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The true story of the Dallas Stars' Incredible Hulk

Brenden Morrow will be inducted into the Dallas Stars HOF this Saturday, Oct 19, 2024

This weekend, Brenden Morrow will be inducted into the Dallas Stars Hall of Fame.  Good for him.  He paid for the party with his sweat and blood.  Literally. 

I love Brenden – one of my all-time favorite guys to be around.  Quiet.  Unassuming.  If you ran into him away from the rink you’d notice his easy demeanor, his Zenlike approach and appearance – you wouldn’t feel like you were next to a stone-cold killer on the ice. 

Like Bruce Banner he went about his daily business without fanfare, without making a scene.  Stoic that way.  A little like Gainey.  Maybe more than a little.  But when Brenden hit the ice – and you were on the other side – it was gonna be zero fun.  Like Banner’s alter ego - Morrow’s Incredible Hulk appeared in green, muscles rippling, and that intensely scary look in his eye. Given the chance, he’d rip you to shreds and go on to the next guy.

And the team followed his lead well before he had the C on his chest. 

The images are seared into our heads…

I remember the images – his wires getting crossed against the Canucks in the 07-playoff series when I thought perhaps criminal assault was about to happen… to this day I don’t know how he held himself back.  The fight against Tim Gleason as he stuck up for a teammate who really needed him.  Like really.  The endless series of the big hits – reversals and otherwise.  He hit one Shark (I can’t remember who…) so hard in the ’08 series he sent Milan Michalek into the training room.  A 2 for a buck hit.  He had several.  And the 4 OT goal in game 6 in ’08 to win the series is still a top 5 franchise moment. 

His standard pose in his standard spot.

As I was looking through some of my old notes and pieces – this one popped up.  I wrote this in May of 2015 (after I left the Stars) for NHL.COM – Brenden had been moved to the Tampa Bay Lightning for one last shot at it.  This is a good read to find more about who he is.  Give it a go.  Thanks, and Congratulations Brenden!

There are pieces of Brenden Morrow strewn across the NHL rinks…

His first number on our most questionable jersey option

            You want a story?  I’ll tell you a story.  It’s a good story.  Late May - 2000 – second straight Western Conference final for Dallas and Colorado.