The Dallas Stars had been planning for a special event to occur at some point during the 2020-21 season, but with full fan attendance being unlikely this season, it looks as though it may have to wait until 2021-22.
Per Saad Yousuf, who covers the Stars for The Athletic, the club had every intention of retiring Sergei Zubov's #56 this season, prior to COVID-19 putting the world in a stranglehold.
Due to the inability to pack the house with Stars fans to commemorate Zubov's remarkable 12-year run in Dallas, with whom he won his 2nd Stanley Cup in 1999. The Russian blueliner captured his first Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in his sophomore season in 1993-94, after exploding for 89 points in 78 games in the regular season.
Zubov was originally drafted in the 5th round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Rangers with the 85th pick. He amassed 771 points in 1068 career NHL games.
The Stars are doing right by Zubov in delaying this celebration so that the fans can be a part of it all. Class move by the organization.
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