Rodell has served in a number of roles with the Stars organization for five seasons, spending the last three as the team's Assistant Video Coach. In his new role of Director of Hockey Analytics, he will oversee the Hockey Analytics Department. Rodell is now responsible for coordinating and leading all areas of the club's Hockey Analytics initiatives, including running the Dallas Stars Hockey Analytics Department. He will be the main liaison in communicating all analytics findings to the Stars management group, the coaching staff and the pro and amateur scouting staffs.
The Richmond Hill, Ont. native originally joined the team in 2013-14 as an inside sales representative, serving for one season before departing in 2014 for the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League. Rodell spent four seasons with the Greyhounds, initially being hired as a Hockey Operations Assistant before being promoted to Video Coach and Manager of Advanced Analytics in 2016. He also served as Manager of Ticket Sales and Marketing during the entirety of his tenure with the team. Rodell returned to the Stars organization in 2018-19 as Video Coach for the Texas Stars, Dallas' top development affiliate in the American Hockey League. Following the 2018-19 campaign, Rodell was named Assistant Video Coach with Dallas, a role he held through the end of the 2021-22 season.
Behan begins his first season as Coordinator of Hockey Analytics after serving as Hockey Operations Intern with the club during the 2021-22 season. In his new role, Behan works alongside Rodell and the rest of the Hockey Analytics department, assisting with gathering and distributing all statistical information on any hockey analytics projects as directed by Rodell.
Prior to joining the Stars, the Essexville, Mich. native spent three seasons with Michigan State University, working as a Hockey Analytics intern for the men's hockey team while earning a bachelor's degree in statistics with a minor in computational mathematics science engineering from the university in 2020. He also went on to earn a Master of Science degree in sport administration from Boston College in 2021.
Additionally, Nill announced today that Texas Stars Video Coach Pat Dolan has been named Dallas Stars Assistant Video Coach, filling the opening left by Rodell, and that the club has hired Chris Demczuk to fill Dolan's position as Texas Stars Video Coordinator.
