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 Mike Modano was born
on June 7, 1970 in Livonia,
Michigan, USA. He was an All-Star
playing his junior hockey with the
Prince Albert Raiders of the Western
Hockey League and was drafted by the
Minnesota North Stars as the first
overall pick in the 1988 NHL amateur
entry draft. He became only the
second American to be drafted first
overall and by 1989 he was a regular
contributer to the North Stars team.
He averaged almost a point per game
in his rookie year with 75 points
and was second in voting for the
Calder trophy to Sergei Makarov of
the Calgary Flames. He continued to
produce for the North Stars,
notching 20 points in the 1991
playoffs as he led Minnesota all the
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Modano led the North
Stars in points from 1991-93 and as
the team moved south to Dallas,
Modano came through with a 50 goal,
93 point season in 1993-94. The 50
goal season set a franchise record
for Minnesota North Stars/Dallas
Stars centers and Modano was well on
his way to be the much needed pivot
in Dallas. He has been one of the
most consistent NHL performers
throughout the 1990s. The latter
half of the decade saw Modano
continue to work on his overall
game, turning out to be more of a
complete hockey player. He led the
Dallas Stars to the franchise's
first ever Stanley Cup win in 1999.
Modano has also represented the
United States in several
international hockey tournaments. He
is a two time World Juniors, World
Championships and Canada Cup
participant. He played on the gold
medal winning American team at the
1998 Nagano Olympics and was also
part of the second place Olympic
team in 2002 at Salt Lake City.
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