1979-1980 Minnesota North Stars team stats

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1979-1980 Minnesota North Stars: 36-28-16
Previous Season Next Season 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


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

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

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1979 vs Hartford Whalers W 4-1 1-0-0 10/13/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-1 2-0-0 10/14/1979 at Buffalo Sabres W 5-4 3-0-0 10/17/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-6 3-1-0 10/19/1979 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-3 3-2-0 10/21/1979 at Edmonton Oilers T 5-5 3-2-1 10/24/1979 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 4-2-1 10/27/1979 vs New York Rangers W 7-2 5-2-1 10/31/1979 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-3 6-2-1 11/01/1979 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-5 6-3-1 11/03/1979 vs Washington Capitals W 7-1 7-3-1 11/06/1979 at Vancouver Canucks T 7-7 7-3-2 11/09/1979 at Colorado Rockies W 6-5 8-3-2 11/10/1979 at Los Angeles Kings T 6-6 8-3-3 11/14/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 7-2 9-3-3 11/17/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 9-4-3 11/18/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 9-4-4 11/21/1979 vs New York Islanders W 3-1 10-4-4 11/24/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 10-4-5 11/25/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-6 10-5-5 11/28/1979 at New York Rangers T 4-4 10-5-6 11/29/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-6 10-6-6 12/01/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets T 4-4 10-6-7 12/05/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers W 6-1 11-6-7 12/08/1979 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-1 12-6-7 12/12/1979 at Washington Capitals W 5-4 13-6-7 12/14/1979 at Atlanta Flames L 2-3 13-7-7 12/15/1979 at St. Louis Blues W 3-1 14-7-7 12/17/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-1 15-7-7 12/19/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-2 16-7-7 12/26/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 6-0 17-7-7 12/27/1979 at Colorado Rockies L 3-4 17-8-7 12/29/1979 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-4 17-9-7 12/31/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-2 18-9-7 01/02/1980 vs Boston Bruins W 2-1 19-9-7 01/05/1980 vs Washington Capitals T 2-2 19-9-8 01/07/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 7-1 20-9-8 01/09/1980 vs Hartford Whalers W 6-2 21-9-8 01/12/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings L 5-6 21-10-8 01/15/1980 at St. Louis Blues L 1-2 21-11-8

Date Opponent Result Record 01/16/1980 vs St. Louis Blues W 7-3 22-11-8 01/19/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings L 4-5 22-12-8 01/21/1980 at Boston Bruins L 0-3 22-13-8 01/23/1980 at Quebec Nordiques L 4-6 22-14-8 01/26/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings T 4-4 22-14-9 01/27/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-3 22-15-9 01/29/1980 at New York Islanders T 2-2 22-15-10 01/31/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 22-16-10 02/02/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks L 4-5 22-17-10 02/03/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-2 23-17-10 02/09/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 24-17-10 02/10/1980 at Hartford Whalers W 6-2 25-17-10 02/13/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers L 3-5 25-18-10 02/16/1980 vs Atlanta Flames T 2-2 25-18-11 02/18/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-2 26-18-11 02/19/1980 at Atlanta Flames T 4-4 26-18-12 02/21/1980 at New York Islanders W 5-2 27-18-12 02/23/1980 vs New York Rangers W 6-3 28-18-12 02/24/1980 at Detroit Red Wings L 5-7 28-19-12 02/26/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-4 29-19-12 02/28/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-6 29-20-12 03/01/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 1-4 29-21-12 03/02/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 29-21-13 03/05/1980 at Quebec Nordiques T 3-3 29-21-14 03/08/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 2-6 29-22-14 03/09/1980 at New York Rangers L 2-4 29-23-14 03/12/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-4 29-24-14 03/15/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-5 29-25-14 03/16/1980 at Hartford Whalers W 6-1 30-25-14 03/18/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-3 31-25-14 03/19/1980 vs Boston Bruins W 7-4 32-25-14 03/21/1980 at Washington Capitals W 4-3 33-25-14 03/23/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 7-1 34-25-14 03/25/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-2 35-25-14 03/28/1980 at Winnipeg Jets W 2-1 36-25-14 03/30/1980 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-5 36-26-14 04/01/1980 vs New York Islanders T 1-1 36-26-15 04/02/1980 at Edmonton Oilers T 1-1 36-26-16 04/05/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-2 36-27-16 04/06/1980 at Boston Bruins L 2-4 36-28-16

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