1976-1977 Minnesota North Stars team stats

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1976-1977 Minnesota North Stars: 23-39-18
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 17-14-9 (134 goals scored, 140 allowed) Road record: 6-25-9 (106 goals scored, 170 allowed) Head Coach: Ted Harris Power Play: 59/339 (17.4%) Penalty Killing: 154/211 (73.0%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 9-11 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 172-242 240 goals scored (10th of 18 teams), 310 goals allowed (18th), 774 PIM (16th) NHL Averages: 3.32 goals/game (265.7 goals/team), 1040.5 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   21   80   29   66   95   58   1   0  115   49   98    0  223  13.0  -32
C     22  Roland Eriksson      6'3   190   22   80   25   44   69   10  10   0  101   46   85    1  249  10.0  -29
C      7  Glen Sharpley        6'0   190   20   80   25   32   57   48   2   1   67   13   93   18  206  12.1  -21
LW    14  Ernie Hicke          5'11  185   29   77   30   20   50   41  10   0   79   31   80    0  186  16.1  -32
RW    15  Dean Talafous        6'4   180   23   80   22   27   49   10   9   0   87   44   72    0  185  11.9  -29
LW    12  Steve Jensen         6'2   190   21   78   22   23   45   62   4   2   72   11   81   14  160  13.8   -6
RW    10  Alex Pirus           6'1   205   21   79   20   17   37   47   1   0   45    4   61    0  128  15.6  -20
RW    11  Bill Fairbairn       5'10  170   29   51    9   20   29    2   0   2   55    6   66   16   83  10.8   -1
C     21  Bill Hogaboam        5'11  170   27   73   10   15   25   16   0   0   39    3   53    0  120   8.3  -17
D      5  Dennis O'Brien       6'0   195   27   75    6   18   24  114   2   0   74    5  116   12   74   8.1  -35
D/RW  23  Lou Nanne            6'1   185   35   68    2   20   22   12   2   0   74   27   82   11   69   2.9  -24
LW    16  Pierre Jarry         5'11  190   27   21    8   13   21    2   4   0   26   12   21    1   52  15.4   -6
LW    27  Jim Roberts          6'1   198   20   53   11    8   19   14   1   0   33    3   39    0   73  15.1   -9
D      6  Doug Hicks           6'0   185   21   79    5   14   19   68   1   1   74   14  121   30   83   6.0  -31
D     26  Nick Beverley        6'2   185   29   52    2   17   19    6   0   0   62    2   77   17   59   3.4    0
RW    29  Tom Younghans        5'11  175   23   78    8    6   14   35   1   3   21    1   70   39   54  14.8  -11
D      2  Dwight Bialowas      6'0   185   24   18    1    9   10    0   1   0   18   12    9    0   21   4.8   -3
D      3  Fred Barrett         5'11  195   26   60    1    8    9   46   0   0   42    4   86   17   54   1.9  -31
D      4  Jerry Engele         6'0   197   26   31    1    7    8   41   0   0   29    0   29    3   36   2.8   +3
D     20  Tom Reid             6'1   200   30   54    0    8    8   52   0   0   56    4  101   33   45   0.0  -16
RW     8  Bill Goldsworthy     6'0   190   32   16    2    3    5    6   1   0    8    1   25   10   39   5.1   -8
LW    25  Rich Nantais         5'11  188   22   40    1    3    4   53   0   0    9    1   16    0   23   4.3   -8
C      9  Blake Dunlop         5'10  170   23    3    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    3    0    8   0.0   -2
G      1  Pete LoPresti        6'1   195   22   44    0    1    1    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      2  Chris Ahrens         6'0   185   24    2    0    0    0    5   0   0    1    0    0    0    1   0.0   +1
G     35  Paul Harrison        6'1   168   21    2    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Gary Smith           6'4   215   32   36    0    0    0   12  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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        22   44  2590  156  3.61  13  20  10 1325   .882   1   1
G   30  Gary Smith           32   36  2090  139  3.99  10  17   8 1166   .881   3   1
G   35  Paul Harrison        21    2   120   11  5.50   0   2   0   52   .788   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

1976 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    3  C    Glen Sharpley            389          Hull Festivals (QMJHL)             
  2   31  LW   Jim Roberts              106          Ottawa 67's (OHA)                    [pick acquired from LA via DET]
  3   39  D    Don Jackson              311          Notre Dame (NCAA)                  
  3   51  RW   Ron Zanussi              299          London Knights (OHA)                 [pick acquired from BUF]
  4   57  D    Mike Fedorko                      4   Hamilton Fincups (OHA)             
  5   75  LW   Phil Verchota                         University of Minnesota (NCAA)     
  6   93  C    Dave Delich                           Colorado College (NCAA)            
  7  110  D    Jeff Barr                             Michigan State University (NCAA)   

Traded draft picks:

#2 to LA (Steve Clippingdale)

Transactions

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
11-11-1976	traded Bill Goldsworthy to Rangers for Bill Fairbairn and Nick Beverley
06-15-1977	signed Kent-Erik Andersson as a free agent
08-1977	signed Per-Olav Brasar as a free agent

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/05/1977   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-4 
04/07/1977   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   1-7

Playoff Stats: 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 21 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 D 4 Jerry Engele 6'0 197 26 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 C 22 Roland Eriksson 6'3 190 22 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 RW 11 Bill Fairbairn 5'10 170 29 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 LW 14 Ernie Hicke 5'11 185 29 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 LW 12 Steve Jensen 6'2 190 21 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 RW 10 Alex Pirus 6'1 205 21 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 G 30 Gary Smith 6'4 215 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 3 Fred Barrett 5'11 195 26 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 6 Doug Hicks 6'0 185 21 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 C 21 Bill Hogaboam 5'11 170 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Pete LoPresti 6'1 195 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D/RW 23 Lou Nanne 6'1 185 35 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 5 Dennis O'Brien 6'0 195 27 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 D 20 Tom Reid 6'1 200 30 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 27 Jim Roberts 6'1 198 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 7 Glen Sharpley 6'0 190 20 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 RW 15 Dean Talafous 6'4 180 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 29 Tom Younghans 5'11 175 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 2 Chris Ahrens 6'0 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 26 Nick Beverley 6'2 185 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 2 Dwight Bialowas 6'0 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 9 Blake Dunlop 5'10 170 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 8 Bill Goldsworthy 6'0 190 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 35 Paul Harrison 6'1 168 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 16 Pierre Jarry 5'11 190 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 25 Rich Nantais 5'11 188 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Pete LoPresti 22 2 77 6 4.68 0 2 48 .875 1 0 G 30 Gary Smith 32 1 43 4 5.58 0 0 15 .733 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/06/1976 at New York Rangers L 5-6 0-1-0 10/07/1976 at Boston Bruins L 2-6 0-2-0 10/09/1976 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-1 1-2-0 10/12/1976 vs New York Rangers L 4-10 1-3-0 10/16/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-2 1-4-0 10/17/1976 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-3 1-5-0 10/20/1976 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-3 2-5-0 10/22/1976 at Colorado Rockies T 3-3 2-5-1 10/23/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-3 3-5-1 10/27/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-3 4-5-1 10/30/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-5 4-6-1 10/31/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-9 4-7-1 11/03/1976 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-5 4-8-1 11/06/1976 at New York Islanders L 2-5 4-9-1 11/07/1976 at Washington Capitals L 1-4 4-10-1 11/10/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-2 5-10-1 11/13/1976 vs New York Islanders L 2-3 5-11-1 11/14/1976 at Buffalo Sabres T 4-4 5-11-2 11/17/1976 vs Cleveland Barons T 3-3 5-11-3 11/19/1976 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-6 5-12-3 11/20/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-8 5-13-3 11/24/1976 vs St. Louis Blues L 2-4 5-14-3 11/27/1976 vs Washington Capitals W 6-1 6-14-3 11/28/1976 at New York Rangers L 1-4 6-15-3 12/01/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 6-15-4 12/04/1976 vs New York Rangers L 4-11 6-16-4 12/07/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-6 6-17-4 12/08/1976 vs Atlanta Flames L 0-5 6-18-4 12/10/1976 at Atlanta Flames T 3-3 6-18-5 12/11/1976 at St. Louis Blues T 1-1 6-18-6 12/14/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 6-18-7 12/18/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks L 1-3 6-19-7 12/21/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 6-19-8 12/22/1976 at Cleveland Barons L 3-4 6-20-8 12/28/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings W 8-3 7-20-8 12/30/1976 at Montreal Canadiens T 5-5 7-20-9 01/01/1977 at St. Louis Blues L 1-3 7-21-9 01/05/1977 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 8-21-9 01/06/1977 at Detroit Red Wings W 7-2 9-21-9 01/08/1977 vs Boston Bruins W 3-1 10-21-9

Date Opponent Result Record 01/12/1977 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-5 10-22-9 01/15/1977 at Boston Bruins T 3-3 10-22-10 01/16/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 10-23-10 01/18/1977 at New York Islanders L 2-7 10-24-10 01/20/1977 vs Atlanta Flames T 4-4 10-24-11 01/22/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-3 11-24-11 01/23/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-5 11-25-11 01/26/1977 at Los Angeles Kings W 3-2 12-25-11 01/29/1977 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-4 12-26-11 01/30/1977 at Colorado Rockies L 2-4 12-27-11 02/02/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-5 12-28-11 02/05/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks T 5-5 12-28-12 02/06/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks W 3-0 13-28-12 02/09/1977 vs Colorado Rockies L 6-8 13-29-12 02/12/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 13-29-13 02/13/1977 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-6 13-30-13 02/15/1977 at Washington Capitals T 3-3 13-30-14 02/17/1977 vs Washington Capitals T 4-4 13-30-15 02/19/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-2 14-30-15 02/20/1977 at Colorado Rockies L 2-3 14-31-15 02/23/1977 vs Boston Bruins W 2-1 15-31-15 02/25/1977 at Atlanta Flames L 2-6 15-32-15 02/26/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks W 3-0 16-32-15 03/01/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 16-33-15 03/05/1977 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-3 17-33-15 03/06/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 3-2 18-33-15 03/08/1977 at New York Islanders W 3-1 19-33-15 03/09/1977 at New York Rangers L 4-6 19-34-15 03/12/1977 at St. Louis Blues T 3-3 19-34-16 03/13/1977 vs New York Islanders T 5-5 19-34-17 03/16/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-5 19-35-17 03/18/1977 at Cleveland Barons T 2-2 19-35-18 03/20/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 2-1 20-35-18 03/22/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 20-36-18 03/26/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-7 20-37-18 03/28/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-4 21-37-18 03/29/1977 vs Cleveland Barons W 4-2 22-37-18 03/31/1977 at Detroit Red Wings W 3-1 23-37-18 04/02/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-7 23-38-18 04/03/1977 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-6 23-39-18

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