Sergei Zubov will be the first defenseman in Dallas Stars history to have his number retired when the team lifts number 56 to the rafters tonight at the American Airlines Center. He joins a number of Stars greats in this honor: Mike Modano, Jere Lehtinen, Neal Broten, Bill Goldsworthy, and Bill Masterton.
This was an honor that was supposed to happen in 2020. But as with many things, COVID-19 had different ideas.
Zubov was a critical component of the Stars’ 1999 Stanley Cup winning team. Though he is considered one of the elite defensemen of his time, he never won a Norris Trophy for his efforts.