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Modano Day-To-Month
by Paul on 10/19/09 at 08:50 PM ET
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from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,
Mike Modano was flying through a morning skate practice on Friday and looked good, whipping shots on net, flipping backhanded passes to teammates and skating with the natural stride that looks all too smooth to come from 39-year-old legs.
And then it happened.
“I tried a one-timer from (Mike) Ribeiro, and it just fell apart,” Modano said of a tweak to a rib injury that has kept him out since the first game of the season.
And so the Stars center went from thinking he would be in the lineup Monday against the Kings to not knowing when he might return. He said he doubts he will be on the Stars’ three-game road trip that starts Wednesday in Anaheim and lists himself as “day to day for the next month.”
more on the Stars…
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Modano Now Out With Cracked Rib
by Paul on 10/06/09 at 03:37 PM ET
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from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,
Mike Modano saaid that is is discovered he has a small “crack’’ in his ribs and that he will be out “at least a week’’ after he tried to skate Tuesday morning in Edmonton and left the ice early.
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Modano Will Have Test On Sore Ribs
by Paul on 10/04/09 at 02:33 PM ET
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from Richard Durrett at the Dallas Stars Blog at ESPN,
Stars coach Marc Crawford said Mike Modano hurt his rib in Saturday’s game and that he will get some X-rays on Monday to determine the severity of the injury. Modano did not practice Sunday, but did get treatment.
“Right at the end of the game, he was speared to get a loose puck away from him and it hit him exactly right or exactly wrong,” Crawford said. “He’ll have a scan tomorrow and we’ll see where it’s at.”
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Afternoon Line
by Paul on 05/11/09 at 02:47 PM ET
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“I’ve made my decision and I’m coming back to play. I think everyone eventually knew I was going to come back, but I still wanted to take some time and think about things. Watching everyone else playing in the playoffs helped push me to make the decision. This is the best time of year and we want to get back to playing post-season hockey next season.”
-Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars. More at DallasStars.com.
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Modano Not Sure If He Will Play Next Season
by Paul on 04/04/09 at 08:45 AM ET
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from Andrew’s Dallas Stars Page,
Mike Modano was on The Ticket Friday morning and was asked by Norm Hitzges if he had decided whether he’ll play next season. Here’s what Mike had to say;
“No, not right now and I probably won’t for a while,” Modano told Hitzges. “I am going to take a step back for a long, lengthy part of the summer and see how I feel. I think time away from the game is going to help me mentally, just to kind of recharge, think things through and see where the team is heading....”
read on for more from Mike…
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Modano Admits His Head Wasn’t In The Game
by Paul on 03/09/09 at 08:06 AM ET
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from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,
“We expect more from Modano than what he gave us tonight,” Stars coach Dave Tippett said. “And without that, it’s going to be bad for us.”
Modano has one goal in his last 20 games. He was minus-3 against the Canadiens in 20:45 of ice time.
“Tonight was a mental thing,” Modano said. “You could tell the head wasn’t there, and your body’s not too far behind without focus or concentration. There are nights when it’s a struggle and that’s what you deal with. When your body isn’t feeling good and you’re not feeling light, things all add up to missed passes and the little things as far as trying to make those plays.”
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Ryan Now #9 In Honor Of Modano
by Paul on 03/07/09 at 09:28 AM ET
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from Curtis Zupke of Ducks Blog at the OC Register,
There was symbolism when Bobby Ryan scored his highlight-reel goal in the third period against Dallas on Friday.
Ryan was playing his first game wearing jersey No. 9. The Ducks gave it to him per club tradition for players who have established themselves. Ryan also happened to have worn the number as a kid in homage to his favorite player: Modano.
The 38-year-old future Hall of Famer smiled when told that last tidbit.
“It gives you an idea of how long you’ve been around,” Modano said. “It’s kind of neat to see that he did that.
“He’s going to be a fun kid to watch. It seems like he’s going to have a great career. Great skill, great hands. Obviously, on that second goal he made a great move. It lets you know you’re kind of getting up there.”
read on and watch the highlight goal below…
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Modano On The Signing Of Avery
by Paul on 01/14/09 at 04:45 PM ET
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from Dave Gross of Camwest News Service via the National Post,
Dallas Stars forward Mike Modano believes the Sean Avery saga could have been handled differently.
Speaking with the media on Wednesday afternoon, Modano said the entire headache - that became the talk of the National Hockey League for the better part of December and early parts of January - could have been avoided with a bit of advance research by the Stars.
“I think we would have analyzed (the signing) a little bit more over the summer before you go into the free-agent market. Do a little more homework and detailed analysis (and get the opinions) of players who have played with him, or how guys feel about it,” said Wednesday the 19-year veteran during a conference call.
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Modano Eyeing His Future
by Paul on 12/06/08 at 09:38 AM ET
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from Allan Maki of the Globe and Mail,
Modano’s time on the ice is winding down, which is why he’s begun looking not at those players whose names are listed above his in terms of goals and assists, but at those who have made a seemingly painless transition to hockey’s other side.
Many of Modano’s former Dallas teammates have made just such a move: Guy Carbonneau and Kirk Muller are the Montreal Canadiens’ head coach and assistant coach, respectively; Joe Nieuwendyk is a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ management team; and in Dallas, in a move that raised as many eyebrows as an Avery putdown, the Stars have Brett Hull as a co-general manager.
Toss in Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings and Ron Francis, who left the Carolina Hurricanes front office to become an associate coach, and it’s clear the attraction of becoming a hockey administrator and power broker without having to start squarely at the bottom is too great to ignore.
“Steve has become a key part of Team Canada, and I’ve always felt I want to be a part of USA Hockey — on the executive or helping select teams for the world championships,” Modano said.
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Modano Has Had Enough
by Paul on 11/02/08 at 06:50 AM ET
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from Mike Heika of the Dallas Stars Blog, Here’s Mike Modano after the penalty filled game in which Steve Ott and Sean Avery were jawing with officials and fans:
“Tonight, it was idiotic and stupid,’’ Stars center Mike Modano said when asked what the team identity was. “It was one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen. If that’s what we’re going for, then they need to find me an office job.”
“It was dumb penalties, dumb situations, that’s kind of been the trend all season,” Modano said. “There’s no mental toughness. We’re allowing the refs to get involved in the game with and spending more energy on them than the details of winning the game.”
I was able to catch some of this game last night, and Avery and Ott were an embarrassment to the game!
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Hunger Back For Modano
by Paul on 09/14/08 at 06:58 AM ET
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from Tracey Myers of the Star-Telegram,
...as Modano enters his 19th NHL season, he’s feeling that hunger, that desire for his sport. Sure, training camp, which begins Friday, doesn’t bring out the giddiness of many players; but that regular-season schedule isn’t far away, and those games are what have Modano ready to roll again.
“There’s some excitement, knowing we’re very close and our team’s better adding the guys that we did,” he said. “We’re looking forward to that again. I think we feel the components are there, the players are there, that people are coming into their age.”
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Take Some Time Off Mike
by Paul on 07/22/08 at 11:02 AM ET
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from Mike Heika of the Dallas Stars Blog at the Dallas Morning News,
One of the most beloved and yet most controversial figure on the Stars, Mike Modano certainly inspires strong opinions.
He recently turned 38, and recently told The Ticket he wants to play both of the remaining years of his contract. That’s quite a switch from not being sure he wanted to play even one more season, but that is the way of Modano. He is a great player who actually loves the game of hockey, but doesn’t love the grind of the season.
So how do the Stars take advantage of that? In my opinion, I think they need to give him forced vacations.
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Modano’s Past & Future
by Alanah McGinley on 06/01/08 at 10:23 AM ET
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From Tim Cowlishaw the Dallas Morning News,
“I came into the league and saw guys that were 32 and I said, “That’s not me. I’ll be done before then,’ “ he said. “Then 32 felt like it came and got here overnight. Now I hear young guys talking about not wanting to put in the work and I think, “Are you kidding me?’ “
Modano said he considered announcing his retirement at different points during the regular season when he was frustrated with his play.
“The first quarter of the season was really rough on me,” he said, recalling his struggles to surpass Phil Housley as the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in league history. “There were probably more times I didn’t feel I was as competitive as I wanted to be than there had been in the past.”
more including his current plans
*hat-tip Spector
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Talking to Mike Modano and Dave Tippett
by Alanah McGinley on 05/13/08 at 03:53 PM ET
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Interviews today with the Dallas Stars’ Mike Modano and coach, Dave Tippett.
First, Modano:
Q How is your head?
MIKE MODANO: Good.
Q Do you think you’ll be in for Game 4?
MIKE MODANO: Yeah.
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Stars Have “Mo”
by Paul on 05/08/08 at 07:59 AM ET
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from Jennifer Floyd Engel of the Star-Telegram,
Guys like him may not walk away. It doesn’t mean they do not think about it, especially when they are 37 going on 38 and being asked to embrace the role of “the old guy.”
“I think about it a lot now lately, certainly when you have gone this deep,” Modano said. “And so you wonder if this will be it.”
If so, if this indeed turns into his final season, then this West Finals against Detroit might well be his last kick at the Cup. Like .001 percent of hockey experts give the Stars a flying Fig Newton of a chance in this series.
They are underestimating this Stars team.
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Talking with the Dallas Stars
by Alanah McGinley on 05/07/08 at 10:19 PM ET
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From some short Q&A time with the media on Wednesday, below are transcripts from interviews with these Dallas Stars players and management:
- Marty Turco
- Brad Richards
- Mike Modano
- Brett Hull
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Modano Ready for San Jose
by Alanah McGinley on 04/25/08 at 03:28 PM ET
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From Willa Ford (Mike Modano’s wife) at her NHL.com blog:
We’ve handled one big, strong, quick-skating tough team, and now we have another. But this goaltender is up for the Vezina, and they have potentially an even greater set of forwards to throw against our young D.
(I said to Mike this morning, “This goaltender probably isn’t going to like you very much in the next few days and he replied with “He’s a great guy off of the ice, but no, hopefully he isn’t happy with me when this series is over.”)
To top it off, the San Jose arena is one of the loudest and most violent crowds that I’ve ever seen in person. It worries me, but for some reason Mike loves it. He said he hopes they boo him, he hopes they give it to his goaltender and his team and his teammates because it drives him…
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NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson Skates With Modano
by Alanah McGinley on 03/21/08 at 12:58 PM ET
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From the Dallas Stars,
NASCAR superstar Jimmie Johnson is accustomed to wheeling his Hendrick Motorsports ride around the track at breakneck speeds.
His skating skills are more modest, however.
On Thursday, Johnson learned that lacing on the skates and practicing with Stars center Mike Modano can be a humbling experience. Johnson hadn’t skated since he was a boy in Southern California, and he was pleased to simply be able to hesitantly glide around the rink at Deja Blue Arena in Frisco following a Stars practice without falling on his backside.
continued here... *plus a photo gallery
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Modano Thinks A Little Ahead
by Paul on 03/11/08 at 10:02 AM ET
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from the Star-Telegram,
Mike Modano watched Brett Favre break down and weep at his retirement press conference last week and suddenly had this out-of-body experience.
He could see himself sitting there, tears running down his face, too.
“When it’s my time, I’ll probably bawl like a baby,” Modano said Monday on the eve of his induction into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco.
The irony is that the last time we saw Modano cry, he was standing in front of his locker in Buffalo in the early hours of June 20, 1999, sobbing almost uncontrollably as he tried to get his mind around the fact that he and the Stars had just won the Holy Grail of hockey, the Stanley Cup.
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Modano’s Uncertain Future
by Alanah McGinley on 01/09/08 at 12:49 PM ET
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From Mike Heika at The Dallas Morning News,
The face of the franchise has led the team since the Minnesota North Stars drafted him first overall in 1988. But with Ribeiro, 27, signed up at $5 million a year, the career of Modano, 37, appears in flux.
“To tell you the truth, I’m not really sure what my role on the team is,” Modano said Tuesday before the Stars left town for tonight’s game in Chicago. “I think it’s changing.”
The Stars have pondered Modano’s transition for a few seasons. He could follow the pattern of Joe Niuewendyk and spend the last two years of his contract as the No. 2 center – complete with a gold watch and Conn Smythe Trophy.
But there’s a problem with that scenario.
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Voros Draws Comparison To Modano
by Paul on 12/26/07 at 08:50 AM ET
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from the Pioneer Press,
Aaron Voros is no Mike Modano.
If the light’s just right, though, Voros could almost pass for him.
Modano, the highest-scoring American-born player in National Hockey League history and a popular North Stars player during his early days in the NHL, is expected to be a focal point tonight when the Minnesota Wild play the Stars in Dallas....
The uncanny physical resemblance between the two was first given a name by journeyman defenseman Dan McGillis, who started calling Voros “Modo” when the two played in the New Jersey Devils’ system at Albany, N.Y., in 2005-06 and in Lowell, Mass., in 2006-07 before Voros was acquired by the Wild on March 1.
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President Bush Calls Modano
by Paul on 11/10/07 at 07:19 AM ET
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from the Dallas Morning News,
The Stars center was on the ice playing the Phoenix Coyotes when a call came from the White House. So he had to wait until Friday morning to take the call in which President Bush offered congratulations to Modano for becoming the all-time American-born point scorer in NHL history.
“He was great,” Modano said. “He just told me how special it was and how I should be proud.”
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Modano Gets it Done
by Alanah McGinley on 11/08/07 at 01:22 AM ET
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From the CP via TSN,
Dallas centre Mike Modano broke Phil Housley’s NHL record for career points by an American-born player with two quick goals in the opening minutes of the Stars’ game against the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.
Modano’s two goals in the first 4:24 gave him 1,233 points in 1,253 regular-season games _ 242 games fewer than Housley played.
added 6:50am, Watch the record breaking goal…
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Housley Feels For Modano
by Alanah McGinley on 11/03/07 at 01:30 AM ET
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From Mike Heika at The Dallas Morning News,
Phil Housley feels for Mike Modano. He thought his record would be broken earlier in the season, too.
Housley, the owner of the NHL’s all-time scoring record by an American-born player, has been waiting for the phone call telling him that Modano had eclipsed his total.
But Modano’s slow start has allowed the record chase to drag on a bit.
“It’s tough on him, I can tell,” Housley said by phone as he vacationed in Arizona on Friday. “But I know he’s going to get it. It’s just a matter of time.”
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Modano Has No Plans To Waive NTC
by Paul on 11/02/07 at 01:44 PM ET
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from the Dallas Stars Blog at the Dallas Morning News,
Called up Mike Modano and asked him about the Eklund rumor that he might waive his no-trade clause for a chance to move somewhere else, and Modano said he has not thought about that and doesn’t plan on asking for a trade or waiving his no-trade clause.
“Yeah, I heard about that, too. It’s not true,’’ he said. “I plan on being there tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that. I’m just going to keep showing up and work myself through this.’’
more and thanks to Spector for the pointer…
How many of these made-up rumors have come true? If you are a true fan of the game, stick to people who actually know the game!
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USA Hockey Milestones in Reach Tonight
by Alanah McGinley on 10/29/07 at 02:10 PM ET
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From Mike Heika at The Dallas Morning News,
Tonight could be a memorable night for USA Hockey.
Stars center Mike Modano sits two points shy of tying Phil Housley for the most points by an American-born player. San Jose forward Jeremy Roenick is two goals shy of becoming only the third American-born player to record 500 goals in his career. Roenick said he’d like to see both milestones attained on the same night.
“It would be nice, because Mike would be in the building,” said Roenick, who contemplated retirement in the off-season. “He’s one of the guys who told me, ‘Hey, you’ve got to stick around,’ which meant the world to me.”
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Modano is Chasing History
by Paul on 09/27/07 at 02:50 PM ET
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With 507 goals, 719 assists and 1,226 career regular-season points in 17 seasons, Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars enters the 2007-08 season just seven points from establishing a record for NHL points by a U.S.-born player.
Modano is attempting to become just the sixth player in history to hold the U.S. mark; Phil Housley has been the all-time leader since March 13, 1999.
Below is a Mike Modano tribute video, produced by the NHL as the Dallas Star enters his 18th NHL season.
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