Mike Modano

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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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