The Dallas Stars are giving two Texas Stars forwards a look ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the New York Islanders.
Dylan Hryckowian and Matthew Seminoff were recalled to the NHL club, and it marks the first regular-season call-up for each player. Both could be in line to dress Sunday, with Sam Steel expected to sit out and David Perron listed as questionable, according to Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports.
Both forwards have been driving the Texas offense early this season. Hryckowian sits second on the team in scoring with eight points, while Seminoff is right behind him with seven. Each has been producing at a point-per-game clip.
Hryckowian’s start builds on the momentum he carried into pro hockey after finishing his junior year at Northeastern University. He put up nine points in his first 17 games as a pro, counting the AHL regular season and postseason, after closing out his college season with 37 points in 30 games. Across all three seasons at Northeastern, he scored at or better than a point per game.
At 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds, Hryckowian has had to win with pace and power rather than size. His game is built on strong skating and quick bursts, and that profile points toward a high-energy, gritty NHL forward. There’s also a possible family twist here: his first chance could come alongside his older brother and Stars teammate, Justin Hryckowian, who has no scoring through 10 games this season.
Seminoff’s route has been longer. He’s been in the pro ranks since the 2023-24 season, and his first AHL campaign was a grind: just 15 points in 70 games after a productive WHL career. The struggles carried into his second season, which led to a short stint in the ECHL that appears to have sparked him.
He took off in the 2025-26 season, finishing second on Texas with 24 goals and 50 points in 72 games. That scoring touch has carried over into the opening stretch of this year, enough for Dallas to bring him up and see what he can do at the NHL level. If he makes his debut, he will become the 39th skater with ECHL experience to play in the NHL this season.
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