Seguin back on ice for Stars after knee surgery, may be ready for camp

Tyler Seguin was on the ice on Tuesday, roughly two weeks before the Dallas Stars open training camp.

The 34-year-old forward hasn't played since Dec. 2, 2025, when he tore the ACL in his right knee during a 3-2 overtime loss at the New York Rangers. Seguin had surgery Dec. 16; the typical timeline for recovery averages around nine months, which aligns with the start of training camp.

Seguin had 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists) and was plus-10 in 27 games for Dallas, which was eliminated by the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in six games.

"I feel good," the forward said on May 4. "It was tough. I guess ACLs aren't that common in hockey. It was hard to really bounce these questions off other players. There's not even really a true open book on, get on the ice at this time right now, you can then do this, you can now cut this way.

"I feel deep down I'll be as strong as ever. It's like going into the offseason, you have one or two lower-body days, except now you're doing them four days a week."

The No. 2 pick by the Boston Bruins in the 2010 NHL Draft, Seguin has 826 points (367 goals, 459 assists) in 1,016 regular-season games with the Bruins and Stars, and 79 points (29 goals, 50 assists) in 151 playoff games.

Dallas plays its first game of the 2026-27 season on Oct. 2 at home against the St. Louis Blues.

Seguin's injury was one of many for the Stars over the course of last season. Forward Jamie Benn, its captain, missed the first 19 games because of a punctured lung, and center Matt Duchene missed 24 with a head injury. Defenseman Lian Bichsel sustained a lower-body injury that kept him out 31 games, and defenseman Nils Lundkvist (lower body) missed 25 and also had his face cut by a skate in Game 5 against the Wild.

Mikko Rantanen, a forward, missed 15 games after a lower-body injury he sustained while playing for Team Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February.