It was a difficult pill for fans in the Twin Cities to swallow as they had to watch their beloved Minnesota North Stars relocate from one of the hockey hotbeds in the United States to The Lone Star State. The North Stars were relocated to Dallas, where they dropped the “North” from their name and began play in time for the 1993-94 NHL season.

The team enjoyed immediate success, qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in their inaugural season and sweeping the St. Louis Blues in Round 1. Their quick start endeared them to new hockey fans in Dallas, and they soon became a regular force in the Western Conference. This success culminated in the franchise's first Stanley Cup victory in 1999. And while the team eventually experienced a downturn, they rebounded and remain one of the West's top s

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