The Stars announced their television schedule Thursday and their plan right now is to give Dave Strader the opportunity to be in the booth if he so chooses.

The team announced June 13 that Strader is battling cancer, and Strader asked at the time that his privacy be respected as he underwent treatment. The organization has come up with a plan that allows for Strader's return but also provides a contingency back-up.

If there are games Strader cannot call, Daryl Reaugh will move from the analyst's chair into the play-by-play spot and Craig Ludwig will provide analysis. Ludwig has been providing studio analysis on the FSSW telecasts for 12 seasons. Reaugh has served as the team's color analyst for 20 seasons.

"We want to support Dave in every way as a friend, employee and member of the family, and we believe this plan will allow Dave to make the decision, depending on how he's feeling," said Stars CEO and President Jim Lites. "Razor is on board and said he doesn't mind doing either job or switching back and forth, and I know Luddy is working hard so he's ready."

Lites said Reaugh and Ludwig have been making mock calls of past games, and he expects them to do more of the same during the preseason games. The calls are not expected to be broadcast.

Strader is expected to address the media at some point before the season.

Here is the press release:

FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Stars President and CEO Jim Lites, in conjunction with FOX Sports Southwest Senior Vice President and General Manager Steve Simpson, and Vice President and Market Manager of Cumulus Media, Dallas/Fort Worth Dan Bennett announced today the club's 2016-17 regular-season broadcast schedule. Seventy-eight of the team's 82 regular season contests will be televised locally in high-definition on FOX Sports Southwest with 25 of those scheduled to air on FOX Sports Southwest PLUS.

FOX Sports Southwest returns for its 24th year broadcasting Stars telecasts, featuring 78 games this season beginning with the season-opener on Thursday, Oct. 13 when the Stars host the Anaheim Ducks at 7:30 p.m. For the first, all Stars broadcasts on FOX Sports Southwest will be streamed on FOX Sports GO, the live streaming platform that showcases more than 3,000 FOX Sports events a year. FOX Sports GO is currently available for iOS, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku, Fire tablets and Fire phones, select Windows devices, and online at FOXSportsGO.com. Fans can download the mobile app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store and Windows Store.

Stars hockey on FOX Sports Southwest will be covered by Dave Strader, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Craig Ludwig, Julie Dobbs, Josh Bogorad and Brent Severyn. The network will provide comprehensive coverage including "Stars Live" pregame and postgame shows before and after every game, as well as "Stars Insider", a bi-weekly magazine show.

Mike Leary joins the broadcast team for the 2016-17 season as the producer for all Dallas Stars games. Leary has spent the last 11 years working with Comcast Sportsnet as a producer for Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago White Sox telecasts. He is a three-time Emmy winner and has earned 11 Emmy nominations during his broadcast career.

In addition to the games being televised locally, a total of four Stars games will be broadcast nationally on NBC Sports Network: Feb. 26 vs. Boston (NBC), March 6 at Washington (NBCSN), March 30 at Boston (NBCSN) and April 6 vs. Nashville.

Sportsradio 1310 and 96.7 FM The Ticket enters its eighth season as the flagship home of Dallas Stars hockey and will broadcast all 82 regular-season games, as well as the team's final home preseason contest on Sept. 29 against the St. Louis Blues. Bruce LeVine and Owen Newkirk will co-host Dallas' pre-game, intermission and post-game radio shows. The all-sports station broadcasts on both 1310 AM and 96.7 FM.

To the view the complete 2016-17 broadcast schedule, click here. All times and broadcast stations are subject to change. Please visit DallasStars.com for the most up-to-date broadcast schedule.

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