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In 1993 Michigan native Mike Modano was playing for the Minnesota North Stars when the team became the Dallas Stars. Six years later, Dallas got a Stanley Cup parade. Due in no small part to Modano’s efforts on and off the ice, the city had become—and remains—a hockey town. By the time he retired, in 2011, “Mo” owned the record for most career NHL points by an American. On November 17 the 44-year-old, whose number nine was lifted to the rafters of the American Airlines Center this past March, will become the twelfth U.S.-born player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He currently lives in the Dallas area and works in the Stars’ front office.Jason Cohen: When you start out in pro…
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