1972-1973 Minnesota North Stars team stats

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1972-1973 Minnesota North Stars: 37-30-11
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 26-8-5 (154 goals scored, 95 allowed) Road record: 11-22-6 (100 goals scored, 135 allowed) Head Coach: Jack Gordon Power Play: 37/237 (15.6%) Penalty Killing: 206/265 (77.7%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 1-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 216-164 254 goals scored (9th of 16 teams), 230 goals allowed (5th), 881 PIM (8th) NHL Averages: 3.28 goals/game (255.5 goals/team), 947.5 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
LW    22  Dennis Hextall       5'11  175   29   78   30   52   82  140   3   0  109   19   64    3  140  21.4  +29
LW    11  J.P. Parise          5'9   175   31   78   27   48   75   96   6   0  100   20   64    2  188  14.4  +18
C     16  Jude Drouin          5'10  160   24   78   27   46   73   61   3   0   95   21   63    1  279   9.7  +12
RW    21  Danny Grant          5'10  188   26   78   32   35   67   12   3   0  100   23   55    1  251  12.7  +23
RW     8  Bill Goldsworthy     6'0   190   28   75   27   33   60   97   8   0   96   17   55    0  260  10.4  +24
RW    18  Fred "Buster" Harvey 6'0   185   22   68   21   34   55   16   3   0   76   11   44    2  184  11.4  +23
LW    29  Dean Prentice        5'11  180   40   73   26   16   42   22   5   0   56    9   44    0  168  15.5   +3
C     10  Murray Oliver        5'10  170   35   75   11   31   42   10   2   0   55    7   68   24  174   6.3   +4
D/RW  23  Lou Nanne            6'1   185   31   74   15   20   35   39   2   0   68   12   38    1  142  10.6  +19
D      2  Barry Gibbs          5'11  195   24   63   10   24   34   54   2   0   91   15   87   25  163   6.1  +14
D      4  Ted Harris           6'2   183   36   78    7   23   30   83   0   0  103    2  109   33   94   7.4  +25
RW    17  Bob Nevin            6'0   185   34   66    5   13   18    0   0   0   30    7   71   36   55   9.1  -12
D      6  Doug Mohns           6'0   185   39   67    4   13   17   52   0   0   67   16   55   15  104   3.8  +11
D      5  Dennis O'Brien       6'0   195   23   74    3   11   14   75   0   0   65    3   63   12   58   5.2  +11
D     20  Tom Reid             6'1   200   26   60    1   13   14   50   0   0   78    3   77   17   79   1.3  +15
C      9  Charlie Burns        5'11  170   36   65    4    7   11   13   0   1   16    2   59   42   41   9.8   -3
D      3  Fred Barrett         5'11  195   22   46    2    4    6   21   0   0   49    0   51   16   51   3.9  +14
RW    26  Terry Holbrook       6'0   185   22   21    2    3    5    0   0   0    6    0   10    0   18  11.1   -4
LW    12  Jerry Byers          5'11  170   20   14    0    2    2    6   0   0    3    1    4    0   17   0.0   -2
D      7  Jim McElmury         6'1   190   23    7    0    1    1    2   0   0    2    0    2    1    0   ---   +1
G      1  Gump Worsley         5'7   180   43   12    0    1    1   22  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     25  Bruce McIntosh       6'0   178   23    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
LW    14  Don Blackburn        6'0   190   34    4    0    0    0    4   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G     35  Gilles Gilbert       6'1   175   23   21    0    0    0    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     20  Cesare Maniago       6'3   195   33   47    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D         Chris Ahrens         6'0   185   20    0    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G    1  Gump Worsley         43   12   623   30  2.89   6   2   3  318   .906   0   0
G   20  Cesare Maniago       33   47  2737  132  2.89  21  18   6 1463   .910   1   5
G   35  Gilles Gilbert       23   22  1320   67  3.05  10  10   2  695   .904   0   2

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1972 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   12  LW   Jerry Byers               43          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)              [pick acquired from MIN via MTL]
  3   44  C    Terry Ryan                       76   Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)           
  4   60  D    Tom Thomson                           Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  5   76  D    Chris Ahrens              52      4   Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  6   92  C    Steve West                      142   Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  7  108  D    Chris Meloff                     28   Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  8  116  RW   Scott MacPhail                        Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)      [pick acquired from LA]
  8  124  D    Bob Lundeen                           University of Wisconsin (NCAA)     
  9  140  RW   Glen Mikkelson                        Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)         
 10  145  D    Steve Lyon                 3          Peterborough Petes (OHA)             [pick acquired from LA]
 10  147  C    Juri Kudrasovs                        Kitchener Rangers (OHA)              [pick acquired from CAL]
 10  148  C    Marcel Comeau                         Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)            [pick acquired from PHI]

Traded draft picks:

#2 to CAL via MTL  (Stan Weir)


Transactions

06-06-1972	Islanders selected Ted Hampson in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Islanders selected Craig Cameron in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Bill Heindl in expansion draft
06-06-1972	sold Bob Paradise to Flames
09-30-1972	signed Bruce McIntosh as a free agent
03-01-1973	purchased Don Blackburn from Islanders
05-22-1973	traded Gilles Gilbert to Bruins for Fred Stanfield
05-29-1973	traded future considerations (deal settled with cash) to Canadiens for Murray Anderson and Tony Featherstone
06-10-1973	claimed Lyle Carter from Golden Seals in intra-league draft
06-12-1973	claimed Bill Plager from Flames in intra-league draft
06-12-1973	Flames claimed Doug Mohns in intra-league draft
06-13-1973	Kings claimed Bob Nevin in intra-league draft
09-1973	signed Alain Langlais as a free agent
09-1973	sold Gary Geldart to Canadiens

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/04/1973   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   3-0 
04/05/1973   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-4 
04/07/1973   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-0 
04/08/1973   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-3 
04/10/1973   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-3 (OT)
04/12/1973   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-4

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 16 Jude Drouin 5'10 160 24 6 1 3 4 0 0 0 RW 8 Bill Goldsworthy 6'0 190 28 6 2 2 4 0 1 0 RW 21 Danny Grant 5'10 188 26 6 3 1 4 0 0 0 C 10 Murray Oliver 5'10 170 35 6 0 4 4 2 0 0 D/RW 23 Lou Nanne 6'1 185 31 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 RW 18 Fred "Buster" Harvey 6'0 185 22 6 0 2 2 4 0 0 LW 22 Dennis Hextall 5'11 175 29 6 2 0 2 16 0 0 D 20 Tom Reid 6'1 200 26 6 0 2 2 4 0 0 D 2 Barry Gibbs 5'11 195 24 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 D 4 Ted Harris 6'2 183 36 5 0 1 1 15 0 0 D 6 Doug Mohns 6'0 185 39 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 D 5 Dennis O'Brien 6'0 195 23 6 1 0 1 38 0 0 LW 29 Dean Prentice 5'11 180 40 6 1 0 1 16 1 0 D Chris Ahrens 6'0 185 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 35 Gilles Gilbert 6'1 175 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 20 Cesare Maniago 6'3 195 33 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 3 Fred Barrett 5'11 195 22 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 C 9 Charlie Burns 5'11 170 36 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 26 Terry Holbrook 6'0 185 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 11 J.P. Parise 5'9 175 31 6 0 0 0 9 0 0 LW 14 Don Blackburn 6'0 190 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 12 Jerry Byers 5'11 170 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 7 Jim McElmury 6'1 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 25 Bruce McIntosh 6'0 178 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 17 Bob Nevin 6'0 185 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Gump Worsley 5'7 180 43 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 20 Cesare Maniago 33 5 309 9 1.75 2 3 147 .939 1 2 G 35 Gilles Gilbert 23 1 60 4 4.00 0 1 40 .900 0 0

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/07/1972 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-3 0-1-0 10/11/1972 vs California Golden Seals W 5-2 1-1-0 10/14/1972 vs Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 1-1-1 10/15/1972 at New York Rangers L 2-6 1-2-1 10/18/1972 at Atlanta Flames W 6-0 2-2-1 10/21/1972 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-3 2-3-1 10/24/1972 at St. Louis Blues W 2-1 3-3-1 10/25/1972 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-4 3-4-1 10/28/1972 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 2-1 4-4-1 10/29/1972 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-2 4-5-1 11/01/1972 vs St. Louis Blues T 3-3 4-5-2 11/04/1972 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-3 5-5-2 11/08/1972 vs California Golden Seals W 5-2 6-5-2 11/10/1972 at Atlanta Flames L 1-5 6-6-2 11/11/1972 vs New York Islanders W 3-0 7-6-2 11/14/1972 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-1 8-6-2 11/15/1972 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-7 8-7-2 11/18/1972 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 4-4 8-7-3 11/19/1972 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-1 9-7-3 11/22/1972 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-1 10-7-3 11/25/1972 at Los Angeles Kings W 3-0 11-7-3 11/26/1972 at Vancouver Canucks W 3-1 12-7-3 11/29/1972 vs Atlanta Flames W 5-0 13-7-3 12/02/1972 vs Buffalo Sabres W 8-6 14-7-3 12/03/1972 at Buffalo Sabres L 4-7 14-8-3 12/06/1972 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-6 14-9-3 12/07/1972 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-6 14-10-3 12/09/1972 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-0 15-10-3 12/10/1972 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-5 15-11-3 12/13/1972 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 7-2 16-11-3 12/16/1972 vs New York Rangers W 5-1 17-11-3 12/17/1972 at Detroit Red Wings L 4-6 17-12-3 12/20/1972 at California Golden Seals W 5-2 18-12-3 12/23/1972 at New York Islanders L 2-4 18-13-3 12/27/1972 vs Montreal Canadiens W 3-2 19-13-3 12/29/1972 vs Boston Bruins L 0-2 19-14-3 12/31/1972 at Detroit Red Wings T 4-4 19-14-4 01/06/1973 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 0-2 19-15-4 01/08/1973 at Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 19-15-5 01/10/1973 vs Montreal Canadiens L 0-6 19-16-5

Date Opponent Result Record 01/11/1973 at Boston Bruins T 1-1 19-16-6 01/13/1973 vs New York Islanders W 8-1 20-16-6 01/16/1973 at New York Islanders W 1-0 21-16-6 01/18/1973 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-6 21-17-6 01/20/1973 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 21-17-7 01/21/1973 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-3 22-17-7 01/23/1973 vs Los Angeles Kings T 5-5 22-17-8 01/25/1973 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-5 22-18-8 01/28/1973 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-5 22-19-8 02/01/1973 at Atlanta Flames L 1-3 22-20-8 02/03/1973 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-2 22-21-8 02/04/1973 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-3 23-21-8 02/07/1973 vs Boston Bruins L 2-3 23-22-8 02/08/1973 at St. Louis Blues L 2-3 23-23-8 02/10/1973 vs Detroit Red Wings W 3-1 24-23-8 02/11/1973 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-3 25-23-8 02/14/1973 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 26-23-8 02/17/1973 vs Boston Bruins W 5-2 27-23-8 02/18/1973 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-5 27-24-8 02/21/1973 vs St. Louis Blues L 2-5 27-25-8 02/24/1973 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-2 28-25-8 02/25/1973 at New York Rangers L 5-6 28-26-8 02/28/1973 vs California Golden Seals W 7-3 29-26-8 03/03/1973 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-0 30-26-8 03/04/1973 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 31-26-8 03/07/1973 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 10-4 32-26-8 03/10/1973 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-4 32-27-8 03/11/1973 vs New York Islanders W 2-1 33-27-8 03/13/1973 vs Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 33-27-9 03/15/1973 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-2 34-27-9 03/17/1973 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-3 35-27-9 03/18/1973 at California Golden Seals L 0-2 35-28-9 03/20/1973 vs New York Rangers L 1-6 35-29-9 03/22/1973 at Boston Bruins L 3-5 35-30-9 03/25/1973 at New York Rangers W 2-1 36-30-9 03/27/1973 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-3 37-30-9 03/28/1973 at St. Louis Blues T 3-3 37-30-10 03/30/1973 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 37-30-11

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