Mike Modano
Mike Modano
Michael Thomas Modano, Jr.is a retired American professional ice hockey player, who played primarily for the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise. He is the all-time goal-scoring and points leader amongst American-born players in the NHL, as well as the last active player in the NHL who played for the North Stars when the team was in Minnesota. Modano was drafted first overall by the North Stars in 1988, and after the team moved to Texas he helped the Stars win...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth7 June 1970
CityLivonia, MI
Whether its three, four or five seasons that I have left to play, I'm committed to making them great ones.
It was tough. That's just what you go through. It's just part of the business, ... After it's done, you shake hands and everything's fine.
I've been fortunate to have been around long enough to get close to that.
Pretty similar to 1999 and 2000, very similar.
We need to address some things that will get us ready for Monday. That's obviously a must-win for us now, so we have to get our game going. That's a great team over there and we better get better soon.
We have a week or so, and these four games should be good for us. We need to get our lines going, and we need to get on a roll before we get to the playoffs.
You have to make people pay for taking penalties. It changes the game and the way people defend you if they know that your power play is good.
You can't complain about it for us. I didn't think we'd be in that many shootouts. It's been really exciting for the players and the fans. I don't think anybody really knew how good it would be.
Even with the way the last season went, I still love this game -- maybe even more than I did when I first broke into the NHL,
It's something I've known I was creeping up on. It's been fun chasing these numbers and breaking records. I'm fortunate enough to be around long enough to accumulate those numbers and have great players around you to reach those goals.
It's a must-win for us. That's how we have to approach it.
It's ancient history. It is what it is. It's been two years since that series. We've been looking forward to just the chance to get back in the playoffs and kind of put something together that we think could be fun and rewarding for everybody.
It's a good time to start playing well, personally and collectively. Guys are starting to feel that excitement.
I tried to stress making simple plays, not doing more than we have all year. That's the identity to our team.