Mike Modano

Modano at the 2012 ESPY Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, USA on July 11, 2012, photo by Starfrenzy/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Michael Thomas Modano, Jr.

Place of Birth: Livonia, Michigan, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 7, 1970

Ethnicity: Italian, Swedish, German, Polish, possibly other

Mike Modano is an American professional ice hockey player. He was a center, who spent most of his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame of 2014.

Mike is the son of Karen and Michael Modano. He was raised in Highland Township. He is married to professional golfer Allison Micheletti, with whom he has four children. Allison is the daughter of professional ice hockey player, analyst, and reporter Joe Micheletti, and the niece of professional ice hockey player Pat Micheletti. Mike is the founder and Vice President of the charity Mike Modano Foundation, Inc.

Mike’s maternal grandfather was Thomas Anderson (the son of Carl J. Anderson and Hedwig Charlotte Wahl). Thomas’s parents were Swedish.

Mike’s maternal grandmother was Gladys Sarnowsky (the daughter of Freidrich Wilhelm Sarnowsky and Elizabeth Marie Thomas). Elizabeth was born in Michigan, to German parents, Edward Thomas and Emelie Schinkel.