Dallas Stars
Franchise Overview 1968-2021 (54 seasons)

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The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. Before the beginning of the 1978–79 NHL season, the team merged with the Cleveland Barons after the league granted them permission due to each team's respective financial struggles. Ultimately, the franchise relocated to Dallas for the 1993–94 NHL season. The Stars played out of Reunion Arena from their relocation until 2001, when the team moved less than 1.5 miles (2.4 km) into the American Airlines Center. The Stars have won eight division titles in Dallas, two Presidents' Trophies as the top regular-season team in the league, the Western Conference championship three times, and the Stanley Cup in 1999. Joe Nieuwendyk won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs that year. In 2000, Neal Broten was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2009, Brett Hull became the first Dallas Stars player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, followed by Ed Belfour and Joe Nieuwendyk in 2011 and Mike Modano in 2014. Mike Modano is the highest-scoring player in franchise history. In 2010, brothers Derian and Kevin Hatcher were inducted to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. The franchise has appeared in the Stanley Cup finals five times (1981, 1991, 1999, 2000, and 2020) and has won one championship (1999).

The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. Before the beginning of the 1978–79 NHL season, the team merged with the Cleveland Barons after the league granted them permission due to each team's respective financial struggles. Ultimately, the franchise relocated to Dallas for the 1993–94 NHL season. The Stars played out of Reunion Arena from their relocation until 2001, when the team moved less than 1.5 miles (2.4 km) into the American Airlines Center. The Stars have won eight division titles in Dallas, two Presidents' Trophies as the top regular-season team in the league, the Western Conference championship three times, and the Stanley Cup in 1999. Joe Nieuwendyk won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs that year. In 2000, Neal Broten was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2009, Brett Hull became the first Dallas Stars player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, followed by Ed Belfour and Joe Nieuwendyk in 2011 and Mike Modano in 2014. Mike Modano is the highest-scoring player in franchise history. In 2010, brothers Derian and Kevin Hatcher were inducted to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. The franchise has appeared in the Stanley Cup finals five times (1981, 1991, 1999, 2000, and 2020) and has won one championship (1999).

1983 Minnesota North Stars

1968-2021 (54 seasons)

Dallas Stars Team History

All-time franchise record

1842-1708 (.519)

1 championships in 5 appearances

Franchise History

1994-2021

Dallas Stars (NHL)

1968-1993

Minnesota North Stars (NHL)

Top Seasons

Year Record Result

2020 37-24 Lost Stanley Cup Finals

2000 43-23 Lost Stanley Cup Finals

1999 51-19 Won Stanley Cup Finals

1991 27-39 Lost Stanley Cup Finals

1981 35-28 Lost Stanley Cup Finals

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Last 5 Seasons

Year Record Result

2021 23-19 Missed Playoffs

2020 37-24 Lost Stanley Cup Finals

2019 43-32 Lost Second Round

2018 42-32 Missed Playoffs

2017 34-37 Missed Playoffs

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1st Round Draft Picks

Year Rd/Pick Player

2021 1 / 23 Wyatt Johnston C

2020 1 / 30 Mavrik Bourque C

2019 1 / 18 Thomas Harley D

2018 1 / 13 Ty Dellandrea C

2017 1 / 3 Miro Heiskanen D

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Longest Serving GM's

Tenure Years General Manager

1978-88 11 Lou Nanne

1993-02 10 Bob Gainey

2014-21 8 Jim Nill

1968-74 7 Wren Blair

2002-07 6 Doug Armstrong

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Team Owners

Tenure Years Owner

2012-21 10 Tom Gaglardi

1996-11 16 Tom Hicks

1991-95 5 Norman Green

1978-90 13 George Gund III

1978-90 13 Gordon Gund

1968-77 10 Walter Bush

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