Minnesota North Stars seasons
Encyclopedia
This is a list of season
s completed by the Minnesota North Stars
of the National Hockey League
. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the North Stars have completed in the NHL for their entire history.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
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s completed by the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League 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...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the North Stars have completed in the NHL for their entire history.
Stanley Cup Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | League Leader |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
NHL season | Team season | GP | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
1967–68 | 1967–68 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season The 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League . They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the... |
74 | 27–32–15 | 69 | 191 | 226 | 738 | 4th West | |
1968–69 | 1968–69 1968–69 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... |
76 | 18–43–15 | 51 | 189 | 270 | 862 | 6th West | |
1969–70 | 1969–70 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... |
76 | 19–35–22 | 60 | 224 | 257 | 1008 | 3rd West | |
1970–71 | 1970–71 1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... |
78 | 28–34–16 | 72 | 191 | 223 | 898 | 4th West | |
1971–72 | 1971–72 1971–72 Minnesota North Stars season The 1971–72 Minnesota North Stars season was the Stars' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League . The Stars finished in second place in the West Division and qualified for the playoffs. The Stars lost in the first round to the St. Louis Blues.-Game log:-Quarter-final:Versus St.... |
78 | 37–29–12 | 86 | 212 | 191 | 853 | 2nd West | |
1972–73 | 1972–73 1972–73 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... |
78 | 37–30–11 | 85 | 254 | 230 | 881 | 3rd West | |
1973–74 | 1973–74 1973–74 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... |
78 | 23–38–17 | 63 | 235 | 275 | 821 | 7th West | |
1974–75 | 1974–75 1974–75 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... |
80 | 23–50–7 | 53 | 221 | 341 | 1106 | 4th Smythe | |
1975–76 | 1975–76 1975–76 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... |
80 | 20–53–7 | 47 | 195 | 303 | 1191 | 4th Smythe | |
1976–77 | 1976–77 1976–77 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... |
80 | 23–39–18 | 64 | 240 | 310 | 774 | 2nd Smythe | |
1977–78 | 1977–78 1977–78 Minnesota North Stars season The 1977–78 Minnesota North Stars season was the 11th season for the North Stars. The North Stars were in financial trouble, and at season's end had the worst record in the league at 18-53-9... |
80 | 18–53–9 | 45 | 218 | 325 | 1096 | 5th Smythe | |
1978–79 | 1978–79 1978–79 Minnesota North Stars season The 1978–79 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's 12th season in the NHL. In the off season, the North Stars were on the verge of folding, and were merged with the Cleveland Barons, another team on the brink of collapse. The merged franchise continued as the Minnesota North Stars, with the... |
80 | 28–40–12 | 68 | 257 | 289 | 1102 | 4th Adams | |
1979–80 | 1979–80 1979–80 Minnesota North Stars season The 1979–80 Minnesota North Stars season was the thirteenth season in North Stars history. The previous year's merger with the Cleveland Barons began to pay off as the North Stars finished with a winning record for the first time in seven years, and finished in third place in the Adams Division... |
80 | 36–28–16 | 88 | 311 | 253 | 1064 | 3rd Adams | |
1980–81 | 1980–81 1980–81 Minnesota North Stars season The 1980–81 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 14th season. Although the North Stars finished the season with one less win and one less point than the previous year, they made a surprise appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals against the New York Islanders, which they lost 4 games to... |
80 | 35–28–17 | 87 | 291 | 263 | 1624 | 3rd Adams | |
1981–82 | 1981–82 1981–82 Minnesota North Stars season The 1981–82 Minnesota North Stars season was their 15th season. Dino Ciccarelli, in his second season, scored 55 goals, a franchise record. Minnesota won their first division title, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Chicago Black Hawks.... |
80 | 37–23–20 | 94 | 346 | 288 | 1358 | 1st Norris | |
1982–83 | 1982–83 1982–83 Minnesota North Stars season The 1982–83 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 16th season.-NHL Draft:In the summer of 1982, General Manager Lou Nanne orchestrated one of the franchise's biggest moves ever, and landed a star in the making, by drafting highly coveted Brian Bellows... |
80 | 40–24–16 | 96 | 321 | 290 | 1520 | 2nd Norris | |
1983–84 | 1983–84 1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season The 1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 17th season.-NHL Draft:-Game log:-Forwards:Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes-Defencemen:... |
80 | 39–31–10 | 88 | 345 | 344 | 1696 | 1st Norris | |
1984–85 | 1984–85 1984–85 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... |
80 | 25–43–12 | 62 | 268 | 321 | 1735 | 4th Norris | |
1985–86 | 1985–86 1985–86 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... |
80 | 38–33–9 | 85 | 327 | 305 | 1672 | 2nd Norris | |
1986–87 | 1986–87 1986–87 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... |
80 | 30–40–10 | 70 | 296 | 314 | 1936 | 5th Norris | |
1987–88 | 1987–88 1987–88 Minnesota North Stars season The 1987–88 Minnesota North Stars season saw the North Stars finish in fifth place in the Norris Division with a record of 19 wins, 48 losses, and 13 ties for 51 points. They failed to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season.... |
80 | 19–48–13 | 51 | 242 | 349 | 2313 | 5th Norris | |
1988–89 | 1988–89 1988–89 Minnesota North Stars season The 1988–89 Minnesota North Stars season saw the North Stars finish in third place in the Norris Division with a record of 27 wins, 37 losses, and 16 ties for 70 points. They lost the Division Semi-finals in five games to the St... |
80 | 27–37–16 | 70 | 258 | 278 | 1972 | 3rd Norris | |
1989–90 | 1989–90 1989–90 Minnesota North Stars season The 1989–90 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 23rd season.-NHL Draft:-Game log:-Forwards:Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes-Defencemen:... |
80 | 36–40–4 | 76 | 284 | 291 | 2041 | 4th Norris | |
1990–91 | 1990–91 1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season The 1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 24th season. The most striking aspect of the season was that despite qualifying for the playoffs with an under–.500 regular-season record, the team reached the Stanley Cup Final as the Clarence Campbell Conference Champions, eliminating... |
80 | 27–39–14 | 68 | 256 | 266 | 1964 | 4th Norris | |
1991–92 | 1991–92 1991–92 Minnesota North Stars season The 1991–92 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 25th, and penultimate season in the Twin Cities area. The aspect of the season was that several players were lost to the San Jose Sharks expansion team.-NHL Draft:-Dispersal Draft results:... |
80 | 32–42–6 | 70 | 246 | 278 | 2169 | 4th Norris | |
1992–93 | 1992–93 1992–93 Minnesota North Stars season The 1992–93 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 26th and final season of the franchise in Minnesota. The team finished in fifth place in the Norris Division, with 82 points , missing the playoffs... |
84 | 36–38–10 | 82 | 272 | 293 | 1885 | 5th Norris | |
Totals | 2062 | 758–970–334 | 1850 | 6690 | 7373 | 36279 | |||