Mike Modano
| Mike Modano | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2014 | |||
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Modano in 2007 during his tenure with Dallas
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| Born |
June 7, 1970 Livonia, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 1st overall, 1988 Minnesota North Stars |
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| Playing career | 1989–2011 | ||
| Website | mikemodano.com | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
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2002 Salt Lake City | Ice hockey |
Michael Thomas Modano Jr. (/moʊˈdɑːnoʊ/; born June 7, 1970) is a retired American professional ice hockey player, who played primarily for the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise. He is the all-time goal-scoring and points leader amongst American-born players in the NHL, as well as the last active player in the NHL who played for the North Stars when the team was in Minnesota. Modano was drafted first overall by the North Stars in 1988, and after the team moved to Texas he helped the Stars win the Stanley Cup in 1999. Modano played his final NHL season with his hometown team, the Detroit Red Wings. Modano is considered one of the most influential figures in popularizing hockey in Texas and the southern United States. Modano was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 17, 2014.
Modano was born in Livonia, Michigan, the third child and only son of Michael, Sr. and Karen Modano. He grew up in Highland Township, and due to causing problems at school with his mischievous behavior, a friend of his father suggested to put Modano in a team sport to get him controlled. Michael, Sr. was a fan of hockey, and decided to teach ice skating to seven-year-old Modano. He learned it well, and six months later was put in local hockey teams. At the age of nine, he was part of a Detroit Red Wings team in a pee-wee tournament in Quebec. To spend his minor hockey career with the Detroit Little Caesar's Triple AAA Hockey Club, the Modano family moved to Westland. He made the Midget Major team at the age of fourteen when his teammates were two to three years older. In the 1984-85 season, Modano scored 50 goals and 50 assists on the way to win the USA Hockey National Championship in 1985. As a child Modano decided to pick the number 9 for his jersey in an homage to both Ted Williams, an idol of his Boston Red Sox fan father, and the Red Wings' own Gordie Howe.
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