Editing Mike Modano (section)

====2005–2010====
As the long-time face of the Dallas franchise, he has recorded over 1,000 NHL points and became the captain of the Stars in 2003. During the 2005 offseason, Modano contemplated signing with the [[Boston Bruins]], but he decided to stay with the Stars after owner [[Tom Hicks]] got involved. Modano would sign a five-year contract extension with Dallas on August 5, 2005. On September 29, 2006, [[Brenden Morrow]] replaced him as the Stars' [[captain (ice hockey)|captain]]; Modano served an alternate captain from that time until 2010, a role in which he had previously served from 1995 to 2003.

Modano scored his 500th career regular-season goal on March 13, 2007, with 10:24 left in the 3rd period in a regulation win against [[Antero Niittymäki]] of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] with assists by [[Antti Miettinen]] and [[Jon Klemm]]. He is only the 14th goal scorer to score 500 goals with a single team and the 39th player to reach 500 goals overall.

[[File:Modano Record Goal.jpg|thumb|left|Modano's shorthanded, record breaking goal, November 7, 2007]]
On March 17, 2007, in an away game versus the [[Nashville Predators]], Modano scored his 502nd and 503rd career regular-season goals in a 3–2 loss, thus passing [[Joe Mullen]]'s NHL record (502) for most goals scored by an American-born player.

Modano also holds the NHL all-time record for most points scored by a U.S.-born player. He broke the record, which previously belonged to [[Phil Housley]], on November 7, 2007, by scoring two goals in the first five minutes, with the record-breaker being a short-handed goal on a breakaway, against the [[San Jose Sharks]]. That night, amongst his congratulatory phone calls was one from [[Air Force One]], U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] spoke to him for a few minutes about the record.

The Stars' game on November 21, 2007, was named "Mike Modano Tribute Night" at [[American Airlines Center]], where Modano was honored by the franchise for his achievements in U.S. hockey. Those who spoke in the [[pre-game ceremony]] included [[Brett Hull]], [[Joe Mullen]], [[Phil Housley]], and Stars owner [[Tom Hicks]]. Capping off an emotional night, Modano later went on to score the game-tying goal, as well as a shootout goal in a 3–2 Stars victory against the [[Anaheim Ducks]].

With his production declining from 2007 to 2010, Modano played out the duration of his contract, which expired after the 2009–10 season. In the final game of that season (coincidentally played in Minnesota, where Modano began his pro career), Modano was saluted with a video tribute and a standing ovation, and named the game's first star, skating around the ice wearing a [[Minnesota North Stars]] jersey.