Texas Adds Harrison Scott, Artem Shlaine on ATOs

(Credit: Logan Foust/Texas Stars)

Texas made two signings official last night with the announcement of Arizona State University forward and University of Maine forward Harrison Scott joining the club on amateur tryouts. Scott also signed an NHL ELC with Dallas, starting next season and lasting one year. Scott's ATO was first reported by 100 Degree Hockey on X.

As with many of these AHL ATO deals that do not have NHL deals attached, I would not be surprised in the slightest to learn over the summer that Scott White has signed the player to an AHL SPC for 2025-26. This could be the case for Artem Shlaine.

The backgrounds of the two players are certainly interesting. Shlaine comes from Russia, a country whose former Texas Stars you could count on two hands*. Additionally, he hails most recently from relative newcomer to D1 collegiate hockey, Arizona State. Scott comes from San Jose, California.

Here's the release:

The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, announced today the club signed Arizona State University forward Artem Shlaine and University of Maine forward Harrison Scott to amateur tryouts.

Shlaine, 23, recently finished his college career as a graduate senior at ASU, where he helped the Sun Devils reach the NCHC Tournament Semifinals. He totaled 38 points (17-21—38) in 31 games this season and was named to the First-Team All-NCHC and the All-Tournament Team, while also named a finalist for the league’s Player of the Year award. Prior to joining the Sun Devils, Shlaine spent two seasons at the University of Connecticut from 2020-22 and Northern Michigan University from 2022-24. In total, he accrued 119 points (46-73—119) in 155 college games.

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound native of Moscow, Russia was originally selected by New Jersey in the fifth round (130th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft.

Scott, 24, just completed his senior season at Maine and signed a one-year entry level contract with Dallas, beginning in 2025-26. He compiled 35 points (18-17—35) in 38 games this season and helped the Black Bears win the Hockey East Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament. Scott spent his final two college seasons in Orono, Maine after playing two seasons at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. In total, he finished his college career with 88 points (45-43—88) in 140 games.

The 6-foot-0, 190-pound native of San Jose, California was originally undrafted before attending school.

* - Eight total including dual citizens, sorted by games played: Denis Gurianov, Sergei Korostin, Ivan Vishnevsky, Artem Grushnikov, Anton Khudobin, Nikita Scherbak, Alexei Lipanov, and Valeri Nichushkin.