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2009–10 Dallas Stars
Division Pacific
Conference Western
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

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]

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)

Regular season[]

Divisional standings[]

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

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

Game log[]

2009–10 Game Log
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 16729 25-20-11 61
57 February 4 Dallas Stars 1-2 Columbus Blue Jackets Turco 15-15-7 14028 25-21-11 61
58 February 6 Phoenix Coyotes 0-4 Dallas Stars Turco 16-15-7 18532 26-21-11 63
59 February 9 Dallas Stars 3-4 Chicago Blackhawks SO Turco 16-15-8 21446 26-21-12 64
60 February 11 Dallas Stars 3-1 Calgary Flames Turco 17-15-8 19289 27-21-12 66
61 February 13 Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats[]

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
Grossman, NiklasNiklas Grossman 71 0 7 7 -3 32
Barch, KrystopherKrystopher 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
Clime, MattMatt Clime 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[3] NHL Third Star of the Week January 4, 2010
Marty Turco[4] NHL Third Star of the Week February 15, 2010

Records[]

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[5] To Ottawa Senators
6th-round pick in 2010
To Dallas Stars
Alex Auld
February 9, 2010[6] 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[7] Florida Panthers 2 years, $2.75 million
Warren Peters[8] Calgary Flames 1 year, 2-way contract
Jeff Woywitka[9] St. Louis Blues 2 years, $1.3 million
Mathieu Tousignant[10] Texas Stars 3 year entry-level contract
Sean Backman[11] Yale University 1 year

Free agents lost[]

Player New team Contract terms
Steve Begin[12] Boston Bruins 1 year, $850,000
Chris Conner[13] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year
Brendan Morrison[14] Washington Capitals 1 year, $1.5 million
Joel Lundqvist[15] Frölunda HC 6 years
Sergei Zubov[16] SKA St. Petersburg 6 years
Darryl Sydor[17] St. Louis Blues 1 year
Mark Parrish[18] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, 2-way contract

Claimed via Waivers[]

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Brandon Segal[19] Los Angeles Kings February 11, 2010

Lost via Waivers[]

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Alex Auld[20] New York Rangers February 27, 2010

Player Signings[]

Player Contract terms
Matt Climie[21] 1 year, 2-way contract
Brent Krahn[22] 1 year, 2-way contract
Jere Lehtinen[23] 1 year, $1.5 million
Mark Fistric[24] 3 years, $3 million
Aaron Gagnon[25] 1 year, 2-way contract
Tyler Beskorowany[26] 3 year entry level contract
Tristan King[27] 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[33] 3 year entry-level contract
Tom Wandell[34] 2 years, $1.55 million contract extension
Toby Petersen[35] 2 years, $1.55 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) Flag of Canada Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (Western Hockey League)
2 38 Alex Chiasson (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3 69 Reilly Smith (RW) Flag of Canada Canada St. Michael's Buzzers (Ontario Junior Hockey League)
5 129 Tomas Vincour (C) Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
6 159 Curtis McKenzie (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Penticton Vees (BCHL)

Roster[]

Updated June 13, 2021[36][37]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
14 Flag of Canada Benn, JamieJamie Benn

 (C)

LW L 35 2007 Victoria, British Columbia
30 Flag of the United States Bishop, BenBen Bishop

 Injured Reserve

G L 38 2017 Denver, Colorado
41 Flag of Canada Bow, LandonLandon Bow

G L 29 2017 St. Albert, Alberta
17 Flag of Canada Caamano, NickNick Caamano

RW L 26 2016 Ancaster, Ontario
11 Flag of Canada Cogliano, AndrewAndrew Cogliano

LW L 37 2019 Toronto, Ontario
15 Flag of Canada Comeau, BlakeBlake Comeau

 (A)

RW R 39 2018 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
18 Flag of Canada Dickinson, JasonJason Dickinson

C/LW L 29 2013 Georgetown, Ontario
37 Flag of Canada Dowling, JustinJustin Dowling

C L 34 2013 Calgary, Alberta
12 Flag of the Czech Republic Faksa, RadekRadek Faksa

C L 31 2012 Vítkov, Czech Republic
42 Flag of Canada Fedun, TaylorTaylor Fedun

D R 36 2018 Edmonton, Alberta
49 Flag of Canada Gardner, RhettRhett Gardner

C L 29 2016 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
34 Flag of Russia Gurianov, DenisDenis Gurianov

LW L 27 2015 Togliatti, Russia
44 Flag of Canada Hanley, JoelJoel Hanley

D L 33 2018 Keswick, Ontario
4 Flag of Finland Heiskanen, MiroMiro Heiskanen

D L 25 2017 Espoo, Finland
24 Flag of Finland Hintz, RoopeRoope Hintz

C/LW L 28 2015 Tampere, Finland
64 Flag of the United States Kero, TannerTanner Kero

C L 32 2019 Hancock, Michigan
35 Flag of Russia Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin

G L 38 2018 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union
25 Flag of Finland Kiviranta, JoelJoel Kiviranta

LW L 29 2019 Vantaa, Finland
3 Flag of Sweden Klingberg, JohnJohn Klingberg

 (A)

D R 32 2010 Lerum, Sweden
38 Flag of the United States L'Esperance, JoelJoel L'Esperance

C R 29 2018 Brighton, Michigan
23 Flag of Finland Lindell, EsaEsa Lindell

 (A)

D L 30 2012 Helsinki, Finland
29 Flag of the United States Oettinger, JakeJake Oettinger

G L 26 2017 Lakeville, Minnesota
2 Flag of Canada Oleksiak, JamieJamie Oleksiak

D L 32 2019 Toronto, Ontario
16 Flag of the United States Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski

RW/C R 40 2019 Plover, Wisconsin
13 Flag of Canada Pysyk, MarkMark Pysyk

D R 33 2020 Sherwood Park, Alberta
47 Flag of Russia Radulov, AlexanderAlexander Radulov

 Injured Reserve

RW L 38 2017 Nizhny Tagil, Soviet Union
21 Flag of the United States Robertson, JasonJason Robertson

LW L 25 2017 Arcadia, California
91 Flag of Canada Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin

 (A)

C R 33 2013 Brampton, Ontario
5 Flag of Slovakia Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera

D L 38 2019 Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
45 Flag of Finland Vatanen, SamiSami Vatanen

D R 33 2021 Jyvaskyla, Finland


See also[]

Farm teams[]

References[]

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

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