1975-1976 Minnesota North Stars team stats

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1975-1976 Minnesota North Stars: 20-53-7
Previous Season Next Season 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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