# List of Minnesota North Stars draft picks

This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars franchise. It includes every player the franchise drafted prior to their move to Dallas, from 1967 to 1992, regardless of whether they played for the team.

## Key

# Played at least one game with the North Stars  ↑ Spent entire NHL career with the North Stars (†) Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
General terms and abbreviations :
| Term or abbreviation | Definition |
| Draft | The year that the player was selected |
| Round | The round of the draft in which the player was selected |
| Pick | The overall position in the draft at which the player was selected |
| S | Supplemental draft selection |
Position abbreviations :
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| G | Goaltender |
| D | Defense |
| LW | Left wing |
| C | Center |
| RW | Right wing |
| F | Forward |
Abbreviations for statistical columns :
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| Pos | Position |
| GP | Games played |
| G | Goals |
| A | Assists |
| Pts | Points |
| PIM | Penalties in minutes |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| T | Ties |
| GAA | Goals against average |
| — | Does not apply |

## Draft picks

| Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | W | L | T | GAA |
| 1967 | 1 | 4 | Wayne Cheesman | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 2 | 13 | Larry Mick | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 1 | 5 | Jim Benzelock | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 2 | 15 | Marc Rioux | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 3 | 22 | Glen Lindsay | Canada | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 1 | 5 | Dick Redmond# | Canada | D | 771 | 133 | 312 | 445 | 504 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 2 | 14 | Dennis O'Brien# | Canada | D | 592 | 31 | 91 | 122 | 1017 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 3 | 25 | Gilles Gilbert# | Canada | G | 416 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 110 | 192 | 143 | 60 | 3.27 |
| 1969 | 4 | 37 | Fred O'Donnell | Canada | RW | 115 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 98 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 5 | 49 | Pierre Jutras | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 6 | 61 | Rob Walton | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 7 | 72 | Rick Thompson | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 8 | 78 | Cal Russell | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 2 | 17 | Buster Harvey# | Canada | RW | 407 | 90 | 118 | 208 | 131 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 2 | 20 | Fred Barrett# | Canada | D | 745 | 25 | 123 | 148 | 671 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 3 | 34 | Dennis Patterson | Canada | D | 138 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 67 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 4 | 48 | Dave Cressman↑ | Canada | LW | 85 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 5 | 62 | Hank Lehvonen | Canada | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 6 | 76 | Murray McNeil | Canada | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 7 | 89 | Gary Geldart↑ | Canada | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 8 | 101 | Mickey Donaldson | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 2 | 21 | Rod Norrish↑ | Canada | LW | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 3 | 35 | Ron Wilson | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 4 | 49 | Mike Legge | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 5 | 63 | Brian McBratney | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 6 | 77 | Alan Globensky | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 7 | 91 | Bruce Abbey | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 8 | 105 | Russ Friesen | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 9 | 113 | Mike Antonovich# | United States | C | 87 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 10 | 117 | Richard Coutu | Canada | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 1 | 12 | Jerry Byers# | Canada | F | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 3 | 44 | Terry Ryan | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 4 | 60 | Tom Thomson | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 5 | 76 | Chris Ahrens↑ | United States | D | 52 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 84 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 6 | 92 | Steve West | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 7 | 108 | Chris Meloff | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 8 | 116 | Scott MacPhail | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 8 | 124 | Bob Lundeen | United States | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 9 | 140 | Glen Mikkelson | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 10 | 145 | Steve Lyon | Canada | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 10 | 147 | Juri Kudrasovs | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 10 | 148 | Marcel Comeau | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 2 | 18 | Blake Dunlop# | Canada | F | 550 | 130 | 274 | 404 | 172 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 2 | 25 | John Rogers↑ | Canada | RW | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 3 | 41 | Rick Chinnick↑ | Canada | F | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 4 | 57 | Tom Colley↑ | Canada | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 5 | 73 | Lowell Ostlund | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 6 | 89 | David Lee | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 7 | 105 | Lou Nistico | Canada | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 8 | 121 | George Beveridge | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 9 | 136 | Jim Johnston | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 10 | 152 | Sam Clegg | Canada | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 11 | 161 | Russ Wiechnik | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 11 | 163 | Max Hansen | United States | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 1 | 6 | Doug Hicks# | Canada | D | 561 | 37 | 131 | 168 | 442 | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 2 | 24 | Rich Nantais↑ | Canada | LW | 63 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 79 | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 3 | 42 | Pete LoPresti# | United States | G | 175 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 102 | 20 | 4.07 |
| 1974 | 4 | 60 | Kim MacDougall↑ | Canada | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 5 | 78 | Ron Ashton | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 6 | 96 | John Sheridan | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 7 | 114 | Dave Heitz | United States | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 8 | 131 | Roland Eriksson# | Sweden | C | 193 | 48 | 95 | 143 | 26 | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 9 | 148 | Dave Staffen | Canada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 10 | 164 | Brian Andersen | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 11 | 179 | Duane Bray | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 12 | 193 | Don Hay | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 13 | 205 | Brian Holderness | Canada | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 14 | 215 | Frank Taylor | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 15 | 222 | Jeff Hymanson | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 1 | 4 | Bryan Maxwell# | Canada | D | 331 | 18 | 77 | 95 | 745 | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 3 | 40 | Paul Harrison# | Canada | G | 109 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 59 | 9 | 4.22 |
| 1975 | 3 | 41 | Alex Pirus# | Canada | C | 159 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 94 | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 4 | 58 | Steve Jensen# | United States | LW | 438 | 113 | 108 | 221 | 318 | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 5 | 76 | Dave Norris | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 6 | 94 | Greg Clause | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 7 | 112 | Francois Robert | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 8 | 130 | Dean Magee↑ | Canada | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 9 | 147 | Terry Angel | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 10 | 163 | Michel Blais | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 11 | 177 | Earl Sargent | United States | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 12 | 190 | Gilles Cloutier | Canada | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 1 | 3 | Glen Sharpley# | Canada | C | 389 | 117 | 161 | 278 | 199 | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 2 | 31 | Jim Roberts↑ | Canada | LW | 106 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 33 | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 3 | 39 | Don Jackson# | United States | D | 315 | 16 | 52 | 68 | 640 | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 3 | 51 | Ron Zanussi# | Canada | RW | 299 | 52 | 83 | 135 | 373 | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 4 | 57 | Mike Fedorko | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 5 | 75 | Phil Verchota | United States | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 6 | 93 | Dave Delich | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 7 | 110 | Jeff Barr | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1 | 7 | Brad Maxwell# | Canada | D | 612 | 98 | 270 | 368 | 1292 | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 2 | 25 | Dave Semenko | Canada | LW | 575 | 65 | 88 | 153 | 1175 | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 4 | 61 | Kevin McCloskey | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 5 | 79 | Bob Parent | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 6 | 97 | Jamie Gallimore↑ | Canada | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 7 | 115 | Jean-Pierre Sanvido | Canada | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 8 | 130 | Greg Tebbutt | Canada | D | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 9 | 145 | Keith Hanson | United States | D | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 77 | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | Bobby Smith# | Canada | F | 1077 | 357 | 679 | 1036 | 915 | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 2 | 19 | Steve Payne↑ | Canada | F | 613 | 228 | 238 | 466 | 435 | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 2 | 24 | Steve Christoff# | United States | C | 248 | 77 | 64 | 141 | 108 | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 4 | 54 | Curt Giles# | Canada | D | 895 | 43 | 199 | 242 | 733 | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 5 | 70 | Roy Kerling | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 6 | 87 | Bob Bergloff↑ | United States | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 7 | 104 | Kim Spencer | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 8 | 121 | Mike Cotter | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 9 | 138 | Brent Gogol | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 10 | 155 | Mike Seide | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1 | 6 | Craig Hartsburg↑ | Canada | D | 570 | 98 | 315 | 413 | 818 | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1 | 10 | Tom McCarthy# | Canada | F | 460 | 178 | 221 | 399 | 330 | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 3 | 42 | Neal Broten# | United States | C | 1099 | 289 | 634 | 923 | 569 | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 3 | 63 | Kevin Maxwell# | Canada | F | 66 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 61 | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 5 | 90 | Jim Dobson# | Canada | RW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 6 | 111 | Brian Gualazzi | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1 | 16 | Brad Palmer# | Canada | LW | 168 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 58 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 2 | 37 | Don Beaupre# | Canada | G | 667 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 283 | 268 | 277 | 75 | 3.45 |
| 1980 | 3 | 53 | Randy Velischek# | Canada | D | 509 | 21 | 76 | 97 | 401 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 4 | 79 | Mark Huglen | United States | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 5 | 100 | David Jensen↑ | United States | D | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 6 | 121 | Dan Zavarise | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 7 | 142 | Bill Stewart | Canada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 8 | 163 | Jeff Walters | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 9 | 184 | Bob Lakso | United States | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 10 | 205 | Dave Richter# | Canada | D | 365 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 1030 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 13 | Ron Meighan# | Canada | D | 48 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 2 | 27 | Dave Donnelly | Canada | F | 137 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 150 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 2 | 31 | Mike Sands↑ | Canada | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.17 |
| 1981 | 2 | 33 | Tom Hirsch↑ | United States | D | 31 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 2 | 34 | Dave Preuss | United States | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 2 | 41 | Jali Wahlsten | Finland | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 4 | 69 | Terry Tait | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 4 | 76 | Jim Malwitz | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 5 | 97 | Kelly Hubbard | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 6 | 118 | Paul Guay | United States | RW | 117 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 92 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 7 | 139 | Jim Archibald↑ | Canada | RW | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 8 | 160 | Kari Kanervo | Finland | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 9 | 181 | Scott Bjugstad# | United States | F | 317 | 76 | 68 | 144 | 144 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 10 | 202 | Steve Kudebeh | United States | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 1 | 2 | Brian Bellows# | Canada | RW | 1188 | 485 | 537 | 1022 | 718 | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 3 | 59 | Wally Chapman | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 4 | 80 | Bob Rouse# | Canada | D | 1061 | 37 | 181 | 218 | 1559 | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 4 | 81 | Dusan Pasek↑ | Slovakia | C | 48 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 5 | 101 | Marty Wiitala | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 6 | 122 | Todd Carlile | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 7 | 143 | Viktor Zhluktov | Russia | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 8 | 164 | Paul Miller | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 9 | 185 | Pat Micheletti↑ | United States | C | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 10 | 206 | Arnold Kadlec | Czech Republic | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 11 | 227 | Scott Knutson | United States | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | Brian Lawton# | United States | LW | 483 | 112 | 154 | 266 | 401 | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 2 | 36 | Malcolm Parks | Canada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 2 | 38 | Frank Musil# | Czech Republic | D | 797 | 34 | 106 | 140 | 1241 | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 3 | 56 | Mitch Messier↑ | Canada | RW | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 4 | 76 | Brian Durand | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 5 | 96 | Rich Geist | United States | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 6 | 116 | Tom McComb | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 7 | 136 | Sean Toomey↑ | United States | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 8 | 156 | Don Biggs# | Canada | C | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 9 | 176 | Paul Pulis | United States | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 10 | 196 | Milos Riha | Czech Republic | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 11 | 212 | Oldrich Valek | Czech Republic | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 12 | 236 | Paul Roff | United States | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 13 | David Quinn | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 3 | 46 | Ken Hodge# | Canada | C | 142 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 4 | 76 | Miroslav Maly | Germany | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 5 | 89 | Jiri Poner | Czech Republic | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 5 | 97 | Kari Takko# | Finland | G | 142 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 37 | 71 | 14 | 3.90 |
| 1984 | 6 | 118 | Gary McColgan | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 7 | 139 | Vladimir Kyhos | Czech Republic | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 8 | 160 | Darin McInnis | United States | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 9 | 181 | Duane Wahlin | United States | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 10 | 201 | Mike Orn | United States | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 11 | 222 | Tom Terwilliger | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 12 | 242 | Mike Nightengale | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 3 | 51 | Stephane Roy↑ | Canada | C | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 4 | 69 | Mike Berger↑ | Canada | D | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 67 | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 5 | 90 | Dwight Mullins | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 6 | 111 | Mike Mullowney | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 7 | 132 | Mike Kelfer | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 8 | 153 | Ross Johnson | United States | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 9 | 174 | Tim Helmer | Canada | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 10 | 195 | Gordie Ernst | United States | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 11 | 216 | Ladislav Lubina | Czech Republic | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 12 | 237 | Tommy Sjodin# | Sweden | D | 106 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 52 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 1 | 12 | Warren Babe↑ | Canada | LW | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 2 | 30 | Neil Wilkinson# | Canada | D | 460 | 16 | 67 | 83 | 813 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 2 | 33 | Dean Kolstad# | Canada | D | 40 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 69 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 3 | 54 | Rick Bennett | United States | LW | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 3 | 55 | Rob Zettler# | Canada | D | 569 | 5 | 65 | 70 | 920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 3 | 58 | Brad Turner | Canada | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 4 | 75 | Kirk Tomlinson↑ | Canada | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 5 | 96 | Jari Gronstrand# | Finland | D | 185 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 135 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 8 | 159 | Scott Mathias | United States | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 9 | 180 | Lance Pitlick | United States | D | 393 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 298 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 10 | 201 | Dan Keczmer# | United States | D | 235 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 212 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 11 | 222 | Garth Joy | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 12 | 243 | Kurt Stahura | United States | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | S | 15 | Brian McKee | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 1 | 6 | Dave Archibald# | Canada | RW | 323 | 57 | 67 | 124 | 139 | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 2 | 35 | Scott McCrady | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 3 | 48 | Kevin Kaminski# | Canada | C | 139 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 528 | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 4 | 73 | John Weisbrod | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 5 | 88 | Teppo Kivela | Finland | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 6 | 109 | Darcy Norton | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 7 | 130 | Timo Kulonen | Finland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 8 | 151 | Don Schmidt | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 9 | 172 | Jarmo Myllys# | Finland | G | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 5.23 |
| 1987 | 10 | 193 | Larry Olimb | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 11 | 214 | Marc Felicio | United States | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 12 | 235 | Dave Shields | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | S | 4 | Shawn Chambers# | United States | D | 625 | 50 | 185 | 235 | 364 | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | S | 8 | Rick Boh↑ | Canada | C | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | Mike Modano#† | United States | C | 1499 | 561 | 813 | 1374 | 926 | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 2 | 40 | Link Gaetz# | Canada | D | 65 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 412 | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 3 | 43 | Shaun Kane | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 4 | 64 | Jeff Stolp | United States | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 8 | 148 | Ken MacArthur | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 9 | 169 | Travis Richards | United States | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 10 | 190 | Ari Matilainen | Finland | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 11 | 211 | Grant Bischoff | United States | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 12 | 232 | Trent Andison | United States | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | S | 1 | Mike McHugh# | United States | LW | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | S | 6 | Dave Schofield | United States | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 1 | 7 | Doug Zmolek | United States | D | 467 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 905 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 2 | 28 | Mike Craig# | Canada | RW | 423 | 71 | 97 | 168 | 550 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 3 | 60 | Murray Garbutt | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 4 | 75 | J. F. Quintin | Canada | LW | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 5 | 87 | Pat MacLeod# | Canada | D | 53 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 5 | 91 | Bryan Schoen | Canada | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 5 | 97 | Rhys Hollyman | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 6 | 112 | Scott Cashman | Canada | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 8 | 154 | Jon Pratt | United States | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 9 | 175 | Ken Blum | United States | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 10 | 196 | Arturs Irbe | Latvia | G | 568 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 90 | 218 | 236 | 79 | 2.83 |
| 1989 | 11 | 217 | Tom Pederson | United States | D | 240 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 142 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 12 | 238 | Helmuts Balderis↑ | Latvia | RW | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | S | 12 | Jamie Loewen | Canada | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 1 | 8 | Derian Hatcher# | United States | D | 1045 | 80 | 251 | 331 | 1581 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 3 | 50 | Laurie Billeck | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 4 | 70 | Cal McGowan | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 4 | 71 | Frank Kovacs | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 5 | 92 | Enrico Ciccone# | Canada | D | 374 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 1469 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 6 | 113 | Roman Turek | Czech Republic | G | 328 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 159 | 115 | 43 | 2.31 |
| 1990 | 7 | 134 | Jeff Levy | United States | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 8 | 155 | Doug Barrault# | United States | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 9 | 176 | Joe Biondi | United States | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 10 | 197 | Troy Binnie | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 11 | 218 | Ole Dahlstrom | Norway | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 12 | 239 | J. P. McKersie | United States | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | S | 13 | Rod Houk | Canada | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 1 | 8 | Richard Matvichuk# | Canada | D | 796 | 39 | 139 | 178 | 624 | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 4 | 74 | Mike Torchia | Canada | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.30 |
| 1991 | 5 | 97 | Mike Kennedy | Canada | C | 145 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 112 | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 6 | 118 | Mark Lawrence | Canada | RW | 142 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 115 | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 7 | 137 | Geoff Finch | Canada | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 8 | 174 | Michael Burkett | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 9 | 184 | Derek Herlofsky | United States | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 10 | 206 | Tom Nemeth | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 11 | 228 | Shayne Green | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 12 | 250 | Jukka Suomalainen | Finland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | S | 14 | Dan O'Shea | United States | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 2 | 34 | Jarkko Varvio | Finland | RW | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 3 | 58 | Jeff Bes | Canada | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 4 | 88 | Jere Lehtinen | Finland | RW | 875 | 243 | 271 | 514 | 210 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 6 | 130 | Mike Johnson | Canada | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 7 | 154 | Kyle Peterson | Canada | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 8 | 178 | Juha Lind | Finland | LW | 133 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 9 | 202 | Lars Edstrom | Sweden | LW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 10 | 226 | Jeff Romfo | United States | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 11 | 250 | Jeff Moen | United States | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* The North Stars selected Dennis O'Brien 14th overall in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft.
* The North Stars selected Steve Payne 19th overall in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.
* The North Stars selected Steve Christoff 24th overall in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.
* The North Stars selected Craig Hartsburg 6th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.
* The North Stars selected Neal Broten 42nd overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.
* The North Stars selected Don Beaupre 37th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.
* The North Stars selected Brian Bellows 2nd overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
* The North Stars selected Brian Lawton 1st overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
* The North Stars selected Roman Turek 113th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.
* The North Stars selected Jere Lehtinen 88th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.