Minnesota North Stars

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.

### Season-by-season record

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_

|Totals||2,062||758||970||334||1,850||6,690||7,373||36,279|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**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_|||||||

#### Regular season

- 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

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|GP|G|A|Pts|P/G|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Neal Broten||C|876|249|547|**796**|.91|
|Brian Bellows||RW|753|342|380|**722**|.96|
|Dino Ciccarelli||RW|602|332|319|**651**|1.08|
|Bobby Smith||F|572|185|369|**554**|.97|
|Bill Goldsworthy||RW|670|267|239|**506**|.76|
|Tim Young||F|564|178|316|**494**|.88|
|Steve Payne||F|613|228|238|**466**|.76|
|Craig Hartsburg||D|570|98|315|**413**|.72|
|Dave Gagner||C|440|187|217|**404**|.92|
|J. P. Parise||LW|588|154|242|**396**|.67|

## NHL awards and trophies

**Clarence S. Campbell Bowl**
- 1990–91

**Calder Memorial Trophy**
- Danny Grant: 1968–69
- Bobby Smith: 1978–79

**Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy**
- Al MacAdam: 1979–80

### Team captains

_Note: This list does not include Minnesota Wild, Dallas Stars, California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons captains_. >
<div style="float:left; margin-right:0.5em;">
- 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
</div><div style="float:left;">
- 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
</div>

### Head coaches

<div style="float:left; margin-right:0.5em;">
- 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
</div><div style="float:left;">
- 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
</div>

### Hall of Famers

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)

- 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

- 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