Time to give Minnesota its history back

North Stars logo, retired numbers belong in Minnesota - not Dallas

One of the great logos in sports belongs back in Minnesota

Color me green and gold…

Tonight the Dallas Stars go back to their birth state to face the Minnesota Wild, and the Wild will be wearing their Green and Golds, harkening the images of days long gone.

For everyone in Minnesota tonight, especially the older fans, the colors and jerseys are like a warm blanket from the past, but also a cold reminder of a dark chapter for Minnesota sports fans.

For Dallas Stars fans watching the game, the uniforms will probably go largely unnoticed - certainly the deeper story and meaning will be lost on almost every Dallas fan tuned in.

Nobody is in a better position to evaluate this than I am. I worked for the franchise in both states, and I go back to 1967 as a Stars fan in the stands. I worked over 2000 games in the booth over a 25-year-period for the organization, beginning in Minnesota in 1990. I understand the issue from all sides - and I lived it.

And I say without equivocation - It’s time to give the logo, the retired jerseys, and maybe more back to Minnesota to restore the order of things.

The Minnesota North Stars - with those awesome Greens

The “N Star” the “Stars” transitional first Dallas mark, and the “Minnesota Wild” logo.