2006–07 Dallas Stars season

2006–07 Dallas Stars
2006–07 Dallas Stars
Division	3rd Pacific
Conference	6th Western
2006–07 record	50–25–7
Home record	28–11–2
Road record	22–14–5
Goals for	226
Goals against	197
Team information
General manager	Doug Armstrong
Coach	Dave Tippett
Captain	Brenden Morrow
Alternate captains	Mike Modano; Sergei Zubov
Arena	American Airlines Center
Average attendance	17,914
Minor league affiliates	Iowa Stars; Idaho Steelheads
Team leaders
Goals	Jere Lehtinen (26)
Assists	Mike Ribeiro (41)
Points	Mike Ribeiro (59)
Penalty minutes	Matthew Barnaby (127)
Plus/minus	Mike Modano (+9)
Wins	Marty Turco (37)
Goals against average	Mike Smith (2.23) ; Mary Turco (2.23)

The 2006–07 Dallas Stars season was the 14th season for the Dallas Stars, and the 40th overall of the franchise. The Stars made one major acquisition, Eric Lindros. With Marty Turco still in goal, and Mike Modano and captain Brenden Morrow leading the team, the Stars qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Off-season

Brenden Morrow was named team captain on September 29.^[1]

Regular season

The Stars tied the Toronto Maple Leafs for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season, with three.^[2]

Season standings

Pacific Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Anaheim Ducks	82	48	20	14	258	208	110
2	5	San Jose Sharks	82	51	26	5	258	199	107
3	6	Dallas Stars	82	50	25	7	226	197	107
4	14	Los Angeles Kings	82	27	41	14	227	283	68
5	15	Phoenix Coyotes	82	31	46	5	216	284	67

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference^[3]
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z-Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	50	19	13	254	199	113
2	y-Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	48	20	14	258	208	110
3	y-Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	49	26	7	222	201	105
4	Nashville Predators	CE	82	51	23	8	272	212	110
5	San Jose Sharks	PA	82	51	26	5	258	199	107
6	Dallas Stars	PA	82	50	25	7	226	197	107
7	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	48	26	8	235	191	104
8	Calgary Flames	NW	82	43	29	10	258	226	96
8.5
9	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	44	31	7	272	251	95
10	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	34	35	13	214	254	81
11	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	33	42	7	201	249	73
12	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	32	43	7	195	248	71
13	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	31	42	9	201	258	71
14	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	27	41	14	227	283	68
15	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	31	46	5	216	284	67

bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Playoffs

The Dallas Stars ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's sixth seed.

Schedule and results

Regular season

2006–07 regular season^[4]

October: 9–2–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 5–1–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
1	October 4	Dallas	3 – 2	Colorado	OT	Turco	18,007	1–0–0	2	W
2	October 7	New Jersey	1 – 3	Dallas		Turco	18,532	2–0–0	4	W
3	October 12	Dallas	4 – 1	Los Angeles		Turco	14,167	3–0–0	6	W
4	October 14	Dallas	4 – 1	Los Angeles		Turco	17,052	4–0–0	8	W
5	October 15	Dallas	4 – 3	Anaheim	SO	Turco	15,269	5–0–0	10	W
6	October 17	Dallas	0 – 2	San Jose		Turco	16,380	5–1–0	10	L
7	October 20	Chicago	4 – 5	Dallas		Turco	18,198	6–1–0	12	W
8	October 21	Dallas	4 – 0	Phoenix		Smith	14,269	7–1–0	14	W
9	October 23	Vancouver	1 – 2	Dallas		Turco	16,639	8–1–0	16	W
10	October 27	Detroit	4 – 3	Dallas		Turco	18,584	8–2–0	16	L
11	October 28	Los Angeles	2 – 3	Dallas		Smith	17,711	9–2–0	18	W

November: 7–7–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–6–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
12	November 1	St. Louis	1 – 4	Dallas	Turco	17,634	10–2–0	20	W
13	November 3	Dallas	3 – 2	Edmonton	Turco	16,839	11–2–0	22	W
14	November 6	Dallas	1 – 2	Vancouver	Smith	18,630	11–3–0	22	L
15	November 7	Dallas	1 – 3	Calgary	Turco	19,289	11–4–0	22	L
16	November 9	Dallas	1 – 0	Phoenix	Turco	13,197	12–4–0	24	W
17	November 15	NY Islanders	3 – 0	Dallas	Turco	17,643	12–5–0	24	L
18	November 17	Dallas	5 – 3	Atlanta	Turco	18,545	13–5–0	26	W
19	November 18	Dallas	4 – 5	Carolina	Turco	18,639	13–6–0	26	L
20	November 20	Colorado	4 – 5	Dallas	Smith	17,491	14–6–0	28	W
21	November 22	Nashville	0 – 1	Dallas	Smith	17,853	15–6–0	30	W
22	November 24	Los Angeles	3 – 5	Dallas	Smith	18,532	16–6–0	32	W
23	November 27	Dallas	1 – 2	Detroit	Turco	20,066	16–7–0	32	L
24	November 29	Dallas	1 – 2	Chicago	Turco	13,164	16–8–0	32	L
25	November 30	Dallas	3 – 4	Washington	Smith	10,912	16–9–0	32	L

December: 9–6–0 (home: 5–4–0; road: 4–2–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
26	December 2	Minnesota	3 – 4	Dallas	SO	Turco	17,027	17–9–0	34	W
27	December 4	San Jose	0 – 1	Dallas		Turco	17,056	18–9–0	36	W
28	December 6	Phoenix	0 – 3	Dallas		Turco	16,927	19–9–0	38	W
29	December 8	Edmonton	2 – 0	Dallas		Turco	17,182	19–10–0	38	L
30	December 9	Dallas	4 – 3	Phoenix	OT	Turco	15,320	20–10–0	40	W
31	December 12	Columbus	3 – 1	Dallas		Turco	17,411	20–11–0	40	L
32	December 14	NY Rangers	5 – 2	Dallas		Smith	17,788	20–12–0	40	L
33	December 16	Dallas	4 – 3	Los Angeles	SO	Turco	15,846	21–12–0	42	W
34	December 20	Dallas	1 – 4	Anaheim		Turco	17,174	21–13–0	42	L
35	December 21	Dallas	3 – 0	San Jose		Turco	17,496	22–13–0	44	W
36	December 23	Edmonton	2 – 3	Dallas		Turco	18,136	23–13–0	46	W
37	December 26	Dallas	1 – 2	Chicago		Turco	14,278	23–14–0	46	L
38	December 27	Dallas	5 – 4	Colorado		Turco	18,007	24–14–0	48	W
39	December 29	Nashville	1 – 4	Dallas		Turco	18,532	25–14–0	50	W
40	December 31	San Jose	4 – 2	Dallas		Turco	18,584	25–15–0	50	L

January: 5–4–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 3–2–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
41	January 3	Dallas	1 – 2	Vancouver	SO	Turco	18,630	25–15–1	51	OTL
42	January 4	Dallas	6 – 5	Edmonton	SO	Turco	16,839	26–15–1	53	W
43	January 6	Dallas	2 – 4	Calgary		Turco	19,289	26–16–1	53	L
44	January 9	Phoenix	5 – 2	Dallas		Turco	18,532	26–17–1	53	L
45	January 11	Anaheim	5 – 1	Dallas		Turco	18,532	26–18–1	53	L
46	January 15	Los Angeles	1 – 3	Dallas		Turco	17,992	27–18–1	55	W
47	January 17	Calgary	2 – 4	Dallas		Turco	18,532	28–18–1	57	W
48	January 20	Dallas	2 – 1	Minnesota	SO	Turco	18,568	29–18–1	59	W
49	January 26	Pittsburgh	4 – 3	Dallas	SO	Turco	18,594	29–18–2	60	OTL
50	January 28	Dallas	1 – 4	Anaheim		Turco	17,331	29–19–2	60	L
51	January 30	Dallas	3 – 2	San Jose	SO	Turco	17,496	30–19–2	62	W

February: 9–2–0 (home: 6–1–0; road: 3–1–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
52	February 1	Dallas	4 – 2	San Jose		Turco	17,496	31–19–2	64	W
53	February 3	Dallas	0 – 2	St. Louis		Turco	16,627	31–20–2	64	L
54	February 6	Minnesota	2 – 4	Dallas		Smith	17,660	32–20–2	66	W
55	February 10	Anaheim	0 – 1	Dallas		Smith	17,793	33–20–2	68	W
56	February 11	Colorado	5 – 7	Dallas		Smith	17,506	34–20–2	70	W
57	February 14	Detroit	3 – 1	Dallas		Smith	18,037	34–21–2	70	L
58	February 18	San Jose	2 – 5	Dallas		Turco	17,849	35–21–2	72	W
59	February 20	Dallas	1 – 2	Minnesota	SO	Turco	18,568	35–21–3	73	W
60	February 23	Anaheim	1 – 4	Dallas		Smith	17,634	36–21–3	75	W
61	February 25	Vancouver	1 – 2	Dallas	OT	Turco	17,712	37–21–3	77	W
62	February 27	Dallas	2 – 1	Tampa Bay	OT	Turco	19,225	38–21–3	79	W

March: 11–2–3 (home: 5–1–1; road: 6–1–2)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
63	March 1	Dallas	1 – 2	Florida	OT	Smith	11,822	38–21–4	80	OTL
64	March 2	Columbus	3 – 2	Dallas	SO	Turco	17,147	38–21–5	81	OTL
65	March 4	San Jose	4 – 0	Dallas		Turco	18,002	38–22–5	81	L
66	March 8	Dallas	4 – 0	St. Louis		Smith	11,131	38–23–5	81	W
67	March 9	Dallas	3 – 0	Columbus		Turco	17,284	39–23–5	83	W
68	March 11	Los Angeles	3 – 4	Dallas	OT	Turco	17,478	40–23–5	85	W
69	March 13	Philadelphia	2 – 3	Dallas		Smith	17,618	41–23–5	87	W
70	March 15	Calgary	2 – 4	Dallas		Turco	18,532	42–23–5	89	W
71	March 17	Dallas	2 – 3	Nashville		Turco	17,113	42–24–5	89	L
72	March 18	Phoenix	4 – 5	Dallas	OT	Turco	18,318	43–24–5	91	W
73	March 21	Dallas	4 – 2	Los Angeles		Smith	17,838	44–24–5	93	W
74	March 23	Dallas	2 – 3	Anaheim	OT	Turco	17,421	44–24–6	94	OTL
75	March 24	Dallas	4 – 3	Phoenix	SO	Turco	17,522	45–24–6	96	W
76	March 27	Phoenix	0 – 6	Dallas		Turco	18,532	46–24–6	98	W
77	March 30	Dallas	4 – 3	Detroit	SO	Smith	20,066	47–24–6	100	W
78	March 31	Dallas	4 – 2	Nashville		Turco	17,113	48–24–6	102	W

April: 2–1–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–0–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
79	April 2	St. Louis	4 – 2	Dallas		Turco	18,532	48–25–6	102	L
80	April 5	Dallas	1 – 2	Columbus	OT	Turco	15,997	48–25–7	103	OTL
81	April 6	Anaheim	1 – 2	Dallas	SO	Turco	18,584	49–25–7	105	W
82	April 8	Chicago	2 – 3	Dallas		Turco	17,932	50–25–7	107	W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2007 Stanley Cup playoffs^[4]

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks – Canucks win 4–3

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 11	Dallas	4 – 5	Vancouver	4OT	Turco	18,630	0 – 1	L
2	April 13	Dallas	2 – 0	Vancouver		Turco	18,630	1 – 1	W
3	April 15	Vancouver	2 – 1	Dallas	OT	Turco	18,532	1 – 2	L
4	April 17	Vancouver	2 – 1	Dallas		Turco	18,532	1 – 3	L
5	April 19	Dallas	1 – 0	Vancouver	OT	Turco	18,630	2 – 3	W
6	April 21	Vancouver	0 – 2	Dallas		Turco	18,600	3 – 3	W
7	April 23	Dallas	1 – 4	Vancouver		Turco	18,630	3 – 4	L

Legend: W Win L Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
63	Mike Ribeiro	C	81	18	41	59	3	22	7	0	3	3	−3	4
56	Sergei Zubov	D	78	12	42	54	0	26	6	0	4	4	3	2
43	Philippe Boucher	D	76	19	32	51	2	104	7	0	1	1	−5	6
36	Jussi Jokinen	C	82	14	34	48	8	18	4	0	1	1	−1	0
26	Jere Lehtinen	RW	73	26	17	43	5	16	7	0	0	0	−2	2
9	Mike Modano	C	59	22	21	43	9	34	7	1	1	2	0	4
10	Brenden Morrow	LW	40	16	15	31	−2	33	7	2	1	3	−1	18
15	Niklas Hagman	LW	82	17	12	29	3	34	7	0	1	1	−1	10
88	Eric Lindros	C	49	5	21	26	−1	70	3	0	0	0	−2	4
14	Stu Barnes	C	82	13	12	25	−2	40	7	1	3	4	1	4
20	Antti Miettinen	RW	74	11	14	25	−5	38	4	1	1	2	0	2
11	Jeff Halpern	C	76	8	17	25	−7	78	7	2	1	3	−1	4
5	Darryl Sydor	D	74	5	16	21	−4	36	7	1	1	2	2	4
21	Loui Eriksson	LW	59	6	13	19	−3	18	4	0	1	1	0	0
3	Stephane Robidas	D	75	0	17	17	−1	86	7	0	1	1	−1	2
17	Ladislav Nagy†	LW	25	4	10	14	−3	6	7	1	1	2	1	2
6	Trevor Daley	D	74	4	8	12	2	63	7	1	0	1	−3	4
27	Patrik Stefan	C	41	5	6	11	5	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	Jaroslav Modry‡	D	57	1	9	10	10	32	—	—	—	—	—	—
77	Matthew Barnaby	RW	39	1	6	7	5	127	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Joel Lundqvist	C	36	3	3	6	−5	14	7	2	0	2	1	6
50	Krys Barch	RW	26	3	2	5	2	107	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Mathias Tjarnqvist‡	RW	18	1	3	4	−3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Steve Ott	C	19	0	4	4	−4	35	6	0	0	0	0	8
35	Marty Turco	G	67	0	4	4		18	7	0	0	0		4
65	Chris Conner	W	11	1	2	3	−3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	Jon Klemm	D	38	1	2	3	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	2
25	Nolan Baumgartner†	D	7	0	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Mattias Norstrom†	D	14	0	2	2	2	8	7	0	0	0	0	8
22	Junior Lessard	RW	1	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Nicklas Grossmann	D	8	0	0	0	−1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	Vojtech Polak	LW	2	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	Mike Smith	G	23	0	0	0		2	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
35	Marty Turco	67	38	20	5	1564	140	2.23	.910	6	3764	7	3	4	229	11	1.30	.952	3	509
41	Mike Smith	23	12	5	2	511	45	2.23	.912	3	1213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL All-Rookie Team	Mike Smith (Goaltender)	^[5]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Philippe Boucher	^[6]
	NHL All-Star Game selection	Marty Turco	^[6]
	NHL First Star of the Week	Marty Turco (October 15)	^[7]
	NHL Second Star of the Week	Marty Turco (January 21)	^[7]
	NHL Third Star of the Week	Mike Smith (November 26)	^[7]
		Mike Smith (February 11)	^[7]
		Mike Modano (March 18)	^[7]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Jussi Jokinen	^[8]
Team	Star of the Game Award	Mike Modano	^[9]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Loui Eriksson	October 4, 2006	^[10]
	Mike Smith	October 21, 2006
	Nicklas Grossmann	December 2, 2006
	Joel Lundqvist	December 4, 2006
	Chris Conner	December 8, 2006
	Krys Barch	January 15, 2007
25th shutout	Marty Turco	November 9, 2006	^[11]
1,000th game played	Stu Barnes	November 30, 2006	^[12]
1,000th game played	Sergei Zubov	March 15, 2007	^[13]

Transactions

The Stars were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.^[14]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24)	To Atlanta Thrashers Niko Kapanen 7th-round pick in the 2006	To Dallas Stars Jaroslav Modry Patrik Stefan	^[15]
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01)	To Tampa Bay Lightning 4th-round pick in 2008	To Dallas Stars Darryl Sydor	^[16]
September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30)	To Montreal Canadiens Janne Niinimaa 5th-round pick in the 2007	To Dallas Stars Mike Ribeiro 6th-round pick in the 2008	^[17]
February 12, 2007 (2007-02-12)	To Phoenix Coyotes Mathias Tjarnqvist 1st-round pick in the 2007	To Dallas Stars Ladislav Nagy	^[18]
February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23)	To Anaheim Ducks Future considerations	To Dallas Stars Shane Endicott	^[19]
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27)	To Los Angeles Kings Jaroslav Modry Rights to Johan Fransson 1st-round pick in the 2008 2nd-round pick in the 2007 3rd-round pick in the 2007	To Dallas Stars Mattias Norstrom Konstantin Pushkarev 3rd-round pick in the 2007 4th-round pick in the 2007	^[20]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05)	Matthew Barnaby	Chicago Blackhawks	1-year	Free agency	^[21]
July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05)	Jeff Halpern	Washington Capitals	4-year	Free agency	^[21]
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10)	Marty Sertich	Colorado College (WCHA)	2-year	Free agency	^[22]
July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13)	Chris Conner	Michigan Tech (WCHA)	2-year	Free agency	^[23]
July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17)	Eric Lindros	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	Free agency	^[24]
July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18)	Krys Barch	Iowa Stars (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[25]
February 2, 2007 (2007-02-02)	Aaron Gagnon	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[26]
February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24)	Nolan Baumgartner	Philadelphia Flyers		Waivers	^[27]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via^[a]	Ref
June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30)	Bill Guerin	St. Louis Blues^[b]	Buyout	^[30]
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01)	Johan Hedberg	Atlanta Thrashers	Free agency (III)	^[31]
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01)	Willie Mitchell	Vancouver Canucks	Free agency (III)	^[32]
July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02)	Jason Arnott	Nashville Predators	Free agency (III)	^[33]
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10)	Patrick Traverse	San Jose Sharks	Free agency (III)	^[34]
July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13)	Dan Jancevski	Montreal Canadiens	Free agency (VI)	^[35]
July 31, 2006 (2006-07-31)	David Oliver	Rogle BK (Allsvenskan)	Free agency (III)	^[36]
September 6, 2006 (2006-09-06)	Jaroslav Svoboda	HC Znojemsti Orli (ELH)	Free agency (UFA)	^[37]
October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)	Mike Siklenka	Leksands IF (Allsvenskan)	Free agency (VI)	^[38]
October 15, 2006 (2006-10-15)	Nathan Perrott	Toronto Marlies (AHL)	Free agency (III)	^[39]
October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)	Jeremy Stevenson	Amarillo Gorillas (CHL)	Free agency (III)	^[40]
October 26, 2006 (2006-10-26)	David Bararuk	Ilves (Liiga)	Free agency (UFA)	^[41]
December 11, 2006 (2006-12-11)	Garrett Burnett	St-Jean Chiefs (LNAH)	Free agency (III)	^[42]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 28, 2006 (2006-06-28)	Jon Klemm	1-year	Option exercised	^[43]
June 28, 2006 (2006-06-28)	Mathias Tjarnqvist	2-year	Re-signing	^[44]
July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02)	Mike Smith	1-year	Re-signing	^[45]
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10)	Steve Ott	2-year	Re-signing	^[22]
July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12)	Vadim Khomitsky	1-year	Entry-level	^[46]
July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14)	Junior Lessard	1-year	Re-signing	^[47]
July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18)	Dan Ellis	1-year	Re-signing	^[25]
August 31, 2006 (2006-08-31)	Trevor Daley	2-year	Re-signing	^[48]
September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16)	Jere Lehtinen	2-year	Extension	^[49]
September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21)	Brenden Morrow	6-year	Extension	^[50]
October 20, 2006 (2006-10-20)	James Neal	3-year	Entry-level	^[51]
December 6, 2006 (2006-12-06)	Stephane Robidas	3-year	Extension	^[52]
February 7, 2007 (2007-02-07)	Mike Smith	2-year	Extension	^[53]
March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19)	Matt Niskanen	3-year	Entry-level	^[54]
March 26, 2007 (2007-03-26)	Richard Clune	3-year	Entry-level	^[55]
May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01)	Krys Barch	1-year	Extension	^[56]
May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15)	Tom Wandell	3-year	Entry-level	^[57]

Draft picks

Dallas' picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[58]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	27	Ivan Vishnevskiy (D)	Russia	Dallas Stars	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
3	90	Aaron Snow (LW)	Canada	Dallas Stars	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
4	120	Richard Bachman (G)	United States	Dallas Stars	Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)
5	138	David McIntyre (C)	Canada	Dallas Stars (from Tampa Bay)	Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJRA)
5	150	Max Warn (LW)	Finland	Dallas Stars	HIFK Jr. (Fin. Jr.)

Notes

↑ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[28]
↑ Guerin signed with St. Louis on July 3.^[29]

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"2006-07 Dallas Stars Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

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↑ Dallas Stars 2014–15 Organizational Compendium, p.269
↑ "2006-07 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
↑ "NHL: Dallas 1, Phoenix 0 - UPI.com". UPI. November 10, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2024. Marty Turco made just 13 saves, but that was enough for him to ring up his 25th career shutout
↑ "NHL Roundup: Capitals goalie gets first win vs. Stars". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 1, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2024. Stu Barnes, playing in his 1,000th NHL game
↑ "Dallas defenseman still shines at 36". Tampa Bay Times. March 15, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
↑ "Stars Acquire Stefan, Modry". Dallas Stars. June 24, 2006. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Sydor returns to Stars after trade from Tampa Bay". Plainview Herald. July 1, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Habs bolster defense, acquire Niinimaa from Stars". ESPN.com. September 30, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Coyotes deal high-scoring Nagy to Stars". ESPN.com. February 12, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Dallas Trade Sends One to Iowa Stars". OurSports Central. February 23, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Big Deal For Big D". Dallas Stars. February 27, 2007. Archived from the original on March 2, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
1 2 "Stars sign Halpern, Barnaby". Dallas Stars. July 5, 2006. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
1 2 "Dallas Signs Two, Booster Club Meeting". OurSports Central. July 12, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. DALLAS STARS–Signed W Chris Conner to two-year contract.
↑ "Dallas Stars sign Lindros to one-year bargain deal". Tampa Bay Times. July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
1 2 "Dallas signs pair of Iowa Stars". OurSports Central. July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Stars sign center". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. February 3, 2007. p. 44. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Stars put Stefan on IR, claim Baumgartner off waivers". ESPN.com. February 24, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "NHL RELEASES FREE AGENT LIST". NHL.com. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on July 5, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
↑ "Blues Sign Free Agent Right Wing Bill Guerin". St. Louis Blues. July 3, 2006. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
↑ "Stars place RW Guerin on waivers". ESPN.com. June 29, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Goaltender Johan Hedberg". Atlanta Thrashers. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on June 15, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
↑ "TRANSACTIONS". Chicago Tribune. July 2, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. Vancouver: Signed D Willie Mitchell for 4 years.
↑ "Predators sign Arnott to five-year, $22.5M deal". ESPN.com. July 2, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Traverse, Darche to swim with Sharks". theahl.com. July 10, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Danis, Milroy, Archer and Jancevski sign with Canadiens". OurSports Central. July 13, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
↑ "David Oliver". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on March 18, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024. 31-Jul-06: Signed with the Rogle BK (Sweden-2).
↑ "Posila z NHL Jaroslav Svoboda přichází do Znojma". Orli Znojmo (in Czech). September 6, 2006. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Mike Siklenka". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024. 10-Oct-06: Signed with the Leksands IF (Sweden-2).
↑ "Marlies announce signings". OurSports Central. October 15, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Former NHLer Jeremy Stevenson joins Gorillas". OurSports Central. October 17, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Kanadalaishyökkääjä Ilvekseen koeajalle". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). October 26, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Transactions de la Ligue Nord Américaine de Hockey (LNAH)". LNAH.ca (in French). Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024. 11-12-06: St-Jean signe Garrett Burnett
↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. June 29, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. DALLAS STARS--Exercised their option on the contract of D Jon Klemm for next season.
↑ "Dallas re-signs Swedish forward". OurSports Central. June 28, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Dallas Stars Sign Goalie". OurSports Central. July 3, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. July 13, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. DALLAS STARS--Signed D Vadim Khomitski to a one-year contract.
↑ "Friday's sports transactions". TribLIVE.com. July 15, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. DALLAS STARS - Agreed to terms with RW Junior Lessard on a one-year contract.
↑ "Stars re-sign defenseman Daley to two-year deal". ESPN.com. August 31, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Lehtinen signs two-year extension". Dallas Stars. September 16, 2006. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. September 22, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. DALLAS STARS--Signed LW Brenden Morrow to a six-year contract extension through 2012-13.
↑ "Stars sign prospect". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Panthers veteran Nieuwendyk retires". Twin Cities. December 7, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. Dallas signed defenseman Stephane Robidas to a three-year contract extension worth $4.5 million.
↑ "Goalie Smith gets 2-year extension". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. February 8, 2007. p. 44. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Iowa Stars sign defenseman". OurSports Central. March 19, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ Myers, Tracey (March 27, 2007). "Depth at defenseman pays off". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 31. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. The Stars signed Richard Clune, a third-round selection in 2005, to a three-year contract that begins next season.
↑ "Dallas Signs Former Iowa Star". OurSports Central. May 1, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
↑ "Transactions". Times Leader. May 16, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024. DALLAS STARS—Signed C Tom Wandell.
↑ "2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

External links

NHL Team Salaries - Dallas Stars from nhlnumbers.com

[29] In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[28]

[31] Guerin signed with St. Louis on July 3.^[29]

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[2] "2006-07 NHL Summary".

[nhl0607-3] "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[Gamelog-4] 1 2 "2006-07 Dallas Stars Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

[5] "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[6] "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2007". NHL.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[3stars-7] 1 2 3 4 5 "NHL Three Stars of the Week". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[8] "2006-07 NHL Young Stars Rosters". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[9] Dallas Stars 2014–15 Organizational Compendium, p.269

[10] "2006-07 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[11] "NHL: Dallas 1, Phoenix 0 - UPI.com". UPI. November 10, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2024. Marty Turco made just 13 saves, but that was enough for him to ring up his 25th career shutout

[12] "NHL Roundup: Capitals goalie gets first win vs. Stars". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 1, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2024. Stu Barnes, playing in his 1,000th NHL game

[13] "Dallas defenseman still shines at 36". Tampa Bay Times. March 15, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[pst-14] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[15] "Stars Acquire Stefan, Modry". Dallas Stars. June 24, 2006. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[16] "Sydor returns to Stars after trade from Tampa Bay". Plainview Herald. July 1, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[17] "Habs bolster defense, acquire Niinimaa from Stars". ESPN.com. September 30, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[18] "Coyotes deal high-scoring Nagy to Stars". ESPN.com. February 12, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[19] "Dallas Trade Sends One to Iowa Stars". OurSports Central. February 23, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[20] "Big Deal For Big D". Dallas Stars. February 27, 2007. Archived from the original on March 2, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[705signings-21] 1 2 "Stars sign Halpern, Barnaby". Dallas Stars. July 5, 2006. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[710signings-22] 1 2 "Dallas Signs Two, Booster Club Meeting". OurSports Central. July 12, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[23] "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. July 14, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. DALLAS STARS–Signed W Chris Conner to two-year contract.

[24] "Dallas Stars sign Lindros to one-year bargain deal". Tampa Bay Times. July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[718signings-25] 1 2 "Dallas signs pair of Iowa Stars". OurSports Central. July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[26] "Stars sign center". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. February 3, 2007. p. 44. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[27] "Stars put Stefan on IR, claim Baumgartner off waivers". ESPN.com. February 24, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[falist-28] "NHL RELEASES FREE AGENT LIST". NHL.com. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on July 5, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[30] "Blues Sign Free Agent Right Wing Bill Guerin". St. Louis Blues. July 3, 2006. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved September 15, 2024.

[32] "Stars place RW Guerin on waivers". ESPN.com. June 29, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[33] "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Goaltender Johan Hedberg". Atlanta Thrashers. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on June 15, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

[34] "TRANSACTIONS". Chicago Tribune. July 2, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. Vancouver: Signed D Willie Mitchell for 4 years.

[35] "Predators sign Arnott to five-year, $22.5M deal". ESPN.com. July 2, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[36] "Traverse, Darche to swim with Sharks". theahl.com. July 10, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[37] "Danis, Milroy, Archer and Jancevski sign with Canadiens". OurSports Central. July 13, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[38] "David Oliver". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on March 18, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024. 31-Jul-06: Signed with the Rogle BK (Sweden-2).

[39] "Posila z NHL Jaroslav Svoboda přichází do Znojma". Orli Znojmo (in Czech). September 6, 2006. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[40] "Mike Siklenka". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024. 10-Oct-06: Signed with the Leksands IF (Sweden-2).

[41] "Marlies announce signings". OurSports Central. October 15, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[42] "Former NHLer Jeremy Stevenson joins Gorillas". OurSports Central. October 17, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[43] "Kanadalaishyökkääjä Ilvekseen koeajalle". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). October 26, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[44] "Transactions de la Ligue Nord Américaine de Hockey (LNAH)". LNAH.ca (in French). Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024. 11-12-06: St-Jean signe Garrett Burnett

[45] "Transactions". The New York Times. June 29, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. DALLAS STARS--Exercised their option on the contract of D Jon Klemm for next season.

[46] "Dallas re-signs Swedish forward". OurSports Central. June 28, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[47] "Dallas Stars Sign Goalie". OurSports Central. July 3, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[48] "Transactions". The New York Times. July 13, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. DALLAS STARS--Signed D Vadim Khomitski to a one-year contract.

[49] "Friday's sports transactions". TribLIVE.com. July 15, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. DALLAS STARS - Agreed to terms with RW Junior Lessard on a one-year contract.

[50] "Stars re-sign defenseman Daley to two-year deal". ESPN.com. August 31, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[51] "Lehtinen signs two-year extension". Dallas Stars. September 16, 2006. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[52] "Transactions". The New York Times. September 22, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. DALLAS STARS--Signed LW Brenden Morrow to a six-year contract extension through 2012-13.

[53] "Stars sign prospect". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[54] "Panthers veteran Nieuwendyk retires". Twin Cities. December 7, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2024. Dallas signed defenseman Stephane Robidas to a three-year contract extension worth $4.5 million.

[55] "Goalie Smith gets 2-year extension". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. February 8, 2007. p. 44. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[56] "Iowa Stars sign defenseman". OurSports Central. March 19, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

[57] Myers, Tracey (March 27, 2007). "Depth at defenseman pays off". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 31. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. The Stars signed Richard Clune, a third-round selection in 2005, to a three-year contract that begins next season.

[58] "Dallas Signs Former Iowa Star". OurSports Central. May 1, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

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