2008–09 Dallas Stars season

The 2008–09 Dallas Stars season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Stars attempted to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history but the Stars would end the season missing the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2002.

2008–09 Dallas Stars
Division3rd Pacific
Conference12th Western
2008–09 record36–35–11
Home record20–16–5
Road record16–19–6
Goals for230
Goals against257
Team information
General managerBrett Hull and
Les Jackson
CoachDave Tippett
CaptainBrenden Morrow
Alternate captainsMike Modano
Sergei Zubov
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Average attendance17,681 (95.4%)
Total: 724,911
Team leaders
GoalsLoui Eriksson (36)
AssistsMike Ribeiro (56)
PointsMike Ribeiro (78)
Penalty minutesKrys Barch (84)
Plus/minusStephane Robidas (12)
WinsMarty Turco (22)
Goals against averageMarty Turco (2.98)

Pre-season

The Stars finished the pre-season with a 1-5-1 record.

Regular season

The Stars finished the regular season having scored the fewest shorthanded goals in the NHL, with just two.[1]

On February 6, 2009, the Stars defeated the New York Rangers at home by a score of 10–2.[2] It was the first time that the Stars had scored 10 goals in a game since they defeated the San Jose Sharks at home by a score of 10–3 on November 28, 1992, when the franchise was still based in Minnesota.[3]

On April 4, 2009, Trevor Daley scored just 16 seconds into the overtime period to give the Stars a 5–4 home win over the St. Louis Blues.[4] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2008–09 regular season.[5]

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1p – San Jose Sharks82531811257204117
2Anaheim Ducks824233724523891
3Dallas Stars8236351123025783
4Phoenix Coyotes823639720825279
5Los Angeles Kings8234371120723479

[6]

Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1p – San Jose SharksPA82531811257204117
2y – Detroit Red WingsCE82512110295244112
3y – Vancouver CanucksNW82452710246220100
4Chicago BlackhawksCE82462412264216104
5Calgary FlamesNW824630625424898
6St. Louis BluesCE8241311023323392
7Columbus Blue JacketsCE8241311022623092
8Anaheim DucksPA824233724523891
8.5
9Minnesota WildNW824033921920089
10Nashville PredatorsCE824034821323388
11Edmonton OilersNW823835923424885
12Dallas StarsPA8236351123025783
13Phoenix CoyotesPA823639720825279
14Los Angeles KingsPA8234371120723479
15Colorado AvalancheNW823245519925769

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, pPresidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

Schedule and results

2008–09 Game Log

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

Playoffs

The Dallas Stars failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL playoffs. for the first time since 2002

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Marty Turco7443273331102032.8119931790.8983
Tobias Stephan10437131273.70208181.8700
Matt Climie318521092.928576.8940
Brent Krahn12000039.0096.6670

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

Awards and records

Milestones

Stars forward James Neal
Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
James Neal1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
October 10, 2008
Fabian Brunnstrom1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
1st NHL Hat Trick
October 15, 2008
James Neal1st NHL AssistOctober 15, 2008
Fabian Brunnstrom1st NHL AssistOctober 20, 2008
Mike Ribeiro300th NHL PointOctober 23, 2008
B. J. Crombeen1st NHL GoalOctober 25, 2008
Joel Lundqvist100th NHL GameOctober 25, 2008
Stephane Robidas500th NHL GameOctober 31, 2008

Transactions

Trades

Date
Details
November 16, 2008 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Philippe Boucher
To Dallas Stars
Darryl Sydor
November 30, 2008 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Lauri Tukonen
To Dallas Stars
Andrew Hutchinson
December 14, 2008 To Anaheim Ducks
David McIntyre
Conditional pick in 20091
To Dallas Stars
Brian Sutherby
February 26, 2008 To Montreal Canadiens
Doug Janik
To Dallas Stars
Steve Begin
  1. Condition not satisfied.

Free agents

PlayerFormer teamContract Terms
Sean AveryNew York Rangers4 years, $15.5 million
PlayerNew team
Niklas Hagman[7]Toronto Maple Leafs
Nolan BaumgartnerVancouver Canucks
Antti MiettinenMinnesota Wild
Brad WinchesterSt. Louis Blues
Byrce LampmanAmur Khabarovsk
Johan HolmqvistFrölunda HC
Lauri TukonenIlves

Waivers

PlayerFormer teamNew teamDate claimed off waivers
Doug JanikChicago BlackhawksDallas StarsOctober 2
Sean AveryDallas StarsNew York RangersMarch 3, 2009
Brendan MorrisonAnaheim DucksDallas StarsMarch 4, 2009

Retired

PlayerDate retired
Mattias NorstromJune 10, 2008
Stu BarnesAugust 8, 2008

Draft picks

The Stars' picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 59 Tyler Beskorowany (G)  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
3 89 Scott Winkler (C)  Norway Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
5 149 Philip Larsen (D)  Denmark Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
6 176 (from Montreal) Matthew Tassone (C)  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 209 Mike Bergin (D)  Canada Smiths Falls Bears (CJHL)

Final roster

Updated March 30, 2009.[8]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
13 Krys Barch RW L 31 2007 Guelph, Ontario
44 Steve Begin LW L 28 2009 Trois-Rivières, Quebec
96 Fabian Brunnstrom C L 24 2008 Helsingborg, Sweden
25 Chris Conner RW L 25 2006 Westland, Michigan
6 Trevor Daley D L 25 2002 Toronto, Ontario
21 Loui Eriksson LW L 23 2003 Gothenburg, Sweden
28 Mark Fistric D L 22 2004 Edmonton, Alberta
2 Nicklas Grossmann D L 24 2004 Stockholm, Sweden
27 Andrew Hutchinson D R 29 2008 Evanston, Illinois
4 Dan Jancevski D L 27 1999 Windsor, Ontario
26 Jere Lehtinen RW R 35 1992 Espoo, Finland
39 Joel Lundqvist C L 27 2000 Åre, Sweden
9 Mike Modano (A) C L 38 1988 Livonia, Michigan
11 Brendan Morrison C L 33 2009 Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
10 Brenden Morrow (C) LW L 30 1997 Carlyle, Saskatchewan
18 James Neal LW L 21 2005 Whitby, Ontario
5 Matt Niskanen D R 22 2005 Virginia, Minnesota
29 Steve Ott (A) LW L 26 2000 Summerside, Prince Edward Island
37 Mark Parrish RW R 32 2008 Bloomington, Minnesota
17 Toby Petersen C L 30 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
63 Mike Ribeiro C L 29 2006 Montreal, Quebec
91 Brad Richards C L 28 2008 Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
3 Stephane Robidas (A) D R 32 2005 Sherbrooke, Quebec
37 Garrett Stafford D R 29 2007 Los Angeles, California
31 Tobias Stephan G L 25 2002 Zürich, Switzerland
20 Brian Sutherby C L 27 2008 Edmonton, Alberta
55 Darryl Sydor D L 36 2008 Edmonton, Alberta
35 Marty Turco G L 33 1994 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
23 Tom Wandell C L 22 2005 Södertälje, Sweden
22 Landon Wilson RW R 34 2004 St. Louis, Missouri
56 Sergei Zubov (A) D R 38 1996 Moscow, Soviet Union

See also

Farm teams

In 2008, the Stars ended their affiliation with the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Iowa Stars as their primary minor league affiliate, expecting to announce the formation of a new minor league expansion team, the Texas Stars, at the beginning of the 2009–10 season. The Texas Stars will be based in Cedar Park, Texas, just three hours driving time from the metroplex. The Stars' minor league contract players are currently dispersed among four different teams in the AHL and ECHL.

References

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