The 2013–14

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and were founde ...

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was the 47th season for the

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franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 21st season since the franchise relocated to

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to start the

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. On April 11, 2014, the Stars beat the

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the s ...

3–0 to clinch a playoff spot for the first time since the 2007–08 season.

Off-season

The Stars unveiled a new logo and jersey at an event on June 4, 2013. They also announced that the organization will retire

Mike Modano Michael Thomas Modano Jr. (; born June 7, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player, who played primarily for the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise. He spent the final season of his NHL career with his hometown Detroi ...

's # 9 jersey on March 8, 2014 before their game versus the

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

. The Stars hired

Lindy Ruff Lindy Cameron Ruff (born February 17, 1960) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach who is the head coach for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ruff was previously the head coach of the Dallas Stars of the NHL, and al ...

as their new head coach on June 21, 2013. The Stars promoted

Jamie Benn Jamie Randolph Benn (born July 18, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Benn was drafted by the Dallas Stars 129th overall. He pla ...

to Captain on September 19, 2013, filling the vacancy created when

Brenden Morrow Brenden Blair Morrow (born January 16, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. Morrow was drafted in the first round, 25th overall, by the Dallas Stars at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, the organization he would play with for 1 ...

was traded to the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

during the prior season.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

The Dallas Stars entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's second wild card. They were defeated by the

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in the first round in six games.

Player statistics

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

Milestones

Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

Trades

Free agents signed

Free agents lost

Claimed via Waivers

Lost via Waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

Dallas Stars' picks at the

2013 NHL Entry Draft The 2013 NHL Entry Draft was the 51st NHL Entry Draft. All seven rounds of the draft took place on June 30, 2013, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The top three selections were Nathan MacKinnon going to the Colorado Avalanche, Alek ...

, to be held in

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' first-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of an April 2, 2013 trade that sent

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to the Bruins in exchange for

Lane MacDermid Lane Phillip MacDermid (born August 25, 1989) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames. Playing career MacDermid wa ...

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and this pick. * The

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce B ...

' second-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of an April 2, 2013 trade that sent

Derek Roy Derek Leonard Roy (born May 4, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators and the Edmont ...

to the Canucks in exchange for

Kevin Connauton Kevin Connauton (born February 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 83rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Connauton ...

and this pick. * The

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

' third-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a January 14, 2013 trade that sent

Mark Fistric Mark I. Fistric (born June 1, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Dallas Stars 28th overall in the first round of the 200 ...

to the Oilers in exchange for this pick. * The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

as the result of a February 26, 2013 trade that sent

Erik Cole Erik Thomas Cole (born November 6, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey winger (ice hockey), left winger. Originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Cole played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League, NHL f ...

to the Stars in exchange for a

Michael Ryder Michael Glen Wayne Ryder (born March 31, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Ryder played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, and New Jersey Devils. ...

and this pick. * The

' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a March 24, 2013 trade that sent

and a 2013 third-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for

Joe Morrow Joseph Mathew Alexander Morrow (born December 9, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for HC Davos of the National League (NL). Morrow played junior hockey with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western ...

and this pick. * The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick went to the

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

as the result of a June 7, 2013 trade that sent the rights to

Sergei Gonchar Sergei Viktorovich Gonchar ( rus, Серге́й Ви́кторович Гонча́р, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪdʑ ɡɐnʲˈtɕar; born 13 April 1974) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and a former assistant coach f ...

to the Stars in exchange for this pick. * The

Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

' seventh-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 seventh-round pick to the Panthers in exchange for this pick. * The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

as the result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick.

Notes

References

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