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The Dallas Stars are a professional Ice Hockey team based in Dallas, Texas . They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). FACTS :Founded: 1967 :Formerly Known As: ( 1967 - 1967 ), Oakland Seals ( 1967 - 1970 ), California Golden Seals ( 1970 - 1976 ) and Cleveland Barons ( 1976 - 1978 ). :Arena: American Airlines Center ::Former Home Arena: Reunion Arena (1993-2001) :Logo design: A green star outlined in gold :Main Rivals: Colorado Avalanche , Edmonton Oilers , Detroit Red Wings , San Jose Sharks , and Minnesota Wild :Division Championships: 9 - 1982 , 1984 , 1997 - 2001 , 2003 , 2006 :''', 1999 :Conference Championships 4 - 1981 , 1991 , 1999 , 2000 :''' FRANCHISE HISTORY The Minnesota North Stars were founded as an expansion team in 1967 , playing their games at the newly-constructed Metropolitan Sports Center (the " Met Center ") in Bloomington, adjacent to Metropolitan Stadium . Initially successful both on the ice and at the gate, the North Stars fell victim to financial problems after several poor seasons in the mid 1970s. In 1978, they were purchased by the owners of the also struggling Cleveland Barons (formerly the California Golden Seals ), and the NHL permitted the two franchises to merge. The merged team retained the Minnesota North Stars name, but assumed the Barons old place in the Adams Division. The merger brought with it a number of talented players, and the North Stars were revived, making the Stanley Cup finals in 1981. However, by the early nineties, declining attendance and the inability to secure a new downtown, revenue-generating arena led ownership to request permission to move the team to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1990. The NHL rejected the request, and instead agreed to award an expansion franchise for 1991-92 (the San Jose Sharks ) to the Gund's in what was technically a dissolution of the Barons-North Stars merger. The new franchise was also allowed to select a number of North Stars players. However, just two years later amid further attendance woes, new Norm Green obtained permission to move the team to Dallas's Reunion Arena . After moving to Dallas, the team was sold to Tom Hicks and a new arena, American Airlines Center , was finished. Despite initial reservations about the move to Texas, the Stars have enjoyed success at the box office and on the ice. They have won two Presidents' Trophies as the team with the best overall regular-season record, and have won the Stanley Cup once. SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORD ''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes'' :1 Season was shortened due to the 1994-95 NHL Lockout . :2 Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL Lockout . NOTABLE PLAYERS Current squad ''As of April 20 , 2006 '' {Link without Title} Hall Of Famers ''none'' Team captains ''Note: This list does not include former Captains of the Minnesota North Stars and Oakland Seals ''
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Franchise scoring leaders These are the top-ten point-scorers in the history of the Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Stars franchise. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season. ''Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points'' SEE ALSO
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