# Were the Dallas Stars once called the Lone Stars? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 14, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-dallas-stars-once-called-the-lone-stars/688412 "2014-05-14T03:34:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chicagowhitesox1173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-dallas-stars-once-called-the-lone-stars/688412/1 "2014-05-14T03:34:16Z")
I’m pretty sure I remember them being the Lone Stars when they first moved from Minnesota. If true, why are they now only the Dallas Stars? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-dallas-stars-once-called-the-lone-stars/688412/2 "2014-05-14T03:41:36Z")
Nope. The Dallas Stars were the name on moving to Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-dallas-stars-once-called-the-lone-stars/688412/3 "2014-05-14T03:52:51Z")
> [@chicagowhitesox1173](#): > > I’m pretty sure I remember them being the Lone Stars when they first moved from Minnesota. If true, why are they now only the Dallas Stars? Perhaps you’re thinking of them being called the “Minnesota North Stars” before they moved to Dallas? ---
**Author:** ![chicagowhitesox1173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-dallas-stars-once-called-the-lone-stars/688412/4 "2014-05-14T04:41:22Z")
I thought they went from the North stars to the Lone Stars. Well I guess I lost my bet then. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-dallas-stars-once-called-the-lone-stars/688412/5 "2014-05-14T05:06:19Z")
I remember when they moved thinking the Lone Stars would have been a good name. Except for the fact that you can’t really have more than one Lone Star or it wouldn’t be “lone”. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-dallas-stars-once-called-the-lone-stars/688412/6 "2014-05-14T05:08:29Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > I remember when they moved thinking the Lone Stars would have been a good name. Except for the fact that you can’t really have more than one Lone Star or it wouldn’t be “lone”. Well, there’s only one “North Star,” too, so I don’t really think it would be a problem to call the team the “Lone Stars.” ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-dallas-stars-once-called-the-lone-stars/688412/7 "2014-05-14T05:14:45Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > I remember when they moved thinking the Lone Stars would have been a good name. Except for the fact that you can’t really have more than one Lone Star or it wouldn’t be “lone”. How about “Loan Stars”? They could get a TV show on the History Channel.😉 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-dallas-stars-once-called-the-lone-stars/688412/8 "2014-05-14T13:59:14Z")
> [@randompattern](#): > > How about “Loan Stars”? > They could get a TV show on the History Channel.😉 Or a Reality Show on CNBC about the Banking Business.