2011–12 Dallas Stars season

The 2011–12 Dallas Stars season is the 45th season (44th of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967,[1] and 19th season (18th of play) since the franchise relocated to Dallas to start the 1993–94 season.

2011–12 Dallas Stars
Division	4th Pacific
Conference	10th Western
2011–12 record	42–35–5
Home record	22–16–3
Road record	20–19–2
Goals for	211
Goals against	222
Team information
General Manager	Joe Nieuwendyk
Coach	Glen Gulutzan
Captain	Brenden Morrow
Alternate captains	Loui Eriksson Steve Ott Stephane Robidas
Arena	American Airlines Center
Average attendance	14,055 (75.8%)
Team leaders
Goals	Michael Ryder (35)
Assists	Loui Eriksson (42) Mike Ribeiro (42)
Points	Loui Eriksson (68)
Penalty minutes	Steve Ott (142)
Plus/minus	Michael Ryder (17)
Wins	Kari Lehtonen (31)
Goals against average	Kari Lehtonen (2.23)

The team failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth year in a row. This was the second consecutive season that the Stars finished with a winning record but did not qualify for the playoffs.

Off-Season

On June 17, 2011, the Stars officially announced the hiring of Glen Gulutzan to be their new head coach.[2] Gulutzan had been the head coach of the Stars' American Hockey League affiliate, the Texas Stars.

Regular season

The Stars' power play struggled during the regular season, as they finished 30th overall in power-play goals scored (33) and in power-play percentage (13.52%).[3]

Playoffs

The Stars failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
2	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95
4	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
5	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NW	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	CE	y – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	+45	109
3	PA	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
4	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	+27	104
5	CE	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	+45	102
6	CE	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	+10	101
7	PA	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
8	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95
9	NW	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
10	PA	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
11	NW	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
12	NW	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
13	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80
14	NW	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74
15	CE	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	−60	65

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Recap
1	September 20	Dallas Stars	6–3	Montreal Canadiens		1–0	Recap
2	September 22	Colorado Avalanche	2–5	Dallas Stars		2–0	Recap
3	September 24	St. Louis Blues	2–3	Dallas Stars		3–0	Recap
4	September 25	Dallas Stars	0–3	Colorado Avalanche		3–1	Recap
5	September 27	Dallas Stars	4–3	Florida Panthers	OT	4–1	Recap
6	September 29	Florida Panthers	1–7	Dallas Stars		5–1	Recap
7	October 1	Dallas Stars	4–0	St. Louis Blues		6–1	Recap

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log
October: 8–3–0 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Chicago Blackhawks 1–2 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 1–0–0 15,285 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 8 Dallas Stars 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks Raycroft 0–1–0 21,674 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 10 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Dallas Stars SO Lehtonen 2–0–0 6,306 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 13 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 3–0–0 7,949 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 15 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–4 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 4–0–0 8,305 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 18 Dallas Stars 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Lehtonen 5–0–0 9,158 5–1–0 10 Recap 7 October 21 Dallas Stars 3–1 Anaheim Ducks Lehtonen 6–0–0 12,919 6–1–0 12 Recap 8 October 22 Dallas Stars 0–1 Los Angeles Kings Raycroft 0–2–0 18,118 6–2–0 12 Recap 9 October 25 Dallas Stars 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes SO Lehtonen 7–0–0 6,948 7–2–0 14 Recap 10 October 27 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 7–1–0 8,443 7–3–0 14 Recap 11 October 29 New Jersey Devils 1 -3 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 8–1–0 11,740 8–3–0 16 Recap
November: 6–6–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 4 Colorado Avalanche 6–7 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 9–1–0 11,981 9–3–0 18 Recap 13 November 6 Dallas Stars 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes Lehtonen 10–1–0 14,815 10–3–0 20 Recap 14 November 8 Dallas Stars 5–2 Washington Capitals Lehtonen 11–1–0 18,506 11–3–0 22 Recap 15 November 11 Dallas Stars 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Lehtonen 11–2–0 18,585 11–4–0 22 Recap 16 November 12 Dallas Stars 2–5 Detroit Red Wings Raycroft 0–3–0 20,066 11–5–0 22 Recap 17 November 15 Florida Panthers 6–0 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 11–3–0 10,175 11–6–0 22 Recap 18 November 18 Dallas Stars 0–3 Colorado Avalanche Lehtonen 11–4–0 16,091 11–7–0 22 Recap 19 November 19 San Jose Sharks 4–1 Dallas Stars Raycroft 0–4–0 13,711 11–8–0 22 Recap 20 November 21 Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 12–4–0 11,458 12–8–0 24 Recap 21 November 23 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Dallas Stars OT Lehtonen 13–4–0 11,779 13–8–0 26 Recap 22 November 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 Dallas Stars SO Lehtonen 13–4–1 18,532 13–8–1 27 Recap 23 November 26 Dallas Stars 0–3 Phoenix Coyotes Raycroft 0–5–0 10,036 13–9–1 27 Recap 24 November 28 Dallas Stars 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Raycroft 1–5–0 12,015 14–9–1 29 Recap
December: 7–6–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Ottawa Senators 2–3 Dallas Stars Raycroft 2–5–0 10,490 15–9–1 31 Recap 26 December 3 New York Islanders 5–4 Dallas Stars Raycroft 2–6–0 14,423 15–10–1 31 Recap 27 December 8 Dallas Stars 2–5 San Jose Sharks Raycroft 2–7–0 17,562 15–11–1 31 Recap 28 December 10 Dallas Stars 2–1 Los Angeles Kings Bachman 1–0–0 18,118 16–11–1 33 Recap 29 December 13 Dallas Stars 1–0 New York Rangers Bachman 2–0–0 18,200 17–11–1 35 Recap 30 December 15 Dallas Stars 3–2 New York Islanders Bachman 3–0–0 9,288 18–11–1 37 Recap 31 December 16 Dallas Stars 3–6 New Jersey Devils Bachman 3–1–0 17,625 18–12–1 37 Recap 32 December 19 Anaheim Ducks 3–5 Dallas Stars Bachman 4–1–0 13,720 19–12–1 39 Recap 33 December 21 Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 Dallas Stars Bachman 4–2–0 15,061 19–13–1 39 Recap 34 December 23 Nashville Predators 3–6 Dallas Stars Bachman 5–2–0 15,245 20–13–1 41 35 December 26 Dallas Stars 3–5 St. Louis Blues Raycroft 2–8–0 18,842 20–14–1 41 Recap 36 December 29 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 13–5–1 16,555 20–15–1 41 Recap 37 December 31 Boston Bruins 2–4 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 14–5–1 18,532 21–15–1 43 Recap
January: 4-6-1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 3 Detroit Red Wings 5–4 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 14–6–1 15,182 21–16–1 43 Recap 39 January 5 Dallas Stars 4–1 Nashville Predators Lehtonen 15–6–1 17,113 22–16–1 45 Recap 40 January 7 Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Dallas Stars Bachman 6-2-0 16,122 23-16-1 47 Recap 41 January 10 Dallas Stars 2–5 Anaheim Ducks Lehtonen 15-7-1 12,152 23-17-1 47 Recap 42 January 12 Dallas Stars 5–4 Los Angeles Kings SO Lehtonen 16-7-1 18,118 24-17-1 49 Recap 43 January 14 Colorado Avalanche 2–1 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 16-8-1 15,838 24-18-1 49 Recap 44 January 16 Dallas Stars 0–1 St. Louis Blues Lehtonen 16-9-1 18,036 24-19-1 49 Recap 45 January 17 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Dallas Stars SO Bachman 6-2-1 15,148 24-19-2 50 Recap 46 January 20 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 16-10-1 14,836 24-20-2 50 Recap 47 January 21 Dallas Stars 2–5 Minnesota Wild Lehtonen 16-11-1 19,213 24-21-2 50 Recap 48 January 24 Anaheim Ducks 0–1 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 17-11-1 12,141 25-21-2 52 Recap
February: 8-5-3 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 4–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 1 Dallas Stars 6–2 Anaheim Ducks Lehtonen 18-11-1 12,701 26-21-2 54 Recap 50 February 2 Dallas Stars 2–5 San Jose Sharks Bachman 6-3-1 17,562 26-22-2 54 Recap 51 February 4 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Dallas Stars SO Lehtonen 19-11-1 18,532 27-22-2 56 Recap 52 February 7 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 19-12-1 11,162 27-23-2 56 Recap 53 February 9 Dallas Stars 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Lehtonen 20-12-1 15,943 28-23-2 58 Recap 54 February 10 Dallas Stars 2–3 Buffalo Sabres SO Lehtonen 20-12-2 18,690 28-23-3 59 Recap 55 February 12 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 20-13-2 12-191 28-24-3 59 Recap 56 February 14 Dallas Stars 1–3 Detroit Red Wings Lehtonen 20-14-2 20,066 28-25-3 59 Recap 57 February 16 Calgary Flames 2–3 Dallas Stars OT Lehtonen 21-14-2 11,839 29-25-3 61 Recap 58 February 18 Dallas Stars 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes OT Lehtonen 21-14-3 16,604 29-25-4 62 Recap 59 February 19 Nashville Predators 3–2 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 21-15-3 11,865 29-26-4 62 Recap 60 February 21 Dallas Stars 3–0 Montreal Canadiens Lehtonen 22-15-3 21,273 30-26-4 64 Recap 61 February 23 Dallas Stars 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks Bachman 7-3-1 21,659 31-26-4 66 Recap 62 February 24 Minnesota Wild 1–4 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 23-15-3 13,144 32-26-4 68 Recap 63 February 26 Vancouver Canucks 2–3 Dallas Stars OT Lehtonen 24-15-3 18,010 33-26-4 70 Recap 64 February 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Dallas Stars SO Lehtonen 24-15-4 17,455 33-26-5 71 Recap
March: 9-6-0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 5–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 Dallas Stars 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Lehtonen 25-15-4 16,839 34-26-5 73 Recap 66 March 4 Dallas Stars 3–2 Calgary Flames SO Lehtonen 26-15-4 19,289 35-26-5 75 Recap 67 March 6 Dallas Stars 5–2 Vancouver Canucks Bachman 8-3-1 18,890 36-26-5 77 Recap 68 March 8 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Dallas Stars SO Lehtonen 27-15-4 16,812 37-26-5 79 Recap 69 March 10 Anaheim Ducks 0–2 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 28-15-4 18,228 38-26-5 81 Recap 70 March 13 Dallas Stars 1–0 Minnesota Wild Lehtonen 29-15-4 17,326 39-26-5 83 Recap 71 March 14 Dallas Stars 2–5 Winnipeg Jets Bachman 8-4-1 15,004 39-27-5 83 Recap 72 March 16 Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 29-16-4 19,099 39-28-5 83 Recap 73 March 20 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Dallas Stars SO Lehtonen 30-16-4 17,012 40-28-5 85 Recap 74 March 22 Vancouver Canucks 2–1 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 30-17-4 16,618 40-29-5 85 Recap 75 March 24 Calgary Flames 1–4 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 31-17-4 17,238 41-29-5 87 Recap 76 March 26 Dallas Stars 4–5 Calgary Flames Lehtonen 31-18-4 19,289 41-30-5 87 Recap 77 March 28 Dallas Stars 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Lehtonen 32-18-4 16,839 42-30-5 89 Recap 78 March 30 Dallas Stars 2–5 Vancouver Canucks Lehtonen 32-19-4 18,890 42-31-5 89 Recap 79 March 31 Dallas Stars 0–3 San Jose Sharks Lehtonen 32-20-4 17,562 42-32-5 89 Recap
April: 0-3-0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 3 San Jose Sharks 5–2 Dallas Stars Lehtonen 32-21-4 18,584 42-33-5 89 Recap 81 April 5 Dallas Stars 0–3 Nashville Predators Lehtonen 32-22-4 17,113 42-34-5 89 Recap 82 April 7 St. Louis Blues 3–2 Dallas Stars Bachman 8-5-1 16,560 42-35-5 89 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Loui Eriksson 82 26 45 71 18 12 Mike Ribeiro 74 18 45 63 5 66 Jamie Benn 71 26 37 63 15 55 Michael Ryder 82 35 27 62 17 46 Steve Ott 74 11 28 39 5 156 Alex Goligoski 71 9 21 30 0 16 Brenden Morrow 57 11 15 26 1 97 Trevor Daley 79 4 21 25 3 42 Stephane Robidas 75 5 17 22 -5 48 Sheldon Souray 64 6 15 21 11 73 Radek Dvorak 73 4 17 21 −16 12 Vernon Fiddler 82 8 13 21 −13 60 Eric Nystrom 74 16 5 21 −10 24 Adam Burish 65 6 13 19 6 76 Tom Wandell 72 6 9 15 −5 16 Philip Larsen 55 3 8 11 11 16 Tomas Vincour 47 4 6 10 −2 2 Jake Dowell 52 2 5 7 −3 53 Toby Petersen 39 2 3 5 −7 6 Adam Pardy 36 0 3 3 −5 16 Ryan Garbutt 20 2 1 3 -1 22 Mark Fistric 60 0 2 2 −3 41 Jordie Benn 3 0 2 2 1 0 Francis Wathier 1 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Glennie 1 0 0 0 0 2 Reilly Smith 3 0 0 0 -3 2 Brenden Dillon 1 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Fraser 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Kari Lehtonen 59 3497 32 22 4 136 2.33 1739 .922 4 0 3 0 Richard Bachman 18 933 8 5 1 43 2.77 477 .910 1 0 1 0 Andrew Raycroft 10 529 2 8 0 31 3.52 303 .898 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Stars. Stats reflect time spent with the Stars only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Kari Lehtonen[4]	NHL Third Star of the Week	October 17, 2011
Kari Lehtonen[5]	NHL Second Star of the Month	October 2011
Loui Eriksson[6]	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 7, 2011
Kari Lehtonen[7]	NHL Third Star of the Week	February 27, 2012

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Trevor Daley	500th Career NHL Game	October 8, 2011
Mark Fistric	200th Career NHL Game	October 10, 2011
Jamie Benn	100th Career NHL Point	October 15, 2011
Mike Ribeiro	500th Career NHL Point	October 15, 2011
Steve Ott	500th Career NHL Game	October 22, 2011
Sheldon Souray	100th Career NHL Goal	November 4, 2011
Trevor Daley	100th Career NHL Assist	November 12, 2011
Kari Lehtonen	300th Career NHL Game	November 18, 2011
Eric Nystrom	300th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2011
Brenden Morrow	500th Career NHL Point	November 21, 2011
Nicklas Grossmann	300th Career NHL Game	November 25, 2011
Richard Bachman	1st Career NHL Win	December 10, 2011
Richard Bachman	1st Career NHL Shutout	December 13, 2011
Loui Eriksson	400th Career NHL Game	December 13, 2011
Mike Ribeiro	700th Career NHL Game	December 31, 2011
Jordie Benn	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 3, 2012
Steve Ott	200th Career NHL Point	January 10, 2012
Loui Eriksson	300th Career NHL Point	January 21, 2012
Philip Larsen	1st Career NHL Goal	January 21, 2012
Vernon Fiddler	500th Career NHL Game	January 24, 2012
Matt Fraser	1st Career NHL Game	January 24, 2012
Michael Ryder	600th Career NHL Game	February 4, 2012
Jamie Benn	200th Career NHL Game	February 10, 2012
Ryan Garbutt	1st Career NHL Game	February 18, 2012
Ryan Garbutt	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	February 21, 2012
Sheldon Souray	700th Career NHL Game	February 26, 2012
Tom Wandell	200th Career NHL Game	March 4, 2012
Ryan Garbutt	1st Career NHL Assist	March 8, 2012
Brenden Morrow	800th Career NHL Game	March 26, 2012
Reilly Smith	1st Career NHL Game	March 28, 2012
Brenden Dillon	1st Career NHL Game	April 7, 2012
Scott Glennie	1st Career NHL Game	April 7, 2012

Final roster

Updated June 2, 2012.[8]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
31		Richard Bachman	G	L	24	2006	Salt Lake City, Utah
14		Jamie Benn	C	L	22	2007	Victoria, British Columbia
16		Adam Burish	RW	R	29	2010	Madison, Wisconsin
6		Trevor Daley	D	L	28	2002	Toronto, Ontario
11		Jake Dowell	C	L	27	2011	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
20		Radek Dvorak	RW	R	35	2011	Tábor, Czechoslovakia
21		Loui Eriksson (A)	RW	L	26	2003	Gothenburg, Sweden
38		Vernon Fiddler	C	L	31	2011	Edmonton, Alberta
28		Mark Fistric	D	L	25	2004	Edmonton, Alberta
40		Ryan Garbutt	C	L	26	2011	Winnipeg, Manitoba
33		Alex Goligoski	D	L	26	2011	Grand Rapids, Minnesota
36		Philip Larsen	D	R	22	2008	Esbjerg, Denmark
32		Kari Lehtonen	G	L	28	2010	Helsinki, Finland
10		Brenden Morrow (C)	LW	L	33	1997	Carlyle, Saskatchewan
24		Eric Nystrom	LW	L	29	2011	Syosset, New York
29		Steve Ott (A)	LW	L	29	2000	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
27		Adam Pardy	D	L	27	2011	Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador
17		Toby Petersen	C	L	33	2007	Minneapolis, Minnesota
63		Mike Ribeiro	C	L	32	2006	Montreal, Quebec
3		Stephane Robidas (A)	D	R	35	2005	Sherbrooke, Quebec
73		Michael Ryder	RW	R	32	2011	Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador
18		Reilly Smith	RW	L	21	2012	Toronto, Ontario
44		Sheldon Souray	D	L	35	2011	Elk Point, Alberta
23		Tom Wandell	C	L	25	2005	Södertälje, Sweden

Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Trades

Date	Details
October 12, 2011[9]	To Minnesota Wild Future considerations	To Dallas Stars Eric Nystrom
December 7, 2011[10]	To Florida Panthers Krys Barch 6th-round pick in 2012	To Dallas Stars Jake Hauswirth 5th-round pick in 2012
January 13, 2012[11]	To Florida Panthers Ondrej Roman	To Dallas Stars Angelo Esposito
February 16, 2012[12]	To Philadelphia Flyers Nicklas Grossmann	To Dallas Stars 2nd-round pick in 2012 3rd-round pick in 2013

Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Dan Spang[13] Texas Stars 1 year, $525,000 Michael Ryder[14] Boston Bruins 2 years, $7 million Radek Dvorak[14] Atlanta Thrashers 1 year, $1.5 million Vernon Fiddler[14] Phoenix Coyotes 3 years, $5.4 million Adam Pardy[14] Calgary Flames 2 years, $4 million Sheldon Souray[14] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $1.65 million Jake Dowell[14] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $800,000 Jordie Benn[15] Texas Stars 1 year, $550,000 entry-level contract Ryan Garbutt[15] Chicago Wolves 1 year, $590,000 Eric Godard[16] Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $1.45 million Mike Modano[17] Detroit Red Wings 1 day, $999,999 Cristopher Nihlstorp[18] Farjestad BK 1 year, $1 million

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Brad Richards[19] New York Rangers 9 years, $58.5 million Aaron Gagnon[20] Winnipeg Jets 2 years, $1.125 million Jamie Langenbrunner[21] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $2.8 million Jason Williams[22] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $600,000 Sean Backman[23] New York Islanders 1 year, $525,000 Jeff Woywitka[24] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $650,000 Brandon Segal[25] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $525,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement Player Mike Modano[26] Player signings Player Date Contract terms John Klingberg[27] May 16, 2011 3 years, $2.23 million entry-level contract Travis Morin[28] June 9, 2011 2 years, $1.05 million Colton Sceviour[28] June 9, 2011 1 year, $525,000 Richard Bachman[13] June 16, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Brad Lukowich[29] June 28, 2011 1 year, $1 million Raymond Sawada[30] July 19, 2011 1 year, $600,000 Jamie Oleksiak[31] October 6, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Alex Goligoski[32] January 23, 2012 4 years, $18.4 million contract extension Austin Smith[33] March 21, 2012 2 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract Reilly Smith[34] March 25, 2012 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Alex Chiasson[35] March 26, 2012 3 years, $2.6 million entry-level contract Matej Stransky[36] April 2, 2012 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract Francis Wathier[37] June 13, 2012 2 years, $1.15 million Jyrki Jokipakka[38] June 14, 2012 3 years, $2 million entry-level contract Emil Molin[39] June 15, 2012 3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

The Stars' picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	14	Jamie Oleksiak	D	Canada	Northeastern University (Hockey East)
2	44	Brett Ritchie	RW	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
4	105	Emil Molin	C	Sweden	Brynas IF Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
5	135	Troy Vance	D	United States	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6	165	Matej Stransky	RW	Czech Republic	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
7	195	Jyrki Jokipakka	D	Finland	Ilves (SM-liiga)

See also

• 2011–12 NHL season

References

1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
2. Dallas Stars Name Glen Gulutzan As Franchise's 21st Head Coach
3. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2012.html
4. Kessel, Tavares, Lehtonen earn 'Three Stars' honors
5. Kessel, Lehtonen, Khabibulin are October's stars
6. Wild's Harding named NHL's First Star of the week
7. Karlsson, Purcell and Lehtonen are NHL's '3 Stars'
8. "Dallas Stars - Team - Roster". Dallas Stars. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
9. Dallas Stars acquire forward Eric Nystrom from Minnesota
10. Dallas Stars trade Krystofer Barch to Florida
11. DALLAS STARS TRADE ONDREJ ROMAN TO FLORIDA IN EXCHANGE FOR ANGELO ESPOSITO
12. Stars Trade Nicklas Grossman To Philadelphia
13. Bachman and Spang signed to one-year deals
14. Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
15. Jordie Benn and Ryan Garbutt signed by Dallas Stars
16. Stars agree to terms with Godard on two-year deal
17. Stars To Sign Mike Modano To One-Day Deal
18. Dallas Stars sign goaltender Christopher Nihlstorp to a one year contract
19. Rangers land All-Star center Richards
20. Winnipeg Jets agree to terms with Aaron Gagnon
21. Langenbrunner Signs with Blues NHL.com (July 6, 2011)
22. Penguins Sign Forward Jason Williams
23. Backman Agrees To Terms On Two-Way Contract
24. Canadiens sign defenseman Jeff Woywitka to a one-year contract
25. Blackhawks agree to terms with winger Brandon Segal
26. Mike Modano to Retire
27. Stars Sign Defense Prospect John Klingberg
28. Stars Agree To Terms With Morin And Sceviour
29. Stars Re-Sign Brad Lukowich To One-Year Contract
30. Stars Agree To Terms With Raymond Sawada
31. Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak To Entry-Level Deal
32. Stars agree to terms with defenseman Alex Goligoski on four-year extension
33. Stars Sign Austin Smith To Entry-Level Contract
34. Stars Sign Forward Reilly Smith To Entry-Level Contract
35. Stars Agree To Terms With Alex Chiasson On Entry-Level Deal
36. Stars Sign Matej Stransky To Entry-Level Contract
37. Dallas Stars Sign Francis Wathier to a Two-Year Contract
38. Dallas Stars sign Jyrki Jokipakka to Three-Year entry level contract
39. Dallas Stars sign Emil Molin to Entry Level Contract