Dallas Stars

# seasons – 53

Record – 1,842-1,708-459-162 (4,305 points)

Playoff appearances – 33

Stanley Cups – 1

First player: Cesare Maniago G   1st round 1967 NHL Expansion Draft

First-ever Draft Selection: Wayne Cheesman 1967 (MNS), 4th overall

Highest Draft selection: Bobby Smith 1978 (MNS), 1st overall   Brian Lawton 1983 (MNS), 1st overall   Mike Modano 1988 (MNS), 1st overall   

HOFers – Dino Ciccarelli (MNS), Mike Modano, Sergei Zubov

Retired #’s –  #7- Neal Broten, #8- Bill Goldsworthy, #9- Mike Modano, #19- Bill Masterton, #26- Jere Lehtinen, #56- Sergei Zubov

Leaders

                Games Played – Mike Modano, 1,459

Goals – Mike Modano, 557

                Assists – Mike Modano, 802

                Points – Mike Modano, 1,359

                Plus/minus – Jere Lehtinen, +176

                Penalty Minutes – Shane Churla, 1,883

                Power Play Goals – Mike Modano, 156

                Shorthanded Goals – Mike Modano, 29

                Hat Tricks – Dino Ciccarelli, 14

                Goalie Wins – Marty Turco, 262

                Goals Against Average – Ed Belfour, 2.19

                Save pct. – Ben Bishop, .923

                Shutouts – Marty Turco, 40

Coaching Wins Leader – Ken Hitchcock, 319

Team Captains

Bob Woytowich ‘67-68

Moose Vasko ‘68-69

Claude Larose ‘69-70

Ted Harris ‘70-74

Bill Goldsworthy ‘74-76

Bill Hogoboam ‘75-76

Nick Beverley ‘77-78

J.P. Parise ‘78-79

Paul Shmyr ‘79-81

Tim Young ‘81-82

Craig Hartsburg ‘82-88

Brian Bellows ‘83-84

Bob Rouse ‘88-89

Curt Giles ‘88-91

Curt Fraser ‘88-89

Mark Tinordi ‘91-94

Derian Hatcher ‘94-03

Neal Broten ‘94-95

Mike Modano ‘03-06

Brenden Morrow ‘06-13

Jamie Benn ‘13-

Quotables…

“I don’t like hockey, I’m just good at it.” – Brett Hull

“Losing is essential to anyone’s success. The more you lose, the more you want to win.” – Brett Hull

Did you know…
… The Stars won their only Stanley Cup in their 6th season in Dallas. The Stars franchise has lost in the Cup Finals 4 times, twice as the Minnesota North Stars, and twice as the Dallas Stars.
… The Dallas Stars played in both the last regular season Avalanche game at McNicholls Arena in Denver, and the last playoff game there (4/12/99 and 6/1/99).
… The Dallas Stars played the last-ever game at the St. Louis Blues Checkerdome (4/24/94). The St. Louis Blues returned the favor seven years later playing the last-ever Dallas Stars game at Reunion Arena on 4/29/01.
… The Minnesota North Stars selected both the 1st and 2nd American-born players taken #1 overall (Brian Lawton 1983, Mike Modano 1988).
… The 2005-06 Dallas Stars won 11 consecutive shootouts.
… The Dallas Stars are nicknamed The Sheriffs.        

 

Quotables…

“50 percent of the game is mental and the other 50 percent is being mental. I’ve got that part down, no problem.” – Basil McRae

“If you want something as bad as you want to breathe, then you can do it.” – Tyler Seguin