Thomas O. Hicks, the former owner of the Dallas Stars, died at the age of 79 on Saturday.

Hicks owned the franchise from 1995 to 2011. He oversaw a period when the Stars won the Presidents' Trophy in 1998 and '99, and the Stanley Cup with a six-game win against the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 Stanley Cup Final.

"During his ownership of the club from 1995 - 2011, the team experienced unprecedented success and captured multiple division titles, two Presidents' Trophies and the 1999 Stanley Cup," the Stars said in a statement. "He also played an instrumental role in the development and planning of the American Airlines Center, along with the grassroots growth of hockey through the creation of numerous StarCenter facilities.

"Our franchise would not be in the position we are today without th

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