Editing Dallas Stars (section)

==Team information==

===Arena===
[[File:American Airlines Center Dallas.JPG|thumb|[[American Airlines Center]] is the second, and current home arena used by the Dallas Stars.]]
When the Stars first moved from Minnesota, they played in [[Reunion Arena]], which they shared with the [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[Dallas Mavericks]]. For hockey, Reunion Arena held 17,001 for NHL games. Throughout the hockey history of Reunion Arena, the arena was known for having one of the worst ice surfaces in the league, especially in its final days hosting the Stars. The Stars played at Reunion for eight years, from [[1993–94 NHL season|1993]] to [[2000–01 NHL season|2001]]. Before the [[2001–02 NHL season]], both the Stars and the Mavericks moved into the new [[American Airlines Center]], which is in the [[Victory Park, Dallas, Texas|Victory Park]] neighborhood of Dallas, just north of Reunion Arena. American Airlines Center holds 18,584 for Stars and NHL games. On January 24, 2007, the AAC hosted the [[2007 National Hockey League All-Star Game]]. The AAC and the Dallas Stars have won several local and NHL awards for the "Best Fan Experience".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-stars/stars/2017/08/17/stars-earn-highest-grade-fan-experience-among-local-sports-teams|title=Stars earn highest grade for 'Fan Experience'|date=August 17, 2017|access-date=September 28, 2017|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023120109/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-stars/stars/2017/08/17/stars-earn-highest-grade-fan-experience-among-local-sports-teams|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Broadcast===
All Dallas Stars games are broadcast on radio on [[KTCK (AM)|KTCK]] and its [[KTCK-FM|FM simulcast]] under a five-year deal announced in January 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stars Sign Five-Year Agreement with Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket|url=http://stars.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=404535 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118013701/http://stars.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=404535|url-status=dead|date=January 18, 2009 | archive-date=January 18, 2009}}</ref> KTCK replaced [[WBAP (AM)|WBAP]], which had broadcast games since the beginning of the 1994 season after [[KLIF (AM)|KLIF]] has broadcast the first season in Dallas in 1993. Television coverage occurs on [[Victory+]], after terminating their deal with [[Bally Sports Southwest]].

The Stars, along with the Buffalo Sabres and [[Carolina Hurricanes]] are one of only three NHL teams to [[simulcast]] the entirety of their games on TV and radio, which the team has done since their 1993 arrival in Dallas. The original broadcast team from 1993 to 1996 was Mike Fornes (play-by-play) and [[Ralph Strangis]] (color). Fornes left the broadcast team after the 1995–96 season; Strangis moved to the play-by-play role and color commentator [[Daryl Reaugh|Daryl "Razor" Reaugh]] was added. Although both the DFW area's large media market and the team's fan base could theoretically support separate television and radio broadcast teams, the Stars have continued simulcasting due to the popularity of "Ralph and Razor" (as they are known) among local listeners and viewers. Like most professional teams, the Stars also transmit the play-by-play on a low-power station inside American Airlines Center on 97.5 FM to avoid the [[broadcast delay]] caused by sending the network's audio to KTCK, then to its AM and FM transmitters, along with the station's AM radio signal being overwhelmed by the arena's overall electronics.

Strangis retired from the booth after the 2014–15 season and was replaced by [[Dave Strader]]. In June 2016, Strader was diagnosed with [[cholangiocarcinoma]], a fairly rare and aggressive form of cancer of the [[bile duct]]. To begin the 2016–17 season, Reaugh assumed play-by-play duties while Strader underwent treatment. Studio analyst and former Stars defenseman, [[Craig Ludwig]], took over as color commentator. During a break in Strader's treatment, he returned to the broadcast booth on February 18, 2017, a 4–3 overtime home win against the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]. After the game, the Stars saluted Strader at center ice. On October 1, 2017, Strader died of cancer at age 62, leaving Reaugh and Ludwig to call the 2017–18 season. In July 2018, the Stars announced that Reaugh would return to color commentary for the 2018–19 season, with former studio host Josh Bogorad taking over the play-by-play.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-announce-broadcast-team-for-2018-19-season/c-299620262 | title=Stars announce broadcast team for 2018–19 season | access-date=August 6, 2018 | archive-date=August 7, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807002000/https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-announce-broadcast-team-for-2018-19-season/c-299620262 | url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 3, 2024, Diamond Sports Group, the owner of Bally Sports Southwest agreed to terminate their contract with the Stars.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cupri |first=Anthony |title=STARS’ LOCAL TV DEAL GOES SUPERNOVA AS TEAM AND RSN AGREE TO SPLIT |url=https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2024/dallas-stars-local-tv-deal-split-bally-sports-southwest-1234786751/ |access-date=July 5, 2024 |magazine=[[Sportico]]|date=July 5, 2024}}</ref> 5 days later, the Stars announced a deal with tech company A Parent Media Co, Inc., which would broadcast games on their streaming service "[[Victory+ Sports Network|Victory+]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stars and APMC pioneer game-changing VICTORY+ Sports Network|url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-and-apmc-pioneer-game-changing-victory-sports-network-070824|access-date=July 8, 2024|website=NHL.com}}</ref>

===Logo and jersey design===
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When they debuted in Dallas for the 1993–94 season, they kept the same uniform design from their later Minnesota days, except for the addition of the [[Texas]] logo patch on the shoulders. Away uniforms were black and home uniforms were white. With minor trim changes, a darker shade of green, and the word 'Dallas' added in the 1994–95 season, they kept this original design until after their [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1999 Stanley Cup]]-winning campaign. During this time the black pants included the word "Dallas" in gold run through the sides with green stripes.

In the 1997–98 season, the Stars introduced an alternate uniform that partly resembled those worn during the [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game]] at the time. The uniform was mostly green on top and black at the bottom, in a star-shaped design. For the 1999–2000 season, it became the primary away uniform, and was paired with a new home uniform featuring the same basic design, with white on top and green at the bottom. They kept this design until the 2006–07 season, during which the league switched color designations on home and away jerseys in the 2003–04 season. The striping was also eliminated on the black pants.
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The Stars introduced an alternate jersey for the 2003–04 season that proved both embarrassing and unpopular to critics and fans. The uniform, which introduced a red as a new trim color, was black with a green bottom and featured a modern representation of the [[constellation]] [[Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]] topped by a trailing green star with red trail marks. However, fans and critics derided the uniform crest for its resemblance to a [[uterus]], nicknaming it the "Mooterus." The uniform was used until the 2005–06 season.

With the switch to the [[Reebok]] Edge uniform system, the jerseys underwent a complete redesign. The home black jersey, introduced for the 2007–08 season, features the player's number on the chest and an arched 'Dallas' in white with gold trim, with the primary logo on the shoulders. The primary away jerseys, which were used from 2007 to 2010 and was used as an alternate for its final season, had the Stars logo crest in front and the uniform number on the top right, with the Texas alternate logo on the shoulders. An alternate white jersey based on the home black jersey was introduced for the 2008–09 season; they became the regular away uniforms for the 2010–11 season. The lettering is in green with gold and black trim. Both uniforms were used until the 2012–13 season.

A new logo and uniforms were introduced for the 2013–14 season. Silver replaced gold as the tertiary color, while green (in a new shade called "Victory Green," similar to the old North Stars' shade of green) was reintroduced as a primary uniform color. The new logo features the letter D centering a star, symbolizing Dallas' nickname as "The Big D." The home uniforms are in green with black and white striping, while the away uniforms are in white with a green shoulder yoke, and black and green striping. The inner collar features the team name on the home uniforms, and the city name on the away uniforms. The secondary logo, with the primary inside a roundel with the team name, is featured in the shoulders. This design was retained once [[Adidas]] took over as uniform supplier prior to the 2017–18 season, the only exception being "Victory Green" replacing both "Stars" and "Dallas" on the inner collar of the home and away uniforms respectively.

The Stars unveiled a special edition uniform for the [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|2020 Winter Classic]], featuring a design inspired from the defunct [[Dallas Texans (USHL)|Dallas Texans]] of the [[United States Hockey League]] (USHL). The uniform features the word "Stars" (with the star substituting for the letter A) in the middle of the big letter "D". Both are in white with silver trim. A silhouette of the state of Texas in silver and green trim with the letter "D" inside adorns the left sleeve.

For the 2020–21 season, the Stars added a black alternate uniform with neon green accents (presumably in honor of the [[Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)|Bank of America Plaza]] tower in downtown Dallas) featuring the alternate "Texas D" logo in front. A neon green star is added on the left side of the collar, symbolizing Texas' "Lone Star State" nickname. Numbers are in 3D-accented black with neon green accents. The Stars also released a "Reverse Retro" alternate uniform for the 2020–21 season in collaboration with [[Adidas]], bringing back the 1999–2007 uniform design but with the current color scheme in place of the original green, gold and black colors. The design also featured white pants. A second "Reverse Retro" alternate was released in the 2022–23 season, using the 1993–94 black uniform but with the current Victory Green and silver stripes.

===Minor league affiliates===
[[File:Texas Stars logo.svg|150px|thumb|The [[Texas Stars]], based in [[Cedar Park, Texas|Cedar Park]], are the Stars current [[American Hockey League]] affiliate.]]
The Dallas Stars are presently affiliated with two [[minor league]] teams. The [[Texas Stars]] are the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate of the Dallas Stars, who after becoming unaffiliated with the [[Iowa Stars]] in 2008, did not have an AHL affiliate for the 2008–09 season. The [[Texas Stars]] began play in the AHL in the 2009–10 season as an affiliate for Dallas. They are located in [[Cedar Park, Texas]] (northwest of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]).

In addition to their AHL affiliate, the Dallas Stars are also affiliated with the [[Idaho Steelheads]] of the [[ECHL]]. Based in [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]], the Steelheads play home games at the [[Idaho Central Arena]] since 2003.

===Traditions===
Since the 2005–06 season, national anthems are performed by Celena Rae, a [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] native and a former semifinalist on ''[[American Idol]]''. During "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]", the fans yell the team name "stars" in the lines "whose broad stripes and bright stars" and "O say does that star spangled banner yet wave".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/fans/game-personalities | title=In-Game Personalities | access-date=August 24, 2022 | archive-date=August 24, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824153107/https://www.nhl.com/stars/fans/game-personalities | url-status=live}}</ref> At games, as part of the entertainment, a Kahlenberg KDT-123 fog horn sounds after every Stars goal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://goalhorns.frozenfaceoff.net/2014/01/dallas-stars.html|title=Dallas Stars|website=goalhorns.frozenfaceoff.net|access-date=January 15, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116172029/http://goalhorns.frozenfaceoff.net/2014/01/dallas-stars.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

When the Stars take the ice at the beginning of each game, the song "Puck Off" (also referred to as the "Dallas Stars Fight Song") by [[Pantera]], is played in the arena. Members of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington]] metropolitan area band had become friends with members of the Stars in the 1990s, especially following the team's Stanley Cup win in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hookedonhockeymagazine.com/dallas-stars-and-the-mystery-dent-in-the-stanley-cup/|title=The Dallas Stars and the Mystery Dent in the Stanley Cup|last=Carlton|first=Brendon|website=hookedonhockeymagazine.com|date=December 25, 2013|access-date=January 15, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116163016/http://www.hookedonhockeymagazine.com/dallas-stars-and-the-mystery-dent-in-the-stanley-cup/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Puck Off" later also became the team's goal celebration song. During the song, fans chant the only lyrics in the song, "Dallas! Stars! Dallas! Stars!" while pumping their fists in the air. After a penalty on the opposing team is announced, Stars public address announcer shouts, "Your Dallas Stars are on...the..." with the fans finishing "power play!", immediately after which a clip of the [[Muse (band)|Muse]] song "[[Knights of Cydonia]]" is played. After each Stars win, the [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] (a Dallas native) and [[Double Trouble (band)|Double Trouble]] song "The House is a Rockin'" is played. A song of unknown origin called "The Darkness Music" is played after nearly every away goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=449894|title=Darkness music a big hit. Even if you don't want to hear it.|date=June 4, 2004|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=December 2, 2008|archive-date=January 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104162014/http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=449894|url-status=live}}</ref> In recent years, fans have usually yelled, "Who cares!?" after away team goals are announced by the public address announcer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.defendingbigd.com/2016/1/12/10719502/dallas-stars-fan-guide-manual-fanual-how-to-be-a-dallas-stars-fan-the-official-guide|title=How To Be a Stars Fan: Official Guide (Updated)|date=January 12, 2016|website=Defending Big D|access-date=May 11, 2017|archive-date=September 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929002054/https://www.defendingbigd.com/2016/1/12/10719502/dallas-stars-fan-guide-manual-fanual-how-to-be-a-dallas-stars-fan-the-official-guide|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Stars have hosted a home game on New Year's Eve every year since 1997, except in 2004, 2012, 2019, 2020 and 2021 (the first two being due to lockouts, the third being due to their participation in the [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|2020 Winter Classic]], the fourth being due to the delayed off-season caused by the [[2019–20 NHL season#Suspension of the regular season due to COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]], and the fifth was postponed to February 13 due to a team-wide COVID-19 outbreak). For a period of time, the game coincided with the ''Big D NYE'' celebration (now on hiatus) on the south side of the arena in AT&T Plaza.<ref>{{cite web|title=AT&T Plaza |url=http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/about-aacenter/att_plaza.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730132945/http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/about-aacenter/att_plaza.php|archive-date=July 30, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>