Familiarity helps Logan Stankoven begin his second Stars development camp

FRISCO, Texas -- Sitting at his stall inside the Stars' locker room in Frisco, Logan Stankoven admitted it's a little easier to process everything this time around. After all, he's been through this before.

The 19-year-old prospect is attending his second development camp with the Stars after they selected him with the 47th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. Having gone through development camp, a rookie tournament in Traverse City and main camp with the NHL squad last year, there's a bit of familiarity with his surroundings. He's not the newest kid on the block anymore.
"It feels a lot different this year," Stankoven said after the first day of development camp. "Coming in last year, I was a little bit nervous. I was kind of unsure not knowing a lot of guys going into camp. I had to make new friends and meet the coaches, trainers and staff. You get to know them a bit more and feel more comfortable. Even just stepping into the rink and in the dressing a second time around feels a lot more comfortable."

A lot has happened since he donned Stars gear last fall.
Stankoven was presented the David Branch Player of the Year Award as the most outstanding player in the CHL for the 2021-22 season. He led the Kamloops Blazers and ranked third in the WHL with a career-best 104 points (45 goals, 59 assists) in 59 games. Twenty-eight of those were multi-point efforts, including 18 in which he recorded three points or more.
He ranked fourth among all WHL skaters in goals, ranked tied for third in game winners (nine) and recorded the second-longest point streak in the league last season, earning 39 points (17 goals, 22 assists) over 19 consecutive games from Dec. 8 through Feb. 19. He also took the Blazers deep into the playoffs, coming up just short in Game 7 of the WHL Western Conference Championship vs. Seattle.
"It was a good start for me*.