1979-1980 Minnesota North Stars: 36-28-16
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Home record: 25-8-7 (180 goals scored, 102 allowed)
Road record: 11-20-9 (131 goals scored, 151 allowed)
Head Coach: Glen Sonmor
Power Play: 75/316 (23.7%)
Penalty Killing: 197/240 (82.1%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 4-7
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 232-203
311 goals scored (4th of 21 teams), 253 goals allowed (6th), 1064 PIM (13th)
NHL Averages: 3.51 goals/game (281.0 goals/team), 1211.7 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
RW 25 Al MacAdam 6'0 180 27 80 42 51 93 24 13 0 139 47 60 4 170 24.7 +36
LW 26 Steve Payne 6'2 210 21 80 42 43 85 40 16 0 138 47 55 1 233 18.0 +37
C 15 Bobby Smith 6'4 210 21 61 27 56 83 24 9 0 107 35 56 0 223 12.1 +16
C 17 Tim Young 6'1 190 24 77 31 43 74 24 5 2 101 25 73 11 220 14.1 +14
C 7 Glen Sharpley 6'0 190 23 51 20 27 47 38 6 0 62 16 49 2 109 18.3 -1
C 18 Mike Eaves 5'10 180 23 56 18 28 46 11 9 0 62 26 36 3 80 22.5 +3
RW 9 Ron Zanussi 5'11 180 23 72 14 31 45 93 2 0 76 15 57 0 129 10.9 +4
D 4 Craig Hartsburg 6'1 200 20 79 14 30 44 81 7 0 140 45 116 19 202 6.9 -2
D 5 Brad Maxwell 6'2 195 22 58 7 30 37 126 0 0 109 27 82 9 135 5.2 +9
LW 11 Tom McCarthy 6'2 200 19 68 16 20 36 39 1 0 64 15 56 0 101 15.8 -7
D 22 Gary Sargent 5'10 210 25 52 13 21 34 22 3 0 91 32 54 7 129 10.1 +12
C/LW 16 Mike Polich 5'8 170 27 78 10 14 24 20 0 0 34 0 61 27 94 10.6 0
D 3 Fred Barrett 5'11 195 29 80 8 14 22 71 0 0 80 1 88 26 85 9.4 +17
RW 8 Kent-Erik Andersson 6'2 185 28 61 9 10 19 8 1 0 37 2 45 7 87 10.3 -3
D 23 Greg Smith 6'0 195 24 55 5 13 18 103 1 1 63 10 62 8 91 5.5 -1
D 6 Paul Shmyr 5'11 170 33 63 3 15 18 84 0 0 72 1 56 10 82 3.7 +25
RW 29 Tom Younghans 5'11 175 26 79 10 6 16 92 0 1 30 0 57 24 79 12.7 -3
C 28 Steve Christoff 6'1 180 21 20 8 7 15 19 0 0 22 5 14 0 34 23.5 +3
LW 14 Per-Olov Brasar 5'8 172 29 22 1 14 15 0 0 0 20 7 13 1 38 2.6 +1
LW 12 Mike Fidler 5'11 195 23 24 5 4 9 13 1 0 18 4 12 1 38 13.2 +3
D 2 Curt Giles 5'8 175 21 37 2 7 9 31 1 0 35 11 37 4 48 4.2 -9
C/RW 24 Kris Manery 6'0 185 25 28 3 4 7 16 0 0 17 1 22 1 40 7.5 -5
LW 20 Rob Flockhart 6'0 185 23 10 1 3 4 2 0 0 7 2 9 0 10 10.0 -4
D 32 Don Jackson 6'3 210 23 10 0 4 4 18 0 0 9 0 8 3 8 0.0 +4
RW 14 Dan Chicoine 5'11 192 22 24 1 2 3 12 0 0 8 0 18 0 25 4.0 -10
D 10 Dave Hanson 6'0 190 25 22 1 1 2 39 0 0 2 0 7 0 11 9.1 -5
G 27 Gilles Meloche 5'9 185 29 54 0 1 1 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 32 Jim Dobson 6'1 195 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
G 1 Louis Levasseur 5'10 160 30 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 21 Robbie Laird 5'9 165 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 --- -2
G 30 Steve Janaszak 6'1 210 22 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
C 28 Jon Fontas 5'10 185 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 --- -1
LW 24 Tony White 5'10 175 25 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 4 0 10 0.0 -2
G 35 Gary Edwards 5'9 165 32 26 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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Steve Janaszak 22 1 60 2 2.00 0 0 1 28 .929 0 0
G 27 Gilles Meloche 29 54 3141 160 3.06 27 20 5 1553 .897 1 1
G 35 Gary Edwards 32 26 1539 82 3.20 9 7 10 669 .877 1 0
G 1 Louis Levasseur 30 1 60 7 7.00 0 1 0 36 .806 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
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1979 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 6 D Craig Hartsburg 570 77 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
1 10 LW Tom McCarthy 460 Oshawa Generals (OHA) [pick acquired from PIT via WAS]
3 42 C Neal Broten 1099 University of Minnesota (NCAA) [pick acquired from EDM]
3 63 C Kevin Maxwell 66 University of North Dakota (NCAA) [pick acquired from EDM]
5 90 RW Jim Dobson 12 Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6 111 RW Brian Gualazzi Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
Traded draft picks:
#2 to MTL (Gaston Gingras)
#3 to EDM (Mark Messier)
#4 to EDM (Glenn Anderson)
Transactions
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 |
10-12-1979 | signed Rob Flockhart as a free agent |
12-10-1979 | traded Per-Olov Brasar to Canucks for Vancouver's #2 pick in the 1981 draft |
01-03-1980 | traded future considerations to Red Wings for Dave Hanson |
01-03-1980 | sold Alex Pirus to Red Wings |
01-04-1980 | traded Kris Manery to Canucks for Vancouver's #2 pick in the 1982 draft |
02-01-1980 | signed Joe Contini as a free agent |
02-01-1980 | signed Ken Kuzyk as a free agent |
03-1980 | signed Steve Janaszak as a free agent |
03-11-1980 | traded future considerations to Oilers for Jim Corsi |
06-06-1980 | purchased Alex Pirus from Red Wings |
06-08-1980 | Red Wings claimed Dave Hanson on waivers |
06-16-1980 | signed Dan Poulin as a free agent |
06-26-1980 | signed Ron Friest as a free agent |
07-04-1980 | traded Alex Pirus to Islanders for future considerations |
08-07-1980 | signed Murray Brumwell as a free agent |
09-1980 | traded future considerations to Canadiens for Bill Nyrop |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/08/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-3
04/09/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-2
04/11/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-3 (OT)
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Round 2
04/16/1980 at Montreal Canadiens W 3-0
04/17/1980 at Montreal Canadiens W 4-1
04/19/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens L 0-5
04/20/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-5
04/22/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-6
04/23/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-2
04/27/1980 at Montreal Canadiens W 3-2
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Semifinals
04/29/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers W 6-5
05/01/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 0-7
05/04/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-5
05/06/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-3
05/08/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-7
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
RW 25 Al MacAdam 6'0 180 27 15 7 9 16 4 1 0
LW 26 Steve Payne 6'2 210 21 15 7 7 14 9 3 0
C 15 Bobby Smith 6'4 210 21 15 1 13 14 9 1 0
C 28 Steve Christoff 6'1 180 21 14 8 4 12 7 2 0
LW 11 Tom McCarthy 6'2 200 19 15 5 6 11 20 3 0
D 5 Brad Maxwell 6'2 195 22 11 0 8 8 20 0 0
C 7 Glen Sharpley 6'0 190 23 9 1 6 7 4 0 0
C 18 Mike Eaves 5'10 180 23 15 2 5 7 4 0 0
C 17 Tim Young 6'1 190 24 15 2 5 7 4 1 1
D 2 Curt Giles 5'8 175 21 12 2 4 6 10 2 0
RW 8 Kent-Erik Andersson 6'2 185 28 13 2 4 6 2 0 0
RW 9 Ron Zanussi 5'11 180 23 14 0 4 4 17 0 0
D 4 Craig Hartsburg 6'1 200 20 15 3 1 4 17 2 0
D 22 Gary Sargent 5'10 210 25 4 2 1 3 2 1 0
D 6 Paul Shmyr 5'11 170 33 14 2 1 3 23 1 0
C/LW 16 Mike Polich 5'8 170 27 15 2 1 3 2 0 0
RW 29 Tom Younghans 5'11 175 26 15 2 1 3 17 0 2
LW 20 Rob Flockhart 6'0 185 23 1 1 0 1 2 0 0
D 23 Greg Smith 6'0 195 24 12 0 1 1 9 0 0
RW 14 Dan Chicoine 5'11 192 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 32 Don Jackson 6'3 210 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 Gary Edwards 5'9 165 32 7 0 0 0 2 0 0
G 27 Gilles Meloche 5'9 185 29 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 Fred Barrett 5'11 195 29 14 0 0 0 22 0 0
LW 14 Per-Olov Brasar 5'8 172 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 32 Jim Dobson 6'1 195 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 12 Mike Fidler 5'11 195 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 28 Jon Fontas 5'10 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 10 Dave Hanson 6'0 190 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 30 Steve Janaszak 6'1 210 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 21 Robbie Laird 5'9 165 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 1 Louis Levasseur 5'10 160 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C/RW 24 Kris Manery 6'0 185 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 24 Tony White 5'10 175 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 27 Gilles Meloche 29 11 564 34 3.62 5 4 296 .885 0 1
G 35 Gary Edwards 32 7 337 22 3.92 3 3 169 .870 0 0
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