The Dallas Stars have dipped into the college free agent market, signing Jerad Rosburg to a one-year entry-level contract. The deal will kick in next season and Rosburg will join the Texas Stars of the AHL on an amateur tryout.
A four-year constant at Michigan State University, the 23-year old defenseman played 141 games for the Spartans and scored 55 points. A former USHL player, he failed to get picked by anyone in the NHL draft. That professional interest has obviously changed, with the Stars signing him just two days after his senior season ended.
The 6’1″ left-handed shot joins an organization that already has plenty of depth on defense, but at least some of it will be departing at the end of the year. Both Gavin Bayreuther and Dillon Heatherington are scheduled for Group VI unrestricted free agency, while Roman Polak and Andrej Sekera are both on expiring deals in the NHL. There is obviously no clear path for Rosburg to the NHL right away, but he’ll certainly provide some more experience to what could be a very young minor league blue line next season.
Rosburg looks just like Victor E. Green.