(Credit: Logan Foust/Texas Stars) The Texas Stars have a complete week off before they have to lace them up in Grand Rapids. Their excellent record, nearly good enough for the division crown, earned them home ice and the right to take the week. Meanwhile, the team has something to celebrate as Matěj Blümel captured the team's first-ever Willie Marshall Award as the league's leading goal scorer. Blümel's 39 goals were already a team record and he came into Saturday's game leading the league by a hat trick of tallies. Alex Steeves and John Leonard both found themselves a trio short in the end with 36 a piece. Texas came this close to having the same player earn the goal scoring and point scoring trophies with Blümel's season. His 72 point campaign fell just one short of tying Andrew Poturalski for the league lead. The Stars were shut out on Saturday, and Blümel's totals stayed at 72. Poturalski became just the third player to ever win the Sollenberger three times....
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