2009–10 Dallas Stars season

The 2009–10 Dallas Stars season will see the Stars attempt to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history. On June 1, the Stars introduced Joe Nieuwendyk as their new general manager, replacing Les Jackson and Brett Hull, who were both reassigned within the organization.Nieuwendyk introduced as Stars' new GM On June 11, head coach Dave Tippett was relieved of his duties and replaced with Marc Crawford.Dallas Stars Hire Marc Crawford
== Pre-season ==
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 16 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	 	Dallas Stars 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	September 17 	Dallas Stars 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	September 19 	Dallas Stars 	 	St. Louis Blues 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	September 22 	Florida Panthers 	 	Dallas Stars 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	September 23 	Dallas Stars 	 	Florida Panthers 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	September 24 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Dallas Stars 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	September 26 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Dallas Stars 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	September 30 	Dallas Stars 	 	Texas Stars (AHL) 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Regular season ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
=== Game log ===
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October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3)	October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3)	October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3)	October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3)	October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3)	October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3)	October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3)	October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3)	October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3)	October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3)	October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	Nashville Predators 	3-2 	Dallas Stars 	SO 	Turco 0-0-1 	18,532 	0-0-1 	1 	
2 	October 6 	Dallas Stars 	4-5 	Edmonton Oilers 	SO 	Turco 0-0-2 	16,839 	0-0-2 	2 	
3 	October 9 	Dallas Stars 	5-2 	Calgary Flames 	 	Auld 1-0-0 	19,289 	1-0-2 	4 	
4 	October 11 	Dallas Stars 	3-4 	Vancouver Canucks 	SO 	Turco 0-0-3 	18,810 	1-0-3 	5 	
5 	October 14 	Nashville Predators 	0-6 	Dallas Stars 	 	Turco 1-0-3 	16,365 	2-0-3 	7 	
6 	October 16 	Boston Bruins 	3-0 	Dallas Stars 	 	Turco 1-1-3 	17,811 	2-1-3 	7 	
7 	October 17 	Dallas Stars 	4-3 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Auld 2-0-0 	20,424 	3-1-3 	9 	
8 	October 19 	Los Angeles Kings 	4-1 	Dallas Stars 	 	Turco 1-2-3 	16,210 	3-2-3 	9 	
9 	October 21 	Dallas Stars 	4-2 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Turco 2-2-3 	14,503 	4-2-3 	11 	
10 	October 22 	Dallas Stars 	4-5 	Los Angeles Kings 	OT 	Auld 2-0-1 	15,025 	4-2-4 	12 	
11 	October 24 	Dallas Stars 	4-1 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Turco 3-2-3 	19,150 	5-2-4 	14 	
12 	October 28 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	3-4 	Dallas Stars 	OT 	Turco 4-2-3 	16,302 	6-2-4 	16 	
13 	October 30 	Florida Panthers 	6-5 	Dallas Stars 	SO 	Auld 2-0-2 	16,824 	6-2-5 	17 	
14 	October 31 	Dallas Stars 	2-4 	Nashville Predators 	 	Auld 2-1-2 	12,520 	6-3-5 	17 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	80	24	67	91 	-12	14
 	82	29	42	71 	-4 	26
 	78	27	28	55 	-5 	64
 	66	19	34	53 	-5 	38
 	76	20	26	46 	-3 	69
 	82	10	31	41 	-10	70
 	82	22	19	41 	-1 	45
 	73	22	14	36 	-14	153
 	59	14	16	30 	-6 	22
 	77	6 	16	22 	3 	25
 	58	4 	13	17 	-8 	8
 	78	9 	6 	15 	3 	6
 	74	3 	12	15 	-15	18
 	50	5 	10	15 	2 	14
 	79	2 	11	13 	-4 	24
 	44	2 	9 	11 	-3 	10
 	67	1 	9 	10 	27 	69
 	19	5 	5 	10 	3 	18
 	46	5 	4 	9 	8 	66
 	71	0 	7 	7 	-3 	32
 	63	0 	6 	6 	0 	130
 	36	0 	3 	3 	-6 	11
 	11	1 	0 	1 	1 	2
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
 	8 	0 	0 	0 	-6 	4
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	5
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	53	3088	22	20	11	140	2.72	1605	.913	4 	0	4	10
 	12	663 	6 	4 	0 	31 	2.81	350 	.911	0 	0	1	0
 	1 	60 	0 	1 	0 	5 	5.00	38 	.868	0 	0	0	0
‡ 	21	1181	9 	6 	3 	59 	3.00	558 	.894	0 	0	2	2
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Stars. Stats reflect time spent with the Stars only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Awards and records ==
=== Awards ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loui ErikssonLangenbrunner, Smith, Eriksson top week's '3 Stars'	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marty TurcoStamkos, Leighton and Turco top week's '3 Stars' 	NHL Third Star of the Week	February 15, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jamie Benn 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jamie Benn 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	October 6, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jamie Benn 	1st Career NHL Goal 	October 11, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Aaron Gagnon 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 16, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Perttu Lindgren	1st Career NHL Game 	October 19, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Francis Wathier	1st Career NHL Game 	October 21, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Modano 	800th Career NHL Assist 	April 2, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 27, 2009 	To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick (#189 overall) in 2009 	To Dallas Stars 6th-round pick in 2010
July 8, 2009 	To Ottawa Senators 6th-round pick in 2010 	To Dallas Stars Alex Auld
February 9, 2010	To Atlanta Thrashers Ivan Vishnevskiy4th-round pick in 2010	To Dallas Stars Kari Lehtonen
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Karlis SkrastinsStars Sign Karlis Skrastins To Two-Year Deal 	Florida Panthers	2 years, $2.75 million
Warren PetersStars Sign Center Warren Peters To 1-Yr Deal 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, 2-way contract
Jeff WoywitkaDallas Signs Defenseman Jeff Woywitka To Two-Year Contract	St. Louis Blues 	2 years, $1.3 million
Mathieu TousignantStars Sign Two to Entry Level Contracts 	Texas Stars 	3 year entry-level contract
Sean BackmanStars Sign Free Agent Sean Backman To 1-Yr Deal 	Yale University 	1 year
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Steve BeginBruins Sign Steve Bégin 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $850,000
Chris ConnerPens Sign Conner, Lee 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year
Brendan MorrisonCaps Sign Brendan Morrison 	Washington Capitals	1 year, $1.5 million
Joel LundqvistJoel Lundqvist klar för Frölunda 	Frölunda HC 	6 years
Sergei ZubovFREE AGENT ZUBOV SIGNS WITH ST. PETERSBURG OF KHL	SKA St. Petersburg 	6 years
Darryl SydorBlues Sign Darryl Sydor 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year
Mark ParrishLightning sign free agent RW Mark Parrish 	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, 2-way contract
=== Claimed via Waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Brandon SegalStars Claim Brandon Segal Off Waivers From LA	Los Angeles Kings	February 11, 2010
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Alex AuldGoaltender Auld claimed from Stars	New York Rangers	February 27, 2010
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Matt ClimieStars Lock Up Pair of Goaltenders 	1 year, 2-way contract
Brent KrahnStars Lock Up Pair of Goaltenders 	1 year, 2-way contract
Jere LehtinenStars Re-Sign Lehtinen To One-Year Contract 	1 year, $1.5 million
Mark FistricDallas Stars Re-Sign Mark Fistric To Three-Year Contract	3 years, $3 million
Aaron GagnonStars Re-Sign Aaron Gagnon To 1-Yr Deal 	1 year, 2-way contract
Tyler BeskorowanyStars Sign Tyler Beskorowany To Entry-Level Deal 	3 year entry level contract
Tristan KingStars Sign Two To Entry-Level Deals 	3 year entry level contract
Hubert LabrieStars Sign Two To Entry-Level Deals 	3 year entry level contract
Stephane RobidasRobidas Inked to 4-Year Contract Extension 	4 years, $13.2 million contract extension
Loui ErikssonStars Sign Eriksson To 6-Year Extension 	6 years, $25.5 million contract extension
Ondrej RomanStars Sign Prospect Ondrej Roman 	3 year entry level contract
Steve OttOtt Signed To 4-Year Contract Extension 	4 years, $11.8 million contract extension
Tomas VincourStars Sign Two to Entry Level Contracts 	3 year entry-level contract
Tom WandellWandell Signed To 2-Year Contract Extension 	2 years, $1.55 million contract extension
Toby PetersenPetersen Signed To 2-Year Contract Extension 	2 years, $1.55 million contract extension
== Draft picks ==
The Stars' picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	8 	Scott Glennie 	(RW) 	 	Brandon Wheat Kings (Western Hockey League)
2 	38 	Alex Chiasson 	(RW) 	 	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3 	69 	Reilly Smith 	(RW) 	 	St. Michael's Buzzers (Ontario Junior Hockey League)
5 	129	Tomas Vincour 	(C) 	 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
6 	159	Curtis McKenzie	(LW) 	 	Penticton Vees (BCHL)
== Roster ==
== See also ==
* 2009–10 NHL season
== Farm teams ==
== References ==
== External Links ==
*2009–10 Dallas Stars season at ESPN
*2009–10 Dallas Stars season at Hockey Reference 
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