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Financially strapped owner Tom Hicks will explore possible sale of NHL's Dallas Stars

DALLAS (AP) — Tom Hicks, the financially strapped owner of the Dallas Stars , is exploring a possible sale of the NHL team.The Hicks Sports Group said Thursday it has retained Galatioto Sports Partners to look for new investors and explore the idea of selling a majority stake in the NHL team.Team president Jeff Cogen said that Hicks has received "numerous" inquiries about the team, but a sale is not certain."I think the Dallas Stars are a model franchise, kind of the pride of the NHL relative to the Sun Belt," Cogen told The Associated Press. "I would envision that we would be a very appealing asset for the right person."Less than a year after defaulting on $525 million in loans backed by the Stars and baseball's Texas Rangers , Hicks has already agreed to sell the Rangers to a group led by Pittsburgh attorney Chuck Greenberg . The Rangers sale awaits approval from Major League Baseball, the NHL and the group of 40 lenders holding debt from the Hicks group.Hicks also owns half of Liver...

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