Editing Mike Modano (section)

{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Mike Modano
| halloffame = 2014
| image = Modano stars 2007 (467934429) (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Modano with the [[Dallas Stars]] in April 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|6|7}}
| birth_place = [[Livonia, Michigan]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 210
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [[Minnesota North Stars]]<br>[[Dallas Stars]]<br>[[Detroit Red Wings]]
| ntl_team = USA
| draft = 1st overall
| draft_year = 1988
| draft_team = [[Minnesota North Stars]]
| career_start = 1989
| career_end = 2011
| website = {{URL|http://www.mikemodano.com}}
}}
'''Michael Thomas Modano Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|m|oʊ-|ˈ|d|ɑː|n|oʊ}}; born June 7, 1970) is an American former professional [[ice hockey]] player. He played as a [[Centre (ice hockey)|center]] and spent most of his career with the [[Minnesota North Stars]]/[[Dallas Stars]] franchise. He spent the final season of his career with his hometown [[Detroit Red Wings]].

As the all-time goal-scoring and points leader amongst American-born players in NHL history, Modano is widely regarded as one of the greatest American-born ice hockey players of all time.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> He was drafted [[List of first overall NHL draft picks|first overall]] by the North Stars in [[1988 NHL entry draft|1988]], and after the team moved to [[Texas]] he helped the Stars win the [[Stanley Cup]] in [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1999]].

Modano is considered one of the most influential figures in popularizing ice hockey in Texas and the [[southern United States]].<ref>[http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/4893/mike-modano-says-goodbye Mike Modano Says Goodbye], [[Grantland]]</ref> Modano was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] on November 17, 2014.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Hasek, Modano in Hall's Class of 2014 |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/hasek-modano-in-halls-class-of-2014/c-723528 |website=NHL.com |date=June 23, 2014 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015634/https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/hasek-modano-in-halls-class-of-2014/c-723528 |archivedate=December 10, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Legends of Hockey - Induction Showcase - Mike Modano |url=https://www.hhof.com/induction_archives/ind14Modano.shtml |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=www.hhof.com}}</ref> In 2017, he was named one of the [[100 Greatest NHL Players]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Kevin |title=Mike Modano: 100 Greatest NHL Players |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/mike-modano-100-greatest-nhl-hockey-players/c-285495020 |access-date=May 15, 2017 |website=NHL.com |date=January 1, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, he was inducted into the [[IIHF Hall of Fame]].<ref name=":3" />