Why Dallas?
It’s a question that has been asked ever since Minnesota North Stars owner Norm Green announced that he would be moving the franchise south to Big D back in 1993. Though the franchise was slowly slipping into obscurity in Minnesota, Green could have moved the team to plenty of other cities.
So why choose the heart of Texas? Why choose a place where it’s more likely to hit 110 degrees than it is to ice over at a given point? Why Dallas?
Well, because Green saw promise. Dallas was and still is a thriving sports city with plenty of potential, and giving them something new like an NHL franchise to embrace and rally behind seemed to be a terrific idea.