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Dallas Stars

For current information on this topic, see
2008–09 Dallas Stars season
Dallas Stars Conference WesternDivision PacificFounded 1967History Minnesota North Stars
1967- 1993
Dallas Stars
1993- present Home Arena American Airlines CenterCity Dallas, TexasColors Green, Gold and Black Media FSN Southwest
KDFI (My 27)
WBAP (820 AM)Owner(s) Tom HicksHead Coach Dave TippettCaptain Brenden MorrowMinor League Affiliates TBD (AHL)
Idaho Steelheads(ECHL) Stanley Cups 1998-99Conference Championships 1998-99, 1999-00Division Championships 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2005-06

The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to 1993, the team was known as the Minnesota North Stars.

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Franchise history

1967-1993: Minnesota Years

See also: Minnesota North Stars

The Minnesota North Stars began play in 1967 as part of the NHL's six-team expansion. Home games were played at the newly-constructed Metropolitan Sports Center (the "Met Center") in Bloomington, Minnesota. Initially successful both on the ice and at the gate, the North Stars fell victim to financial problems after several poor seasons in the mid-1970s.

In 1978, the North Stars were purchased by the owners of the Cleveland Barons (formerly the California Golden Seals), the Gund brothers, George III and Gordon, and the NHL permitted the two failing franchises to merge. The merged team retained the name Minnesota North Stars, but assumed the Barons’ place in the Adams Division. The merger brought with it a number of talented players, and the North Stars were revived, making the Stanley Cup Finals in 1981, where they lost in five games to the New York Islanders. However, by the early 1990s, declining attendance and the inability to secure a new downtown revenue-generating arena led ownership to request permission to move the team to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1990. The NHL rejected the request, and instead agreed to award an expansion franchise, the San Jose Sharks, to the Gund brothers. The North Stars were sold to a group of investors that were originally looking to place a team in San Jose, although one of the group's members, Norman Green, would eventually gain control of the team.[1] In the following season, Minnesota made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, only to lose to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

1993: Relocation to Dallas

In 1993, amid further attendance woes and bitter personal controversy, Green obtained permission to move the team to the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, where they were renamed the Stars. The NHL, to quell the controversy, promised the fans of Minnesota a return in the future with a new franchise; that promise was fulfilled in 2000 when Minnesota was awarded the Minnesota Wild as an expansion franchise.

In the 1994 playoffs the Stars lost to the cinderella-story Vancouver Canucks. Green would later sell the team to Tom Hicks.

In 1999 the Stars won the franchise's first Stanley Cup, versus the Buffalo Sabres in six games. Dallas returned to the Cup Finals in 2000, but would lose to the New Jersey Devils. For 2001-02, the team moved to a new arena, the American Airlines Center.

Alternate logo (1999-present). Alternate logo (2004-2006), nicknamed the "Mooterus"[2]

Despite initial reservations about the move to Texas, the Stars have enjoyed success both on and off the ice. On top of their 1999 Cup, they have won two Presidents' Trophies as the team with the best overall regular-season record. Dallas has also won seven division titles and two Western Conference titles in the past ten seasons. In the last ten years the Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, and New Jersey Devils have had the most points.[citation needed]

2006- Current Season

The Stars made a number of changes during summer 2006. Former Stars goalkeeper Andy Moog was promoted to Assistant General Manager for Player Development (he kept his job as goaltending coach), and former player Ulf Dahlen was hired as an assistant coach.

The Stars allowed center Jason Arnott, defenseman Willie Mitchell, and goaltender Johan Hedberg to leave as free agents. Forward Niko Kapanen was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers and the remaining two years on right-winger Bill Guerin's contract were bought out.

The Stars received Patrik Stefan and Jaroslav Modry in the Atlanta trade, and signed Eric Lindros, Jeff Halpern, Matthew Barnaby and Darryl Sydor as free agents. Young goaltender Mike Smith was promoted to the NHL to serve as Marty Turco's backup.

On September 29, 2006, Brenden Morrow was announced as new team captain, taking the "C" from Mike Modano, who had served in the role since 2003. Modano is the last major Minnesota North Star still with the club.

During the season, center Mike Ribeiro, winger Ladislav Nagy and defenseman Mattias Norstrom were added through three separate trades. Young players Joel Lundqvist, Krys Barch, Nicklas Grossman, Chris Conner all saw significant ice time while other players were out of the lineup with injuries.

On January 24, 2007, the 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at the American Airlines Center. Defenceman Philippe Boucher and goaltender Marty Turco would represent the Stars as part of the Western Conference All-Star roster.

On March 13, 2007, Mike Modano scored his 500th career NHL goal, making him only the 39th player and 2nd American to ever reach 500 goals. On March 17, 2007, Modano scored his 502nd and 503rd NHL goals, breaking the record for an American-born player previously held by Joe Mullen.

The Stars qualified for the playoffs as the #6 seed in the Western conference and squared off against the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the playoffs. Goalkeeper Marty Turco pitched three shutout wins -- in games 2, 5 and 6 -- but the Stars' offense failed to capitalize and they lost the series 4 games to 3.

The Stars finished #5 during the 07-08 season. On April 25, 2008, in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Stars eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Anaheim Ducks, in six games. On May 4, 2008, the Stars finished off the San Jose Sharks in six games, to advance to the Western Conference Finals, where they lost to the top-seeded Detroit Red Wings four games to two.

Team Information

Current Dallas Stars jersey

Jerseys

The team since its inception has used the Stars logo jersey on both home and away jerseys. For 2007, as part of the league-wide changeover to the Rbk Edge jerseys, the Stars changed their jerseys. The home jersey simply states 'Dallas' on the chest, with the primary logo relocated to the shoulders and the player number on the chest. The color of the home jersey has also changed from green to black. The alternate logo remains on the shoulders of the away jerseys.

Arena

The Stars played in 17,001 capacity Reunion Arena from their relocation in 1994, until the club moved to the 18,500 capacity American Airlines Center in 2001. It has become tradition that the fans in attendance shout "stars" during the phrasing of the word as the National Anthem is sung. At games, as part of the entertainment, a Kahlenberg KDT-123 fog horn sounds after every goal. The "Dallas Stars Fight Song", recorded by Fort Worth natives Pantera, is played when the Stars hit the ice after every intermission.

Broadcasters

Ralph Strangis Play-by-Play
Daryl Reaugh Color Analyst

Season-by-season record

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Stars. For the full season-by-season history, see Dallas Stars seasons

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Records as of May 11, 2007. [3]

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs 2003-0482 41 26 13 2 97 194 175 1143 2nd, Pacific Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Avalanche) 2004-05Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout2005-061 82 53 23 — 6 112 265 218 1168 1st, Pacific Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Avalanche) 2006-0782 50 25 — 7 107 226 197 — 3rd, Pacific Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Canucks) 2007–0882 45 30 — 7 97 242 207 1162 3rd, Pacific Lost in Conference Finals, 2-4 (Red Wings)
1 As of the 2005-06 NHL season, all games tied after regulation will be decided in a shootout; SOL (Shootout losses) will be recorded as OTL in the standings.

Notable players

Current roster

As of May 9, 2008. [1]

Goaltenders # Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth 31 Tobias StephanL 2002Zürich, Switzerland35 Marty TurcoL 1994Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario40 Johan HolmqvistL 2008Tierp, Sweden
Defensemen # Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth 2 Niklas GrossmanL 2004Stockholm, Sweden3 Stéphane RobidasR 2005Sherbrooke, Quebec4 Mattias NorstromL 2007Stockholm, Sweden5 Matt NiskanenR 2005Virginia, Minnesota6 Trevor DaleyL 2002Toronto, Ontario28 Mark FistricL 2004Edmonton, Alberta42 Dan JancevskiL 1999Windsor, Ontario43 Philippe BoucherR 2002Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec56 Sergei Zubov– AR 1996Moscow, U.S.S.R.
Forwards # Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth 9 Mike Modano– AC L 1988Livonia, Michigan10 Brenden Morrow– CLW L 1997Carlyle, Saskatchewan13 Krys BarchRW R 2007Guelph, Ontario14 Stu BarnesC R 2003Spruce Grove, Alberta15 Niklas HagmanLW L 2005Espoo, Finland16 Brad WinchesterLW L 2007Madison, Wisconsin17 Toby PetersenC L 2007Minneapolis, Minnesota20 Antti MiettinenRW R 2000Hämeenlinna, Finland21 Loui ErikssonLW L 2003Goteborg, Sweden25 Chris ConnerRW L 2006Westland, Michigan26 Jere LehtinenRW R 1992Espoo, Finland29 Steve OttLW L 2000Summerside, Prince Edward Island39 Joel LundqvistC L 2000Åre, Sweden44 Brandon CrombeenRW R 2003Denver, Colorado63 Mike RibeiroC L 2006Montreal, Quebec91 Brad RichardsC L 2008Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island

Team captains

Note: This list does not include former captains of the Minnesota North Stars and Oakland Seals

Hall of Famers

Please see the Hall of Fame section for the Minnesota North Stars for a list of franchise Hockey Hall of Fame members. No one who has played for the team in Dallas has been inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame yet.

Retired numbers

  • 7 Neal Broten, C, 1981-95, including 1993-95 in Dallas & 1997, number retired February 7, 1998
  • 8 Bill Goldsworthy, RW, 1967-77, number retired February 15, 1992
  • 19 Bill Masterton, C, 1967-68, number retired January 17, 1987

Note: Goldsworthy and Masterton played for the Minnesota North Stars.

First-round draft picks

Note: This list does not include selections of the Minnesota North Stars.

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise (Minnesota & Dallas) history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Stars player

Points Goals Assists Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Mike Modano* C 1320 528 755 1283 .97 Neal BrotenC 867 274 593 867 1.00 Brian BellowsLW 753 342 380 722 .96 Dino CiccarelliRW 602 332 319 651 1.08 Bobby SmithC 572 185 369 554 .97 Sergei Zubov* D 829 111 434 545 .66 Dave GagnerC 609 247 287 534 .88 Bill GoldsworthyRW 670 267 239 506 .76 Tim YoungC 564 178 316 494 .88 Jere Lehtinen* RW 769 231 242 473 .61 Player Pos G Mike Modano* C 528 Brian BellowsLW 342 Dino CiccarelliRW 332 Neal BrotenC 274 Bill GoldsworthyRW 267 Dave GagnerC 247 Jere Lehtinen* LW 231 Steve PayneLW 228 Bobby SmithC 185 Joe NieuwendykC 178
Player Pos A Mike Modano* C 755 Neal BrotenC 593 Sergei Zubov* D 434 Brian BellowsLW 380 Bobby SmithC 369 Dino CiccarelliRW 319 Tim YoungC 316 Craig HartsburgD 315 Dave GagnerC 287 Darryl SydorD 254

NHL awards and trophies

Stanley Cup

Presidents' Trophy

Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Conn Smythe Trophy

Frank J. Selke Trophy

Lester Patrick Trophy

Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award

William M. Jennings Trophy


Franchise individual records

References

  1. ^ Cameron, Steve (1994). Feeding Frenzy! The Wild New World of the San Jose Sharks. Taylor Publishing Co., 29-38. 
  2. ^ Say goodbye to the 'Mooterus'. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
  3. ^ Hockeydb.com, Dallas Stars season statistics and records

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