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FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today the team has reassigned forwardJacob Peterson to the Texas Stars, Dallas' top development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). Additionally, the team has activated forward Blake Comeau from injured reserve.

Peterson, 22, has skated in all six regular-season contests for Dallas in 2021-22 and has recorded one goal (1-0=1). He made his NHL debut on Oct. 14 against the New York Rangers and scored his first career NHL goal (1-0=1) on his first career shot. The forward has logged an average of 15:10 time on ice per game and has registered eight shots and six hits.
The 6-foot-1, 170-pound native of Lidkoping, Sweden was originally selected by Dallas in the fifth round (132nd overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft.
Comeau, 35, has missed the first six games of the 2021-22 campaign due to an upper body injury. Last season, the forward appeared in 51 games with the Stars and registered 14 points (4-10=14). He ranked fourth in the NHL with two shorthanded goals and among team leaders, ranked second with 21 takeaways and third with 106 hits.
The 6-foot-1, 200-pound native of Meadow Lake, Sask., was originally selected by the New York Islanders in the second round (47th overall) of the 2004 NHL Draft and was signed by Dallas as a free agent on July 1, 2018.