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60 free Dallas Stars trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
The Dallas Stars started life as the Minnesota North Stars, nearly became the Los Angeles Stars, and only landed in Texas because Roger Staubach convinced Norm Green it would work. This Stars trivia quiz covers the whole story: the 1978 merger with the Cleveland Barons, the Gund brothers and San Jose, Neal Broten's first goal in Dallas, Ken Hitchcock, Ed Belfour, Brett Hull's disputed triple-overtime goal in 1999, the crease rule it killed, the 2000 rematch with New Jersey, Marty Turco's 1.76, the 'Mooterus' jersey and 'Cinco De Morrow'. It then follows the bankruptcy and Tom Gaglardi's takeover, Victory Green, Jim Nill's trade for Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn's Art Ross by a single point, the 2020 Winter Classic at the Cotton Bowl, the bubble run to the Final, Jake Oettinger's 64 saves and Jason Robertson's 109-point season. Easy questions for casual fans sit beside genuinely hard ones about the North Stars era. Every answer was checked against encyclopaedic and reference sources before publishing, and each question carries a citation. For more, try our NHL trivia and hockey trivia pages.
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Q 01Under what name did the franchise begin play in Bloomington in 1967?
Minnesota North Stars
Home games were played at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Q 02Which failing franchise merged with the North Stars in 1978?
Cleveland Barons
The Barons had been the California Golden Seals; their records were retired and the Gund brothers took over.
Q 03When the NHL blocked the Gunds' move of the North Stars to the Bay Area, what did they get instead?
The expansion San Jose Sharks
They were even allowed to take some North Stars players with them.
Q 04Which team beat the North Stars in the 1991 Stanley Cup Final?
Pittsburgh Penguins
Their 1981 Final appearance ended in five games against the Islanders.
Q 05Norm Green planned to move the franchise to Anaheim and rename it what, before Disney got the market?
Los Angeles Stars
The league asked him to cede Anaheim to Disney's Mighty Ducks and pick any other city.
Q 06Which former Cowboys quarterback convinced Norm Green that Dallas could support an NHL team?
Roger Staubach
The move was announced on March 10, 1993, and the NHL promised the Twin Cities a future team.
Q 07Which Minnesota native fittingly scored the first Stars goal in Dallas in October 1993?
Neal Broten
It came in a 6-4 win over Detroit; Broten was later traded to New Jersey after 17 games as captain.
Q 08Which businessman bought the Stars from a cash-strapped Norm Green in December 1995?
Tom Hicks
Hicks' own financial troubles later capped payroll and led to a 2011 bankruptcy sale.
Q 09Which prospect did Dallas send to Calgary in the 1995 trade for Joe Nieuwendyk?
Jarome Iginla
Corey Millen went too; Iginla became a Flames icon while Nieuwendyk won the 1999 Conn Smythe.
Q 10Ken Hitchcock coached which minor-league team before his first NHL job with Dallas in 1996?
Michigan K-Wings
He replaced Bob Gainey, who stayed on as full-time general manager.
Q 11Which star goalie signed with Dallas as a free agent in 1997 after a falling-out with San Jose?
Ed Belfour
He set franchise records with a 1.88 GAA and 37 wins in his first season.
Q 12Which enforcer injured Joe Nieuwendyk's knee in the 1998 playoffs, costing Dallas its top scorer?
Bryan Marchment
Without him the Stars lost the conference finals to Detroit in six.
Q 13Brett Hull signed with Dallas in 1998 after a falling-out with which team's management?
St. Louis Blues
He had three straight 70-goal seasons and a Hart Trophy there, and was seen as the final piece for a championship.
Q 21Fans nicknamed the 2003-06 alternate jersey the 'Mooterus' because its crest resembled what?
A uterus
It was meant to depict the constellation Taurus with a trailing green star.
Q 22Which shootout specialist went 10-for-13 for Dallas in 2005-06?
Jussi Jokinen
Dallas won 12 of 13 shootouts that season.
Q 23Whose American-born goals record did the Stars' franchise scoring leader break in March 2007?
Joe Mullen
Modano later passed Phil Housley as the top American-born point scorer.
Which future captain did the Stars find 129th overall in the 2007 draft?
Q 14How many points did the 1998-99 Stars record, still a franchise record?
114
They won 51 games and a second straight Presidents' Trophy.
Q 15Whom did Dallas beat in the 1999 Stanley Cup Final?
Buffalo Sabres
The Stars held Buffalo to a single goal over the last two games.
Q 16Brett Hull's 1999 Cup-winning goal was disputed under which regulation, repealed the next season?
The crease rule
One of his skates was in the crease, but officials ruled he had continuous possession.
Q 17In which overtime period did Hull score the 1999 Cup winner?
Third
It was only the fourth Cup-clinching goal ever scored in multiple overtimes.
Q 18Which Devils forward scored the double-overtime goal that beat Dallas in the 2000 Final?
Jason Arnott
Dallas later traded for Arnott himself in 2002.
Q 19Marty Turco's 1.76 goals-against average in 2002-03 was the lowest since which year?
1940
Missing 18 games probably cost him the Vezina.
Q 20Which Anaheim goalie made 60 saves in the five-overtime 2003 playoff opener against Dallas?
Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Anaheim won the series in six on Sandis Ozolinsh's late goal.
Jamie Benn
He won the Art Ross Trophy in 2015 by a single point over John Tavares.
Q 25Which two men shared an unusual 'co-general manager' role in Dallas from 2007?
Les Jackson and Brett Hull
They traded for Brad Richards at the 2008 deadline.
Q 26The captain's fourth-overtime series winner against San Jose in 2008 was nicknamed what by Stars fans?
Cinco De Morrow
The game ended in the early hours of May 5, Cinco de Mayo.
Q 27Which free agent was suspended for the 2008-09 season after comments about ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert?
Sean Avery
The Stars later waived him.
Q 28Which Vancouver businessman bought the bankrupt Stars in 2011 as the only bidder?
Tom Gaglardi
He also owns the WHL's Kamloops Blazers; a court valued the deal at $240 million.
Q 29Which star did Jim Nill acquire from Boston in 2013 for Loui Eriksson and prospects?
Tyler Seguin
Rich Peverley and Ryan Button came with him; Lindy Ruff was hired the same summer.
Q 30The Stars' captain won the 2015 Art Ross Trophy by one point over which player?
John Tavares
His clinching secondary assist came with 8.5 seconds left in the season finale.