Farewell Modano

Today NHLer Mike Modano retired at the age of 40 and as a member of the Detroit Red Wings after 21 seasons in the NHL.  Modano is consider by a lot of people as the best American hockey player the game has seen.  He holds the records for most points and goals by an American and second most games played.  Drafted in 1988 as the 1st overall pick by the Minnesota North Stars, Modano led them to a Stanley Cup final in 1991 in which they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins.  He is one of the people responsible for making hockey in Dallas, Texas popular after the move from Minnesota in 1993.  Not only did he bring the city a Stanley Cup in 1999, but he also made hockey a sport kids wanted to play in the Dallas area.  He played his last season in Detroit in which he missed half the season due to injury.  It's safe to say that his next stop in the future will be the HOF as where he should be for what he did for hockey and Americans who play hockey.