Mike Modano

Michael Thomas Modano Jr. is an American former professional <a href="/facts/Ice_hockey/jY0ERSmw">ice hockey</a> player. He played as a <a href="/facts/Centre_(ice_hockey)/wweVqgMI">center</a> and spent most of his career with the <a href="/facts/Minnesota_North_Stars/Vuzl0r0P">Minnesota North Stars</a>/<a href="/facts/Dallas_Stars/2eWtyCHC">Dallas Stars</a> franchise. He spent the final season of his career with his hometown <a href="/facts/Detroit_Red_Wings/kuu4jWkw">Detroit Red Wings</a>.
As the all-time goal-scoring and points leader amongst American-born players in NHL history, Modano is widely regarded as one of the greatest American-born ice hockey players of all time. He was drafted <a href="/facts/List_of_first_overall_NHL_draft_picks/zNSaRbjv">first overall</a> by the North Stars in <a href="/facts/1988_NHL_entry_draft/hvXr4r71">1988</a>, and after the team moved to <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a> he helped the Stars win the <a href="/facts/Stanley_Cup/ud6WrXrI">Stanley Cup</a> in <a href="/facts/1999_Stanley_Cup_Finals/H3w1EsWn">1999</a>.
Modano is considered one of the most influential figures in popularizing ice hockey in Texas and the <a href="/facts/Southern_United_States/ppnGuAtB">southern United States</a>. Modano was inducted into the <a href="/facts/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame/vNMWmsau">Hockey Hall of Fame</a> on November 17, 2014. In 2017, he was named one of the <a href="/facts/100_Greatest_NHL_Players/Bf2Wcsjc">100 Greatest NHL Players</a>. In 2019, he was inducted into the <a href="/facts/IIHF_Hall_of_Fame/fyhNJrkA">IIHF Hall of Fame</a>.

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Mike Modano