-old Brine producing a 42-save performance in a 4-1 win over Fife Flyers and his only goal against came on a penalty shot, to deny the Englishman his first professional shutout. After the match that secured team’s spot in the playoffs, Brine commented: “It is a bit of a relief but the job is not done.” He then discussed how Carr, 33, has been a great mentor for him throughout this year after having to step into the starting role when the Canadian picked up an injury. Lu ..read more