Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has assigned defenseman Stephen Johns to the Texas Stars, Dallas' top development affiliate in the American Hockey League.



Johns, 24, has produced four points (2-2=4) in 16 games played for Dallas this season. He currently leads the team with 44 hits and is tied for third with 32 blocked shots.



The 6-foot-4, 230-pound native of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania was selected by Chicago in the second round (60th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft. He was acquired by Dallas along with Patrick Sharp from Chicago in exchange for Trevor Daley and Ryan Garbutt on July 12, 2015.