Mike Modano

Mike Modano was born on June 7, 1970 in Livonia, Michigan, USA. He was an All-Star playing his junior hockey with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League and was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars as the first overall pick in the 1988 NHL amateur entry draft. He became only the second American to be drafted first overall and by 1989 he was a regular contributer to the North Stars team. He averaged almost a point per game in his rookie year with 75 points and was second in voting for the Calder trophy to Sergei Makarov of the Calgary Flames. He continued to produce for the North Stars, notching 20 points in the 1991 playoffs as he led Minnesota all the way to the Stanley Cup final.

Modano led the North Stars in points from 1991-93 and as the team moved south to Dallas, Modano came through with a 50 goal, 93 point season in 1993-94. The 50 goal season set a franchise record for Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars centers and Modano was well on his way to be the much needed pivot in Dallas. He has been one of the most consistent NHL performers throughout the 1990s. The latter half of the decade saw Modano continue to work on his overall game, turning out to be more of a complete hockey player. He led the Dallas Stars to the franchise's first ever Stanley Cup win in 1999. Modano has also represented the United States in several international hockey tournaments. He is a two time World Juniors, World Championships and Canada Cup participant. He played on the gold medal winning American team at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and was also part of the second place Olympic team in 2002 at Salt Lake City. After a sub-par 2003-04 season, Modano bounced back with a more offensive minded season.

Here is a summary of Mike Modano's NHL accomplishments;

Year    Team                   GP   G   A   Pts   Pim
1989-90 Minnesota North Stars  80  29  46    75    63  
1990-91 Minnesota North Stars  79  28  36    64    61 
1991-92 Minnesota North Stars  76  33  44    77    46 
1992-93 Minnesota North Stars  82  33  60    93    83 
1993-94 Dallas Stars           76  50  43    93    54 
1994-95 Dallas Stars           30  12  17    29     8 
1995-96 Dallas Stars           78  36  45    81    63
1996-97 Dallas Stars           80  35  48    83    42
1997-98 Dallas Stars           52  21  38    59    32
1998-99 Dallas Stars           77  34  47    81    44
1999-00 Dallas Stars           77  38  43    81    48
2000-01 Dallas Stars           81  33  51    84    52
2001-02 Dallas Stars           78  34  43    77    38
2002-03 Dallas Stars           79  28  57    85    30 
2003-04 Dallas Stars           76  14  30    44    46 
2005-06 Dallas Stars           78  27  50    77    58
NHL Totals                   1179 485 698  1183   768  



Championships
Stanley Cup - 1 (1999)