The official "Say thanks to Hatcher for the great years you gave us" thread. - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

u2sarajevo · 07-03-2003, 01:35 PM

After 9 years serving as captain of your Dallas Stars, Hatcher is gone. Now with the Red Wings. So now we have to hate you. But while you were here, it was alot of fun.

Thank you!

Red Wings suck!

Drbio · 07-03-2003, 02:25 PM

dammit.

Murphy3 · 07-03-2003, 02:39 PM

I may be in the minority, but I think the Stars will survive this ok...

Drbio · 07-03-2003, 02:44 PM

I think they will survive, but to me it's like when Pudge left. It merits a dammit.

u2sarajevo · 07-03-2003, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: Murphy3
I may be in the minority, but I think the Stars will survive this ok...

I do too. But he did put 9 good years as Captain and he deserves a send off, IMO.

Mandyahl · 07-03-2003, 03:18 PM

the stars will be ok without him. but he has been such a big part of this team for as long as i can remember, so it's hard to see him go.

does this mean modano will be captain now?

ames7 · 07-03-2003, 05:40 PM

Yeah, Mo is captain & deservedly so. Hatch: thanks for the good times. Good luck to you personally, although I hope your new team crashes & burns into a firey ball of futility.

mavsfanforever · 07-03-2003, 07:20 PM

Thanks but life goes on. Its not like mavs lost Dirk. Or Cowboys lost Emmitt to 49ers in 1995.

u2sarajevo · 07-04-2003, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: Mandyahl
the stars will be ok without him. but he has been such a big part of this team for as long as i can remember, so it's hard to see him go.

does this mean modano will be captain now?

Do realize you were 9 when he became Captain? Amazing to think about, huh?

u2sarajevo · 07-04-2003, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: mavsfanforever
Thanks but life goes on. Its not like mavs lost Dirk. Or Cowboys lost Emmitt to 49ers in 1995.

Have we become complacent?

Mandyahl · 07-04-2003, 04:40 PM

that is amazing to think about...i don't remember him becoming captain, but i have been watching the stars ever since they came here...i don't really remember when that was either. but i remember the days of andy moog and shane churla.

MFFL · 07-20-2003, 12:21 AM

Stars release schedule; Hatcher returns Nov. 12
Stars schedule includes returns of former captain, Hitchcock
07/17/2003
By RICHARD DURRETT / The Dallas Morning News

Go ahead and mark Wednesday, Nov. 12, on your calendar. That's the day the captain comes to Dallas for a regular-season game wearing a Red Wings jersey.

The NHL released the 2003-04 schedule Wednesday, and Derian Hatcher's return to American Airlines Center highlights a busy first few months of the season.

The Stars open the 82-game schedule at home at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, against Anaheim – the team that ended their playoff run last season. The Stars spend most of October and November at home, with 14 of the 25 games at AAC. They play 15 games in 30 days in November, including contests the day before and the day after Thanksgiving.

"November is a tough month with lots of games in a short amount of time," Stars coach Dave Tippett said. "I like that we get on the road a little bit early because it gets the team together. But we're at home a lot early, so I hope that helps us get off to a great start."

Dallas hits the road more often in December and January with 18 of 30 contests away from AAC.

Hatcher isn't the only big name making a return to Dallas ice. Ken Hitchcock, who coached the 1999 Stanley Cup team, brings Philadelphia to town on Dec. 29. He hasn't coached an NHL game in Dallas since a loss to Vancouver, two days before he was fired on Jan. 25, 2002.