{"id":334635,"date":"2026-06-13T04:59:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/334635\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T04:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:59:21","slug":"with-move-to-plano-are-the-dallas-stars-going-to-change-their-name-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/334635\/","title":{"rendered":"With move to Plano, are the Dallas Stars going to change their name?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Plano city council approved a $700 million public financing plan<\/a> Monday night, the Dallas Stars<\/a>\u2019 anticipated move to the suburb is now in motion.<\/p>\n

For the first time since relocating to Texas in 1993, the Stars are expected to play their home games outside of Dallas once their existing lease at American Airlines Center expires in 2031<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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While the Stars will no longer call Dallas home, it will remain in the team\u2019s name. <\/p>\n

Stars President and CEO Brad Alberts confirmed to The Dallas Morning News<\/a> that Stars will still be called, \u201cthe Dallas Stars,\u201d not \u201cthe Plano Stars.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plano Mayor John Muns was asked following Monday night\u2019s vote whether he would expect his city\u2019s newest resident to change its name accordingly.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, no, they’ll always be the Dallas Stars,\u201d Muns said. \u201cAnd I think the NHL has something to say about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Shops at Willow Bend Mall site<\/a> where the Stars plan to build an arena and entertainment district is just north of Dallas<\/a> city limits, but close to 20 miles north of the two stadiums (American Airlines Center and Reunion Arena) where they\u2019ve played since 1993.<\/p>\n

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Alberts said the Stars \u201calways wanted to stay\u201d in Dallas. But a better opportunity came along in Plano that Dallas officials simply couldn\u2019t, or wouldn\u2019t, match.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Alberts says the team plans to stay connected to the city in its name. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re not going to abandon the city of Dallas by any stretch of imagination,\u201d he said. \u201cWe’re going to be very active like we are now. We’re not going to stop with our charitable and civic efforts of doing things throughout the region, but certainly Dallas will be continuing to be a part of that. We’re just playing in a different spot. That’s really the only thing that’s going to change.\u201d<\/p>\n

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