Mike Modano Lone Dallas Star in 2009 All-Star Game

38-year-old Mike Modano will be the only representative of the Dallas Stars on the Western Conference All-Star team this year.

Mike Modano has 26 points in 38 games, divided evenly at 13 between goals and assists. He is tied for second in goals with James Neal and is fourth on the team in points behind Brad Richards, Mike Ribiero, and goals leader Loui Eriksson.

Modano has played a critical role for the Dallas Stars as a veteran with the absence of captain and leader Brenden Morrow to a near season ending knee surgery. Mike Modano took the helm as the teams leader during the Sean Avery saga, and has played with a passion that has not been seen since his younger days. His play in the first half of this season, along with Eriksson, has brought the Dallas Stars out of the Western Conference cellar and put them back in the playoff hunt.

The Western starters for the 2009 All-Star game are Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks, Blackhawks Captain Jonathan Toews, Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks, Brian Campbell of the Blackhawks, and Scott Niedermayer of the Ducks. The starting goalie for the West is the Ducks J. S. Giguere, despite missing around a month of the season for family reasons.

The starters for the Eastern Conference are Sydney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Alexei Kovalev, Andrei Markov, and Mike Komisarek of the Montreal Canadians. The starting goalie for the East is the Habs Carey Price.

Syndey Crosby lead the league in All-Star votes with 1,713,02.

The 2009 NHL All-Star game will be on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m.