Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League 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 . Franchise history . 1967 - 1993 : Minnesota Years . The Minnesota North Stars began play in 1967 as part of the NHL ' s six - team expansion . Home games were played 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 , the North Stars were purchased by the owners of the Cleveland Barons ( formerly the California Golden Seals ) , the Gund brothers , George III and Gordon , and the NHL permitted the two failing franchises to merge . The merged team retained the name Minnesota North Stars , but assumed the Barons ’ 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 , where 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 . In the following season , Minnesota made it to the Stanley Cup Finals , only to lose to the Pittsburgh Penguins . 1993 : Relocation to Dallas . In 1993 , 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 the Stars . The NHL , to quell the controversy , promised the fans of Minnesota a return in the future with a new franchise ; that promise was fulfilled in 2000 when Minnesota was awarded the Minnesota Wild as an expansion franchise . 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 under Ed Belfour won the franchise ' s first Stanley Cup , versus the Buffalo Sabres in six games . 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 . In the last ten years the Dallas Stars , Detroit Red Wings , and New Jersey Devils have had the most points . 2006 - current 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 last major " Minnesota North Star " still 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 - 3 . The Stars finished # 5 during the 07 - 08 season . On April 25 , 2008 , in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs , the Stars eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champions , the Anaheim Ducks , in six games . On May 4 , 2008 , the Stars finished off the San Jose Sharks in six games , to advance to the Western Conference Finals , where they lost to the eventual champions Detroit Red Wings 4 - 2 . Team information . Jerseys . The team since its inception has used the Stars logo jersey on both home and away jerseys . Dallas Stars home jersey is white , and the road jersey is green . Arena . The Stars played in 17 , 001 capacity Reunion Arena from their relocation in 1994 , until the club moved to the 18 , 500 capacity American Airlines Center in 2001 . It has become tradition that the fans in attendance shout " stars " during the phrasing of the word as the National Anthem is sung . At games , as part of the entertainment , a Kahlenberg KDT - 123 fog horn sounds after every goal . The " Dallas Stars Fight Song " , recorded by Fort Worth natives Pantera , is played when the Stars hit the ice after every intermission . Broadcasters . Dave Strader TV and radio play - by - play Daryl Reaugh TV and radio color commentstor 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 " Notable players . Team captains . " Note : This list does not include former captains of the Minnesota North Stars and Oakland Seals " 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 . " Note : Goldsworthy and Masterton played for the Minnesota North Stars . " First - round draft picks . " Note : This list does not include selections of the Minnesota North Stars . " 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 "