The Dallas Stars are an American professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team joined the NHL in 1967 as an expansion team as the Minnesota North Stars, but moved to Dallas in 1993. The Stars won their first Stanley Cup championship in 1999. Having first played at the Reunion Arena, the Stars have played their home games at the American Airlines Center since 2001. There have been eleven general managers in franchise history.

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General managers +General managers of the Dallas Stars franchise No. Name Tenure Accomplishments during this term Ref(s)1 Wren Blair May 20, 1966 – April 19, 1974 5 playoff appearances2 Jack Gordon April 25, 1974 – February 10, 1978 1 playoff appearance3 Lou Nanne February 10, 1978 – June 14, 1988 1 Stanley Cup Final appearance (1981) 2 division titles and 7 playoff appearances4 Jack Ferreira June 14, 1988 – May 9, 1990 2 playoff appearances5 Bob Clarke June 8, 1990 – June 20, 1992 1 Stanley Cup Final appearance (1991) 1 conference title and 2 playoff appearances6 Bob Gainey June 20, 1992 – January 25, 2002 Won Presidents' Trophy 2 times (1997–98, 1998–99) Won Stanley Cup 1 time in 2 finals appearances (1999, 2000) 2 conference titles, 5 division titles, and 7 playoff appearances7 Doug Armstrong January 25, 2002 – November 13, 2007 2 division titles and 4 playoff appearances8 Brett Hull November 13, 2007 – May 31, 2009 1 playoff appearance Les Jackson10 Joe Nieuwendyk May 31, 2009 – April 28, 2013 No playoff appearances11 Jim Nill April 29, 2013 – present 1 Stanley Cup Final appearance (2020) 1 conference title, 1 division title, and 5 playoff appearances

See also List of NHL general managers

Notes A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.

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