Stars sign four players

Jul 3, 2008 - 5:13 PM FRISCO, Texas (Ticker) -- The Dallas Stars signed left wing Francis Wathier and defensemen Maxime Fortunus and Garrett Stafford to two-year contracts on Thursday.

Dallas also inked right wing Landon Wilson to a one-year deal.

Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

Wathier played in 15 games for Iowa of the American Hockey League last season, recording two goals and three assists.

Fortunus, 24, skated in 65 games for Manitoba of the AHL and had eight goals and 13 assists.

Stafford, 28, had 11 goals and 33 assists in 69 games for Grand Rapids of the AHL. He went scoreless in two games with the Detroit Red Wings last season.

Wilson has spent the last four seasons in Europe and had 13 goals and seven assists in 30 games for Lugano of the Swiss Elite League last year. The 33-year-old has played in 348 games in the NHL with Colorado, Boston, Phoenix and Pittsburgh, recording 51 goals and 60 assists.