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Dallas Stars Top 100 Players of All-Time: 20-1

By Tom Dorsa

Apr 16, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; The Dallas Stars take the ice to face the Minnesota Wild during the first period of game two of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 16, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; The Dallas Stars take the ice to face the Minnesota Wild during the first period of game two of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 29, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; A view of the puck and face off circle during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Florida Panthers at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeated the Panthers 5-4. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 29, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; A view of the puck and face off circle during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Florida Panthers at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeated the Panthers 5-4. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

#14 – DEFENSEMAN, DARRYL SYDOR

Always a perfect mix between three-zone reliability and offensive flair, Darryl Sydor’s style of game play was a pleasure to watch in his nine seasons as a Dallas Star.

As a first-round selection to the Los Angeles Kings in 1990, Sydor competed in five seasons alongside Wayne Gretzky in the City of Angels, earning 105 points in his first 288 NHL games.

However, at the trade deadline in 1995, the Kings dealt Sydor to Dallas for Shane Churla and Doug Zmolek; this transaction shaped out the formation of the Stars blueline throughout its years of Cup contention in the late 90s. One thing that assisted his arrival in Big D was head coach Ken Hitchcock, who guided Sydor to a 1992 Western Hockey League title with the Kamloops Blazers.

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Often paired with dynamic Stars d-man Sergei Zubov, the 6’1″ Sydor generated seemingly non-stop puck movement in his days with the Stars (which, weirdly enough, he had three different stints with Dallas).

Sydor later won the 2004 Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Also, after five seasons as the Minnesota Wild’s assistant coach, Sydor now serves the same position for the AHL’s Chicago Wolves.

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