they were the Minnesota Northstars, they played in Bloomington Minnesota at the MET CentreThe Dallas Stars were formerly the Minnesota NorthStars
The North Stars moved to Dallas to become the Dallas Stars in 1993
Minnesota North Stars, who played in Bloomington, MN, moved to Dallas in 1993.
They were used to play as Minnesota and were known as the Northstars.
Brian Leetch
When the team moved to Dallas from Minnesota in 1993, a fan poll decided the team should drop the "North" in the name and just go with "Stars".
Adam Graves
Neither the Minnesota North Stars nor the Minnesota Wild ever won the Stanley Cup. However, after the Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas in 1993 and became the Stars, they won the Stanley Cup in 1999.
They were the Minnesota North Stars from 1967 to 1993 when they moved to Texas and became the Dallas Stars. Mike Modano is the only remaining former North Star still with the franchise in Dallas and is the last active NHL player that was a North Star.
Never. The Minnesota North Stars made the finals once in 1990-1991 (Just before moving to Dallas), but were beaten out by the Pittsburgh Penguins in games. Frankly, the team was lousy (and I do mean bad!) in the regular season (were a dozen or so games below .500) but caught fire in the playoffs. I was a kid during that playoff run, and essentially all hockey fans were cheering on the North Stars. Arguably the last true Cinderella-story the NHL has had.
The California (Golden) Seals moved to Cleveland for the 1976-77 season and became the Cleveland Barons. After two seasons in Cleveland and amassing even more debt, the NHL allowed the Barons to be merged with the equally debt ridden Minnesota North Stars. Initially the merger rejuvenated the franchise and the North Stars made the Stanley Cup finals in the 1980-81 season, eventually losing the Cup to the New York Islanders. But lean times came back and the North Stars moved to Dallas for the 1993-94 season and became the Dallas Stars.
The California (Golden) Seals moved to Cleveland for the 1976-77 season and became the Cleveland Barons. After two seasons in Cleveland and amassing even more debt, the NHL allowed the Barons to be merged with the equally debt ridden Minnesota North Stars. Initially the merger rejuvenated the franchise and the North Stars made the Stanley Cup finals in the 1980-81 season, eventually losing the Cup to the New York Islanders. But lean times came back and the North Stars moved to Dallas for the 1993-94 season and became the Dallas Stars.