1978-1979 Minnesota North Stars team stats

1978-1979 Minnesota North Stars: 28-40-12
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Home record: 19-15-6  (143 goals scored, 116 allowed)
Road record: 9-25-6  (114 goals scored, 173 allowed)
Head Coaches: Harry Howell (3-6-2), Glen Sonmor (25-34-10)

Power Play: 63/289 (21.8%)
Penalty Killing: 184/232 (79.3%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 4-9
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 190-232

257 goals scored (12th of 17 teams), 289 goals allowed (11th), 1102 PIM (11th)

NHL Averages: 3.50 goals/game (279.8 goals/team), 1159.7 PIM/team

Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     15  Bobby Smith          6'4   210   20   80   30   44   74   39   9   0   92   30   71    1  244  12.3   -8
RW    25  Al MacAdam           6'0   180   26   69   24   34   58   30   6   0   89   27   66    4  135  17.8    0
C     17  Tim Young            6'1   190   23   73   24   32   56   46   8   0   78   31   61    2  147  16.3  -12
C      7  Glen Sharpley        6'0   190   22   80   19   34   53   30   5   0   81   18   88    7  162  11.7  -18
LW    12  Mike Fidler          5'11  195   22   59   23   26   49   42   4   0   56   15   66    0  158  14.6  -25
D     22  Gary Sargent         5'10  210   24   79   12   32   44   39   8   0  145   43  135   23  182   6.6  -10
LW    26  Steve Payne          6'2   210   20   70   23   17   40   29   3   0   63   11   57    0  165  13.9   -5
D      5  Brad Maxwell         6'2   195   21   70    9   28   37  145   5   0   88   25   89   13  200   4.5  -13
C/RW  24  Kris Manery          6'0   185   24   60   17   19   36   16   3   0   58   17   59    5  126  13.5  -13
LW    14  Per-Olov Brasar      5'8   172   28   68    6   28   34    6   2   0   60   20   58   14  126   4.8   -4
D     23  Greg Smith           6'0   195   23   80    5   27   32  147   1   0   99   14  127   21  193   2.6  -21
RW     9  Ron Zanussi          5'11  180   22   63   14   16   30   82   3   0   56   12   43    4   98  14.3   +5
LW    11  J.P. Parise          5'9   175   37   57   13    9   22   45   1   0   47   21   39    1   73  17.8  -12
D      4  Jean Potvin          5'11  188   29   64    5   16   21   65   2   2   67   11   73    7   89   5.6  -10
RW    29  Tom Younghans        5'11  175   25   76    8   10   18   50   0   0   25    0   69   21   70  11.4  -23
C/LW  16  Mike Polich          5'8   170   26   73    6   10   16   18   0   0   28    1   59   19   66   9.1  -13
RW     8  Kent-Erik Andersson  6'2   185   27   41    9    4   13    4   2   2   20    4   30    8   59  15.3   -6
D      3  Fred Barrett         5'11  195   28   45    1    9   10   48   0   0   44    2   57   11   36   2.8   -4
D     20  Bryan Maxwell        6'2   200   23   25    1    6    7   46   0   0   15    0   32    4   32   3.1  -13
RW    10  Alex Pirus           6'1   205   23   15    1    3    4    9   0   0    8    1   15    0   14   7.1   -8
D      2  Bill Butters         5'10  185   27   49    0    4    4   47   0   0   22    0   46   12   17   0.0  -12
LW    21  Jack Carlson         6'3   205   24   16    3    0    3   40   0   0    9    0    7    0   18  16.7   +2
LW    28  Jim Roberts          6'1   198   22   11    2    1    3    0   0   0    5    1    9    0    8  25.0   -5
D     18  Jim McKenny          5'11  192   32   10    1    1    2    2   1   0    5    2    7    1    8  12.5   -3
C     21  Bill Hogaboam        5'11  170   29   10    1    1    2    0   0   0    4    0    7    2    6  16.7   -1
D      2  John Baby            6'0   195   21    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    4    1    6   0.0   -2
G     35  Gary Edwards         5'9   165   31   25    0    1    1   26  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     27  Gilles Meloche       5'9   185   28   53    0    1    1   25  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    19  Chuck Arnason        5'10  183   27    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    1    0   ---    0
RW    12  Dan Chicoine         5'11  192   21    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
C     21  Dennis Maruk         5'8   175   23    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    2   0.0   -1
C     18  Mike Eaves           5'10  180   22    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    3    2    5   0.0   -1
D     32  Don Jackson          6'3   210   22    5    0    0    0    2   0   0    2    0    4    1    6   0.0   -1
G      1  Pete LoPresti        6'1   195   24    7    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   27  Gilles Meloche       28   53  3118  173  3.33  20  25   7 1500   .885   4   2
G   35  Gary Edwards         31   25  1337   83  3.72   6  11   5  627   .868   1   0
G    1  Pete LoPresti        24    7   345   28  4.87   2   4   0  158   .823   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

1978 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    1  C    Bobby Smith             1077          Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  2   19  LW   Steve Payne              613          Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  2   24  C    Steve Christoff          248          University of Minnesota (NCAA)       [pick acquired from COL]
  4   54  D    Curt Giles               895          University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)  
  5   70  LW   Roy Kerling                           Cornell University (NCAA)          
  6   87  D    Bob Bergloff               2          University of Minnesota (NCAA)     
  7  104  D    Kim Spencer                           Victoria Cougars (WCHL)            
  8  121  D    Mike Cotter                           Bowling Green State Univ. (NCAA)   
  9  138  RW   Brent Gogol                           Billings Bighorns (WCHL)           
 10  155  LW   Mike Seide                            Bloomington Junior Stars (USHL)    

Traded draft picks:

#3 to PHI (Gord Salt)

Transactions

06-14-1978	traded Paul Harrison to Maple Leafs for Toronto's #4 pick in the 1981 draft
06-15-1978	traded Bob Stewart to Blues for St. Louis' #2 pick in the 1981 draft
06-15-1978	claimed Paul Symyr in dispersal draft
06-30-1978	signed Gary Sargent as a free agent
07-1978	assigned the rights to Rick Hampton, Dave Gardner and Steve Jensen to Kings as compensation for signing Gary Sargent as a free agent
07-01-1978	signed Jim Boo as a free agent
07-15-1978	signed Gerry O'Flaherty as a free agent
07-27-1978	traded future considerations to Red Wings for Jack Carlson
08-08-1978	sold Bob Murdoch to Blues
08-12-1978	Blues claimed Rick Shinske on waivers
08-28-1978	traded Harvey Bennett to Blues for St. Louis' #2 pick in the 1981 draft
09-05-1978	Kings claimed Nick Beverley on waivers
09-06-1978	signed Mike Polich as a free agent
09-06-1978	assigned Jerome Engle to Canadiens as compensation for signing Mike Polich as a free agent
09-13-1978	Red Wings claimed Pierre Plante on waivers
10-05-1978	traded Walt McKechnie to Maple Leafs for Toronto's #3 pick in the 1980 draft
10-09-1978	sold Gerry O'Flaherty to Flames
10-18-1978	traded Dennis Maruk to Capitals for Pittsburgh's #1 pick in the 1979 draft
03-12-1979	traded Chuck Arnason to Capitals for future considerations
04-24-1979	purchased Chuck Arnason from Capitals
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Paul Shmyr prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Ed Mio prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Oilers claimed Ed Mio as an expansion draft priority selection
06-10-1979	received Richie Hansen from Islanders as compensation for their signing of Jean Potvin as a free agent
06-10-1979	traded Bryan Maxwell and Richie Hansen to Blues for St. Louis' #2 pick in the 1982 draft
06-13-1979	Jets selected Jim Roberts in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Nordiques selected Ken Kuzyk in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Nordiques selected John Baby in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Oilers selected Pete Lopresti in expansion draft
07-19-1979	sold Chuck Arnason to Canucks
08-09-1979	traded Dave Semenko to Oilers for Edmonton's #2 and #3 picks in the 1979 draft
08-13-1979	Nordiques claimed Greg Tebbut on waivers
09-1979	signed Jon Fontas as a free agent
09-15-1979	signed Robbie Laird as a free agent
09-17-1979	signed Tony White as a free agent
09-28-1979	signed Dino Ciccarelli as a free agent
10-02-1979	signed Louis Levasseur as a free agent


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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/11/1978   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-5     0-1-0
10/14/1978   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   2-5     0-2-0
10/18/1978   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   7-2     1-2-0
10/19/1978   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-6     1-3-0
10/21/1978   at Detroit Red Wings         T   4-4     1-3-1
10/25/1978   vs Boston Bruins             T   2-2     1-3-2
10/28/1978   vs Colorado Rockies          L   0-1     1-4-2
11/01/1978   vs St. Louis Blues           W   9-1     2-4-2
11/04/1978   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   2-1     3-4-2
11/05/1978   at Buffalo Sabres            L   1-2     3-5-2
11/07/1978   at New York Islanders        L   2-5     3-6-2
11/08/1978   at New York Rangers          W   5-3     4-6-2
11/10/1978   at Vancouver Canucks         W   3-2     5-6-2
11/11/1978   at Los Angeles Kings         L   1-8     5-7-2
11/15/1978   vs Washington Capitals       L   2-3     5-8-2
11/18/1978   vs New York Rangers          L   2-7     5-9-2
11/19/1978   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-9     5-10-2
11/22/1978   vs New York Islanders        L   1-4     5-11-2
11/24/1978   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-4     5-12-2
11/25/1978   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   1-4     5-13-2
11/29/1978   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-5     5-14-2
12/01/1978   at Atlanta Flames            W   4-3     6-14-2
12/02/1978   vs Atlanta Flames            W   5-3     7-14-2
12/06/1978   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   4-0     8-14-2
12/09/1978   vs Colorado Rockies          W   3-0     9-14-2
12/10/1978   at Boston Bruins             T   4-4     9-14-3
12/13/1978   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-3     9-15-3
12/15/1978   at Washington Capitals       W   6-1     10-15-3
12/16/1978   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   2-5     10-16-3
12/19/1978   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   5-3     11-16-3
12/20/1978   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-4     11-17-3
12/23/1978   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   5-3     12-17-3
12/26/1978   at St. Louis Blues           W   6-4     13-17-3
12/27/1978   vs Washington Capitals       W   6-1     14-17-3
12/30/1978   at Colorado Rockies          L   2-7     14-18-3
01/03/1979   vs St. Louis Blues           T   3-3     14-18-4
01/06/1979   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-5     14-19-4
01/08/1979   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-3     14-20-4
01/10/1979   at Toronto Maple Leafs       T   2-2     14-20-5
01/11/1979   at Boston Bruins             L   4-6     14-21-5

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/13/1979   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-3     15-21-5
01/15/1979   at New York Rangers          W   8-1     16-21-5
01/16/1979   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   0-5     16-22-5
01/19/1979   at Colorado Rockies          L   3-5     16-23-5
01/20/1979   vs Colorado Rockies          T   3-3     16-23-6
01/24/1979   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   2-2     16-23-7
01/27/1979   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   3-1     17-23-7
01/28/1979   at Buffalo Sabres            W   3-1     18-23-7
01/30/1979   at New York Islanders        W   5-4     19-23-7
02/01/1979   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   6-1     20-23-7
02/03/1979   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   1-2     20-24-7
02/04/1979   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   6-4     21-24-7
02/14/1979   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   8-1     22-24-7
02/15/1979   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   5-6     22-25-7
02/17/1979   vs Boston Bruins             T   3-3     22-25-8
02/18/1979   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-3     22-26-8
02/21/1979   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-1     23-26-8
02/23/1979   at Atlanta Flames            T   2-2     23-26-9
02/24/1979   vs Atlanta Flames            L   3-6     23-27-9
02/28/1979   vs New York Rangers          T   4-4     23-27-10
03/01/1979   at Buffalo Sabres            T   5-5     23-27-11
03/03/1979   at Boston Bruins             L   0-5     23-28-11
03/04/1979   at Washington Capitals       L   4-5     23-29-11
03/07/1979   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   5-1     24-29-11
03/10/1979   vs Boston Bruins             L   3-4     24-30-11
03/11/1979   at St. Louis Blues           L   2-8     24-31-11
03/14/1979   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   4-3     25-31-11
03/17/1979   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   4-6     25-32-11
03/18/1979   vs New York Islanders        L   3-5     25-33-11
03/21/1979   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   7-3     26-33-11
03/24/1979   at Colorado Rockies          W   3-1     27-33-11
03/25/1979   at Vancouver Canucks         L   1-2     27-34-11
03/27/1979   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-5     27-35-11
03/29/1979   at Boston Bruins             L   4-7     27-36-11
03/31/1979   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-6     27-37-11
04/01/1979   at Detroit Red Wings         L   1-3     27-38-11
04/03/1979   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-3     28-38-11
04/04/1979   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-7     28-39-11
04/06/1979   at Vancouver Canucks         T   2-2     28-39-12
04/07/1979   at Los Angeles Kings         L   1-7     28-40-12

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