Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars | |
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Founded | 1967 |
History | Minnesota North Stars 1967–1993 Dallas Stars 1993–present |
Home arena | Met Center |
City | Bloomington, Minnesota |
Colors | Green, gold, black, white |
Stanley Cups | 0 |
Conference championships | 1 (1990–91) |
Presidents' Trophies | 0 |
Division championships | 2 (1981–82, 1983–84) |
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow gold and white. The North Stars played 2,062 regular season games and made the NHL playoffs fifteen times, including two Stanley Cup Finals appearances. In the fall of 1993, the franchise moved to Dallas, Texas, and is now known as the Dallas Stars.
Seasons and records
[change | change source]Season-by-season record
[change | change source]The team had 15 playoff appearances, a 77-82 playoff record, 2 Norris Division championships, and 2 Campbell Conference championships.
- For a complete list of seasons played by the Minnesota North Stars and Dallas Stars, see Dallas Stars seasons.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes[1]
Season | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
1967–68 | 74 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 69 | 191 | 226 | 738 | fourth, West | Won Quarterfinals (Kings) 4-3 Lost Semifinals (Blues) 4-3 |
1968–69 | 76 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 51 | 189 | 270 | 862 | sixth, West | Out of playoffs |
1969–70 | 76 | 19 | 35 | 22 | 60 | 224 | 257 | 1,008 | third, West | Lost Quarterfinals (Blues) 4-2 |
1970–71 | 78 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 72 | 191 | 223 | 898 | fourth, West | Won Quarterfinals (Blues) 4-2 Lost Semifinals (Canadiens) 4-2 |
1971–72 | 78 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 86 | 212 | 191 | 853 | second, West | Lost Quarterfinals (Blues) 4-3 |
1972–73 | 78 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 85 | 254 | 230 | 881 | third, West | Lost Quarterfinals (Flyers) 4-2 |
1973–74 | 78 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 63 | 235 | 275 | 821 | seventh, West | Out of playoffs |
1974–75 | 80 | 23 | 50 | 7 | 53 | 221 | 341 | 1,106 | fourth, Smythe | Out of playoffs |
1975–76 | 80 | 20 | 53 | 7 | 47 | 195 | 303 | 1,191 | fourth, Smythe | Out of playoffs |
1976–77 | 80 | 23 | 39 | 18 | 64 | 240 | 310 | 774 | second, Smythe | Lost Preliminary (Sabres) 2-0 |
1977–78 | 80 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 45 | 218 | 325 | 1,096 | fifth, Smythe | Out of playoffs |
1978–79 | 80 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 68 | 257 | 289 | 1,102 | fourth, Adams | Out of playoffs |
1979–80 | 80 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 88 | 311 | 253 | 1,064 | third, Adams | Won Preliminary (Maple Leafs) 3-0 Won Quarterfinals (Canadiens) 4-3 Lost Semifinals (Flyers) 4-1 |
1980–81 | 80 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 87 | 291 | 263 | 1,624 | third, Adams | Won Preliminary (Bruins) 3-0 Won Quarterfinals (Sabres) 4-1 Won Semifinals (Flames) 4-2 Lost Stanley Cup Finals (Islanders) 4-1 |
1981–82 | 80 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 94 | 346 | 288 | 1,358 | first, Norris | Lost Division Semifinals (Blackhawks) 3-1 |
1982–83 | 80 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 96 | 321 | 290 | 1,520 | second, Norris | Won Division Semifinals (Maple Leafs) 3-1 Lost Division Finals (Blackhawks) 4-1 |
1983–84 | 80 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 88 | 345 | 344 | 1,696 | first, Norris | Won Division Semifinals (Blackhawks) 3-2 Won Division Finals (Blues) 4-3 Lost Conference Finals (Oilers) 4-0 |
1984–85 | 80 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 62 | 268 | 321 | 1,735 | fourth, Norris | Won Division Semifinals (Blues) 3-0 Lost Division Finals (Blackhawks) 4-2 |
1985–86 | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 85 | 327 | 305 | 1,672 | second, Norris | Lost Division Semifinals (Blues) 3-2 |
1986–87 | 80 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 70 | 296 | 314 | 1,936 | fifth, Norris | Out of playoffs |
1987–88 | 80 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 51 | 242 | 349 | 2,313 | fifth, Norris | Out of playoffs |
1988–89 | 80 | 27 | 37 | 16 | 70 | 258 | 278 | 1,972 | third, Norris | Lost Division Semifinals (Blues) 4-1 |
1989–90 | 80 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 76 | 284 | 291 | 2,041 | fourth, Norris | Lost Division Semifinals (Blackhawks) 4-3 |
1990–91 | 80 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 68 | 256 | 266 | 1,964 | fourth, Norris | Won Division Semifinals (Blackhawks) 4-2 Won Division Finals (Blues) 4-2 Won Conference Finals (Oilers) 4-1 Lost Stanley Cup Finals (Penguins) 4-2 |
1991–92 | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 70 | 246 | 278 | 2,169 | fourth, Norris | Lost Division Semifinals (Red Wings) 4-3 |
1992–93 | 84 | 36 | 38 | 10 | 82 | 272 | 293 | 1,885 | fifth, Norris | Out of playoffs |
Totals | 2,062 | 758 | 970 | 334 | 1,850 | 6,690 | 7,373 | 36,279 |
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Team leaders
[change | change source]Regular season
[change | change source]- Games played: Neal Broten, 876
- Goals: Brian Bellows, 342
- Assists: Neal Broten, 547
- Points: Neal Broten, 796
- Penalty minutes: Basil McRae, 1,567
- Games: Cesare Maniago, 420
- Wins: Cesare Maniago, 145
- Shutouts: Cesare Maniago, 26
Team scoring leaders
[change | change source]This is a listing of the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game
Player | Pos[1] | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G[2] | |
Neal Broten[3] | ![]() |
C | 876 | 249 | 547 | 796 | .91 |
Brian Bellows[3] | ![]() |
RW | 753 | 342 | 380 | 722 | .96 |
Dino Ciccarelli[3] | ![]() |
RW | 602 | 332 | 319 | 651 | 1.08 |
Bobby Smith[4] | ![]() |
F | 572 | 185 | 369 | 554 | .97 |
Bill Goldsworthy[5] | ![]() |
RW | 670 | 267 | 239 | 506 | .76 |
Tim Young[4] | ![]() |
F | 564 | 178 | 316 | 494 | .88 |
Steve Payne[6] | ![]() |
F | 613 | 228 | 238 | 466 | .76 |
Craig Hartsburg[5] | ![]() |
D | 570 | 98 | 315 | 413 | .72 |
Dave Gagner[5] | ![]() |
C | 440 | 187 | 217 | 404 | .92 |
J. P. Parise[6] | ![]() |
LW | 588 | 154 | 242 | 396 | .67 |
NHL awards and trophies
[change | change source]Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Leaders
[change | change source]Team captains
[change | change source]Note: This list does not include Minnesota Wild, Dallas Stars, California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons captains.[7] >
- Bob Woytowich 1967-68
- Elmer Vasko 1968-69
- Claude Larose 1969-70
- Ted Harris 1970-74
- Bill Goldsworthy 1974-76
- Bill Hogaboam 1976-77
- Nick Beverley 1977-78
- J. P. Parise 1978-79
- Paul Shmyr 1979-81
- Tim Young 1981-82
- Craig Hartsburg 1982-89
- Brian Bellows 1984
- Curt Giles 1989-91
- Mark Tinordi 1991-93
Head coaches
[change | change source]- Wren Blair, 1967-70
- John Muckler, 1968-69
- Charlie Burns, 1969-70, 1974-75
- Jack Gordon, 1970-75
- Parker MacDonald, 1973-74
- Ted Harris, 1975-78
- Andre Beaulieu, 1977-78
- Lou Nanne, 1977-78
- Harry Howell, 1978-79
- Glen Sonmor, 1978-87
- Murray Oliver, 1982-83
- Bill Mahoney, 1983-85
- Lorne Henning, 1985-87
- Herb Brooks, 1987-88
- Pierre Page, 1988-90
- Bob Gainey, 1990-93
Notable players
[change | change source]Hall of Famers
[change | change source]This is a listing of players in the Hockey Hall of Fame:
- Leo Boivin, D, 1969-70, inducted 1986
- Mike Gartner, RW, 1989-90, inducted 2001
- Larry Murphy, D, 1989-90, inducted 2004
- Gump Worsley, G, 1969-74, inducted 1980
Retired numbers (in Minnesota)
[change | change source]- 8 Bill Goldsworthy, RW, 1967-77
- 19 Bill Masterton, C, 1967-68
After the move, the Dallas Stars retired the number 7 of Minnesota native, University of Minnesota graduate and 1980 Olympic hero Neal Broten, C, 1981-93.
First round draft picks
[change | change source]- 1967: Wayne Cheesman (fourth overall)
- 1968: Jim Benzelock (fifth overall)
- 1969: Dick Redmond (fifth overall)
- 1970: none
- 1971: none
- 1972: Jerry Byers (12th overall)
- 1973: none
- 1974: Doug Hicks (sixth overall)
- 1975: Bryan Maxwell (fourth overall)
- 1976: Glen Sharpley (third overall)
- 1977: Brad Maxwell (seventh overall)
- 1978: Bobby Smith (first overall)
- 1979: Craig Hartsburg (sixth overall) and Tom McCarthy (10th overall)
- 1980: Brad Palmer (16th overall)
- 1981: Ron Meighan (13th overall)
- 1982: Brian Bellows (second overall)
- 1983: Brian Lawton (first overall)
- 1984: David Quinn (13th overall)
- 1985: none
- 1986: Warren Babe (12th overall)
- 1987: Dave Archibald (sixth overall)
- 1988: Mike Modano (first overall)
- 1989: Doug Zmolek (seventh overall)
- 1990: Derian Hatcher (eighth overall)
- 1991: Richard Matvichuk (eighth overall)
- 1992: none
Further reading
[change | change source]Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver's Pond Press, ISBN 978-1-59298-197-7
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Minnesota North Stars". The Internet Hockey Database.
- ↑ Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver's Pond Press, p. 185, ISBN 978-1-59298-197-7
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver's Pond Press, p. 178, ISBN 978-1-59298-197-7
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver's Pond Press, p. 182, ISBN 978-1-59298-197-7
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver's Pond Press, p. 179, ISBN 978-1-59298-197-7
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver's Pond Press, p. 181, ISBN 978-1-59298-197-7
- ↑ "Minnesota North Stars". Sports E-cyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-11-13.