{"id":620673,"date":"2026-05-03T07:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/620673\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T07:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:32:11","slug":"benn-hyry-klippenstein-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/620673\/","title":{"rendered":"Benn, Hyry, Klippenstein \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n By Brian La Rose<\/a> |
\n at May 2, 2026 12:45 pm <\/p>\n

Stars captain Jamie Benn<\/a> is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, the same fate he faced last year before signing a one-year deal to remain in Dallas.\u00a0 While Lia Assimakopoulos of the Dallas Morning News believes<\/a> that the organization would be willing to bring him back, there would need to be some tough discussions first as he\u2019s now coming off his second straight subpar playoff performance.\u00a0 He\u2019ll be 37 when next season starts so while he could still hold his own in a bottom-six role during the regular season but will those postseason struggles give them enough pause to start the search for a new captain?\u00a0 If not, Benn is eligible to once again sign a bonus-laden deal as long as it\u2019s a one-year pact.\u00a0 He did so last summer, accepting a $1MM base salary with up to $3MM in bonuses, $2MM of which were reached and will count against their salary cap in 2026-27 thanks to them ending the year using LTIR.<\/p>\n

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Still with the Stars, forward Arttu Hyry<\/a> won\u2019t be available for AHL Texas in their series against Chicago, relays 100 Degree Hockey (Twitter link<\/a>). The 25-year-old suffered a lower-body injury in the fifth game of the Dallas-Minnesota series earlier this week and while it was initially thought that it was a day-to-day issue, it appears that\u2019s not the case.\u00a0 Hyry was on Texas\u2019 roster at the trade deadline, meaning that Dallas can send him down once he\u2019s cleared to return.\u00a0 He had 19 points in 27 AHL games along with five points in 20 NHL appearances during the regular season.
\nWild prospect Carter Klippenstein<\/a> will be leaving the WHL next season to make the jump to the NCAA. Providence College announced<\/a> on its Instagram page that the 19-year-old has committed to playing for them next season.\u00a0 A fifth-round pick last summer, Klippenstein was limited to just 38 games this season due to injury.\u00a0 Still, he was fairly productive, tallying 11 goals and 17 assists in those outings.\u00a0 With the transfer of leagues, Klippenstein\u2019s signing timeline will be extended, giving Minnesota a couple of extra years to determine if they want to sign him.\u00a0 Had he stayed in junior, they\u2019d have had to make that call just over a year from now.<\/p>\n