Starting life up in Minnesota, as the North Stars, the club was one of six 1967 expansion teams, though the club – defying the norm for an expansion club – experienced early success, both on the ice and in the box office, though it would sell nowhere near the number of tickets there as they would sell Dallas Stars tickets later in their existence.
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Eventually, the weight of expansion ills would turn the club into a money-loser during the mid-1970s. After being sold in 1978, though, they’d eventually begin a return to respectability, even making the Cup finals in 1981 and 1991, though at least financial success would eventually also disappear and wouldn’t show again until the team pulled the trigger and made the move to Dallas for the 1993-1994 season. Sales of Dallas Stars tickets were brisk right out of the stall.
The club was an immediate success, making the 1994 playoffs and losing to the Cinderella Vancouver Canucks. Future Hall of Famer Brett Hull would be the glue that bound the team together all during this time. The Stars have been a financial and professional success since their move, and it would all be capped off by their signal achievement; bringing Lord Stanley’s cup to the Big D. Sales of Dallas Stars tickets were off the charts, too.
Not wishing to rest on their laurels, the Stars made a return trip to the finals in 2000, falling to the powerhouse New Jersey Devils in the final game, at home, and in overtime. They’ve also won two President’s Trophies – awarded to the team with the best regular season record – since their Cup finals victory. This also helped propel Dallas Stars tickets further forward.
In 2006, the Stars made the decision to reload, bringing on board stars Patrik Stefan and Jaroslav Modry, along with free agents Darryl Sydor and Matt Barnaby to support star goalie Marty Turco and former team captain Mike Modano.
The Stars hosted the NHL All Star Game in 2007, and made the playoffs for the third year in a row, going on in 2008 to make yet another postseason appearance, taking out the defending champ Anaheim Ducks in the first round. Dallas Stars tickets continued to be prized by fans all over the region. The 2009 season would prove to be star-crossed, seeing the club lose team captain Brendan Morrow to a season-ending injury and also Sergei Zubov became hobbled, too. The club missed the playoffs, which was a rarity for the team.
For 2010, the Stars promise a return to their old winning ways, reloading with proven new coach Marc Crawford, who’ll oversee the new campaign with proven players like Mike Modano and fresh young hockey studs like Matt Niskanen. Soon enough, last season’s effort will quickly look like the aberration it was as the club makes a return to the upper division of hockey, all the while continuing to sell Dallas Stars tickets like the prized jewels they are.