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The Detroit Red Wings officially announced today that Mike Modano has signed a one-year contract worth just over a million dollars. Modano, who has played his entire career with Dallas Stars franchise, is the all time leading scorer among American born players and is a native of the Detroit area.
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Red Wings and Little Caesars junior hockey owner, Mike Ilich, said he was excited to have Modano on the Wings. “He’s one of only three players to make it from Little Caesars to the NHL and it’s great to have him playing at home.”
Modano, who admitted to the media about being talked away from retirement by his wife, said he doesn’t feel any pressure for the season. “I’m a little nervous to go back to Dallas and I think the fans will be too. I’m sure I’ll get the same sendoff as I did as a Star though. I don’t know what the fans in Detroit will do the first time I take the ice. I’m a little nervous about that also,” Modano told In Play! about his only reservations coming into this season. “I’ll have a good season as long as I stay healthy. If my body doesn’t let me down, I know Dan [Cleary] and [Jiri] Hudler won’t let me down on the ice. I’ll put numbers together once the season gets going.”
Modano also said, jokingly, that he asked Ken Holland to call Gordy Howe and ask if Modano could wear the number 9 for a season. Instead, Holland gave Modano the number 90.
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