A legendary netminder with record-breaking stats and a visionary executive join the franchise’s pantheon, celebrating decades of elite goaltending and masterful roster building in North Texas.
On Monday, the Dallas Stars announced that former goaltender Marty Turco and longtime executive Les Jackson will make up the 2026 class of the Dallas Stars Hall of Fame.
Turco spent 11 seasons in the NHL, nine of them with Dallas after the Stars selected him in the fifth round, 124th overall, in the 1994 draft. He played nine seasons with the Dallas Stars and one each with the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins.
In his first full year as the Stars' starter, Turco quickly became one of the league's premier goaltenders, finishing first in goals-against average and save percentage while finishing as the Vezina Trophy runner-up and earning a Second Team All-Star selection.
Turco would go on to be a three-time NHL All-Star, posting an all-time 262-154-63 record with 40 shutouts, a 2.31 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage, and never posting a losing season in a Stars uniform.
On January 15, 2009, he recorded his 421st game for the Stars, becoming the franchise's all-time leader in games played by a goaltender, surpassing Cesare Maniago's record that had stood for nearly 33 years.
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Although he was never able to win a Stanley Cup with the Stars, he did help lead the team to the Western Conference Finals in 2008, and is widely regarded as the most statistically decorated goaltender in franchise history.
Les Jackson's connection to the franchise runs through the front office rather than the ice. Born in Manning, Alberta, Jackson is known for his work as a coach, scout and co-general manager of the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise.
He was originally selected in the fourth round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft, 64th overall, by the Boston Bruins, before a brief minor-league playing career gave way to a much longer career in scouting and management.
Jackson went on to serve as co-general manager of the Dallas Stars from 2007 to 2009 alongside Brett Hull, before being succeeded by Joe Nieuwendyk. During his decades with the organization, Jackson played a significant role in shaping the Stars' roster and player development pipeline behind the scenes. He later moved on to a front-office role with the Florida Panthers, where he won a Stanley Cup as an executive in 2024.
Turco and Jackson will join a Dallas Stars Hall of Fame that has previously honored franchise cornerstones like Derian Hatcher, Bob Gainey, Ralph Strangis and Joe Nieuwendyk.
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