Jere Lehtinen Jersey Retirement

[Spotty 2 Hotty]

The Dallas Stars announced some plans for the 25th anniversary celebration for next season, here, the biggest part of which will be the retirement of Jere Lehtinen's number in Dallas. As a Stars fan since I first saw the team in 1997, I have been surprised this has taken so long.

He and Modano were dynamite together and each of them drew from the other's strengths on the ice. He won 3 Selke trophies as a winger (winning 1 at that position is hard enough, unless you're Bob Gainey) and was instrumental in the Stars success over his tenure.

Glad to see he is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

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[Soundgarden]

Awesome, loved watching him play. Great defensive forward.

 

[BagHead]

I honestly never thought his would be retired, as he's the type of player that flies under the radar for these types of honors. That said, he deserves it as much as any Dallas Star (except Modano).

 

[Dr Pepper]

Nice to see some good news come out of Dallas for a change.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I love watching these underappreciated guys get the recognition they deserve. I was so proud watching Ken Daneyko get his jersey retired.

Lehtinen was a fantastic player, well deserved honor. Played the game the right way.It's nice to see these guys that aren't sexy names and Hall of Famers get recognized.

 

[Qurpiz]

My first reaction was "What, they haven't already?"

 

[Shakey Rustie]

The man who laughs at the claim only centers can win the Selke!

 

[Splatter]

If they waited another year, they could've retired #26 on their 26th year.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

Nice to see some good news come out of Dallas for a change.

Sok. They'll be trading for Fleury soon. That'll be a headline

 

[Satan]

If I had it my way, #56 would be going up there too.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

One of the most underrated players of his time.

 

[serp]

Well deserved. Played his whole career for the franchise , helped them win the cup and had decent individual success as well. My personal favorite Stars player of all time.

#56 should get retired too at some point .

 

[LeftBackLegend]

Well deserved!

 

[KirkOut]

If I had it my way, #56 would be going up there too.

Wait...it isn't already? That's surprising that Lehtinen is ahead of Zubov to me

 

[FinnLightning26]

Nice to see players like Lehtinen get the recognition they deserve too.

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Jere deserves it, that's awesome.

 

[Mach12]

Lehtinen > Lehtonen

 

[ForsbergForever]

I'm surprised Lehtinen gets priority over Derian Hatcher, who was Dallas' captain throughout their brief glory years and one of the league's best defensive d-men pre- '04 lockout. All the same, Jeri certainly deserves it and was a great player.

 

[Appleyard]

Best defensive winger I have seen play full-stop over my hockey watching career!

 

[PlietscherDassel]

Great player. Well deserved.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

Nice, can't believe the Stars don't have more guys from their title/Finals team retired

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Underrated

 

[Noodletoro]

I'm surprised Lehtinen gets priority over Derian Hatcher, who was Dallas' captain throughout their brief glory years and one of the league's best defensive d-men pre- '04 lockout. All the same, Jeri certainly deserves it and was a great player.

Hatcher leaving for Detroit was considered a betrayal. Lehtinen has 3 Selke trophies and played his entire career for Dallas.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Best defensive winger I have seen play full-stop over my hockey watching career!

Yeah agreed.

A very cerebral player who rarely made a mistake. Had a large impact on the game in every zone.

 

[glovesave_35]

Hatcher leaving for Detroit was considered a betrayal. Lehtinen has 3 Selke trophies and played his entire career for Dallas.

Yeah. Hatcher's number will not be retired. #56 will be next and that should be it for a while.