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Dallas Stars SuperBracket: Sweet 16 Results

By Tom Dorsa |
Feb 24, 2017; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg (3) and center Cody Eakin (20) and right wing Brett Ritchie (25) and defenseman Esa Lindell (23) and left wing Jamie Benn (14) skate off the ice after scoring against the Arizona Coyotes during the third period at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeat the Coyotes 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 24, 2017; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg (3) and center Cody Eakin (20) and right wing Brett Ritchie (25) and defenseman Esa Lindell (23) and left wing Jamie Benn (14) skate off the ice after scoring against the Arizona Coyotes during the third period at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeat the Coyotes 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Over on Twitter, the team at Blackout Dallas have posted intriguing matchup after intriguing matchup in an effort to find the favorite Dallas Stars player, person, season, you name it.

On Thursday, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament will kick off its heavily-anticipated third round, or the “Sweet 16,” in order to progress the field into the championship game.

The team at Blackout Dallas, who have assembled a massive Dallas Stars “SuperBracket,” have done the same; chopping the field of the top Dallas Stars forwards, defensemen, goaltenders, general managers, coaches, jerseys, seasons, and moments in team history down to just eight remaining participants.

The quest to narrow down this tournament bracket from 68 to one began Thursday morning on @BlackoutDallas, the official Twitter account of the aforementioned Stars blog and news headquarters, and continued on Tuesday with all eight of the Sweet 16 matches.

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The results of the events are as follows:

COACHES REGION (FINAL):

#1 Ken Hitchcock (76%) – #3 Lindy Ruff (24%); 50 votes.

Dallas Stars Cup-winning head coach Ken Hitchcock knocked off current Dallas headman Lindy Ruff to capture the Coaches Region championship.

SEASONS REGION (FINAL):

#1 1998-99 (71%) – #2 2015-16 (29%); 42 votes.

Last season’s Central Division title fell to the Stanley Cup run of 1998-99 in the Seasons Regional final, as the top seed in the region owned up to the ranking it was given.

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FORWARDS REGION (FINAL):

#1 Mike Modano (57%) – #3 Jamie Benn (43%); 54 votes.

The Dallas Stars’ all-time leading scorer, Mike Modano, bested the top power forward in all of hockey today and serving Stars captain Jamie Benn to win the Forwards Region.

DEFENSE REGION (FINAL):

#1 Sergei Zubov (72%) – #2 Derian Hatcher (28%); 36 votes.

Perhaps the most underrated defenseman in league history, Sergei Zubov defeated Derian Hatcher by a considerable margin in the Defense Region final, eliminating the Stars Cup-winning captain.

MOMENTS REGION (FINAL):

#5 Brett Hull’s 1999 Cup-clinching GWG (78%) – #7 1999 WCF Game 7 (22%); 32 votes.

The always tendentious game winning goal in Game 6 of the 1999 Stanley Cup Final, scored by HHoF member Brett Hull, knocked out the energetic 1999 Western Conference Final Game 7 to win the Moments Region.

GENERAL MANAGERS REGION (FINAL):

#2 Jim Nill (68%) – #1 Bob Gainey (32%); 34 votes.

Current Stars general manager and former finalist of the NHL’s GM of the Year award, Jim Nill, defeated Bob Gainey, a Hockey Hall of Famer and the first GM in Stars history.

JERSEYS REGION (FINAL):

#4 Victory Green Homes (82%) – #7 1995-96 Blacks (18%); 33 votes.

The present-day home jerseys for the club in Big D, their Victory Green Home sweaters, won the Jerseys Region with a victory over the 1995-96 Black homes.

Feb 24, 2017; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Stars center Devin Shore (17) and defenseman Esa Lindell (23) and left wing Curtis McKenzie (11) celebrates a goal by Shore against the Arizona Coyotes during the first period at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 24, 2017; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Stars center Devin Shore (17) and defenseman Esa Lindell (23) and left wing Curtis McKenzie (11) celebrates a goal by Shore against the Arizona Coyotes during the first period at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

GOALIES REGION (FINAL):

#2 Ed Belfour (63%) – #1 Marty Turco (37%); 43 votes.

Stars Cup-winner and former Vezina Trophy winner Ed Belfour downed long-time Dallas starter and former league All-Star Marty Turco to win the Goalies Region.

Now, citing the original Stars SuperBracket piece on Blackout Dallas, the Elite Eight format will be played according to this:

“When the Elite Eight comes along, the moniker the NCAA uses to refer to its tournament’s final eight teams, the fields mix and get even more interesting. The winning defenseman will face off against the winning coach, the top forward will meet the top jersey, the preeminent goalie will take on the best season in Stars history, and the best general manager will square off against the top moment in team history.”

By these rules, the final eight competitors will line up like this…

#1 Ken Hitchcock (Coaches) vs #1 Sergei Zubov (Defense)

#1 Mike Modano (Forwards) vs #4 Victory Green Homes (Jerseys)

#1 1998-99 (Seasons) vs #2 Ed Belfour (Goalies)

#2 Jim Nill (General Managers) vs #5 Brett Hull’s Cup-clincher in 1999 (Moments)

Next: Disappointing Season For Stars Coming Into Perspective

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