1974-1975 Minnesota North Stars team stats

1974-1975 Minnesota North Stars: 23-50-7
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Home record: 17-20-3  (133 goals scored, 161 allowed)
Road record: 6-30-4  (88 goals scored, 180 allowed)
Head Coaches: Jack Gordon (11-22-5), Charlie Burns (12-28-2)

Power Play: 45/293 (15.4%)
Penalty Killing: 222/303 (73.3%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 3-10
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 173-250

221 goals scored (15th of 18 teams), 341 goals allowed (17th), 1106 PIM (10th)

NHL Averages: 3.42 goals/game (274.0 goals/team), 1135.6 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   31   80   17   57   74  147   4   0  102   30  138   22  161  10.6  -44
RW     8  Bill Goldsworthy     6'0   190   30   71   37   35   72   77  11   1   90   28  111   12  273  13.6  -37
C     10  Murray Oliver        5'10  170   37   80   19   15   34   24   3   1   48   11  109   53  137  13.9  -19
C      9  Henry Boucha         6'0   185   23   51   15   14   29   23   1   0   52   13   81   30  129  11.6  -12
LW    14  Ernie Hicke          5'11  185   27   42   15   13   28   51   7   0   43   11   67    9  114  13.2  -26
C      7  Blake Dunlop         5'10  170   21   52    9   18   27    8   2   0   42   11   38    0   82  11.0   -7
LW    11  Norm Gratton         5'11  165   24   34   14   12   26    8   4   0   34    8   37    0   88  15.9  -11
LW    17  Fred Stanfield       5'10  185   30   40    8   18   26   12   2   0   40   22   35    3  107   7.5  -14
LW    11  J.P. Parise          5'9   175   33   38    9   16   25   40   1   0   43    9   56    4   65  13.8  -18
RW    15  Dean Talafous        6'4   180   21   43    8   17   25    6   0   0   36    8   46    1   68  11.8  -17
D      2  Barry Gibbs          5'11  195   26   37    4   20   24   22   2   0   64   22   76   21  101   4.0  -13
LW    21  John Flesch          6'2   200   21   57    8   15   23   42   2   0   32    5   47    1   77  10.4  -19
C     16  Jude Drouin          5'10  160   26   38    4   18   22   16   1   0   30    5   46    2   72   5.6  -19
D      3  Fred Barrett         5'11  195   24   62    3   18   21   82   0   0   68    4  123   38   79   3.8  -21
D      6  Doug Hicks           6'0   185   19   80    6   12   18   51   1   0   59    3   89    8   76   7.9  -25
RW    27  Craig Cameron        6'0   200   29   40   10    7   17   12   1   0   26    3   33   15   65  15.4   +5
D      5  Dennis O'Brien       6'0   195   25   56    6   10   16  125   0   1   58    6   87   24   79   7.6  -11
C     12  Doug Rombough        6'3   215   24   40    6    9   15   33   0   0   22    5   17    1   63   9.5   +1
D/RW  23  Lou Nanne            6'1   185   33   49    6    9   15   35   1   0   43    9   65    7   49  12.2  -24
RW    18  Don Martineau        6'0   190   22   76    6    9   15   61   0   0   21    0   34    0   54  11.1  -13
D      2  Dwight Bialowas      6'0   185   22   40    2   10   12    2   1   0   41    6   50   10   62   3.2   -5
D     20  Tom Reid             6'1   200   28   74    1    5    6  103   0   0   65    1  147   44   98   1.0  -39
LW    12  Rich Nantais         5'11  188   20   18    4    1    5    9   0   0    7    0    6    0   13  30.8   +1
LW    15  Rod Norrish          5'10  185   23   12    1    2    3    2   0   0    5    3    5    1   13   7.7   -2
LW    21  Dave Cressman        6'1   180   24    5    2    0    2    4   0   0    3    0    1    0   13  15.4   +2
LW    29  Alain Langlais       5'10  175   24   11    1    1    2    2   0   0    4    0    7    0   15   6.7   -3
D      4  Chris Ahrens         6'0   185   22   44    0    2    2   77   0   0    8    1   41    7   20   0.0  -27
RW    29  Bob Cook             6'0   190   28    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    2    0    9   0.0   -1
RW    28  Rick Chinnick        5'11  180   21    3    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    1    0    6   0.0    0
C     25  Tom Colley           5'9   162   21    1    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    3    0    0   ---   -3
D     17  Kim MacDougall       5'11  180   20    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    0   ---   -1
RW    14  John Rogers          5'11  175   21    4    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    2   0.0   -1
F     21  Bill Plager          5'9   175   29    7    0    0    0    8   0   0    6    0   13    4   10   0.0   -3
G     35  Fern Rivard          5'9   160   28   15    0    0    0    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Pete LoPresti        6'1   195   20   35    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Cesare Maniago       6'3   195   35   37    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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  Pete LoPresti        20   35  1964  137  4.19   9  20   3 1121   .878   4   1
G   30  Cesare Maniago       35   37  2129  149  4.20  11  21   4 1250   .881   1   1
G   35  Fern Rivard          28   15   707   50  4.24   3   9   0  429   .883   0   0

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

1974 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    6  D    Doug Hicks               561          Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  2   24  LW   Rich Nantais              63          Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  3   42  G    Pete LoPresti            175          University of Denver (NCAA)        
  4   60  D    Kim MacDougall             1          Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  5   78  D    Ron Ashton                       36   Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
  6   96  C    John Sheridan                    69   University of Minnesota (NCAA)     
  7  114  G    Dave Heitz                            Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings (MJHL)  
  8  131  C    Roland Eriksson          193     33   Borlange (Sweden)                  
  9  148  C    Dave Staffen                          Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
 10  164  D    Brian Andersen                        New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
 11  179  D    Duane Bray                       46   Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
 12  193  RW   Don Hay                               New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
 13  205  G    Brian Holderness                      Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
 14  215  D    Frank Taylor                          Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)         
 15  222  D    Jeff Hymanson                         St. Cloud (MWJHL)                  

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-12-1974	Capitals selected Steve West in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Scouts selected Dennis Patterson in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Murray Anderson in expansion draft
07-1974	Gump Worsley retired
08-27-1974	traded Danny Grant to Red Wings for Henry Boucha
10-01-1974	traded Gary Bergman to Red Wings for Detroit's #3 pick in the 1975 draft
12-09-1974	traded Henry Boucha to Scouts for Kansas City's #2 pick in the 1978 draft
01-03-1975	traded Barry Gibbs to Flames for Dwight Bialowas and Dean Talafous
01-05-1975	traded J.P. Parise to Islanders for Ernie Hicke and Doug Rombough
01-05-1975	purchased Bob Cook from Islanders
01-07-1975	traded Jude Drouin to Islanders for Craig Cameron
01-27-1975	traded Fred Stanfield to Sabres for Norm Gratton and Buffalo's #3 pick in the 1976 draft
06-1975	signed Jerome Engle as a free agent
07-09-1975	traded Minnesota's #3 pick in the 1977 draft to Canadiens for Glen Sather
08-15-1975	traded Minnesota's #2 pick in the 1976 draft to Kings for Tim Young


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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/09/1974   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-4     0-1-0
10/12/1974   vs Washington Capitals       W   6-0     1-1-0
10/16/1974   vs Vancouver Canucks         T   1-1     1-1-1
10/19/1974   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   1-2     1-2-1
10/20/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   0-6     1-3-1
10/22/1974   at Vancouver Canucks         W   3-2     2-3-1
10/25/1974   at Atlanta Flames            T   2-2     2-3-2
10/26/1974   at New York Islanders        L   0-4     2-4-2
10/30/1974   vs Boston Bruins             T   3-3     2-4-3
11/03/1974   at Boston Bruins             L  1-10     2-5-3
11/04/1974   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-6     2-6-3
11/06/1974   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   4-7     2-7-3
11/07/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-2     2-8-3
11/09/1974   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   7-5     3-8-3
11/13/1974   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   7-4     4-8-3
11/14/1974   at Buffalo Sabres            L   3-5     4-9-3
11/16/1974   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   3-1     5-9-3
11/18/1974   at Montreal Canadiens        L   4-9     5-10-3
11/21/1974   vs St. Louis Blues           W   3-2     6-10-3
11/23/1974   vs California Golden Seals   W   3-1     7-10-3
11/24/1974   at Washington Capitals       T   4-4     7-10-4
11/27/1974   vs Washington Capitals       W   6-4     8-10-4
11/30/1974   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-3     9-10-4
12/01/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   0-3     9-11-4
12/03/1974   at Vancouver Canucks         L   5-6     9-12-4
12/04/1974   at Los Angeles Kings         L   1-4     9-13-4
12/06/1974   at California Golden Seals   L   3-5     9-14-4
12/08/1974   at Buffalo Sabres            L   0-5     9-15-4
12/10/1974   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   3-5     9-16-4
12/12/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-6     9-17-4
12/14/1974   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   4-2     10-17-4
12/18/1974   at New York Rangers          L   0-7     10-18-4
12/21/1974   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   8-7     11-18-4
12/26/1974   at Detroit Red Wings         T   4-4     11-18-5
12/28/1974   at St. Louis Blues           L   2-4     11-19-5
12/30/1974   vs New York Rangers          L   1-8     11-20-5
01/02/1975   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   3-6     11-21-5
01/04/1975   vs Boston Bruins             L   0-8     11-22-5
01/06/1975   at Kansas City Scouts        L   2-5     11-23-5
01/08/1975   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   2-4     11-24-5

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/15/1975   vs New York Rangers          L   3-5     11-25-5
01/18/1975   at St. Louis Blues           L   4-5     11-26-5
01/19/1975   at Detroit Red Wings         T   4-4     11-26-6
01/23/1975   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   0-7     11-27-6
01/25/1975   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   4-1     12-27-6
01/28/1975   at New York Islanders        L   2-6     12-28-6
01/29/1975   vs New York Islanders        L   3-4     12-29-6
02/01/1975   at Kansas City Scouts        W   3-2     13-29-6
02/02/1975   vs Atlanta Flames            L   3-5     13-30-6
02/05/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-2     13-31-6
02/06/1975   at Boston Bruins             L   2-3     13-32-6
02/08/1975   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-0     14-32-6
02/09/1975   at Atlanta Flames            W   3-2     15-32-6
02/12/1975   vs New York Islanders        L   2-4     15-33-6
02/15/1975   vs New York Rangers          L   2-9     15-34-6
02/16/1975   vs California Golden Seals   W   8-4     16-34-6
02/19/1975   vs Atlanta Flames            L   2-4     16-35-6
02/22/1975   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   4-1     17-35-6
02/23/1975   at Kansas City Scouts        L   2-4     17-36-6
02/25/1975   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-9     17-37-6
02/26/1975   at California Golden Seals   W   3-1     18-37-6
03/01/1975   at Los Angeles Kings         L   4-7     18-38-6
03/04/1975   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   6-4     19-38-6
03/05/1975   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-9     19-39-6
03/08/1975   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-5     19-40-6
03/09/1975   vs St. Louis Blues           L   4-5     19-41-6
03/12/1975   at Atlanta Flames            L   4-9     19-42-6
03/15/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-5     19-43-6
03/16/1975   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   4-3     20-43-6
03/18/1975   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   3-5     20-44-6
03/20/1975   at Washington Capitals       W   5-1     21-44-6
03/22/1975   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-4     21-45-6
03/23/1975   vs New York Islanders        T   3-3     21-45-7
03/25/1975   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   2-1     22-45-7
03/26/1975   at New York Rangers          W   4-2     23-45-7
03/29/1975   at St. Louis Blues           L   1-2     23-46-7
03/30/1975   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-4     23-47-7
04/01/1975   vs St. Louis Blues           L   3-7     23-48-7
04/04/1975   at Vancouver Canucks         L   1-4     23-49-7
04/06/1975   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   0-3     23-50-7

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