What’s hockey? This is Texas.
That was the common reaction when it was announced that pro hockey, in the form of the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars, was coming to Texas in 1993. They would be renamed the Dallas Stars.
The Stars’ 1993 arrival impacted not only the area sports scene, but Dallas-Fort Worth in general.
All these years later, hockey is part of the DFW’s sports fabric as well as the state overall. The Stars will be celebrating their 25th anniversary season when the team opens against the expansion Vegas Golden Knights on Friday at the American Airlines Center.