Biography

Michael Thomas Modano, Jr. (born June 7, 1970, in Livonia, Michigan) is a professional ice hockey player for the Dallas Stars. He is now married to Willa Ford.

Playing career

Modano has played all 15 of his NHL seasons with the Stars franchise (the first 5 spent with the Minnesota North Stars). He was the first overall draft pick in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, an honor shared by only 3 other Americans, Brian Lawton (1983), Bryan Berard (1995), and Rick DiPietro (2000).

Modano won the Stanley Cup in 1999 with the Stars. His best seasons were in 1992-93 and 1993-94, when he had 93 points each. The longtime face of the Dallas franchise, he has recorded over 1000 NHL points and became the captain of the Stars in 2003, a position he continues to hold. On August 5, 2005, he signed a 5-year contract with Dallas, which virtually guarantees that he will end his career with the Stars.

Awards

• East First All-Star Team (WHL) - 1989
• NHL All-Rookie Team - 1990
• Played in 7 NHL All-Star Games - 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004

Records

(as of 2005-06 Season)

• Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career games played (1179)
• Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career goals (485)
• Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career assists (698)
• Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career points (1183)
• Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career playoff games played (149)
• Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career playoff goals (52)
• Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career playoff assists (79)
• Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise record for career playoff points (131)

Statistics

                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1986-87  Prince Albert Raiders       WHL    70   32   30   62   26   8   1   4   5   4
1987-88  Prince Albert Raiders       WHL    65   47   80  127   80   9   7  11  18  18
1988-89  Prince Albert Raiders       WHL    41   39   66  105   74  --  --  --  --  --
1988-89  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    --   --   --   --   --   2   0   0   0   0
1989-90  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    80   29   46   75   63   7   1   1   2  12
1990-91  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    79   28   36   64   61  23   8  12  20  16
1991-92  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    76   33   44   77   46   7   3   2   5   4
1992-93  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    82   33   60   93   83  --  --  --  --  --
1993-94  Dallas Stars                NHL    76   50   43   93   54   9   7   3  10  16
1994-95  Dallas Stars                NHL    30   12   17   29    8  --  --  --  --  --
1995-96  Dallas Stars                NHL    78   36   45   81   63  --  --  --  --  --
1996-97  Dallas Stars                NHL    80   35   48   83   42   7   4   1   5   0
1997-98  Dallas Stars                NHL    52   21   38   59   32  17   4  10  14  12
1998-99  Dallas Stars                NHL    77   34   47   81   44  23   5  18  23  16
1999-00  Dallas Stars                NHL    77   38   43   81   48  23  10  13  23  10
2000-01  Dallas Stars                NHL    81   33   51   84   52   9   3   4   7   0
2001-02  Dallas Stars                NHL    78   34   43   77   38  --  --  --  --  --
2002-03  Dallas Stars                NHL    79   28   57   85   30  12   5  10  15   4
2003-04  Dallas Stars                NHL    76   14   30   44   46   5   1   2   3   8
2005-06  Dallas Stars                NHL    78   27   50   77   58   5   1   3   4   4
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         NHL Totals                       1179  485  698 1183  768 144  51  76 127  98

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