Mark Cuban Interested In Becoming Minor Owner Of Dallas Stars

by Brandon Worley on Feb 10, 2010 5:51 PM CST in Dallas Stars News

We hinted at this last week when the ownership news started to come out, and it appears were right..sort of.

Mark Cuban was on ESPN radio this afternoon, and stated that he is interested in becoming a minor owner of the Dallas Stars. Here are the quotes, courtesy of ESPN Dallas:

"I'm not looking to outright buy the team," Cuban said. "I have talked to somebody who is interested in buying the team and I told them I would try to help them get a deal done. From my end, I like hockey, I'm a fan, but I'm not a hockey guy. l'm not going to lie and pretend I can come in and bring the energy that I try to bring to the Mavs.

"But because they are a partner in the American Airlines Center, they are going to be a business partner no matter what. If I can help facilitate the right deal and a deal that is going to help the AAC, or help get what I think is a good deal done, I will."

"Part of the problem is that it's a cascading effect," Cuban said of potentially becoming part of a group to buy the Stars. "The [Texas] Rangers stuff has to get done first before we can really see what happens with the Stars, and the NHL is actively involved now on the Stars side, too."

A couple of things to note here. First, Mark Cuban does not appear to be interested in buying the Stars and automatically becoming the public face of the team and running the Stars with the same fervor that he does the Mavericks. At the very least, you know that he will ensure that any ownership group has the franchise's best interests at heart, since he has a stake in the sale as well.

It's also interesting to note that the NHL is actively involved in the Dallas Stars. That most likely means they are pushing and overseeing the sale of the team, now that the Tampa Bay Lightning have been sold.

An ownership change is coming. And soon.

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NHL being actively involved...

isn’t code for the NHL basically dictating the finances of the team does it similar to MLB stepping in on the Rangers finances?

Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.

by rangers85 on Feb 10, 2010 6:02 PM CST reply actions

No. I think he's referring to the NHL being involved in the sale of the team.

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by Brandon Worley on Feb 10, 2010 6:14 PM CST up reply actions

Classy.

I like that Mr. Cuban’s up-front, and doesn’t just throw out legalese or some guarded statement about his involvement, plus keeps things in perspective for the fans. No false hopes; we know what we’d be getting.

I would like to have him in any ownership role he’s willing to take on, minor or no; he’s a competent guy and helps bring stability to the business. The Mavericks have done pretty well, and I think he’d bring a good deal to the Stars also.

by C. Bob on Feb 10, 2010 6:10 PM CST reply actions

well said Bob

You summed it up nicely

by KingPodda on Feb 10, 2010 7:45 PM CST up reply actions

I am not against this idea.

Cuban would be a nice addition to an ownership and the fact that he admitted that he is an x’s and o’s idiot when it comes to hockey is a good move.

by Speedbump Joey on Feb 10, 2010 6:44 PM CST reply actions

Thank God!

The Stars are too much of a class act. To have Cuban as the face of ownership is just too frightening to behold.
Money can’t buy everything which is why Cuban is still a self-centered jerk.

by Cowpokealong on Feb 10, 2010 7:17 PM CST reply actions

Whatever else Cuban is/has done...

My knee-jerk reaction is appreciation for the fact that he basically stepped in to act as a “Hicks chaser,” changing the tone of rhetoric around the sale.

This may have been wholly self-serving because of the AAC partnership angle, but Cuban is more relevant than Hicks because he’s a solvent, functioning Dallas sports franchise businessperson. He used that relevance to interject terms like “facilitate,” “energy,” “fan” and “no matter what” into a conversation that had previously been limited to Hicks’ “south fail,” “money fail,” and “doomed to fail even though I’m solid win.”

Unless the Dalai Lama is in the market for a hockey franchise, we’re probably going to get a polarizing personality of some stripe, right? :D

by laurenb on Feb 10, 2010 9:37 PM CST up reply actions

Marc Cuban may not be considered a class act when it comes to basketball

But he’s a business man through and through. He knows how to make money, and if he wants to invest in the Dallas Stars, it’s because he thinks it can be profitable, which in turn will attract others with the $$ they need to get a deal done.

Mark Cuban, like it or not, is a very smart man. His involvement is a good thing.

Even if he were majority owner (which he will not be), he wouldn’t be the same owner the Mavericks have.

by Brad Gardner on Feb 10, 2010 11:47 PM CST up reply actions