Popeye Jones was an NBA rookie with the Mavericks the same season that Dallas debuted its new NHL team, and he decided to go to a Stars game after meeting future Hall of Fame player Mike Modano.

“I couldn’t figure out hockey. They were jumping over and off the ice … I’m like, 'what’s going on with this sport?'" Jones said. “The puck flew up, I remember it hit somebody in the nose, blood was all over the ice and they kept playing.”

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