According to a team source, Swiss defender Lian Bichsel will be joining the Texas Stars ahead of their division semi-final matchup with Milwaukee.
Bichsel, Dallas' first round pick in 2022, started the season with Texas, playing 16 games before activating the European assignment clause in his contract and returning to Europe. There, he played 29 games with Rögle BK in the regular season before an improbable Cinderella run to the SHL finals. Ninth-seeded Rögle did not lose a game until the final, going 10-0 before falling to Skellefteå in five games.
The plan was always to see Bichsel return to Texas when the SHL season concluded.