2009–10 Dallas Stars season

2009–10 Dallas Stars
2009–10 Dallas Stars
Division	5th Pacific
Conference	12th Western
2009–10 record	37–31–14
Home record	23–11–7
Road record	14–20–7
Goals for	237
Goals against	254
Team information
General manager	Joe Nieuwendyk
Coach	Marc Crawford
Captain	Brenden Morrow
Alternate captains	Mike Modano; Steve Ott; Brad Richards; Stephane Robidas
Arena	American Airlines Center
Team leaders
Goals	Loui Eriksson (29)
Assists	Brad Richards (67)
Points	Brad Richards (91)
Penalty minutes	Steve Ott (153)
Plus/minus	Mark Fistric (+27)
Wins	Marty Turco (22)
Goals against average	Marty Turco (2.72)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Dallas Stars season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Stars introduce Joe Nieuwendyk as their new general manager, replacing Les Jackson and Brett Hull, who were both reassigned within the organization.^[1] On June 11, head coach Dave Tippett was fired and replaced with Marc Crawford.^[2]

Preseason[]

hide2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4-4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 16	Tampa Bay Lightning	3 - 4	Dallas Stars	SO	Turco	1-0-0	[1]
2	September 17	Dallas Stars	1 - 3	Colorado Avalanche		Auld	1-1-0	[2]
3	September 19	Dallas Stars	4 - 2	St. Louis Blues		Turco	2-1-0	[3]
4	September 22	Florida Panthers	3 - 1	Dallas Stars		Krahn	2-2-0	[4]
5	September 23	Dallas Stars	1 - 4	Florida Panthers		Turco	2-3-0	[5]
6	September 24	Colorado Avalanche	2 - 3	Dallas Stars		Auld	3-3-0	[6]
7	September 26	St. Louis Blues	5 - 0	Dallas Stars		Turco	3-4-0	[7]
8	September 30	Dallas Stars	5 - 1	Texas Stars (AHL)		Turco	4-4-0	[8]

Regular season[]

Divisional standings[]

**Pacific Division^[3]**
		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – San Jose Sharks	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
2	Phoenix Coyotes	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
3	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
4	Anaheim Ducks	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
5	Dallas Stars	82	37	31	14	237	254	88

Conference standings[]

**Western Conference^[4]**
R		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – San Jose Sharks	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
2	y – Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
4	Phoenix Coyotes	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
6	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
7	Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
8	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
8.5
9	St. Louis Blues	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
10	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
11	Anaheim Ducks	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
12	Dallas Stars	82	37	31	14	237	254	88
13	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	35	15	216	259	79
15	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Schedule and results[]

2009–10 Game Log

showOctober: 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	[9]
2	October 6	Dallas Stars	4-5	Edmonton Oilers	SO	Turco 0-0-2	16,839	0-0-2	2	[10]
3	October 9	Dallas Stars	5-2	Calgary Flames		Auld 1-0-0	19,289	1-0-2	4	[11]
4	October 11	Dallas Stars	3-4	Vancouver Canucks	SO	Turco 0-0-3	18,810	1-0-3	5	[12]
5	October 14	Nashville Predators	0-6	Dallas Stars		Turco 1-0-3	16,365	2-0-3	7	[13]
6	October 16	Boston Bruins	3-0	Dallas Stars		Turco 1-1-3	17,811	2-1-3	7	[14]
7	October 17	Dallas Stars	4-3	Chicago Blackhawks		Auld 2-0-0	20,424	3-1-3	9	[15]
8	October 19	Los Angeles Kings	4-1	Dallas Stars		Turco 1-2-3	16,210	3-2-3	9	[16]
9	October 21	Dallas Stars	4-2	Anaheim Ducks		Turco 2-2-3	14,503	4-2-3	11	[17]
10	October 22	Dallas Stars	4-5	Los Angeles Kings	OT	Auld 2-0-1	15,025	4-2-4	12	[18]
11	October 24	Dallas Stars	4-1	St. Louis Blues		Turco 3-2-3	19,150	5-2-4	14	[19]
12	October 28	Toronto Maple Leafs	3-4	Dallas Stars	OT	Turco 4-2-3	16,302	6-2-4	16	[20]
13	October 30	Florida Panthers	6-5	Dallas Stars	SO	Auld 2-0-2	16,824	6-2-5	17	[21]
14	October 31	Dallas Stars	2-4	Nashville Predators		Auld 2-1-2	12,520	6-3-5	17	[22]

showNovember: 6-5–2 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
15	November 4	Calgary Flames	3-2	Dallas Stars	OT	Turco 4-2-4	16,369	6-3-6	18	[23]
16	November 6	Vancouver Canucks	1-2	Dallas Stars		Turco 5-2-4	16,839	7-3-6	20	[24]
17	November 7	Dallas Stars	2-3	Minnesota Wild		Auld 2-2-2	18,558	7-4-6	20	[25]
18	November 12	Dallas Stars	3-2	San Jose Sharks	SO	Turco 6-2-4	17,562	8-4-6	22	[26]
19	November 14	Dallas Stars	2-3	Phoenix Coyotes		Turco 6-3-4	11,319	8-5-6	22	[27]
20	November 18	Dallas Stars	3-1	Detroit Red Wings		Auld 3-2-2	18,112	9-5-6	24	[28]
21	November 19	Columbus Blue Jackets	4-1	Dallas Stars		Turco 6-4-4	16,155	9-6-6	24	[29]
22	November 21	New Jersey Devils	3-5	Dallas Stars		Turco 7-4-4	17,514	10-6-6	26	[30]
23	November 23	Carolina Hurricanes	0-2	Dallas Stars		Turco 8-4-4	16,243	11-6-6	28	[31]
24	November 25	St. Louis Blues	4-3	Dallas Stars	SO	Turco 8-4-5	18,156	11-6-7	29	[32]
25	November 27	Dallas Stars	2-5	Phoenix Coyotes		Turco 8-5-5	10,691	11-7-7	29	[33]
26	November 28	Tampa Bay Lightning	3-4	Dallas Stars	OT	Auld 4-2-2	17,334	12-7-7	31	[34]
27	November 30	Dallas Stars	1-4	Detroit Red Wings		Turco 8-6-5	17,645	12-8-7	31	[35]

showDecember: 6-3–4 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
28	December 3	Anaheim Ducks	1-3	Dallas Stars		Turco 9-6-5	16,217	13-8-7	33	[36]
29	December 5	Edmonton Oilers	3-2	Dallas Stars	SO	Turco 9-6-6	15,860	13-8-8	34	[37]
30	December 8	Dallas Stars	3-4	Anaheim Ducks	OT	Turco 9-6-7	13,861	13-8-9	35	[38]
31	December 11	Dallas Stars	3-2	San Jose Sharks	SO	Turco 10-6-7	17,562	14-8-9	37	[39]
32	December 12	Dallas Stars	2-3	Los Angeles Kings	SO	Auld 4-2-3	18,118	14-8-10	38	[40]
33	December 16	Dallas Stars	3-5	Carolina Hurricanes		Turco 10-7-7	13,954	14-9-10	38	[41]
34	December 17	Dallas Stars	5-6	Atlanta Thrashers	OT	Auld 4-2-4	11,957	14-9-11	39	[42]
35	December 19	Detroit Red Wings	3-4	Dallas Stars		Turco 11-7-7	18,532	15-9-11	41	[43]
36	December 21	San Jose Sharks	4-2	Dallas Stars		Turco 11-8-7	18,532	15-10-11	41	[44]
37	December 23	Columbus Blue Jackets	1-3	Dallas Stars		Auld 5-2-4	16,532	16-10-11	43	[45]
38	December 26	Dallas Stars	1-4	Colorado Avalanche		Auld 5-3-4	18,007	16-11-11	43	[46]
39	December 29	Chicago Blackhawks	4-5	Dallas Stars		Turco 12-8-7	18,532	17-11-11	45	[47]
40	December 31	Anaheim Ducks	3-5	Dallas Stars		Turco 13-8-7	18,532	18-11-11	47	[48]

showJanuary: 6-9–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 1–7–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
41	January 2	Vancouver Canucks	3-1	Dallas Stars		Turco 13-9-7	17,059	18-12-11	47	[49]
42	January 5	Dallas Stars	0-4	New Jersey Devils		Auld 5-4-4	14,202	18-13-11	47	[50]
43	January 6	Dallas Stars	2-5	New York Rangers		Turco 13-10-7	18,200	18-14-11	47	[51]
44	January 8	New York Islanders	3-4	Dallas Stars		Turco 14-10-7	17,430	19-14-11	49	[52]
45	January 10	Dallas Stars	0-2	Columbus Blue Jackets		Turco 14-11-7	14,501	19-15-11	49	[53]
46	January 12	Dallas Stars	3-6	Philadelphia Flyers		Turco 14-12-7	19,133	19-16-11	49	[54]
47	January 14	Dallas Stars	3-5	Montreal Canadiens		Turco 14-13-7	21,273	19-17-11	49	[55]
48	January 16	Detroit Red Wings	2-3	Dallas Stars	SO	Auld 6-4-4	18,532	20-17-11	51	[56]
49	January 18	Minnesota Wild	3-4	Dallas Stars		Auld 7-4-4	16,302	21-17-11	53	[57]
50	January 21	Dallas Stars	3-4	Vancouver Canucks		Auld 7-5-4	18,810	21-18-11	53	[58]
51	January 22	Dallas Stars	4-3	Edmonton Oilers		Turco 15-13-7	16,839	22-18-11	55	[59]
52	January 24	Dallas Stars	0-4	Colorado Avalanche		Turco 15-14-7	11,741	22-19-11	55	[60]
53	January 27	Calgary Flames	3-4	Dallas Stars	SO	Auld 8-5-4	16,807	23-19-11	57	[61]
54	January 29	Colorado Avalanche	2-3	Dallas Stars		Auld 9-5-4	18,532	24-19-11	59	[62]
55	January 31	Phoenix Coyotes	4-2	Dallas Stars		Auld 9-6-4	16,498	24-20-11	59	[63]

showFebruary: 3-1–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
56	February 2	Minnesota Wild	2-4	Dallas Stars		Turco 15-14-7	16,729	25-20-11	61	[64]
57	February 4	Dallas Stars	1-2	Columbus Blue Jackets		Turco 15-15-7	14,028	25-21-11	61	[65]
58	February 6	Phoenix Coyotes	0-4	Dallas Stars		Turco 16-15-7	18,532	26-21-11	63	[66]
59	February 9	Dallas Stars	3-4	Chicago Blackhawks	SO	Turco 16-15-8	21,446	26-21-12	64	[67]
60	February 11	Dallas Stars	3-1	Calgary Flames		Turco 17-15-8	19,289	27-21-12	66	[68]
61	February 13	Dallas Stars	3-0	Phoenix Coyotes		Turco 18-15-8	16,734	28-21-12	68	[69]

showMarch: 6-8-1 (Home: 3-4-1 ; Road: 3-4-0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
62	March 2	Los Angeles Kings	5-1	Dallas Stars		Turco 18-16-8	15,571	28-22-12	68	[70]
63	March 4	St. Louis Blues	6-1	Dallas Stars		Turco 18-17-8	17,132	28-23-12	68	[71]
64	March 6	Dallas Stars	3-6	Pittsburgh Penguins		Lehtonen 0-1-0	17,132	28-24-12	68	[72]
65	March 8	Dallas Stars	4-3	Washington Capitals	SO	Turco 19-17-8	18,277	29-24-12	70	[73]
66	March 10	Dallas Stars	3-5	Buffalo Sabres		Turco 19-18-8	18,690	29-25-12	70	[74]
67	March 12	Los Angeles Kings	2-1	Dallas Stars	SO	Turco 19-18-9	16,651	29-25-13	71	[75]
68	March 14	Colorado Avalanche	5-3	Dallas Stars		Turco 19-19-9	16,246	29-26-13	71	[76]
69	March 16	San Jose Sharks	2-8	Dallas Stars		Lehtonen 1-1-0	18,532	30-26-13	73	[77]
70	March 18	Philadelphia Flyers	3-2	Dallas Stars		Lehtonen 1-2-0	17,529	30-27-13	73	[78]
71	March 20	Ottawa Senators	4-5	Dallas Stars		Lehtonen 2-2-0	17,110	31-27-13	75	[79]
72	March 21	Phoenix Coyotes	3-2	Dallas Stars	SO	Turco 19-19-10	16,114	31-27-14	76	[80]
73	March 23	Dallas Stars	3-1	Nashville Predators		Lehtonen 3-2-0	15,501	32-27-14	78	[81]
74	March 25	Dallas Stars	0-3	San Jose Sharks		Turco 19-20-10	17,562	32-28-14	78	[82]
75	March 27	Dallas Stars	4-1	Los Angeles Kings		Lehtonen 4-2-0	18,118	33-28-14	80	[83]
76	March 29	Dallas Stars	3-1	Anaheim Ducks		Lehtonen 4-3-0	15,070	33-29-14	80	[84]
77	March 31	San Jose Sharks	1-5	Dallas Stars		Turco 20-20-10	17,263	34-29-14	82	[85]

showApril: 3-2-0 (Home: 2-1-0 ; Road: 1-1-0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 2	Edmonton Oilers	3-6	Dallas Stars		Lehtonen 5-3-0	17,626	35-29-14	84	[86]
79	April 3	Dallas Stars	1-2	St. Louis Blues		Lehtonen 5-4-0	19,150	35-30-14	84	[87]
80	April 6	Chicago Blackhawks	5-2	Dallas Stars		Climie 0-1-0	17,826	35-31-14	84	[88]
81	April 8	Anaheim Ducks	2-3	Dallas Stars	SO	Turco 21-20-10	18,009	36-31-14	86	[89]
82	April 10	Dallas Stars	4-3	Minnesota Wild	SO	Turco 22-20-10	19,109	37-31-14	88	[90]

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Brad Richards	80	24	67	91	-12	14
Loui Eriksson	82	29	42	71	-4	26
James Neal	78	27	28	55	-5	64
Mike Ribeiro	66	19	34	53	-5	38
Brenden Morrow	76	20	26	46	-3	69
Stephane Robidas	82	10	31	41	-10	70
Jamie Benn	82	22	19	41	-1	45
Steve Ott	73	22	14	36	-14	153
Mike Modano	59	14	16	30	-6	22
Trevor Daley	77	6	16	22	3	25
Jere Lehtinen	58	4	13	17	-8	8
Toby Petersen	78	9	6	15	3	6
Matt Niskanen	74	3	12	15	-15	18
Tom Wandell	50	5	10	15	2	14
Karlis Skrastins	79	2	11	13	-4	24
Fabian Brunnstrom	44	2	9	11	-3	10
Mark Fistric	67	1	9	10	27	69
Brandon Segal^†	19	5	5	10	3	18
Brian Sutherby	46	5	4	9	8	66
Nicklas Grossmann	71	0	7	7	-3	32
Krys Barch	63	0	6	6	0	130
Jeff Woywitka	36	0	3	3	-6	11
Warren Peters	11	1	0	1	1	2
Philip Larsen	2	0	1	1	1	0
Maxime Fortunus	8	0	0	0	-6	4
Francis Wathier	5	0	0	0	0	5
Raymond Sawada	5	0	0	0	1	0
Aaron Gagnon	2	0	0	0	0	0
Perttu Lindgren	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan Vishnevskiy^‡	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

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	A	PIM
Marty Turco	53	3088	22	20	11	140	2.72	1605	.913	4	4	10
Kari Lehtonen	12	663	6	4	0	31	2.81	350	.911	0	1	0
Matt Climie	1	60	0	1	0	5	5.00	38	.868	0	0	0
Alex Auld^‡	21	1181	9	6	3	59	3.00	558	.894	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
Player	Award	Awarded
Loui Eriksson^[5]	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 4, 2010
Marty Turco^[6]	NHL Third Star of the Week	February 15, 2010

Records[]

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Jamie Benn	1st Career NHL Game	October 3, 2009
Jamie Benn	1st Career NHL Assist 1st 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
June 27, 2009	To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick (189th overall) in 2009	To Dallas Stars 6th-round pick in 2010
July 8, 2009^[7]	To Ottawa Senators 6th-round pick in 2010	To Dallas Stars Alex Auld
February 9, 2010^[8]	To Atlanta Thrashers Ivan Vishnevskiy 4th-round pick in 2010	To Dallas Stars Kari Lehtonen

Free agents acquired[]

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Karlis Skrastins^[9]	Florida Panthers	2 years, $2.75 million
Warren Peters^[10]	Calgary Flames	1 year, 2-way contract
Jeff Woywitka^[11]	St. Louis Blues	2 years, $1.3 million
Mathieu Tousignant^[12]	Texas Stars	3 year entry-level contract
Sean Backman^[13]	Yale University	1 year

Free agents lost[]

Player	New team	Contract terms
Steve Begin^[14]	Boston Bruins	1 year, $850,000
Chris Conner^[15]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year
Brendan Morrison^[16]	Washington Capitals	1 year, $1.5 million
Joel Lundqvist^[17]	Frolunda HC	6 years
Sergei Zubov^[18]	SKA Saint Petersburg	6 years
Darryl Sydor^[19]	St. Louis Blues	1 year
Mark Parrish^[20]	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, 2-way contract

Claimed via waivers[]

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Brandon Segal^[21]	Los Angeles Kings	February 11, 2010

Lost via waivers[]

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Alex Auld^[22]	New York Rangers	February 27, 2010

Player signings[]

Player	Contract terms
Matt Climie^[23]	1 year, 2-way contract
Brent Krahn^[23]	1 year, 2-way contract
Jere Lehtinen^[24]	1 year, $1.5 million
Mark Fistric^[25]	3 years, $3 million
Aaron Gagnon^[26]	1 year, 2-way contract
Tyler Beskorowany^[27]	3 year entry level contract
^[28]	3 year entry level contract
Hubert Labrie^[28]	3 year entry level contract
Stephane Robidas^[29]	4 years, $13.2 million contract extension
Loui Eriksson^[30]	6 years, $25.5 million contract extension
Ondrej Roman^[31]	3 year entry level contract
Steve Ott^[32]	4 years, $11.8 million contract extension
Tomas Vincour^[12]	3 year entry-level contract
Tom Wandell^[33]	2 years, $1.55 million contract extension
Toby Petersen^[34]	2 years, $1.55 million contract extension
Kari Lehtonen^[35]	3 years, $10.65 million contract extension

Draft picks[]

The Stars' picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	8	Scott Glennie	(RW)	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
2	38	Alex Chiasson	(RW)	Canada	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3	69	Reilly Smith	(RW)	Canada	St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL)
5	129	Tomas Vincour	(C)	Czech Republic	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
6	159	Curtis McKenzie	(LW)	Canada	Penticton Vees (BCHL)

Final roster[]

Updated April 9, 2010.^[36]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
13	Krys Barch	LW	L	30	2007	Guelph, Ontario
14	Jamie Benn	RW	L	20	2007	Victoria, British Columbia
96	Fabian Brunnstrom	RW	L	25	2008	Helsingborg, Sweden
6	Trevor Daley	D	L	26	2002	Toronto, Ontario
21	Loui Eriksson	RW	L	24	2003	Gothenburg, Sweden
28	Mark Fistric	D	L	23	2004	Edmonton, Alberta
2	Nicklas Grossmann	D	L	25	2004	Stockholm, Sweden
36	Philip Larsen	D	R	20	2008	Esbjerg, Denmark
26	Jere Lehtinen	RW	R	36	1992	Espoo, Finland
32	Kari Lehtonen	G	L	26	2010	Helsinki, Finland
9	Mike Modano (A)	C	L	39	1988	Livonia, Michigan
10	Brenden Morrow (C)	LW	L	31	1997	Carlyle, Saskatchewan
18	James Neal	LW	L	22	2005	Whitby, Ontario
5	Matt Niskanen	D	R	23	2005	Virginia, Minnesota
29	Steve Ott (A)	LW	L	27	2000	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
17	Toby Petersen	C	L	31	2007	Minneapolis, Minnesota
63	Mike Ribeiro	C	L	30	2006	Montreal, Quebec
91	Brad Richards (A)	C	L	29	2008	Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
3	Stephane Robidas (A)	D	R	33	2005	Sherbrooke, Quebec
24	Brandon Segal	RW	R	26	2010	Richmond, British Columbia
37	Karlis Skrastins	D	L	35	2009	Riga, Soviet Union
20	Brian Sutherby	LW	L	28	2008	Edmonton, Alberta
35	Marty Turco	G	L	34	1994	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
23	Tom Wandell	C	L	23	2005	Södertälje, Sweden
44	Jeff Woywitka	D	L	26	2009	Vermilion, Alberta

Farm teams[]

Texas Stars (AHL)[]

The Texas Stars played their inaugural season in 2009-10 after being granted limited membership into the league. The Stars finished the regular season second in the Western Division. In the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs They swept Rockford in the first round, then beat Chicago and Hamilton in seven games to win the Western Division and Western Conference respectively. They lost to the Hershey Bears in game six of the 2010 Calder Cup Finals.

Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)[]

In 2009–10, the Steelheads clinched their first Brabham Cup with one week remaining in the season. They received a bye in the first round of the 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs before sweeping the Utah Grizzlies in the conference semifinals and the Stockton Thunder in six games to win the National Conference Championship to advance to their 3rd Kelly Cup Finals since joining the league in 2003. They met the Cincinnati Cyclones in the finals, but lost the series 4–1, with each game being decided by only one goal.

Allen Americans (CHL)[]

On April 15, 2009, the Central Hockey League announced an expansion team for Allen, Texas, to begin play in the 2009–10 season.^[37] The Allen Americans finished second in the Southern Conference. In the playoffs, Allen beat Laredo and Odessa in seven games. The Rapid City Rush beat the Americans in game six of the 2010 Ray Miron President's Cup Finals.

References[]

^ "Nieuwendyk introduced as Stars' new GM". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
^ "Dallas Stars Hire Marc Crawford". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
^ Langenbrunner, Smith, Eriksson top week's '3 Stars'
^ Stamkos, Leighton and Turco top week's '3 Stars'
^ Dallas Stars staff (July 8, 2009). "Dallas Stars Acquire Goaltender Alex Auld". Dallas Stars. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
^ Dallas Stars staff (February 9, 2010). "Stars Trade for Kari Lehtonen". Dallas Stars. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
^ Stars Sign Karlis Skrastins To Two-Year Deal
^ "Stars Sign Center Warren Peters To 1-Yr Deal". Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
^ Dallas Signs Defenseman Jeff Woywitka To Two-Year Contract
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Stars Sign Two to Entry Level Contracts
^ Stars Sign Free Agent Sean Backman To 1-Yr Deal
^ "Bruins Sign Steve Bégin". Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
^ "Pens Sign Conner, Lee". Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
^ "Caps Sign Brendan Morrison". Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
^ Joel Lundqvist klar för Frölunda
^ FREE AGENT ZUBOV SIGNS WITH ST. PETERSBURG OF KHL
^ Blues Sign Darryl Sydor
^ Lightning sign free agent RW Mark Parrish
^ Stars Claim Brandon Segal Off Waivers From LA
^ Goaltender Auld claimed from Stars
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Stars Lock Up Pair of Goaltenders
^ Stars Re-Sign Lehtinen To One-Year Contract
^ Dallas Stars Re-Sign Mark Fistric To Three-Year Contract
^ Stars Re-Sign Aaron Gagnon To 1-Yr Deal
^ Stars Sign Tyler Beskorowany To Entry-Level Deal
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Stars Sign Two To Entry-Level Deals
^ Robidas Inked to 4-Year Contract Extension
^ Stars Sign Eriksson To 6-Year Extension
^ Stars Sign Prospect Ondrej Roman
^ Ott Signed To 4-Year Contract Extension
^ Wandell Signed To 2-Year Contract Extension
^ Petersen Signed To 2-Year Contract Extension
^ Stars and Lehtonen Agree to 3-Year Contract Extension
^ "Dallas Stars - Team - Roster". Dallas Stars. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
^ CHL Introduces Allen, Texas Franchise Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

[1] "Nieuwendyk introduced as Stars' new GM". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

[2] "Dallas Stars Hire Marc Crawford". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

[standings-div-3] "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.

[standings-conf-4] "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.

[5] Langenbrunner, Smith, Eriksson top week's '3 Stars'

[6] Stamkos, Leighton and Turco top week's '3 Stars'

[7] Dallas Stars staff (July 8, 2009). "Dallas Stars Acquire Goaltender Alex Auld". Dallas Stars. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2009.

[8] Dallas Stars staff (February 9, 2010). "Stars Trade for Kari Lehtonen". Dallas Stars. Retrieved 2010-02-10.

[9] Stars Sign Karlis Skrastins To Two-Year Deal

[10] "Stars Sign Center Warren Peters To 1-Yr Deal". Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-21.

[11] Dallas Signs Defenseman Jeff Woywitka To Two-Year Contract

[stars.nhl.com-12] Jump up to: ^a ^b Stars Sign Two to Entry Level Contracts

[13] Stars Sign Free Agent Sean Backman To 1-Yr Deal

[14] "Bruins Sign Steve Bégin". Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

[15] "Pens Sign Conner, Lee". Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-02.

[16] "Caps Sign Brendan Morrison". Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-08-07.

[17] Joel Lundqvist klar för Frölunda

[18] FREE AGENT ZUBOV SIGNS WITH ST. PETERSBURG OF KHL

[19] Blues Sign Darryl Sydor

[20] Lightning sign free agent RW Mark Parrish

[21] Stars Claim Brandon Segal Off Waivers From LA

[22] Goaltender Auld claimed from Stars

[TwoGoaltenders-23] Jump up to: ^a ^b Stars Lock Up Pair of Goaltenders

[24] Stars Re-Sign Lehtinen To One-Year Contract

[25] Dallas Stars Re-Sign Mark Fistric To Three-Year Contract

[26] Stars Re-Sign Aaron Gagnon To 1-Yr Deal

[27] Stars Sign Tyler Beskorowany To Entry-Level Deal

[SignTwo-28] Jump up to: ^a ^b Stars Sign Two To Entry-Level Deals

[29] Robidas Inked to 4-Year Contract Extension

[30] Stars Sign Eriksson To 6-Year Extension

[31] Stars Sign Prospect Ondrej Roman

[32] Ott Signed To 4-Year Contract Extension

[33] Wandell Signed To 2-Year Contract Extension

[34] Petersen Signed To 2-Year Contract Extension

[35] Stars and Lehtonen Agree to 3-Year Contract Extension

[36] "Dallas Stars - Team - Roster". Dallas Stars. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

[37] CHL Introduces Allen, Texas Franchise Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine

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