The most dominant Dallas Star, season by season
I decided to take a look at who the most dominant player for the Dallas Stars was by season. Each season's highest PPG total is shown at an 82 game pace. Here are the results.
Obviously this doesn't take most defenseman and goalies into account. Not sure how to account for that properly.
1967-68 - Ray Cullen (64.87pts): 2.82 point lead over Wayne Connelly
1968-69 - Ray Cullen (78.33pts): 2.45 point lead over Claude Larose
1969-70 - J.P. Parise (79.78pts): 6.53 point lead over Tommy Williams
1970-71 - Jude Drouin (74.35pts): 5.13 point lead over Bill Goldsworthy
1971-72 - Jude Drouin (72.89pts): 7.71 point lead over Bill Goldsworthy
1972-73 - Dennis Hextall (86.21pts): 7.36 point lead over J.P. Parise
1973-74 - Dennis Hextall (86.21pts): 4.21 point lead over Bill Goldsworthy
1974-75 - Bill Goldsworthy (83.15pts): 7.3 point lead over Dennis Hextall
1975-76 - Tim Young (66.31pts): 2.38 point lead over Dennis Hextall
1976-77 - Tim Young (97.38pts): 26.65 point lead over Roland Eriksson
1977-78 - Roland Eriksson (63.08pts): 2.11 point lead over Tim Young
1978-79 - Bobby Smith (75.85pts): 6.92 point lead over Al MacAdam
1979-80 - Bobby Smith (111.57pts): 16.24 point lead over Al MacAdam
1980-81 - Bobby Smith (97.77pts): 24.63 point lead over Tim Young
1981-82 - Bobby Smith (116.85pts): 2.48 point lead over Dino Ciccarelli
1982-83 - Bobby Smith (82pts): 2.08 point lead over Neal Broten
1983-84 - Neal Broten (96.03pts): 9.06 point lead over Brian Bellows
1984-85 - Denis Maruk (69.3pts): 0.35 point lead over Brian Bellows
1985-86 - Neal Broten (107.63pts): 10.32 point lead over Dino Ciccarelli
1986-87 - Dino Ciccarelli (105.58pts): 11.1 point lead over Neal Broten
1987-88 - Dion Ciccarelli (105.25pts): 18.99 point lead over Brian Bellows
1988-89 - Dave Gagner (85.28pts): 10.85 point lead over Dino Ciccarelli
1989-90 - Brian Bellows (102.71pts): 15.58 point lead over Neal Broten
1990-91 - Dave Gagner (92.11pts): 15.23 point lead over Brian Bellows
1991-92 - Mike Modano (83.08pts): 6.15 point lead over Brian Bellows
1992-93 - Mike Modano (93pts): 15.88 point lead over Russ Courtnall
1993-94 - Mike Modano (100.34pts): 22.24 point lead over Russ Courtnall
1994-95 - Mike Modano (79.27pts): 7.52 point lead over Dave Gagner
1995-96 - Mike Modano (85.15pts): 31.73 point lead over Greg Adams
1996-97 - Mike Modano (85.08pts): 21.72 point lead over Joe Nieuwendyk
1997-98 - Mike Modano (93.04pts): 15.53 point lead over Joe Nieuwendyk
1998-99 - Mike Modano (86.26pts): 6.99 point lead over Brett Hull
1999-00 - Mike Modano (86.26pts): 25.02 point lead over Brett Hull
2000-01 - Mike Modano (85.04pts): 3.04 point lead over Brett Hull
2001-02 - Mike Modano (80.95pts): 22.2 point lead over Pierre Turgeon
2002-03 - Mike Modano (88.23pts): 24.17 point lead over Bill Guerin
2003-04 - Bill Guerin (69pts): 4.97 point lead over Jason Arnott
2005-06 - Mike Modano (80.95pts): 4.01 point lead over Jason Arnott
2006-07 - Mike Modano (59.76pts): 0.03 point lead over Mike Ribeiro
2007-08 - Mike Ribeiro (89.55pts): 15.55 point lead over Brenden Morrow
2008-09 - Mike Ribeiro (78pts): 7.71 point lead over Brad Richards
2009-10 - Brad Richards (93.28pts): 22.28 point lead over Loui Eriksson
2010-11 - Brad Richards (87.69pts): 11.92 point lead over Loui Eriksson
2011-12 - Jamie Benn (72.76pts): 1.76 point lead over Loui Eriksson
2012-13 - Ray Whitney (74.31pts): 8.31 point lead over Jamie Benn
2013-14 - Tyler Seguin (86.1pts): 6.12 point lead over Jamie Benn
2014-15 - Tyler Seguin (88.93pts): 1.93 point lead over Jamie Benn
2015-16 - Jamie Benn (89pts): 5.86 point lead over Tyler Seguin
2016-17 - Jamie Benn (73.48pts): 1.48 point lead over Tyler Seguin
#Top Five Most Dominant Seasons
- 1995-96 - Mike Modano: 31.73 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1976-77 - Tim Young: 26.65 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1999-00 - Mike Modano: 25.02 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1980-81 - Bobby Smith: 24.63 point lead over next highest scorer
- 2002-03 - Mike Modano: 24.17 point lead over next highest scorer
#Players With Most Dominant Seasons
- Mike Modano: 14
- Bobby Smith: 5
- Jamie Benn: 3
- Ray Cullen/Jude Drouin/Dennis Hextall/Tim Young/Neal Broten/Dino Ciccarelli/Dave Gagner/Mike Ribeiro/Brad Richards/Tyler Seguin: 2
- J.P. Parise/Bill Goldsworthy/Roland Eriksson/Denis Maruk/Brian Bellows/Bill Guerin/Ray Whitney: 1
Posted Aug 17, 2017, 4:10 AM UTC