2012β13 Dallas Stars season
The 2012β13 Dallas Stars season was the 46th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 20th season since the franchise relocated to Dallas to start the 1993β94 season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012β13 NHL lockout.
During the off-season, the Stars acquired veteran and Pittsburgh Penguins legend Jaromir Jagr after returning to the NHL and playing last season for the Philadelphia Flyers. Due to the lockout, Jagr played only four months as a Star and would be traded to the Boston Bruins, where he would appear in his first Stanley Cup Finals trip since 1992.
The Stars failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth-straight season.
Off-season
Regular season
Standings
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Final;Skaters
;Goaltenders
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Stars. Stats reflect time with the Stars only.
β‘Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Transactions
The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012β13 season:Trades
Free agents signed
Free agents lost
Player signings
Draft picks
Dallas Stars' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 13 | Radek Faksa | C | Kitchener Rangers | |
| 2 | 43 | Ludvig Bystrom | D | Modo Hockey J20 | |
| 2 | 54 | Mike Winther | C | Prince Albert Raiders | |
| 2 | 61 | Devin Shore | C | Whitby Fury | |
| 3 | 74 | Esa Lindell | D | Jokerit U20 | |
| 4 | 104 | Gemel Smith | C | Owen Sound Attack | |
| 5 | 134 | Branden Troock | RW | Seattle Thunderbirds | |
| 5 | 144 | Henri Kiviaho | G | KalPa U20 | |
| 7 | 183 | Dmitry Sinitsyn | D | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
;Draft notes
- The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a June 22, 2012, trade that sent Mike Ribeiro to the Capitals in exchange for Cody Eakin and this pick.
- The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a February 16, 2012, trade that sent Nicklas Grossman to the Flyers in exchange for a 2013 third-round pick and this pick.
- The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a December 6, 2011, trade that sent Krys Barch and a 2012 sixth round pick to the Panthers in exchange for Jake Hauswirth and this pick.
- The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a December 6, 2011, trade that sent Jake Hauswirth and 2012 fifth-round pick to the Stars in exchange for Krys Barch and this pick.
- The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2013 seventh-round pick to the Kings in exchange for this pick.
- The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2013 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick.