Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They compete in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Franchise History

The franchise originated as the Minnesota North Stars during the 1967 NHL expansion, based in Bloomington, Minnesota, and playing home games at the Metropolitan Sports Center. Facing financial difficulties in the mid-1970s, the North Stars merged with the Cleveland Barons before the 1978–79 season, continuing as the Minnesota North Stars. The franchise relocated to Dallas for the 1993–94 NHL season, becoming the Dallas Stars.

The Stars played at Reunion Arena from 1993 until 2001, then moved to the American Airlines Center.

Achievements

In Dallas, the Stars have secured eight division titles, two Presidents' Trophies as the NHL's top regular-season team, two Western Conference championships, and the Stanley Cup in 1999. Joe Nieuwendyk won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP that year.

Hockey Hall of Fame Honorees

Brett Hull was the first Stars player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009, followed by Ed Belfour and Joe Nieuwendyk in 2011, and Mike Modano in 2014. Neal Broten entered the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000, along with brothers Derian and Kevin Hatcher in 2010.

1998–99 Stanley Cup Championship

After acquiring star winger Brett Hull—who had a stellar career with the St. Louis Blues—in the 1998 offseason, the Stars had a record-breaking regular season. They won 51 games for a franchise record 114 points, claimed the Pacific Division title by 24 points, earned the Presidents' Trophy and Jennings Trophy, and secured the top playoff seed. Jere Lehtinen won the Frank J. Selke Trophy.

The Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabres in six games to win the 1999 Stanley Cup.

Traditions

At the start of home games, "Puck Off" by Pantera plays as the Dallas Stars fight song, a tradition stemming from connections with local musicians in the 1990s following the 1999 Cup win.

The Dallas Stars remain a competitive force in the NHL's Western Conference.