2009–10 Dallas Stars season

2009–10 Dallas Stars
Division	5th Pacific
Conference	12th Western
2009–10 record	37-31-14
Home record	23-11-7
Road record	14-20-7
Goals for	237
Goals against	254
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
Goals	L. Eriksson (29)
Assists	B. Richards (67)
Points	B. Richards (91)
Penalties in minutes	S. Ott (153)
Plus/minus	M. Fistric (+27)
Wins	M. Turco (22)
Goals against average	M. Turco (2.72)
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 Dallas Stars season, saw the Stars introduce 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]

Pre-season

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

Regular season

Divisional standings

Pacific Division^[3]

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – San Jose Sharks	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
2	Phoenix Coyotes	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
3	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
4	Anaheim Ducks	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
5	Dallas Stars	82	37	31	14	237	254	88

Conference standings

Western Conference^[4]

R		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – San Jose Sharks	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
2	y – Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
4	Phoenix Coyotes	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
6	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
7	Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
8	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
8.5
9	St. Louis Blues	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
10	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
11	Anaheim Ducks	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
12	Dallas Stars	82	37	31	14	237	254	88
13	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	35	15	216	259	79
15	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Schedule and results

2009–10 Game Log
October: 6–3–5 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–3) # 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 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 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 2-0-2 16,824 6-2-5 17 14 October 31 Dallas Stars 2-4 Nashville Predators Auld 2-1-2 12,520 6-3-5 17
November: 6-5–2 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 4 Calgary Flames 3-2 Dallas Stars OT Turco 4-2-4 16,369 6-3-6 18 16 November 6 Vancouver Canucks 1-2 Dallas Stars Turco 5-2-4 16,839 7-3-6 20 17 November 7 Dallas Stars 2-3 Minnesota Wild Auld 2-2-2 18,558 7-4-6 20 18 November 12 Dallas Stars 3-2 San Jose Sharks SO Turco 6-2-4 17,562 8-4-6 22 19 November 14 Dallas Stars 2-3 Phoenix Coyotes Turco 6-3-4 11,319 8-5-6 22 20 November 18 Dallas Stars 3-1 Detroit Red Wings Auld 3-2-2 18,112 9-5-6 24 21 November 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 Dallas Stars Turco 6-4-4 16,155 9-6-6 24 22 November 21 New Jersey Devils 3-5 Dallas Stars Turco 7-4-4 17,514 10-6-6 26 23 November 23 Carolina Hurricanes 0-2 Dallas Stars Turco 8-4-4 16,243 11-6-6 28 24 November 25 St. Louis Blues 4-3 Dallas Stars SO Turco 8-4-5 18,156 11-6-7 29 25 November 27 Dallas Stars 2-5 Phoenix Coyotes Turco 8-5-5 10,691 11-7-7 29 26 November 28 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-4 Dallas Stars OT Auld 4-2-2 17,334 12-7-7 31 27 November 30 Dallas Stars 1-4 Detroit Red Wings Turco 8-6-5 17,645 12-8-7 31
December: 6-3–4 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 1–2–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 3 Anaheim Ducks 1-3 Dallas Stars Turco 9-6-5 16,217 13-8-7 33 29 December 5 Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Dallas Stars SO Turco 9-6-6 15,860 13-8-8 34 30 December 8 Dallas Stars 3-4 Anaheim Ducks OT Turco 9-6-7 13,861 13-8-9 35 31 December 11 Dallas Stars 3-2 San Jose Sharks SO Turco 10-6-7 17,562 14-8-9 37 32 December 12 Dallas Stars 2-3 Los Angeles Kings SO Auld 4-2-3 18,118 14-8-10 38 33 December 16 Dallas Stars 3-5 Carolina Hurricanes Turco 10-7-7 13,954 14-9-10 38 34 December 17 Dallas Stars 5-6 Atlanta Thrashers OT Auld 4-2-4 11,957 14-9-11 39 35 December 19 Detroit Red Wings 3-4 Dallas Stars Turco 11-7-7 18,532 15-9-11 41 36 December 21 San Jose Sharks 4-2 Dallas Stars Turco 11-8-7 18,532 15-10-11 41 37 December 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 1-3 Dallas Stars Auld 5-2-4 16,532 16-10-11 43 38 December 26 Dallas Stars 1-4 Colorado Avalanche Auld 5-3-4 18,007 16-11-11 43 39 December 29 Chicago Blackhawks 4-5 Dallas Stars Turco 12-8-7 18,532 17-11-11 45 40 December 31 Anaheim Ducks 3-5 Dallas Stars Turco 13-8-7 18,532 18-11-11 47
January: 6-9–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 1–7–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 Vancouver Canucks 3-1 Dallas Stars Turco 13-9-7 17,059 18-12-11 47 42 January 5 Dallas Stars 0-4 New Jersey Devils Auld 5-4-4 14,202 18-13-11 47 43 January 6 Dallas Stars 2-5 New York Rangers Turco 13-10-7 18,200 18-14-11 47 44 January 8 New York Islanders 3-4 Dallas Stars Turco 14-10-7 17,430 19-14-11 49 45 January 10 Dallas Stars 0-2 Columbus Blue Jackets Turco 14-11-7 14,501 19-15-11 49 46 January 12 Dallas Stars 3-6 Philadelphia Flyers Turco 14-12-7 19,133 19-16-11 49 47 January 14 Dallas Stars 3-5 Montreal Canadiens Turco 14-13-7 21,273 19-17-11 49 48 January 16 Detroit Red Wings 2-3 Dallas Stars SO Auld 6-4-4 18,532 20-17-11 51 49 January 18 Minnesota Wild 3-4 Dallas Stars Auld 7-4-4 16,302 21-17-11 53 50 January 21 Dallas Stars 3-4 Vancouver Canucks Auld 7-5-4 18,810 21-18-11 53 51 January 22 Dallas Stars 4-3 Edmonton Oilers Turco 15-13-7 16,839 22-18-11 55 52 January 24 Dallas Stars 0-4 Colorado Avalanche Turco 15-14-7 11,741 22-19-11 55 53 January 27 Calgary Flames 3-4 Dallas Stars SO Auld 8-5-4 16,807 23-19-11 57 54 January 29 Colorado Avalanche 2-3 Dallas Stars Auld 9-5-4 18,532 24-19-11 59 55 January 31 Phoenix Coyotes 4-2 Dallas Stars Auld 9-6-4 16,498 24-20-11 59
February: 3-1–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 56 February 2 Minnesota Wild 2-4 Dallas Stars Turco 15-14-7 16,729 25-20-11 61 57 February 4 Dallas Stars 1-2 Columbus Blue Jackets Turco 15-15-7 14,028 25-21-11 61 58 February 6 Phoenix Coyotes 0-4 Dallas Stars Turco 16-15-7 18,532 26-21-11 63 59 February 9 Dallas Stars 3-4 Chicago Blackhawks SO Turco 16-15-8 21,446 26-21-12 64 60 February 11 Dallas Stars 3-1 Calgary Flames Turco 17-15-8 19,289 27-21-12 66 61 February 13 Dallas Stars 3-0 Phoenix Coyotes Turco 18-15-8 16,734 28-21-12 68
March: 6-8-1 (Home: 3-4-1 ; Road: 3-4-0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 2 Los Angeles Kings 5-1 Dallas Stars Turco 18-16-8 15,571 28-22-12 68 63 March 4 St. Louis Blues 6-1 Dallas Stars Turco 18-17-8 17,132 28-23-12 68 64 March 6 Dallas Stars 3-6 Pittsburgh Penguins Lehtonen 0-1-0 17,132 28-24-12 68 65 March 8 Dallas Stars 4-3 Washington Capitals SO Turco 19-17-8 18,277 29-24-12 70 66 March 10 Dallas Stars 3-5 Buffalo Sabres Turco 19-18-8 18,690 29-25-12 70 67 March 12 Los Angeles Kings 2-1 Dallas Stars SO Turco 19-18-9 16,651 29-25-13 71 68 March 14 Colorado Avalanche 5-3 Dallas Stars Turco 19-19-9 16,246 29-26-13 71 69 March 16 San Jose Sharks 2-8 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 1-1-0 18,532 30-26-13 73 70 March 18 Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 1-2-0 17,529 30-27-13 73 71 March 20 Ottawa Senators 4-5 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 2-2-0 17,110 31-27-13 75 72 March 21 Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 Dallas Stars SO Turco 19-19-10 16,114 31-27-14 76 73 March 23 Dallas Stars 3-1 Nashville Predators Lehtonen 3-2-0 15,501 32-27-14 78 74 March 25 Dallas Stars 0-3 San Jose Sharks Turco 19-20-10 17,562 32-28-14 78 75 March 27 Dallas Stars 4-1 Los Angeles Kings Lehtonen 4-2-0 18,118 33-28-14 80 76 March 29 Dallas Stars 3-1 Anaheim Ducks Lehtonen 4-3-0 15,070 33-29-14 80 77 March 31 San Jose Sharks 1-5 Dallas Stars Turco 20-20-10 17,263 34-29-14 82
April: 3-2-0 (Home: 2-1-0 ; Road: 1-1-0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Edmonton Oilers 3-6 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 5-3-0 17,626 35-29-14 84 79 April 3 Dallas Stars 1-2 St. Louis Blues Lehtonen 5-4-0 19,150 35-30-14 84 80 April 6 Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 Dallas Stars Climie 0-1-0 17,826 35-31-14 84 81 April 8 Anaheim Ducks 2-3 Dallas Stars SO Turco 21-20-10 18,009 36-31-14 86 82 April 10 Dallas Stars 4-3 Minnesota Wild SO Turco 22-20-10 19,109 37-31-14 88
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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 80 24 67 91 -12 14 Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson 82 29 42 71 -4 26 Neal, JamesJames Neal 78 27 28 55 -5 64 Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro 66 19 34 53 -5 38 Morrow, BrendenBrenden Morrow 76 20 26 46 -3 69 Robidas, StephaneStephane Robidas 82 10 31 41 -10 70 Benn, JamieJamie Benn 82 22 19 41 -1 45 Ott, SteveSteve Ott 73 22 14 36 -14 153 Modano, MikeMike Modano 59 14 16 30 -6 22 Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley 77 6 16 22 3 25 Lehtinen, JereJere Lehtinen 58 4 13 17 -8 8 Petersen, TobyToby Petersen 78 9 6 15 3 6 Niskanen, MattMatt Niskanen 74 3 12 15 -15 18 Wandell, TomTom Wandell 50 5 10 15 2 14 Skrastins, KarlisKarlis Skrastins 79 2 11 13 -4 24 Brunnstrom, FabianFabian Brunnstrom 44 2 9 11 -3 10 Fistric, MarkMark Fistric 67 1 9 10 27 69 Segal, BrandonBrandon Segal^† 19 5 5 10 3 18 Sutherby, BrianBrian Sutherby 46 5 4 9 8 66 Grossmann, NicklasNicklas Grossmann 71 0 7 7 -3 32 Barch, KrysKrys Barch 63 0 6 6 0 130 Woywitka, JeffJeff Woywitka 36 0 3 3 -6 11 Peters, WarrenWarren Peters 11 1 0 1 1 2 Larsen, PhilipPhilip Larsen 2 0 1 1 1 0 Fortunus, MaximeMaxime Fortunus 8 0 0 0 -6 4 Wathier, FrancisFrancis Wathier 5 0 0 0 0 5 Sawada, RaymondRaymond Sawada 5 0 0 0 1 0 Gagnon, AaronAaron Gagnon 2 0 0 0 0 0 Lindgren, PerttuPerttu Lindgren 1 0 0 0 0 0 Vishnevskiy, IvanIvan Vishnevskiy^‡ 2 0 0 0 -2 0

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 53 3088 22 20 11 140 2.72 1605 .913 4 0 4 10 Lehtonen, KariKari Lehtonen 12 663 6 4 0 31 2.81 350 .911 0 0 1 0 Climie, MattMatt Climie 1 60 0 1 0 5 5.00 38 .868 0 0 0 0 Auld, AlexAlex Auld^‡ 21 1181 9 6 3 59 3.00 558 .894 0 0 2 2

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Loui Eriksson[5]	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 4, 2010
Marty Turco[6]	NHL Third Star of the Week	February 15, 2010

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
Mike Modano	800th Career NHL Assist	April 2, 2010

Transactions

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

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[7] To Ottawa Senators 6th-round pick in 2010 To Dallas Stars Alex Auld February 9, 2010[8] To Atlanta Thrashers Ivan Vishnevskiy 4th-round pick in 2010 To Dallas Stars Kari Lehtonen

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Karlis Skrastins[9] Florida Panthers 2 years, $2.75 million Warren Peters[10] Calgary Flames 1 year, 2-way contract Jeff Woywitka[11] St. Louis Blues 2 years, $1.3 million Mathieu Tousignant[12] Texas Stars 3 year entry-level contract Sean Backman[13] Yale University 1 year

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Steve Begin[14] Boston Bruins 1 year, $850,000 Chris Conner[15] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year Brendan Morrison[16] Washington Capitals 1 year, $1.5 million Joel Lundqvist[17] Frolunda HC 6 years Sergei Zubov[18] SKA St. Petersburg 6 years Darryl Sydor[19] St. Louis Blues 1 year Mark Parrish[20] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, 2-way contract

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Brandon Segal[21] Los Angeles Kings February 11, 2010

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Alex Auld[22] New York Rangers February 27, 2010

Player signings Player Contract terms Matt Climie[23] 1 year, 2-way contract Brent Krahn[23] 1 year, 2-way contract Jere Lehtinen[24] 1 year, $1.5 million Mark Fistric[25] 3 years, $3 million Aaron Gagnon[26] 1 year, 2-way contract Tyler Beskorowany[27] 3 year entry level contract Tristan King[28] 3 year entry level contract Hubert Labrie[28] 3 year entry level contract Stephane Robidas[29] 4 years, $13.2 million contract extension Loui Eriksson[30] 6 years, $25.5 million contract extension Ondrej Roman[31] 3 year entry level contract Steve Ott[32] 4 years, $11.8 million contract extension Tomas Vincour[12] 3 year entry-level contract Tom Wandell[33] 2 years, $1.55 million contract extension Toby Petersen[34] 2 years, $1.55 million contract extension Kari Lehtonen[35] 3 years, $10.65 million contract extension

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 (WHL)
2	38	Alex Chiasson	(RW)	Canada	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3	69	Reilly Smith	(RW)	Canada	St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL)
5	129	Tomas Vincour	(C)	Czech Republic	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
6	159	Curtis McKenzie	(LW)	Canada	Penticton Vees (BCHL)

Final roster

Updated April 9, 2010.^[36]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
13		Barch, KrysKrys Barch	LW	L	36	2007	Guelph, Ontario
14		Benn, JamieJamie Benn	RW	L	26	2007	Victoria, British Columbia
96		Brunnstrom, FabianFabian Brunnstrom	RW	L	31	2008	Helsingborg, Sweden
6		Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley	D	L	32	2002	Toronto, Ontario
21		Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson	RW	L	30	2003	Gothenburg, Sweden
28		Fistric, MarkMark Fistric	D	L	29	2004	Edmonton, Alberta
2		Grossmann, NicklasNicklas Grossmann	D	L	31	2004	Stockholm, Sweden
36		Larsen, PhilipPhilip Larsen	D	R	26	2008	Esbjerg, Denmark
26		Lehtinen, JereJere Lehtinen	RW	R	42	1992	Espoo, Finland
32		Lehtonen, KariKari Lehtonen	G	L	32	2010	Helsinki, Finland
9		Modano, MikeMike Modano (A)	C	L	45	1988	Livonia, Michigan
10		Morrow, BrendenBrenden Morrow (C)	LW	L	37	1997	Carlyle, Saskatchewan
18		Neal, JamesJames Neal	LW	L	28	2005	Whitby, Ontario
5		Niskanen, MattMatt Niskanen	D	R	29	2005	Virginia, Minnesota
29		Ott, SteveSteve Ott (A)	LW	L	33	2000	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
17		Petersen, TobyToby Petersen	C	L	37	2007	Minneapolis, Minnesota
63		Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro	C	L	36	2006	Montreal, Quebec
91		Richards, BradBrad Richards (A)	C	L	35	2008	Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
3		Robidas, StephaneStephane Robidas (A)	D	R	39	2005	Sherbrooke, Quebec
24		Segal, BrandonBrandon Segal	RW	R	32	2010	Richmond, British Columbia
37		Skrastins, KarlisKarlis Skrastins	D	L	41	2009	Riga, Soviet Union
20		Sutherby, BrianBrian Sutherby	LW	L	34	2008	Edmonton, Alberta
35		Turco, MartyMarty Turco	G	L	40	1994	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
23		Wandell, TomTom Wandell	C	L	29	2005	Södertälje, Sweden
44		Woywitka, JeffJeff Woywitka	D	L	32	2009	Vermilion, Alberta

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

Farm teams

Texas Stars (AHL)

The Texas Stars played their inaugural season in 2009-10 after being granted limited membership into the league. The Stars finished the regular season second in the Western Division. In the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs They swept Rockford in the first round, then beat Chicago and Hamilton in seven games to win the Western Division and Western Conference respectively. They lost to the Hershey Bears in game six of the 2010 Calder Cup Finals.

Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)

In 2009–10, the Steelheads clinched their first Brabham Cup with one week remaining in the season. They received a bye in the first round of the 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs before sweeping the Utah Grizzlies in the conference semifinals and the Stockton Thunder in six games to win the National Conference Championship to advance to their 3rd Kelly Cup Finals since joining the league in 2003. They met the Cincinnati Cyclones in the finals, but lost the series 4–1, with each game being decided by only one goal.

Allen Americans (CHL)

On April 15, 2009, the Central Hockey League announced an expansion team for Allen, Texas, to begin play in the 2009–10 season.^[37] The Allen Americans finished second in the Southern Conference. In the playoffs, Allen beat Laredo and Odessa in seven games. The Rapid City Rush beat the Americans in game six of the 2010 Ray Miron President's Cup Finals.

References

1. Nieuwendyk introduced as Stars' new GM
2. Dallas Stars Hire Marc Crawford
3. "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
4. "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
5. Langenbrunner, Smith, Eriksson top week's '3 Stars'
6. Stamkos, Leighton and Turco top week's '3 Stars'
7. Dallas Stars staff (July 8, 2009). "Dallas Stars Acquire Goaltender Alex Auld". Dallas Stars. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
8. Dallas Stars staff (February 9, 2010). "Stars Trade for Kari Lehtonen". Dallas Stars. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
9. Stars Sign Karlis Skrastins To Two-Year Deal
10. Stars Sign Center Warren Peters To 1-Yr Deal
11. Dallas Signs Defenseman Jeff Woywitka To Two-Year Contract
12. Stars Sign Two to Entry Level Contracts
13. Stars Sign Free Agent Sean Backman To 1-Yr Deal
14. Bruins Sign Steve Bégin
15. Pens Sign Conner, Lee
16. Caps Sign Brendan Morrison
17. Joel Lundqvist klar för Frölunda
18. FREE AGENT ZUBOV SIGNS WITH ST. PETERSBURG OF KHL
19. Blues Sign Darryl Sydor
20. Lightning sign free agent RW Mark Parrish
21. Stars Claim Brandon Segal Off Waivers From LA
22. Goaltender Auld claimed from Stars
23. Stars Lock Up Pair of Goaltenders
24. Stars Re-Sign Lehtinen To One-Year Contract
25. Dallas Stars Re-Sign Mark Fistric To Three-Year Contract
26. Stars Re-Sign Aaron Gagnon To 1-Yr Deal
27. Stars Sign Tyler Beskorowany To Entry-Level Deal
28. Stars Sign Two To Entry-Level Deals
29. Robidas Inked to 4-Year Contract Extension
30. Stars Sign Eriksson To 6-Year Extension
31. Stars Sign Prospect Ondrej Roman
32. Ott Signed To 4-Year Contract Extension
33. Wandell Signed To 2-Year Contract Extension
34. Petersen Signed To 2-Year Contract Extension
35. Stars and Lehtonen Agree to 3-Year Contract Extension
36. "Dallas Stars - Team - Roster". Dallas Stars. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
37. CHL Introduces Allen, Texas Franchise

External links

• 2009–10 Dallas Stars season at ESPN
• 2009–10 Dallas Stars season at Hockey Reference