2009–10 Dallas Stars
2009–10 record	4-2-4
Home record	1-2-1
Road record	3-0-3
Goals for	33
Goals against	31
Team information
General Manager	Joe Nieuwendyk
Coach	Marc Crawford
Captain	Brenden Morrow
Alternate captains	Mike Modano Steve Ott Brad Richards Stephane Robidas
Arena	American Airlines Center
Team leaders
<2008–09

The 2009–10 Dallas Stars season will see the Stars attempt to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history. On June 1, the Stars introduced Joe Nieuwendyk as their new general manager, replacing Les Jackson and Brett Hull, who were both reassigned within the organization.^[1] On June 11, head coach Dave Tippett was relieved of his duties and replaced with Marc Crawford.^[2]

[edit] Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 16	Tampa Bay Lightning		Dallas Stars
2	September 17	Dallas Stars		Colorado Avalanche
3	September 19	Dallas Stars		St. Louis Blues
4	September 22	Florida Panthers		Dallas Stars
5	September 23	Dallas Stars		Florida Panthers
6	September 24	Colorado Avalanche		Dallas Stars
7	September 26	St. Louis Blues		Dallas Stars
8	September 30	Dallas Stars		Texas Stars (AHL)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Divisional standings

	Pacific Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	Los Angeles Kings	36	22	11	3	110	106	47
2	San Jose Sharks	34	19	8	7	111	92	45
3	Phoenix Coyotes	33	19	12	2	81	75	40
4	Dallas Stars	32	14	8	10	93	94	38
5	Anaheim Ducks	32	12	13	7	91	103	31

After games of December 15, 2009.^[3]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

[edit] Conference standings

	Western Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	Chicago Blackhawks	33	22	8	3	100	71	47
2	San Jose Sharks	35	20	8	7	115	93	47
3	Calgary Flames	34	20	10	4	98	82	44
4	Los Angeles Kings	37	22	12	3	111	108	47
5	Nashville Predators	35	21	11	3	101	98	45
6	Phoenix Coyotes	35	21	12	2	89	79	44
7	Colorado Avalanche	36	19	11	6	104	105	44
8	Detroit Red Wings	34	18	11	5	95	89	41
9	Vancouver Canucks	35	20	15	0	109	90	40
10	Dallas Stars	34	14	9	11	101	105	39
11	Minnesota Wild	34	17	14	3	89	95	37
12	Columbus Blue Jackets	35	14	14	7	101	121	35
13	Edmonton Oilers	34	15	15	4	103	109	34
14	St. Louis Blues	33	14	14	5	81	94	33
15	Anaheim Ducks	34	13	14	7	95	109	33

After games of December 18, 2009.^[4]

[edit] Game log

2009–10 Game Log
October: 4–2–4 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–0–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Nashville Predators 3-2 Dallas Stars SO Turco 0-0-1 18,532 0-0-1 1 2 October 6 Dallas Stars 4-5 Edmonton Oilers SO Turco 0-0-2 16,839 0-0-2 2 3 October 9 Dallas Stars 5-2 Calgary Flames Auld 1-0-0 19,289 1-0-2 4 4 October 11 Dallas Stars 3-4 Vancouver Canucks SO Turco 0-0-3 18,810 1-0-3 5 5 October 14 Nashville Predators 0-6 Dallas Stars Turco 1-0-3 16,365 2-0-3 7 6 October 16 Boston Bruins 3-0 Dallas Stars Turco 1-1-3 17,811 2-1-3 7 7 October 17 Dallas Stars 4-3 Chicago Blackhawks Auld 2-0-0 20,424 3-1-3 9 8 October 19 Los Angeles Kings 4-1 Dallas Stars Turco 1-2-3 16,210 3-2-3 9 [1] 9 October 21 Dallas Stars 4-2 Anaheim Ducks Turco 2-2-3 14,503 4-2-3 11 10 October 22 Dallas Stars 4-5 Los Angeles Kings OT Auld 2-0-1 15,025 4-2-4 12 [2] 11 October 24 Dallas Stars 4-1 St. Louis Blues Turco 3-2-3 19,150 5-2-4 14 12 October 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 3-4 Dallas Stars OT Turco 4-2-3 16,302 6-2-4 16 13 October 30 Florida Panthers 6-5 Dallas Stars SO Auld 16,824 6-2-5 17 14 October 31 Dallas Stars Nashville Predators 12,520
November: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 4 Calgary Flames Dallas Stars 16 November 6 Vancouver Canucks Dallas Stars 17 November 7 Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild 18 November 12 Dallas Stars San Jose Sharks 19 November 14 Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes 20 November 18 Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings 21 November 19 Columbus Blue Jackets Dallas Stars 22 November 21 New Jersey Devils Dallas Stars 23 November 23 Carolina Hurricanes Dallas Stars 24 November 25 St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars 25 November 27 Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes 26 November 28 Tampa Bay Lightning Dallas Stars 27 November 30 Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings
December: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 3 Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars 29 December 5 Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars 30 December 8 Dallas Stars Anaheim Ducks 31 December 11 Dallas Stars San Jose Sharks 32 December 12 Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings 33 December 16 Dallas Stars Carolina Hurricanes 34 December 17 Dallas Stars Atlanta Thrashers 35 December 19 Detroit Red Wings Dallas Stars 36 December 21 San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars 37 December 23 Columbus Blue Jackets Dallas Stars 38 December 26 Dallas Stars Colorado Avalanche 39 December 29 Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars 40 December 31 Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars
January: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 Vancouver Canucks Dallas Stars 42 January 5 Dallas Stars New Jersey Devils 43 January 6 Dallas Stars New York Rangers 44 January 8 New York Islanders Dallas Stars 45 January 10 Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets 46 January 12 Dallas Stars Philadelphia Flyers 47 January 14 Dallas Stars Montreal Canadiens 48 January 16 Detroit Red Wings Dallas Stars 49 January 18 Minnesota Wild Dallas Stars 50 January 21 Dallas Stars Vancouver Canucks 51 January 22 Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers 52 January 24 Dallas Stars Colorado Avalanche 53 January 27 Calgary Flames Dallas Stars 54 January 29 Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars 55 January 31 Phoenix Coyotes Dallas Stars
February: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 56 February 2 Minnesota Wild Dallas Stars 57 February 4 Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets 58 February 6 Phoenix Coyotes Dallas Stars 59 February 9 Dallas Stars Chicago Blackhawks 60 February 11 Dallas Stars Calgary Flames 61 February 13 Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes
March: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 2 Los Angeles Kings Dallas Stars 63 March 4 St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars 64 March 6 Dallas Stars Pittsburgh Penguins 65 March 8 Dallas Stars Washington Capitals 66 March 10 Dallas Stars Buffalo Sabres 67 March 12 Los Angeles Kings Dallas Stars 68 March 14 Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars 69 March 16 San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars 70 March 18 Philadelphia Flyers Dallas Stars 71 March 20 Ottawa Senators Dallas Stars 72 March 21 Phoenix Coyotes Dallas Stars 73 March 23 Dallas Stars Nashville Predators 74 March 25 Dallas Stars San Jose Sharks 75 March 27 Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings 76 March 29 Dallas Stars Anaheim Ducks 77 March 31 San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars
April: 0-0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars 79 April 3 Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues 80 April 6 Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars 81 April 8 Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars 82 April 10 Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Richards, BradBrad Richards 27 7 26 33 3 2 Neal, JamesJames Neal 25 13 11 24 4 27 Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro 29 8 15 23 -2 14 Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson 29 9 14 23 7 10 Morrow, BrendenBrenden Morrow 29 12 9 21 1 35 Robidas, StephaneStephane Robidas 29 7 11 18 4 25 Benn, JamieJamie Benn 29 5 11 16 -3 12 Wandell, TomTom Wandell 29 4 7 11 0 8 Modano, MikeMike Modano 16 3 5 8 0 8 Niskanen, MattMatt Niskanen 27 1 7 8 -9 8 Brunnstrom, FabianFabian Brunnstrom 20 1 6 7 -3 8 Ott, SteveSteve Ott 23 3 3 6 -8 42 Skrastins, KarlisKarlis Skrastins 28 0 5 5 -7 8 Sutherby, BrianBrian Sutherby 18 4 1 5 6 15 Petersen, TobyToby Petersen 26 3 1 4 -2 4 Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley 29 1 3 4 -1 11 Fistric, MarkMark Fistric 26 1 2 3 6 14 Grossman, NiklasNiklas Grossman 27 0 3 3 6 12 Lehtinen, JereJere Lehtinen 15 1 1 2 -6 0 Barch, KrystopherKrystopher Barch 23 0 2 2 -1 50 Peters, WarrenWarren Peters 2 1 0 1 1 0 Woywitka, JeffJeff Woywitka 12 0 1 1 -2 4 Wathier, FrancisFrancis Wathier 2 0 0 0 0 5 Gagnon, AaronAaron Gagnon 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lindgren, PerttuPerttu Lindgren 1 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Turco, MartyMarty Turco 21 1266 9 6 6 51 2.42 609 .916 2 0 1 2 Auld, AlexAlex Auld 9 510 4 2 2 27 3.18 255 .894 0 0 0 2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Stars. Stats reflect player's season totals.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Records

[edit] Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Jamie Benn	1st Career NHL Game	October 3, 2009
Jamie Benn	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 6, 2009
Jamie Benn	1st Career NHL Goal	October 11, 2009
Aaron Gagnon	1st Career NHL Game	October 16, 2009
Perttu Lindgren	1st Career NHL Game	October 19, 2009
Francis Wathier	1st Career NHL Game	October 21, 2009

[edit] Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

[edit] Trades Date Details June 27, 2009 To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick (#189 overall) in 2009 To Dallas Stars 6th-round pick in 2010 July 8, 2009[5] To Ottawa Senators 6th-round pick in 2010 To Dallas Stars Alex Auld

[edit] Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Karlis Skrastins[6] Florida Panthers 2 years, $2.75 million Warren Peters[7] Calgary Flames 1 year, 2-way contract Jeff Woywitka[8] St. Louis Blues 2 years, $1.3 million [edit] Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Steve Begin[9] Boston Bruins 1 year, $850,000 Chris Conner[10] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year Brendan Morrison[11] Washington Capitals 1 year, $1.5 million Joel Lundqvist[12] Frölunda HC 6 years Sergei Zubov[13] SKA St. Petersburg 6 years Darryl Sydor[14] St. Louis Blues 1 year [edit] Lost via Waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers [edit] Players re-signed Player Contract terms Matt Climie[15] 1 year, 2-way contract Brent Krahn[16] 1 year, 2-way contract Jere Lehtinen[17] 1 year, $1.5 million Mark Fistric[18] 3 years, $3 million Aaron Gagnon[19] 1 year, 2-way contract Tyler Beskorowany[20] 3 year entry level contract Tristan King[21] 3 year entry level contract Hubert Labrie[22] 3 year entry level contract Stephane Robidas[23] 4 years, $13.2 million contract extension Loui Eriksson[24] 6 years, $25.5 million contract extension

[edit] Draft picks

The Stars' picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	8	Scott Glennie	(RW)	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (Western Hockey League)
2	38	Alex Chiasson	(RW)	Canada	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3	69	Reilly Smith	(RW)	Canada	St. Michael's Buzzers (Ontario Junior Hockey League)
5	129	Tomas Vincour	(C)	Czech Republic	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
6	159	Curtis McKenzie	(LW)	Canada	Penticton Vees (BCHL)

[edit] Roster

Updated December 25, 2009.^[25]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
31	Canada 	Auld, AlexAlex Auld	1.0 G	L	28	2009	Cold Lake, Alberta
13	Canada 	Barch, KrysKrys Barch	6.0 LW	L	29	2007	Guelph, Ontario
14	Canada 	Benn, JamieJamie Benn	7.0 RW	L	20	2007	Victoria, British Columbia
96	Sweden 	Brunnstrom, FabianFabian Brunnstrom	7.0 RW	L	24	2008	Helsingborg, Sweden
6	Canada 	Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley	2.0 D	L	26	2002	Toronto, Ontario
21	Sweden 	Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson	7.0 RW	L	24	2003	Gothenburg, Sweden
28	Canada 	Fistric, MarkMark Fistric	2.0 D	L	23	2004	Edmonton, Alberta
38	Canada 	Fortunus, MaximeMaxime Fortunus	2.0 D	L	26	2008	Longueuil, Quebec
2	Sweden 	Grossman, NicklasNicklas Grossman	2.0 D	L	24	2004	Stockholm, Sweden
26	Finland 	Lehtinen, JereJere Lehtinen (A)	7.0 RW	R	36	1992	Espoo, Finland
9	United States 	Modano, MikeMike Modano (A)	4.0 C	L	39	1988	Livonia, Michigan
10	Canada 	Morrow, BrendenBrenden Morrow (C)	6.0 LW	L	30	1997	Carlyle, Saskatchewan
18	Canada 	Neal, JamesJames Neal	6.0 LW	L	22	2005	Whitby, Ontario
5	United States 	Niskanen, MattMatt Niskanen	2.0 D	R	23	2005	Virginia, Minnesota
29	Canada 	Ott, SteveSteve Ott (A)	6.0 LW	L	27	2000	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
17	United States 	Petersen, TobyToby Petersen	4.0 C	L	31	2007	Minneapolis, Minnesota
63	Canada 	Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro	4.0 C	L	29	2006	Montreal, Quebec
91	Canada 	Richards, BradBrad Richards (A)	4.0 C	L	29	2008	Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
3	Canada 	Robidas, StephaneStephane Robidas (A)	2.0 D	R	32	2005	Sherbrooke, Quebec
37	Latvia 	Skrastins, KarlisKarlis Skrastins	2.0 D	L	35	2009	Riga, Latvia
20	Canada 	Sutherby, BrianBrian Sutherby	6.0 LW	L	27	2008	Edmonton, Alberta
35	Canada 	Turco, MartyMarty Turco	1.0 G	L	34	1994	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
23	Sweden 	Wandell, TomTom Wandell	4.0 C	L	22	2005	Södertälje, Sweden
44	Canada 	Woywitka, JeffJeff Woywitka	2.0 D	L	26	2009	Vermilion, Alberta

[edit] See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

[edit] Farm teams

[edit] References

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