Dallas Stars

ice hockey team of the National Hockey League

Key facts

Conference: Western
Division: Central
History: Minnesota North Stars , 1967 – 1993 , Dallas Stars , 1993 –present
Home arena: American Airlines Center
City: Dallas , Texas
Team colors: Victory green, black, silver, skyline green, white
Media: Victory+ , KTCK-FM / AM
Owner: Tom Gaglardi
General manager: Jim Nill
Head coach: Glen Gulutzan
Captain: Jamie Benn
Minor league affiliates: Texas Stars ( AHL ), Idaho Steelheads ( ECHL )

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The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. The Stars compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Stars played in Reunion Arena in downtown Dallas from 1993 to 2001, when they moved into the American Airlines Center in Dallas's nearby Victory Park neighborhood, an arena they share with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The Stars were founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. Before 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. The franchise relocated to Dallas for the 1993–94 NHL season and was renamed the Dallas Stars.