1975-1976 Minnesota North Stars team stats

1975-1976 Minnesota North Stars: 20-53-7
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Home record: 15-22-3  (121 goals scored, 151 allowed)
Road record: 5-31-4  (74 goals scored, 152 allowed)
Head Coach: Ted Harris

Power Play: 48/331 (14.5%)
Penalty Killing: 227/309 (73.5%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 2-16
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 145-205

195 goals scored (17th of 18 teams), 303 goals allowed (14th), 1191 PIM (7th)

NHL Averages: 3.41 goals/game (272.9 goals/team), 1169.5 PIM/team

Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     17  Tim Young            6'1   190   20   63   18   33   51   71   5   0   60   17   54    1  127  14.2  -10
RW    15  Dean Talafous        6'4   180   22   79   18   30   48   18   4   1   78   23   67    0  137  13.1  -12
C     29  Mike Antonovich      5'8   165   24   57   25   21   46   18  --  --   --   --   --   --  166  15.1  +21
RW     8  Bill Goldsworthy     6'0   190   31   68   24   22   46   47   6   0   60   20   59    0  174  13.8  -19
LW    22  Dennis Hextall       5'11  175   32   59   11   35   46   93   2   0   55   17   72    5   93  11.8  -29
LW    14  Ernie Hicke          5'11  185   28   80   23   19   42   77   6   0   60   16   75    0  185  12.4  -31
LW    16  Pierre Jarry         5'11  190   26   59   21   18   39   32   3   0   61   17   53    2  143  14.7   -7
C     18  Bryan Hextall        5'11  185   34   58    8   20   28   84   3   1   34   13   47   10   89   9.0  -16
D      2  Dwight Bialowas      6'0   185   23   58    5   18   23   22   5   0   64   20   56    3   87   5.7   -9
C      9  Blake Dunlop         5'10  170   22   33    9   11   20    8   1   0   25    5   29    0   55  16.4   -9
LW    16  Glen Sather          5'11  180   32   72    9   10   19   94   1   0   32    3   63   26   73  12.3   -8
RW    28  Craig Cameron        6'0   200   30   78    8   10   18   34   1   0   30    3   96   42   73  11.0  -27
D      6  Doug Hicks           6'0   185   20   80    5   13   18   54   3   0   78   16   81    2  102   4.9  -17
D/RW  23  Lou Nanne            6'1   185   34   79    3   14   17   45   2   0   53   18  101   32   83   3.6  -34
D      5  Dennis O'Brien       6'0   195   26   78    1   14   15  187   0   0   58    7  117   40   72   1.4  -26
D     20  Tom Reid             6'1   200   29   69    0   15   15   52   0   0   59   20  102   39   90   0.0  -24
C     21  Bill Hogaboam        5'11  170   26   18    7    7   14    6   1   0   17    4   17    0   44  15.9   -4
LW    12  Steve Jensen         6'2   190   20   19    7    6   13    6   1   0   20    4   23    2   49  14.3   -5
LW     7  Dave Cressman        6'1   180   25   80    4    8   12   33   0   0   15    0   73   54   72   5.6   -4
D      3  Fred Barrett         5'11  195   25   79    2    9   11   66   0   0   62    3  133   49   70   2.9  -25
LW    11  Norm Gratton         5'11  165   25   32    7    3   10   14   3   0   18    6   24    0   51  13.7  -12
LW    27  John Flesch          6'2   200   22   33    3    2    5   47   1   0    7    2   13    0   26  11.5   -8
C     21  Doug Rombough        6'3   215   25   19    2    2    4    6   0   0    3    0   11    4    9  22.2   -4
F     21  Bill Plager          5'9   175   30   20    0    3    3   21   0   0    6    0   16    5    9   0.0   -5
D      4  Jerry Engele         6'0   197   25   17    0    1    1   16   0   0    3    1   18    4   16   0.0  -12
D      4  Chris Ahrens         6'0   185   23    2    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
LW    12  Rich Nantais         5'11  188   21    5    0    0    0   17   0   0    1    1    1    0    2   0.0   -1
G     35  Paul Harrison        6'1   168   20    6    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Pete LoPresti        6'1   195   21   34    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Cesare Maniago       6'3   195   36   47    0    0    0   11  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   30  Cesare Maniago       36   47  2704  151  3.35  13  27   5 1520   .901   0   2
G    1  Pete LoPresti        21   34  1789  123  4.13   7  22   1  967   .873   0   1
G   35  Paul Harrison        20    6   307   28  5.47   0   4   1  171   .836   1   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

1975 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    4  D    Bryan Maxwell            331    124   Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
  3   40  G    Paul Harrison            109          Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  3   41  RW   Alex Pirus               159          Notre Dame (NCAA)                    [pick acquired from DET]
  4   58  LW   Steve Jensen             438          Michigan Tech (NCAA)               
  5   76  LW   Dave Norris                           Hamilton Fincups (OHA)             
  6   94  RW   Greg Clause                           Hamilton Fincups (OHA)             
  7  112  D    Francois Robert                       Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  8  130  LW   Dean Magee                 7      5   Colorado College (NCAA)            
  9  147  RW   Terry Angel                           Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
 10  163  D    Michel Blais                          Kingston Canadians (OHA)           
 11  177  RW   Earl Sargent                          Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings (MJHL)  
 12  190  G    Gilles Cloutier                       Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)         

Traded draft picks:

#2 to MTL (Brian Engblom)

Transactions

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
11-21-1975	traded Rick Chinnick to Red Wings for Bryan Hextall
11-25-1975	traded Don Martineau to Red Wings for Pierre Jarry
02-27-1976	traded Dennis Hextall to Red Wings for Bill Hogaboam and Los Angeles' #2 pick in the 1976 draft
03-10-1976	signed Mike Antonovich as a free agent
08-23-1976	traded Cesare Maniago to Canucks for Gary Smith
09-1976	signed Rich Nantais as a free agent
09-1976	signed Mike Antonovich as a free agent
09-14-1976	signed Tom Younghans as a free agent


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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/08/1975   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   2-3     0-1-0
10/11/1975   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   5-9     0-2-0
10/15/1975   vs California Golden Seals   W   4-1     1-2-0
10/18/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-3     1-3-0
10/19/1975   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-3     1-4-0
10/22/1975   at California Golden Seals   L   2-4     1-5-0
10/24/1975   at Vancouver Canucks         L   2-4     1-6-0
10/26/1975   at Los Angeles Kings         L   2-4     1-7-0
10/29/1975   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   2-0     2-7-0
11/01/1975   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   7-3     3-7-0
11/05/1975   vs St. Louis Blues           L   1-4     3-8-0
11/07/1975   at Atlanta Flames            L   2-3     3-9-0
11/09/1975   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   0-3     3-10-0
11/11/1975   at Montreal Canadiens        L   0-6     3-11-0
11/13/1975   at Boston Bruins             L   0-6     3-12-0
11/15/1975   vs New York Rangers          L   2-5     3-13-0
11/18/1975   at St. Louis Blues           W   5-1     4-13-0
11/19/1975   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   0-6     4-14-0
11/22/1975   vs Atlanta Flames            L   3-6     4-15-0
11/26/1975   vs New York Islanders        L   1-9     4-16-0
11/29/1975   vs Washington Capitals       W   5-3     5-16-0
12/03/1975   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   3-1     6-16-0
12/06/1975   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   4-0     7-16-0
12/07/1975   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-6     7-17-0
12/09/1975   at New York Islanders        L   0-6     7-18-0
12/11/1975   at Kansas City Scouts        W   5-3     8-18-0
12/13/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   2-1     9-18-0
12/14/1975   at Washington Capitals       T   4-4     9-18-1
12/17/1975   vs Atlanta Flames            W   3-2     10-18-1
12/18/1975   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-5     10-19-1
12/20/1975   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   5-3     11-19-1
12/21/1975   at New York Rangers          L   0-2     11-20-1
12/26/1975   at Washington Capitals       T   1-1     11-20-2
12/27/1975   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-2     11-21-2
12/29/1975   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   2-1     12-21-2
12/31/1975   vs Boston Bruins             L   1-6     12-22-2
01/03/1976   at St. Louis Blues           L   2-3     12-23-2
01/07/1976   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   1-2     12-24-2
01/08/1976   at Detroit Red Wings         L   0-5     12-25-2
01/10/1976   vs St. Louis Blues           W   2-0     13-25-2

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/14/1976   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   5-6     13-26-2
01/17/1976   vs Washington Capitals       W   7-3     14-26-2
01/18/1976   at Buffalo Sabres            L   1-4     14-27-2
01/21/1976   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   5-1     15-27-2
01/23/1976   at Vancouver Canucks         L   3-8     15-28-2
01/25/1976   at Pittsburgh Penguins       T   1-1     15-28-3
01/27/1976   at New York Islanders        L   3-4     15-29-3
01/28/1976   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   9-3     16-29-3
01/31/1976   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   3-3     16-29-4
02/01/1976   at New York Rangers          L   2-3     16-30-4
02/04/1976   at Detroit Red Wings         L   0-5     16-31-4
02/07/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   3-4     16-32-4
02/08/1976   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   1-4     16-33-4
02/11/1976   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-5     16-34-4
02/14/1976   vs Detroit Red Wings         L   2-3     16-35-4
02/15/1976   vs California Golden Seals   L   3-7     16-36-4
02/17/1976   at Los Angeles Kings         L   1-2     16-37-4
02/18/1976   at California Golden Seals   L   3-6     16-38-4
02/20/1976   at Vancouver Canucks         L   0-7     16-39-4
02/22/1976   at Kansas City Scouts        W   6-3     17-39-4
02/24/1976   vs New York Islanders        L   2-7     17-40-4
02/26/1976   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-3     17-41-4
02/28/1976   vs New York Rangers          W   5-3     18-41-4
03/01/1976   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-4     18-42-4
03/02/1976   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-6     18-43-4
03/06/1976   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   0-5     18-44-4
03/07/1976   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   3-4     18-45-4
03/10/1976   vs Atlanta Flames            L   1-4     18-46-4
03/13/1976   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-4     18-47-4
03/14/1976   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   2-8     18-48-4
03/16/1976   at New York Islanders        W   3-1     19-48-4
03/17/1976   at New York Rangers          L   1-3     19-49-4
03/21/1976   vs Los Angeles Kings         T   4-4     19-49-5
03/23/1976   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   3-3     19-49-6
03/24/1976   at Kansas City Scouts        W   4-1     20-49-6
03/27/1976   at St. Louis Blues           L   3-6     20-50-6
03/28/1976   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   3-5     20-51-6
03/30/1976   vs St. Louis Blues           L   3-5     20-52-6
04/02/1976   at Atlanta Flames            L   2-4     20-53-6
04/04/1976   at Boston Bruins             T   2-2     20-53-7

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