Stars reassign defenseman Gavin Bayreuther to Texas

FRISCO, Texas --Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nillannounced today that the club has reassigned defenseman Gavin Bayreuther to the Texas Stars, Dallas' top development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Additionally, the team has activated defensemanConnor Carrick (foot) from Injured Reserve and has placed forwards Jason Dickinson(back) retroactive to Dec. 22 andMartin Hanzal (back) retroactive to Dec. 23 on Injured Reserve.

Bayreuther, 24, has recorded five points (2-3=5) and a +2 plus/minus rating in 19 NHL games this season with Dallas. The defenseman currently ranks eighth among all League rookies with an average 18:11 of ice time per game. Bayreuther has also appeared in seven AHL contests with Texas this season and has registered five points (2-3=5).
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound native of Canaan, New Hampshire was originally undrafted and signed by Dallas as a free agent on March 15, 2017.