FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has reassigned center Joel L'Esperance to the Texas Stars, Dallas' top development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).

L'Esperance, 23, has recorded two goals (2-0=2) in 18 games played for Dallas this season. He registered his first career NHL goal at Minnesota on March 14th. Also skating in 50 contests with Texas this season, he is fourth on the team with 44 points (29-15=44) and paces the club with 29 goals, which are tied for eighth in the AHL.

The 6-foot-2, 210-pound native of Brighton, Mich. was signed as an undrafted free agent by Dallas, July 1, 2018.

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