Player News

Injury Update (Tue Apr 16, 2024) - Won't play Wednesday

Hakanpaa (lower body) won't be in the lineup Wednesday against St. Louis, according to Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.

Injury Update (Wed Apr 3, 2024) - Might return for playoffs

Hakanpaa (lower body) might be available for the playoffs, coach Peter DeBoer told Brian Rea of Bally Sports Southwest on Wednesday.

Injury Update (Sat Mar 30, 2024) - Won't play Saturday

Hakanpaa (lower body) won't play Saturday versus Seattle, per Mike Heika of the Stars' official site.

Injury Update (Thu Mar 28, 2024) - Still out Thursday

Hakanpaa (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the Canucks, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

Injury Update (Tue Mar 26, 2024) - Out again Tuesday

Hakanpaa (lower body) won't play Tuesday versus the Sharks, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

Injury Update (Sun Mar 24, 2024) - Remains unavailable

Hakanpaa (lower body) will not dress Sunday against the Coyotes, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

Injury Update (Fri Mar 22, 2024) - Won't play Friday

Hakanpaa (lower body) will not be available versus the Penguins on Friday, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Injury Update (Fri Mar 22, 2024) - Wont play Friday

Hakanpaa (lower body) will not be available versus the Penguins on Friday, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Injury Update (Wed Mar 20, 2024) - Out Wednesday

Hakanpaa (lower body) won't play Wednesday versus Arizona, Brian Rea of Bally Sports Southwest reports.

Injury Update (Tue Mar 19, 2024) - Dealing with lower-body injury

Hakanpaa is considered day-to-day with a lower-body issue, Brian Rea of Bally Sports Southwest reports.

Player Update (Tue Feb 27, 2024) - Set to return

Hakanpaa (upper body) is expected to return to the lineup Tuesday versus the Avalanche, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.

Injury Update (Mon Feb 26, 2024) - Not ready to return Monday

Hakanpaa (upper body) will not be in the lineup versus the Islanders on Monday, Brian Rea of Bally Sports Southwest reports.

Injury Update (Mon Feb 19, 2024) - Not traveling with team

Hakanpaa (upper body) is not with the Stars for their four-game road trip, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports Monday.

Player Update (Sat Feb 17, 2024) - Sustains upper-body injury

Hakanpaa suffered an upper-body injury during Saturday's game against Edmonton.

Player Update (Thu Oct 12, 2023) - Good to play Thursday

Hakanpaa (undisclosed) is expected to play Thursday versus St. Louis, according to Saad Yousuf of The Athletic.

Injury Update (Tue Oct 10, 2023) - Practicing Tuesday

Hakanpaa (undisclosed) is skating in his usual second-pairing role at practice Tuesday, Saad Yousuf of The Athletic reports.

Injury Update (Thu Oct 5, 2023) - Being evaluated for injury

Hakanpaa (undisclosed) is undergoing evaluation for an injury Thursday, Saad Yousuf of The Athletic reports.

Player Update (Wed Sep 20, 2023) - Healthy for camp

Hakanpaa (knee) elected against having surgery this offseason and is ready to participate in training camp, Saad Yousuf of The Athletic reports.

Injury Update (Thu Jun 8, 2023) - Will have knee surgery

Hakanpaa will undergo knee surgery, per Dallas radio analyst Bruce LeVine.

Player Update (Tue May 23, 2023) - Available to return

Hakanpaa (lower body) is an option to play in Game 3 against Vegas on Tuesday, Dan Rosen of NHL.com reports.

Injury Update (Sun May 21, 2023) - Won't play Sunday

Hakanpaa (lower body) won't play Sunday in Game 2 against Vegas, Saad Yousuf of The Athletic reports.

Injury Update (Sat May 20, 2023) - Game-time decision Sunday

Hakanpaa (lower body) will be a game-time decision Sunday for Game 2 against the Golden Knights, Saad Yousuf of The Athletic reports.

Injury Update (Sat May 20, 2023) - Game-time decision Sunday

Hakanpaa (lower body) will be a game-time decision Sunday, Saad Yousuf of The Athletic reports.

Injury Update (Fri May 19, 2023) - Out Friday

Hakanpaa (lower body) will not dress Friday against the Golden Knights, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

Injury Update (Mon May 15, 2023) - Unavailable Monday

Hakanpaa (lower body) is not in Monday's lineup against Seattle.

Player Update (Thu May 11, 2023) - Back in action

Hakanpaa (lower body) will be in Thursday's lineup against Seattle, Saad Yousuf of The Athletic reports.

Injury Update (Thu May 11, 2023) - Game-time call

Hakanpaa (lower body) will be a game-time decision for Thursday's Game 5 versus the Kraken, Brian Rea of Bally Sports Southwest reports.

Injury Update (Tue May 9, 2023) - Injury clarified

Hakanpaa is sitting out Tuesday's Game 4 versus the Kraken with a lower-body injury.

Injury Update (Tue May 9, 2023) - Out of action Tuesday

Hakanpaa (undisclosed) didn't take warmups, suggesting he won't play Tuesday in Game 4 versus the Kraken, Saad Yousuf of The Athletic reports.

Player Update (Mon May 8, 2023) - Provides goal in loss

Hakanpaa recorded a goal and 10 PIM in Dallas' 7-2 loss to Seattle in Game 3 on Sunday.

Player Update (Wed May 3, 2023) - Slings helper

Hakanpaa notched an assist, three shots on goal, seven blocked shots, three hits and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Kraken in Game 1.

Player Update (Tue Mar 28, 2023) - Finds assist Tuesday

Hakanpaa registered an assist, five shots on goal and two hits in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.

Player Update (Sun Mar 12, 2023) - Showing off playmaking

Hakanpaa logged an assist, three shots on goal, three hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kraken.

Player Update (Fri Mar 10, 2023) - Puts up pair of helpers

Hakanpaa recorded two assists and seven hits in Thursday's 10-4 win over the Sabres.