Stars Sign Bachman, Sceviour to 1-Year Deals

Sceviour brought up from the Texas Stars

The following is a news release from the Dallas Stars:

The Dallas Stars announced today that the club has signed goaltender Richard Bachman to a one-year, one-way contract for the 2012-13 season worth $625,000. The club also signed forward Colton Sceviour to a one-year, two-way deal for the 2012-13 campaign.

Bachman, 24, posted an 8-5-1 record with a 2.77 goals against average and a .910 save percentage in 18 games with Dallas last season. Bachman earned a win in his NHL debut on Dec. 10, 2011 at Los Angeles, and recorded his first career NHL shutout on Dec. 12, 2011 against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

The 5-foot-10, 170-pound Bachman became the first rookie goaltender in Dallas Stars history to win his first three NHL starts, and the first to start seven consecutive games. He was also the first goaltender in Dallas Stars history, and the third in franchise history, to shutout the Rangers (also Gilles Meloche and Gump Worsley).

Bachman represented the United States for the first time in his career at the 2012 IIHF World Championships, stopping 17 of 19 shots en-route to a win over Kazakhstan in his only appearance at the tournament.

Originally drafted in the fourth round (No. 120 overall) by Dallas in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Bachman spent two seasons at Colorado College before making his professional debut with the Idaho Steelheads, Dallas Stars’ ECHL affiliate, during the 2009-10 season. Bachman was named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team in 2009-10 and finished as runner-up for the ECHL Goaltender of the Year award.

Prior to his tenure as backup goaltender last season for the Stars, Bachman spent two partial seasons and one full season (2010-11) with the Texas Stars, Dallas’ affiliate in the American Hockey League. In 78 career games with Texas, Bachman posted a 39-29-6 record with a 2.37 GAA and nine shutouts.

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Sceviour, 23, has spent the last three seasons with the Texas Stars, and appeared in one NHL game with Dallas during the 2010-11 season. Last season with Texas, Sceviour finished third on the team with 53 points (21 goals, 32 assists) in 75 games played.

The 5-foot-11, 201 pound native of Red Deer, Alberta, was drafted by Dallas in the fourth round (No. 112 overall) during the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. During his three year tenure with Texas, Sceviour has recorded 125 points (46 goals, 79 assists) in 232 games played. Sceviour has also added two goals and seven assists for nine points during 30 career AHL playoff games for Texas.

Prior to his time in the AHL, Sceviour spent five seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Winter Hawks and the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

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