Prospect report: Jason Robertson racking up goals in juniors

Jason Robertson is off and running in the Ontario Hockey League. Robertson scored two more goals for Kingston Sunday, pushing his total to a league-leading eight goals in seven games so far this season.
Robertson, who recorded 14 shots on goal Sunday, has put 22 pucks on net in his past two games and leads the league with 41 shots goal.

The 19-year-old forward, who is probably Dallas' top offensive prospect, did not score in his first game back in juniors after returning from Dallas Stars training camp, but he notched a hat trick in his second game of the season, beginning a stretch where he has scored goals in five of the last six games.
Robertson, a second-round pick (39th overall) in 2017, has shown a lot of improvement since last year. He spent the summer working out with training guru Gary Roberts in Toronto, and the dividends have been evident. He's lost some weight, gotten stronger, and his skating, a sore spot, has improved quite a bit. He's not elegant, but he gets where he needs to be, and his offensive skills and instincts are top notch.

In September, he was very impressive at the NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan, where he led all players in scoring, tallying nine points (two goals, seven assists) in four games.
He's still got some work to do, but the Stars like the commitment they've seen from Robertson to improve his game and they love his tools.
"He's made big strides," said Stars GM Jim Nill. "It's his second year from being drafted, and he is a great example that you come to development camp and pick up pieces of what you are supposed to do. He's embraced it. He trained with Gary Roberts, moved to Toronto, got his own apartment and made that commitment. He's got high, high-end hockey IQ and stick skills. He can be a dangerous player down the road."
Robertson is on the radar to play for Team USA at the World Junior Championship this winter, and that is one of his top priorities for the season.
Robertson Stats: Kingston (OHL) | 7 GP | 8 G | 0 A | 8 PTS | +5 | 8 PIM

In the system

Here's a look at how other Dallas prospects playing in North American juniors, Europe, and the NCAA have done the first few weeks of the season.

North American Juniors

C Liam Hawel (4th round/2017) is off to a great start with Guelph in the OHL, recording 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his first six games. Hawel sat out the first two games in Traverse City, was okay in his first game and then played well in the tournament finale. He took part in Dallas' training camp, then returned to juniors and has been on a roll, picking up points in each of his first six games. The big, lanky center skates well and has some nice puck skills.
Hawel Stats: Guelph (OHL) | 6 GP | 4 G | 6 A | 10 PTS | +3 | 4 PIM
C Ty Dellandrea(1st round/2018) is off to a slow start with Flint in the OHL. The Stars' first-round pick in 2018 (13th overall) has one goal and one assist in six games for the struggling Firebirds, who are 0-6-0 to start the season and have been outscored 38-10.
Dellandrea Stats: Flint (OHL) | 6 GP | 1 G | 1 A | 2 PTS | -7 | 5 PIM
C Riley Damiani(5th round/2018) has picked up 5 points (three goals, two assists) in his first six games of the season for Kitchener of the OHL. Damiani has won 51.8 percent of his faceoffs (58 of 112).
Damiani Stats: Kitchener (OHL) | 6 GP | 3 G | 2 A | 5 PTS | +3 | 2 PIM
C Curtis Douglas (4th round/2018) has recorded one goal and a plus-3 rating in five games for Windsor in the OHL.
Douglas Stats: Windsor (OHL) | 5 GP | 1 G | 0 A | 1 PT | +3 | 4 PIM
D Dawson Barteaux (6th round/2018) has started strong with Red Deer in the Western Hockey League, where he has notched eight points (one goal, seven assists) in seven games and is tied for sixth in scoring among league defensemen. Barteaux skates well and can move the puck.
Barteaux Stats: Red Deer (WHL) | 7 GP | 1 G | 7 A | 8 PTS | +2 | 0 PIM
C Brett Davis (6th round/2017) has tallied five points (three goals, two assists) in four games for Kootenay in the WHL. Davis has won 55.4 percent of his faceoffs (41 of 74).
Davis Stats: Kootenay (WHL) | 4 GP | 3 G | 2 A | 5 PTS | -8 | 0 PIM
RW Jermaine Loewen (7th round/2018) has tallied three points (two goals, one assist) in his first six games for Kamloops of the WHL.
Loewen Stats: Kamloops (WHL) | 6 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 PTS | -3 | 7 PIM

Europe

D Jakob Stenqvist(6th round/2016) has started his season well in Sweden's second-highest league, the HockeyAllsvenskan. Stenqvist has tallied four points (two goals, two assists) and ranks second on the team with an average ice time of 20:15 per game. Stenqvist, a wonderful skater with excellent offensive instincts, turned heads with his play in Traverse City. He was originally scheduled to return to his team in Sweden after the tournament, but his play earned him an invitation to Dallas' training camp in Boise. He's an intriguing prospect.
"I really liked his offensive side of the game, obviously he has to work on the defense side, and that will come with maturity," said Texas Stars coach Derek Laxdal, who coached Dallas prospects in Traverse City. "He sees the ice well, very subtle, doesn't panic with the puck. I like his offensive instincts; he made a lot of nice plays. You can teach him the defensive side of the game, but when it comes to the offensive instinct, and it comes naturally, that is hard to teach."
Stenqvist Stats: Bjorkloven (Allsvenskan) | 6 GP | 2 G | 2 A | 4 PTS | -1 | 2 PIM
C Jacob Peterson (5th round/2017) is also playing for Bjorkloven in Sweden's second league. He has scored two goals in six games and is averaging 14:10 of ice time. Good two-way player and the Stars like his skill and hockey IQ.
Peterson Stats: Bjorkloven (Allsvenskan) | 6 GP | 2 G | 0 A | 2 PTS | +1 | 0 PIM
C Oskar Back (3rd round/2018) is off to a good start with Karlskoga in Sweden's second league with four points (two goals, two assists) in six games. Back, a good all-around player, has been centering the second line and ranks second among forwards on the team in ice time at 18:44 per game.
Back Stats: Karlskoga (Allsvenskan): | 6 GP | 2 G | 2 A | 4 PTS | +1 | 0 PIM
RW Albin Eriksson (2nd round/2018) is playing for Skelleftea in the Swedish Hockey League. The 18-year-old Eriksson, who is the youngest player on the team, has two assists in seven games and is averaging 8:47 of ice time.
Eriksson Stats: Skelleftea (SHL): | 7 GP | 0 G | 2 A | 2 PTS | +1 | 0 PIM
LW/C Fredrik Karlstrom (3rd round/2016) has two points (one goal, one assist) in eight games for Linkoping in the Swedish Hockey League. Karlstrom has been playing on the fourth line and is averaging 13:20 of ice time per game.
Karlstrom Stats: Linkoping (SHL) | 8 GP | 1 G | 1 A | 2 PTS | +1 | 2 PIM
G Markus Ruusu (6th round/2015) is playing for HIFK in Finland's top league. He is 1-0-2 with a 2.58 goals against average and .882 save percentage.
Ruusu Stats: HIFK (Liiga) | 1-0-2 | 2.58 | .882

NCAA

LW Riley Tufte (1st round/2016) picked up one assist in two games as Minnesota Duluth, the defending national champion, went 0-1-1 in a weekend series against the University of Minnesota.
D Joe Cecconi(5th round/2015) has played one game so far at the University of Michigan, recording no points in a 5-2 loss to Vermont.
The Stars' two other prospects playing in the NCAA this season, G Jake Oettinger (1st round/2017) at Boston University and C/LW Rhett Gardner (4th round/2016) at North Dakota, begin regular season play later this week.
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Mark Stepneski has covered the Stars for DallasStars.com since 2012. Follow him on Twitter @StarsInsideEdge.