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Tonight, the Dallas Stars will be raising No. 9 to the rafters in honor of Mike Modano. The festivities begin this afternoon at 4:30 with an arrival event and “Green Carpet” ceremony in true Stars fashion and the ceremony itself begins at 6:00. The Stars have also released a book with limited quantities entitled "Nine: A Salute to Mike Modano" with 1,000 special edition copies personally autographed by Modano that have already sold out. We reached out to several of Modanos colleagues from his playing career to discuss their experiences with him. Bill Guerin, two-time Stanley Cup winner, four-time NHL All-Star and U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist: “Ive known Mike for a long time. We played in the World Juniors when we were 18 and were teammates in three Olympics and two World Cups. It was Mike in the middle, Keith Tkachuk on the left and myself on the right. Mike is the greatest American to ever play the game. He is an amazing hockey player and an even better person. We first met when I was playing in Springfield and he was playing in St. Albert and I couldnt believe the skill level of a player that age could be that high. He was better than everyone else, but so humble. It was amazing that he could be so great and also so grounded. Mike IS the Dallas Stars, so its fitting that they are retiring his number” Craig Button, TSN Scout and former Dallas Stars Director of Scouting (1992-98) and Director of Player Personnel (1998-2000): “Watching Modano raise the Stanley Cup over his head, the exhilaration and the emotion that you could feel was phenomenal. At that time, he was only the fourth first overall pick (since the universal draft began in 1970) to win the Cup with the franchise that had drafted him. Only Guy Lafleur (1971), Denis Potvin (1973) and Mario Lemieux (1984) were those who had done it to that point. Ironically Lemieux and Modano faced off in 1991 when it was going to happen for the third time. There is an expectation that when you are selected first overall that you can change the fortunes of a franchise. Mike did that and his moment when he raised the cup I think embodied a lot of satisfaction in being able to do it.” Mark Janko, Dallas Stars Director of Hockey Administration and Director of Public Relations from 2005 to 2008. “The thing that people dont understand is how generous he is with his time with people. Hes been pulled in so many different directions over the years. We asked him to go to hospitals, kids carnivals, so many different things and he always stayed longer than he was required. He would stay for an hour when he was asked to stay for 10 minutes. He was the perfect athlete to sell the game to Dallas. The fans love him and he still lives in Dallas to this day. He wanted to sell the game in Dallas and did whatever he could to do it. People need to know how sensitive he is. He cares so much about others and about winning. He had tears in his eyes during his last game in Dallas, when he won the Stanley Cup and when he retired as a member of the Dallas Stars. He has such a tender heart, but also a warriors spirit. He cared so passionately and deeply about the type of person and teammate that he was. He came back from injuries faster than expected because he worked so hard to do it. He had God-given ability and worked effortlessly to perfect it.” Theres no shortage of great sentiment when it comes to Modano and theres no doubt about whether tears will be shed tonight during this incredible honour. These reflections about Modano are great, but none of them compare to the greatness of his hairdo and babyface on the day of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Teemu Selanne Jersey . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Latvia won a four-man World Cup bobsled race Sunday, while the U. Bobby Hull Jersey .com) - Troy Brouwer scored the game-winning goal with just 12. http://www.officialwinnipegjetspro.com/Keith-tkachuk-jets-jersey/ . 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In Portland, on Nov. 11, the Hornets nearly won the game, but Gary Neals last-second layup came just a tick too late. Against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, Solomon Hill tapped in the game- winning bucket as time expired. On Friday, the Hornets squandered a 23-point, second-half lead en route to a 105-100 home loss to the Orlando Magic. Orlando was down 83-65 with under 11 minutes left, then outscored the Hornets 40-17 the rest of the way to send Charlotte to a second consecutive home defeat. The Magics Willie Green tipped in a missed free throw by Elfrid Payton with 57.2 seconds to go. Charlotte came up empty in two possessions then Orlando sealed the win at the line. We couldnt get the one-on-one stops that we needed, and yet their two biggest baskets came on offensive rebounds, Hornets coach Steve Clifford lamented. The free throw one (by Green) was inexcusable. Al Jefferson raccked up 24 points and 11 rebounds in the Hornets latest stinging setback.dddddddddddd Neal finished with 17 points off the bench and Kemba Walker grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds and dished out eight assists in addition to recording 15 points. Chris Bosh led a 3-point barrage and helped Miami continue its stranglehold over Orlando on Saturday night. Bosh nailed four from beyond the arc, finished with 32 points and 10 rebounds and the Heat defeated the Magic, 99-92, in Orlando. Miami finished 12-of-26 from downtown en route to its 10th straight win over Orlando, which was just 3-of-16 from long distance. I wanted to keep switching it up and giving them different looks. I was able to get some rhythm, Bosh said. Mario Chalmers posted 24 points, eight assists and five rebounds for the Heat, who had dropped four of their last five games coming in. Dwyane Wade and Norris Cole both missed the game against the Magic. The Hornets beat the Heat, 96-89, in Charlotte on Nov. 5. That victory ended a 16-game regular-season losing streak to the team that has dominated the Southeast Division. Miami hasnt lost at home to Charlotte since Jan. 2, 2010. 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