1980-1981 Minnesota North Stars: 35-28-17
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Home record: 23-10-7 (166 goals scored, 120 allowed)
Road record: 12-18-10 (125 goals scored, 143 allowed)
Head Coach: Glen Sonmor
Power Play: 88/408 (21.6%)
Penalty Killing: 240/304 (78.9%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-13
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 196-186
291 goals scored (16th of 21 teams), 263 goals allowed (5th), 1624 PIM (12th)
NHL Averages: 3.84 goals/game (307.5 goals/team), 1659.0 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 22 78 29 64 93 71 13 0 125 56 68 0 242 12.0 +1
C 17 Tim Young 6'1 190 25 74 25 41 66 40 10 0 107 53 63 15 214 11.7 +6
RW 25 Al MacAdam 6'0 180 28 78 21 39 60 94 6 0 103 47 64 2 145 14.5 -6
LW 26 Steve Payne 6'2 210 22 76 30 28 58 88 11 0 105 49 42 0 243 12.3 +14
LW 11 Tom McCarthy 6'2 200 20 62 23 25 48 62 4 0 75 24 51 3 147 15.6 +3
D 4 Craig Hartsburg 6'1 200 21 74 13 30 43 124 8 0 109 48 86 16 207 6.3 -9
RW 8 Kent-Erik Andersson 6'2 185 29 77 17 24 41 22 1 4 56 3 63 18 127 13.4 +8
C 28 Steve Christoff 6'1 180 22 56 26 13 39 58 9 0 63 20 56 4 132 19.7 -9
D 10 Gordie Roberts 6'1 195 23 50 6 31 37 94 3 0 73 21 66 16 83 7.2 +2
C 18 Mike Eaves 5'10 180 24 48 10 24 34 18 1 1 53 13 42 3 104 9.6 +1
RW 20 Dino Ciccarelli 5'10 185 20 32 18 12 30 29 8 0 45 15 28 0 126 14.3 +2
D 2 Curt Giles 5'8 175 22 67 5 22 27 56 1 0 79 20 67 17 82 6.1 +9
D 23 Greg Smith 6'0 195 25 74 5 21 26 128 1 0 83 8 96 28 99 5.1 +7
C 7 Glen Sharpley 6'0 190 24 28 12 12 24 18 6 0 32 11 25 0 52 23.1 -4
RW 9 Ron Zanussi 5'11 180 24 41 6 11 17 89 0 0 31 3 25 0 43 14.0 +3
LW 12 Mike Fidler 5'11 195 24 20 5 12 17 6 0 0 25 10 11 1 42 11.9 +5
D 5 Brad Maxwell 6'2 195 23 27 3 13 16 98 3 0 43 15 35 6 71 4.2 -1
C/LW 16 Mike Polich 5'8 170 28 74 8 5 13 19 0 1 19 1 59 39 58 13.8 -2
D 3 Fred Barrett 5'11 195 30 62 4 8 12 72 0 0 56 2 74 21 73 5.5 +1
D 22 Gary Sargent 5'10 210 26 23 4 7 11 36 2 0 31 11 24 3 42 9.5 -1
RW 29 Tom Younghans 5'11 175 27 74 4 6 10 79 1 1 18 1 60 35 55 7.3 -8
D 6 Paul Shmyr 5'11 170 34 61 1 9 10 79 0 0 49 2 63 20 62 1.6 +4
LW 21 Jack Carlson 6'3 205 26 43 7 2 9 108 0 0 18 0 23 0 24 29.2 -5
LW 14 Brad Palmer 6'0 185 19 23 4 4 8 22 0 0 17 2 22 1 59 6.8 -6
LW 31 Ken Solheim 6'3 210 19 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 9 22.2 +3
C 9 Kevin Maxwell 5'9 165 20 6 0 3 3 7 0 0 4 0 5 0 9 0.0 -1
D 32 Don Jackson 6'3 210 24 10 0 3 3 19 0 0 8 0 8 3 14 0.0 +3
C 7 Neal Broten 5'9 175 21 3 2 0 2 12 0 0 3 0 2 0 6 33.3 +1
LW 31 Ron Friest 5'11 185 22 4 1 0 1 10 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 16.7 -2
G 33 Don Beaupre 5'10 172 19 44 0 1 1 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 24 Roger Melin 6'4 195 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 -1
C 24 Joe Contini 5'10 178 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
C 24 Jon Fontas 5'10 185 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
D 6 Murray Brumwell 6'2 190 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 --- +1
RW 24 Jim Dobson 6'1 195 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
LW 20 Rob Flockhart 6'0 185 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.0 -2
G 27 Gilles Meloche 5'9 185 30 38 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
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 33 Don Beaupre 19 44 2585 138 3.20 18 14 11 1315 .895 4 0
G 27 Gilles Meloche 30 38 2215 120 3.25 17 14 6 1078 .889 1 2
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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1980 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 16 LW Brad Palmer 168 Victoria Cougars (WHL)
2 37 G Don Beaupre 667 Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
3 53 D Randy Velischek 509 Providence College (NCAA) [pick acquired from TOR]
4 79 D Mark Huglen Roseau H.S. (Minn.)
5 100 D David Jensen 18 University of Minnesota (NCAA)
6 121 D Dan Zavarise Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
7 142 RW Bill Stewart University of Denver (NCAA)
8 163 RW Jeff Walters Peterborough Petes (OHA)
9 184 LW Bob Lakso Aurora H.S. (Minn.)
10 205 D Dave Richter 365 University of Michigan (NCAA)
Traded draft picks:
#3 to CHI (Marcel Frere)
Transactions
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 |
12-16-1980 | traded Mike Fidler to Whalers for Gordie Roberts |
12-29-1980 | traded Glen Sharpley to Black Hawks for Ken Solheim and Chicago's #2 pick in the 1981 draft |
02-1981 | signed Rich Leduc as a free agent |
02-02-1981 | traded Gary Edwards to Oilers for Edmonton's #3 pick in the 1982 draft |
03-10-1981 | traded Ron Zanussi and Minnesota's #3 pick in the 1981 draft to Maple Leafs for Toronto's #2 pick in the 1981 draft |
03-23-1981 | signed Roger Melin as a free agent |
06-09-1981 | traded Dan Chicoine to Nordiques for Nelson Burton |
07-15-1981 | signed Archie Henderson as a free agent |
07-22-1981 | signed Anders Hakansson as a free agent |
07-27-1981 | signed Robbie Moore as a free agent |
07-31-1981 | purchased Lindsay Middlebrook from Jets |
08-21-1981 | traded Don Jackson and Minnesota's #3 pick in the 1982 draft to Oilers for the rights to Don Murdoch |
08-21-1981 | traded Greg Smith, Minnesota's #1 pick in the 1982 draft and the rights to Don Murdoch to Red Wings for Detroit's #1 pick in the 1982 draft |
09-1981 | signed Peter Hayek as a free agent |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/08/1981 at Boston Bruins W 5-4 (OT)
04/09/1981 at Boston Bruins W 9-6
04/11/1981 vs Boston Bruins W 6-3
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Round 2
04/16/1981 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-3 (OT)
04/17/1981 at Buffalo Sabres W 5-2
04/19/1981 vs Buffalo Sabres W 6-4
04/20/1981 vs Buffalo Sabres L 4-5 (OT)
04/22/1981 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-3
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Semifinals
04/28/1981 at Calgary Flames W 4-1
04/30/1981 at Calgary Flames L 2-3
05/03/1981 vs Calgary Flames W 6-4
05/05/1981 vs Calgary Flames W 7-4
05/07/1981 at Calgary Flames L 1-3
05/09/1981 vs Calgary Flames W 5-3
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/12/1981 at New York Islanders L 3-6
05/14/1981 at New York Islanders L 3-6
05/17/1981 vs New York Islanders L 5-7
05/19/1981 vs New York Islanders W 4-2
05/21/1981 at New York Islanders L 1-5
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
LW 26 Steve Payne 6'2 210 22 19 17 12 29 6 6 0
C 15 Bobby Smith 6'4 210 22 19 8 17 25 13 2 0
RW 20 Dino Ciccarelli 5'10 185 20 19 14 7 21 25 5 0
RW 25 Al MacAdam 6'0 180 28 19 9 10 19 4 1 1
C 17 Tim Young 6'1 190 25 12 3 14 17 9 0 0
C 28 Steve Christoff 6'1 180 22 18 8 8 16 16 5 0
D 4 Craig Hartsburg 6'1 200 21 19 3 12 15 16 3 0
D 5 Brad Maxwell 6'2 195 23 18 3 11 14 35 1 0
LW 14 Brad Palmer 6'0 185 19 19 8 5 13 4 1 2
C 7 Neal Broten 5'9 175 21 19 1 7 8 9 0 0
C 9 Kevin Maxwell 5'9 165 20 16 3 4 7 24 0 1
RW 8 Kent-Erik Andersson 6'2 185 29 19 2 4 6 2 0 0
D 10 Gordie Roberts 6'1 195 23 19 1 5 6 17 0 1
D 23 Greg Smith 6'0 195 25 19 1 5 6 39 0 1
D 2 Curt Giles 5'8 175 22 19 1 4 5 14 0 0
LW 11 Tom McCarthy 6'2 200 20 8 0 3 3 6 0 0
LW 21 Jack Carlson 6'3 205 26 15 1 2 3 50 0 0
LW 31 Ken Solheim 6'3 210 19 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
D 3 Fred Barrett 5'11 195 30 14 0 1 1 16 0 0
C/LW 16 Mike Polich 5'8 170 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 6 Paul Shmyr 5'11 170 34 3 0 0 0 4 0 0
RW 29 Tom Younghans 5'11 175 27 5 0 0 0 4 0 0
G 33 Don Beaupre 5'10 172 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 27 Gilles Meloche 5'9 185 30 13 0 0 0 4 0 0
D 6 Murray Brumwell 6'2 190 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 24 Joe Contini 5'10 178 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 24 Jim Dobson 6'1 195 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 18 Mike Eaves 5'10 180 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 12 Mike Fidler 5'11 195 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 20 Rob Flockhart 6'0 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 24 Jon Fontas 5'10 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 31 Ron Friest 5'11 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 32 Don Jackson 6'3 210 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 24 Roger Melin 6'4 195 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 22 Gary Sargent 5'10 210 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 7 Glen Sharpley 6'0 190 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 9 Ron Zanussi 5'11 180 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 27 Gilles Meloche 30 13 802 47 3.52 8 5 405 .884 1 0
G 33 Don Beaupre 19 6 360 26 4.33 4 2 218 .881 0 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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