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    Gainey immediately turned to the Dallas Cowboys and football for his blueprint to get Dallas on the hockey map. "Going into Dallas, there hadn't been ice hockey there for quite a while" Gainey said. "But there were some people, northern transplants and some local people, who had followed hockey before and they were really looking to get involved early and show how knowledgeable they were. Full Article at National Hockey league | NHL.com
    Going into Dallas, there hadn't been ice hockey there for quite a while
    Bob Gainey – Bob Gainey SOURCE: National Hockey league | NHL.com 4 weeks ago
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Gainey built first Stars team with NFL in mind
  1. Well, we didn't run into anything quite like that
    Bob Gainey – Bob Gainey SOURCE: National Hockey league | NHL.com 4 weeks ago
  2. I wasn't there to score goals ... They liked the football mentality city, they liked the hard hitters, the fights; in a way it was part of selling the game. You know when the team got competitive and we had some pretty good years there, so that always helps, winning always helps. They embraced us pretty...
    SOURCE: National Hockey league | NHL.com 4 weeks ago
  3. I had a phone conversation with one of the phone-in radio shows ... and the gentleman asked me, 'Was I surprised at the intelligence of the local hockey fans and how much they knew?' and I said no, really I wasn't, and his second question was, 'Can you explain to me what icing is?' They still had a litt...
    SOURCE: National Hockey league | NHL.com 4 weeks ago

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