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Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski brings his own brand of toughness and leadership

11/19/2015, 9:30am CST
By Mike Heika, Courtesy Dallas Morning News

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Photo credit: Dallas Morning News

Photo credit: Dallas Morning News

You can use a lot of words to describe Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski - slick, smooth, smart.

But "tough" usually doesn't come to mind.

Goligoski is listed at 5-11, 185. He is not an intimidating hitter. He has been in one fight in his life, and that was in the preseason. He was drafted and trained as a puck-moving defenseman, and that's the role he's had for much of his life. Yet as he enters his sixth season in Dallas, he's proving that he can play the most minutes against the opposition's best players and do it on a season-long basis...year after year.

"I'd definitely call him tough," said Stars coach Lindy Ruff. "He has a tough job, and he does it well."

 

Read more... Dallasnews.com

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