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5 things to know about Stars' top pick Miro Heiskanen, including not being alive when Dallas won the Stanley Cup

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The Dallas Stars selected defenseman Miro Heiskanen with the third overall pick in the NHL draft.

Get to know one of the newest Stars....

The Basics

Name: Miro Heiskanen

From: Espoo, Finland
Height: 6'1" Weight: 172 lbs Pos.: Defenseman

Wait, he's how old?

You read that correctly. The third overall pick in the NHL draft is only 17 years old.

To put that in perspective: One June 19, 1999, the Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals to win their first (and only) championship -- and Heiskanen wasn't alive to see it.