Dallas Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were founded as an expansion team in
1967, playing their games at the newly-constructed Metropolitan Sports Center (the "
Met Center") in Bloomington, adjacent to
Metropolitan Stadium. 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), and the NHL permitted the two franchises to merge. The merged team retained the Minnesota North Stars name, 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. However, by the early nineties, 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 for 1991-92 (the
San Jose Sharks) to the Gund brothers, George and Gordon, in what was technically a dissolution of the Barons-North Stars merger. The new franchise was also allowed to select a number of North Stars players. However, just two years later amid further attendance woes and bitter personal controversy, new owner
Norm Green obtained permission to move the team to Dallas's
Reunion Arena. After moving to Dallas, the team was sold to
Tom Hicks and won the franchise's first (and currently only) Stanley Cup in 1999. In 2001, the team moved to a new arena, the
American Airlines Center.
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Despite initial reservations about the move to Texas, the Stars have enjoyed success at the box office and on the ice. They have won two
Presidents' Trophies as the team with the best overall regular-season record, and have won the
Stanley Cup once. They also have won seven division titles in the past nine seasons.
A disappointing loss to the
Colorado Avalanche during the first round of the 2006 playoffs combined with NHL teams adjusting to the salary cap has led to some personnel movement for the Stars, although owner
Tom Hicks has announced that the majority of the Stars' personnel will stay intact, including head coach
Dave Tippett. Former Stars
Andy Moog and
Ulf Dahlen were part of a coaching staff shuffle - Moog will retain his role as goaltending coach but will now also assist GM
Doug Armstrong in monitoring player development while Dahlen filled Moog's assistant coaching position. Dahlen will add a more offensive perspective to the Stars' coaching staff.
On June 30, 2006 the club announced they would be buying out the $6.5 million contract of seriously underachieving right winger
Bill Guerin in order to clear room under the salary cap. The club also lost players in the offseason due to free agency, notably
Jason Arnott,
Willie Mitchell and
Johan Hedberg. So far, they have brought in
Eric Lindros,
Jeff Halpern, and
Matthew Barnaby from free agency.
Darryl Sydor was re-obtained from Tampa Bay for a 2008 4th round draft pick and
Patrik Stefan and
Jaroslav Modry came to Dallas in a trade from Atlanta for
Niko Kapanen and a draft pick. In addition, with the recent signing of prospects
Junior Lessard and
Marty Sertich, the Stars now have two of the last three
Hobey Baker Award winners in their system.
For the 2005-2006 season,
Sergei Zubov was nominated for the
Norris Trophy as the NHL's Best Defenseman, his first nomination for the trophy. The trophy would end up going to Detroit's
Nicklas Lidstrom.
Jere Lehtinen was nominated for the
Selke Trophy as the NHL's Best Defensive Forward, an award he has been nominated for six times and won thrice. The trophy would go to Carolina's
Rod Brind'Amour.
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
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1993-94 | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | -- | 97 | 286 | 265 | 1919 | 3rd in Central | Lost Conference Semifinal (VAN) |
| 1994-951 | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | -- | 42 | 136 | 135 | 1117 | 5th in Central | Lost Conference Quarterfinal (DET) |
| 1995-96 | 82 | 26 | 42 | 14 | -- | 66 | 227 | 280 | 1652 | 6th in Central | Out of Playoffs |
| 1996-97 | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | -- | 104 | 252 | 198 | 1325 | 1st in Central | Lost Conference Quarterfinal (EDM) |
| 1997-98 | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | -- | 109 | 242 | 167 | 1301 | 1st in Central | Lost Conference Final (DET) |
| 1998-99 | 82 | 51 | 19 | 12 | -- | 114 | 236 | 168 | 1108 | 1st in Pacific | Won Stanley Cup (BUF) |
| 1999-00 | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 102 | 211 | 184 | 1029 | 1st in Pacific | Lost Stanley Cup Final (NJ) |
| 2000-01 | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 106 | 241 | 187 | 1041 | 1st in Pacific | Lost Conference Semifinal (STL) |
| 2001-02 | 82 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 90 | 215 | 213 | 959 | 4th in Pacific | Out of Playoffs |
| 2002-03 | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 111 | 245 | 169 | 1166 | 1st in Pacific | Lost Conference Semifinal (ANA) |
| 2003-04 | 82 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 97 | 194 | 175 | 1143 | 2nd in Pacific | Lost Conference Quarterfinal (COL) |
| 2004-052 | | | | | | -- |
| 2005-06 | 82 | 53 | 23 | -- | 6 | 112 | 265 | 218 | 1168 | 1st in Pacific | Lost Conference Quarterfinal (COL) |
| Grand Totals | 952 | 500 | 302 | 125 | 25 | 1150 | 2750 | 2359 | 14928 |
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1 Season was shortened due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout.:2 Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout.Current squad
As of July 23, 2006 [1] Forwards| Number | | !width=15%|Player | Shoots | Position | Acquired | Place of Birth |
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|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"| - | | Perttu Lindgren | L | C | 2005 | Livonia, Michigan>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | - | | Tuomas Mikkonen | L | LW | 2002 | Jyväskylä, Finland>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 9 | | Mike Modano - C | L | C | 1988 | Livonia, Michigan>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 10 | | Brenden Morrow - A | L | LW | 1997 | Carlyle, Saskatchewan>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 11 | | Jeff Halpern | R | C | 2006 | Potomac, Maryland>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 14 | | Stu Barnes | R | C | 2003 | Spruce Grove, Alberta>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 15 | | Niklas Hagman | R | LW | 2005 | Espoo, Finland>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 17 | | Mathias Tjarnqvist | L | C | 2000 | Umea, Sweden>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 20 | | Antti Miettinen | R | RW | 2000 | Hämeenlinna, Finland>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 21 | | Loui Eriksson | L | LW | 2003 | Goteborg, Sweden>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 22 | | Junior Lessard | R | RW | 2004 | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 26 | | Jere Lehtinen | R | RW | 1992 | Espoo, Finland>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 27 | | Patrik Stefan | L | C | 2006 | Pribram, Czechoslovakia>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 29 | | Steve Ott | L | LW | 2000 | Summerside, Prince Edward Island>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 36 | | Jussi Jokinen | L | LW | 2001 | Kalajoki, Finland>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 53 | | Vojtech Polak | L | LW | 2003 | Ostrov Nad Ohri, Czech Republic>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 77 | | Matthew Barnaby | L | RW | 2006 | Ottawa, Ontario>-bgcolor="#eeeeee" | 88 | | Eric Lindros | R | C | 2006 | London, Ontario | |
Please see the Hall of Fame section for the Minnesota North Stars for a list of franchise Hockey Hall of Fame members.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- present)Retired numbers
*7 Neal Broten, C, 1981-95 & 1997 (Minnesota 1981-93, Dallas 1993-95 & 1997)
*8 Bill Goldsworthy, RW, 1967-77 (Minnesota)
*19 Bill Masterton, C, 1967-68 (Minnesota)
*99 Wayne Gretzky (retired league-wide by the NHL)First round draft picks
Note: This list does not include selections as 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)Franchise scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers in the history of the Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Stars franchise. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = PointsStanley Cup
*1998-99
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
*1998-99, 1999-00
Presidents' Trophy
*1997-98, 1998-99
Conn Smythe Trophy
*Joe Nieuwendyk: 1998-99
Frank J. Selke Trophy
*Jere Lehtinen: 1997-98, 1998-99, 2002-03
William M. Jennings Trophy
*Ed Belfour & Roman Turek: 1998-99
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award
*Ed Belfour: 1999-00
*Marty Turco: 2000-01, 2002-03
Lester Patrick Trophy
*Neal Broten: 1997-98*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)* List of Dallas Stars players
* Head Coaches of the Dallas Stars
* Minnesota North Stars
* Oakland Seals
* List of Stanley Cup champions
* List of NHL players*Dallas Stars official web site
