The Dallas Stars might be headed for the suburbs when their lease at American Airlines Center ends in 2031.

The NHL franchise is exploring sites for a new arena and has held talks with the cities of Plano, Frisco, The Colony, Arlington and Fort Worth, team president and CEO Brad Alberts told The Dallas Morning News on Friday.

Alberts denied a report from Front Office Sports that Plano emerged as the front-runner after the Stars’ 21-person ownership advisory group met on Wednesday.

“We do not have a deal with Plano,” Alberts told the Morning News. “We don’t have any of that. We are in discussions with them. We’re also in discussions with other cities. Arlington would love us to come to Arlington. They’ve got two of the four already. We’ve got a really good relationship with those two fra

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