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The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. They play their home games at the American Airlines Center. Prior to 1993, this team played as the Minnesota North Stars.
In 1993, amid further attendance woes and bitter personal controversy, Green obtained permission to move the team to the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, where they took the shortened "Stars" name. The NHL, to quell the controversy, promised the fans of Minnesota a return in the future with a new franchise; that promise was fulfilled in 2000 when Minnesota was awarded the Minnesota Wild as an expansion franchise.
In the 1994 playoffs the Stars lost to the Cinderella-story Vancouver Canucks. Green would later sell the team to Tom Hicks.
In 1999 the Stars won the franchise's first Stanley Cup, versus the Buffalo Sabres in six games. Dallas returned to the Cup Finals in 2000, but would lose to the New Jersey Devils, losing the final game at home in overtime. The Stars in 1999 were the only NHL team other than the Devils, Colorado Avalanche, and Detroit Red Wings to win a Stanley Cup between 1995 and 2003. For 2001–02, the team moved to a new arena, the American Airlines Center.
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