DALLAS STARS

The 'Dallas Stars' are a professional ice hockey 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.

Contents

Franchise history

2006-2007 Season

Season-by-season record

Notable players

Current roster

Team captains

Retired numbers

First-round draft picks

Franchise scoring leaders

NHL awards and trophies

Franchise individual records

Trivia

References

See also

External links

Franchise history

The Minnesota North Stars were founded as an expansion team in 1967, playing their games adjacent to Metropolitan Stadium 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, they were purchased by the owners of the also-struggling Cleveland Barons (formerly the California Golden Seals), the influential Gund brothers, George III and Gordon, and the NHL permitted the two franchises to merge. The merged team retained the name Minnesota North Stars, but assumed the Barons’ old 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, but 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 had lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup finals. Then, just two years later, 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, 'specifically', the Stars. 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, vs. the Buffalo Sabres. 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.


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.

2006-2007 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 only remaining ''Minnesota North Stars'' player to actively play 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.

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
2001-02	82	36	28	13	5	90	215	213	959	4th, Pacific	Did not qualify
2002-03	82	46	17	15	4	111	245	169	1166	1st, Pacific	Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (Ducks)
2003-04	82	41	26	13	2	97	194	175	1143	2nd, Pacific	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Avalanche)
2004-05	''Season cancelled due to 2004-05 NHL Lockout
2005-061	82	53	23	—	6	112	265	218	1168	1st, Pacific	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Avalanche)
2006-07	82	50	25	—	7	107	226	197	—	3rd, Pacific	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Canucks)

: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 August 24, 2007. [1]

Goaltenders
#		'Player'	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
'35'		Marty Turco	L	1994	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
'41'		Mike Smith	L	2001	Kingston, Ontario

Defensemen
#		'Player'	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
'2'		Niklas Grossman	L	2004	Stockholm, Sweden
'3'		Stephane Robidas	R	2005	Sherbrooke, Quebec
'4'		Mattias Norstrom	L	2007	Stockholm, Sweden
'6'		Trevor Daley	L	2002	Toronto, Ontario
'25'		Nolan Baumgartner	R	2007	Calgary, Alberta
'43'		Philippe Boucher	R	2002	St-Apollinaire, Quebec
'56'		Sergei Zubov – 'A'	R	1996	Moscow, U.S.S.R.

Forwards
#		'Player'	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
'9'		Mike Modano – 'C (Just Announced)'	C	L	1988	Livonia, Michigan
'10'		Brenden Morrow – 'A'	LW	L	1997	Carlyle, Saskatchewan
'11'		Jeff Halpern	C	R	2006	Potomac, Maryland
'14'		Stu Barnes	C	R	2003	Spruce Grove, Alberta
'15'		Niklas Hagman	LW	L	2005	Espoo, Finland
'16'		Brad Winchester	LW	L	2007	Madison, Wisconsin
'17'		Toby Petersen	C	L	2007	Minneapolis, Minnesota
'20'		Antti Miettinen	RW	R	2000	Hämeenlinna, Finland
'21'		Loui Eriksson	LW	L	2003	Gothenburg, Sweden
'26'		Jere Lehtinen	RW	R	1992	Espoo, Finland
'29'		Steve Ott	LW	L	2000	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
'36'		Jussi Jokinen	LW	L	2001	Kalajoki, Finland
'39'		Joel Lundqvist	C	L	2000	Åre, Sweden
'50'		Krys Barch	RW	R	2007	Guelph, Ontario
'63'		Mike Ribeiro	C	L	2006	Montreal, Quebec
'92'		Todd Fedoruk	LW	L	2007	Redwater, Alberta

Team captains

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

★ Mark Tinordi, 1993-95

★ Neal Broten, 1995

★ Derian Hatcher, 1995-2003

★ Mike Modano, 2003-06, 2007-present

★ Brenden Morrow, 2006-2007
===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: Goldworthy and Masterton played for the Minnesota North Stars.''

First-round draft picks

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

★ 1993: Todd Harvey (9th overall)

★ 1994: Jason Botterill (20th overall)

★ 1995: Jarome Iginla (11th overall)

★ 1996: Ric Jackman (5th overall)

★ 1997: Brenden Morrow (25th overall)

★ 1998: None

★ 1999: None

★ 2000: Steve Ott (25th overall)

★ 2001: Jason Bacashihua (26th overall)

★ 2002: Martin Vagner (26th overall)

★ 2003: None

★ 2004: Mark Fistric (28th overall)

★ 2005: Matt Niskanen (28th overall)

★ 2006: Ivan Vishnevskiy (27th overall)

★ 2007: None

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''

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
Mike Modano ★	C	1238	507	719	'1226'	.99
Neal Broten	C	867	274	593	'867'	1.00
Brian Bellows	LW	753	342	380	'722'	.96
Dino Ciccarelli	RW	602	332	319	'651'	1.08
Bobby Smith	C	572	185	369	'554'	.97
Dave Gagner	C	609	247	287	'534'	.88
Sergei Zubov ★	D	783	107	403	'510'	.65
Bill Goldsworthy	RW	670	267	239	'506'	.76
Tim Young	C	564	178	316	'494'	.88
Steve Payne	LW	613	228	238	'466'	.76

NHL awards and trophies

'Stanley Cup'

★ 1998-99
'Presidents' Trophy'

★ 1997-98, 1998-99
'Clarence S. Campbell Bowl'

★ 1998-99, 1999-00
'Conn Smythe Trophy'

★ Joe Nieuwendyk: 1998-99
'Frank J. Selke Trophy'

★ Jere Lehtinen: 1997-98, 1998-99, 2002-03

'Lester Patrick Trophy'

★ Neal Broten: 1997-98
'Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award'

★ Ed Belfour: 1999-00

★ Marty Turco: 2000-01, 2002-03
'William M. Jennings Trophy'

★ Ed Belfour & Roman Turek: 1998-99

Franchise individual records

★ Most Goals in a season: Dino Ciccarelli; Brian Bellows, 55 (1981-82; 1989-90)

★ Most Assists in a season: Neal Broten, 76 (1985-86)

★ Most Points in a season: Bobby Smith, 114 (1981-82)

★ Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Basil McRae, 378 (1987-88)

★ Most Points in a season, defenseman: Craig Hartsburg, 77 (1981-82)

★ Most Points in a season, rookie: Neal Broten, 98 (1981-82)

★ Most Wins in a season: Marty Turco, 41 (2005-06)

★ Most Shutouts in a season: Marty Turco, 9 (2003-04)

Trivia

★ In the last ten years the Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, and New Jersey Devils have had the most points.

★ The goal horn that sounds in the American Airlines Center whenever the Stars score is a Kahlenberg KDT-123.

References

1. Feeding Frenzy! The Wild New World of the San Jose Sharks, , Steve, Cameron, Taylor Publishing Co., 1994,
2. Say goodbye to the 'Mooterus'
3. Hockeydb.com, Dallas Stars season statistics and records

See also

★ Oakland Seals

★ List of NHL players

★ List of NHL seasons

★ List of Stanley Cup champions

External links

★ Official website of the Dallas Stars

★ DallasStarsHockey - Stars Statistical Site

★ Dallas Stars Podcast - Weekly Podcast on the NHL and Stars

★ Hockey Pacific: Fan site for Dallas Stars and the NHL's Pacific Division