Matěj Blümel Named to AHL’s First All-Star Team

(Credit: Logan Foust/Texas Stars)

Texas Stars forward Matěj Blümel, who leads the AHL with 39 goals and ranks second with 69 points, has been named today to the 2024-25 AHL First All-Star Team. 

The complete team is as follows:

2024-25 AHL First All-Star Team

• Goaltender – Michael DiPietro, Providence Bruins
• Defenseman – Jacob MacDonald, Colorado Eagles
• Defenseman – Derrick Pouliot, Syracuse Crunch
• Forward – Matěj Blümel, Texas Stars
• Forward – Matthew Peca, Springfield Thunderbirds
• Forward – Andrew Poturalski, San Jose Barracuda

The Texas Stars media ballot included forwards Andrew Poturalski, Matthew Peca, Charles Hudon, John Leonard, Rory Kerins, Seth Griffith, Chris Terry, Glenn Gawdin, and Alex Barré-Boulet. As a reminder, we cannot vote for players that we cover, so Blümel was not on our ballot. 

Former Texas Star Derrick Pouliot also made the team and was on the media ballot here in Texas.

Here is the official release:

Texas Stars forward Matěj Blümel has been selected to the 2024-25 AHL First All-Star Team, as voted on by coaches, players and media representing each of the league’s 32 member cities.

Blümel, 24, leads the AHL with 39 goals and ranks second with 69 points (39-30=69), shares sixth with 11 power play goals and has chipped in two short-handed goals and six game-winning goals. The Tabor, Czechia native also paces the league with 265 shots on goal.

Joining Blümel on the First All-Star Team is former Texas defenseman Derrick Pouliot, who has 53 points (7-46=53) in 69 games with the Syracuse Crunch.

2024-25 AHL First All-Star Team

• Goaltender – Michael DiPietro, Providence Bruins
• Defenseman – Jacob MacDonald, Colorado Eagles
• Defenseman – Derrick Pouliot, Syracuse Crunch
• Forward – Matěj Blümel, Texas Stars
• Forward – Matthew Peca, Springfield Thunderbirds
• Forward – Andrew Poturalski, San Jose Barracuda

The league also announced their Second All-Star Team on Thursday, featuring the following players, including former Stars goaltender Matt Murray, who is 27-10-10 in 42 appearances with the Milwaukee Admirals:

2024-25 AHL Second All-Star Team

• Goaltender – Matt Murray, Milwaukee Admirals
• Defenseman – Ethan Bear, Hershey Bears
• Defenseman – Trevor Carrick, Charlotte Checkers
• Forward – Seth Griffith, Bakersfield Condors
• Forward – John Leonard, Charlotte Checkers
• Forward – Alex Steeves, Toronto Marlies

The Stars’ winger has also skated in seven NHL games this season for Dallas and scored a goal Jan. 19 against Detroit. In total, Blümel has appeared in 13 career NHL games, all with Dallas, and has two NHL goals. He has also skated in 195 AHL games for Texas and ranks sixth on the team’s all-time goal scoring leaderboard with 89 in just three seasons.

Blümel joins Travis Morin (2013-14), Colton Sceviour (2013-14), Mavrik Bourque (2023-24) and Logan Stankoven (2023-24), as the players from Texas who have been featured on the AHL’s First All-Star Team. He also participated in the 2024 All-Star Classic with Bourque and Stankoven last season in San Jose, California.

Already the franchise record holder for the most goals in a single season (39), with one more point, Blümel can become just the third Stars player in team history to surpass 70 points in a single season, joining Morin (2013-14) and Bourque (2023-24). Both of those players also won the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s Most Valuable Player.