1981-1982 Minnesota North Stars: 37-23-20
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Home record: 21-7-12 (202 goals scored, 142 allowed)
Road record: 16-16-8 (144 goals scored, 146 allowed)
Head Coaches: Glen Sonmor (34-23-19), Murray Oliver (3-0-1)
Power Play: 89/362 (24.6%)
Penalty Killing: 222/271 (81.9%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 11-9
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 246-230
346 goals scored (5th of 21 teams), 288 goals allowed (6th), 1358 PIM (15th)
NHL Averages: 4.01 goals/game (321.0 goals/team), 1592.7 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 23 80 43 71 114 82 20 0 149 57 82 0 261 16.5 +10
RW 20 Dino Ciccarelli 5'10 185 21 76 55 51 106 138 20 0 145 54 77 0 289 19.0 +14
C 7 Neal Broten 5'9 175 22 73 38 60 98 42 7 2 123 38 91 20 188 20.2 +14
LW 26 Steve Payne 6'2 210 23 74 33 45 78 76 11 0 115 40 56 1 239 13.8 +20
D 4 Craig Hartsburg 6'1 200 22 76 17 60 77 117 5 0 159 48 115 15 204 8.3 +11
RW 25 Al MacAdam 6'0 180 29 79 18 43 61 37 5 2 100 28 82 19 141 12.8 +9
C 28 Steve Christoff 6'1 180 23 69 26 29 55 14 4 0 79 12 58 0 178 14.6 +9
LW 14 Brad Palmer 6'0 185 20 72 22 23 45 18 7 0 73 23 64 1 180 12.2 -13
LW 11 Tom McCarthy 6'2 200 21 40 12 30 42 36 3 0 68 17 45 4 89 13.5 +10
C 17 Tim Young 6'1 190 26 49 10 31 41 67 1 0 62 19 50 7 125 8.0 0
D 10 Gordie Roberts 6'1 195 24 79 4 30 34 119 0 0 127 33 119 24 104 3.8 -1
D 5 Brad Maxwell 6'2 195 24 51 10 21 31 96 0 1 85 30 57 8 109 9.2 +6
C 18 Mike Eaves 5'10 180 25 25 11 10 21 0 2 0 31 10 21 2 62 17.7 +2
RW 8 Kent-Erik Andersson 6'2 185 30 70 9 12 21 18 0 0 35 1 57 18 78 11.5 -5
LW 16 Anders Hakansson 6'2 190 25 72 12 4 16 29 0 4 31 1 55 13 76 15.8 -12
D 3 Fred Barrett 5'11 195 31 69 1 15 16 89 0 0 66 0 101 23 43 2.3 -12
D 2 Curt Giles 5'8 175 23 74 3 12 15 87 0 0 92 11 79 13 65 4.6 +15
LW 21 Jack Carlson 6'3 205 27 57 8 4 12 103 1 0 15 1 19 0 39 20.5 -5
D 24 Bill Nyrop 6'2 205 29 42 4 8 12 35 0 1 59 1 52 8 25 16.0 +14
LW 31 Ken Solheim 6'3 210 20 29 4 5 9 4 2 0 17 3 22 0 46 8.7 -8
C 9 Kevin Maxwell 5'9 165 21 12 1 4 5 8 0 0 9 1 9 0 20 5.0 -1
D 22 Gary Sargent 5'10 210 27 15 0 5 5 18 0 0 25 8 13 1 24 0.0 +5
C 9 Mark Johnson 5'9 170 24 10 2 2 4 10 1 0 4 3 7 2 18 11.1 -4
D 6 Murray Brumwell 6'2 190 21 21 0 3 3 18 0 0 19 1 23 5 12 0.0 0
D 6 Dan Poulin 5'11 185 24 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 1 8 12.5 +1
D 23 Ron Meighan 6'3 195 18 7 1 1 2 2 0 0 8 0 11 1 4 25.0 -2
RW 29 Tom Younghans 5'11 175 28 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 50.0 +1
G 27 Gilles Meloche 5'9 185 31 51 0 1 1 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 32 Archie Henderson 6'6 220 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
C 12 Warren Young 6'3 195 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 --- -3
D 6 Udo Kiessling 5'10 180 26 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 0
D 6 Peter Hayek 5'10 200 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 --- -1
C 29 Mike Antonovich 5'8 165 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 --- -1
LW 29 Roger Melin 6'4 195 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
D 29 Dave Richter 6'5 225 21 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0
G 35 Lindsay Middlebrook 5'7 160 26 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
RW 32 Jim Dobson 6'1 195 21 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0.0 0
LW 29 Ron Friest 5'11 185 23 10 0 0 0 31 0 0 1 0 5 0 5 0.0 -4
G 33 Don Beaupre 5'10 172 20 29 0 0 0 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
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 35 Lindsay Middlebrook 26 3 140 7 3.00 0 0 2 70 .900 0 0
G 27 Gilles Meloche 31 51 3026 175 3.47 26 15 9 1657 .894 2 1
G 33 Don Beaupre 20 29 1634 101 3.71 11 8 9 899 .888 3 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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1981 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 13 D Ron Meighan 48 Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
2 27 C Dave Donnelly 137 St. Albert Saints (AJHL) [pick acquired from TOR]
2 31 G Mike Sands 6 Sudbury Wolves (OHL) [pick acquired from VAN]
2 33 D Tom Hirsch 31 Patrick Henry H.S. (Minn.) [pick acquired from CHI]
2 34 RW Dave Preuss St. Thomas Academy H.S. (Minn.)
2 41 C Jali Wahlsten TPS Turku (Finland) [pick acquired from STL]
4 69 LW Terry Tait Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) [pick acquired from TOR]
4 76 C Jim Malwitz Grand Rapids H.S. (Minn.)
5 97 D Kelly Hubbard Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6 118 RW Paul Guay 117 Mount St. Charles H.S. (R.I.)
7 139 RW Jim Archibald 16 Moose Jaw Tier II (SJHL)
8 160 C Kari Kanervo TPS Turku (Finland)
9 181 C Scott Bjugstad 317 University of Minnesota (NCAA)
10 202 G Steve Kudebeh Minneapolis Breck H.S. (Minn.)
Traded draft picks:
#3 to TOR (Ernie Godden)
Transactions
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 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 |
08-21-1981 | traded Don Jackson and Minnesota's #3 pick in the 1982 draft to Oilers for the rights to Don Murdoch |
09-1981 | signed Peter Hayek as a free agent |
10-22-1981 | signed Warren Young as a free agent |
10-30-1981 | sold Tom Younghans to Rangers |
11-05-1981 | signed Mike Antonovich as a free agent |
12-31-1981 | sold Kevin Maxwell and the rights to Joe Dobson to Rockies |
03-02-1982 | traded Minnesota's #2 pick in the 1982 draft to Penguins for Mark Johnson |
03-05-1982 | signed Udo Kiessling as a free agent |
06-07-1982 | traded Steve Christoff, Bill Nyrop and Minnesota's #2 pick in the 1982 draft to Flames for Willi Plett and Calgary's #4 pick in the 1982 draft |
06-09-1982 | traded Brad Palmer and the rights to Dave Donnelly to Bruins for agreeing not to select Brian Bellows in the 1982 draft |
07-19-1982 | signed Dan Mandich as a free agent |
08-04-1982 | traded Robbie Moore and Minnesota's #11 pick in the 1983 draft to Capitals for Rollie Boutin and Wes Jarvis |
08-09-1982 | signed Steve Carlson as a free agent |
08-23-1982 | traded Shawn Dineen to Rangers for Dan McCarthy |
09-20-1982 | signed Jim Dobson as a free agent |
09-24-1982 | signed Markus Mattsson as a free agent |
10-01-1982 | traded Mark Johnson and Kent-Erik Andersson to Whalers for Jordy Douglas and Hartford's #5 pick in the 1984 draft |
10-04-1982 | Devils claimed Murray Brumwell in waiver draft |
10-04-1982 | Blues claimed Jack Carlson in waiver draft |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/07/1982 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 2-3 (OT)
04/08/1982 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 3-5
04/10/1982 at Chicago Black Hawks W 7-1
04/11/1982 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-5
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 23 4 4 2 6 2 2 0
C 15 Bobby Smith 6'4 210 23 4 2 4 6 5 0 0
RW 20 Dino Ciccarelli 5'10 185 21 4 3 1 4 2 2 0
D 4 Craig Hartsburg 6'1 200 22 4 1 2 3 14 0 0
D 5 Brad Maxwell 6'2 195 24 4 0 3 3 13 0 0
D 10 Gordie Roberts 6'1 195 24 4 0 3 3 27 0 0
RW 8 Kent-Erik Andersson 6'2 185 30 4 0 2 2 0 0 0
C 7 Neal Broten 5'9 175 22 4 0 2 2 0 0 0
C 9 Mark Johnson 5'9 170 24 4 2 0 2 0 1 0
LW 11 Tom McCarthy 6'2 200 21 4 0 2 2 4 0 0
C 17 Tim Young 6'1 190 26 4 1 1 2 10 0 0
LW 31 Ken Solheim 6'3 210 20 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
D 3 Fred Barrett 5'11 195 31 4 0 1 1 16 0 0
RW 25 Al MacAdam 6'0 180 29 4 1 0 1 4 0 0
LW 21 Jack Carlson 6'3 205 27 1 0 0 0 15 0 0
G 33 Don Beaupre 5'10 172 20 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
D 6 Murray Brumwell 6'2 190 21 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
C 28 Steve Christoff 6'1 180 23 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
LW 29 Ron Friest 5'11 185 23 2 0 0 0 5 0 0
D 24 Bill Nyrop 6'2 205 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
LW 16 Anders Hakansson 6'2 190 25 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
LW 14 Brad Palmer 6'0 185 20 3 0 0 0 12 0 0
D 2 Curt Giles 5'8 175 23 4 0 0 0 2 0 0
G 27 Gilles Meloche 5'9 185 31 4 0 0 0 2 0 0
C 29 Mike Antonovich 5'8 165 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 32 Jim Dobson 6'1 195 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 18 Mike Eaves 5'10 180 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 6 Peter Hayek 5'10 200 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 32 Archie Henderson 6'6 220 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 6 Udo Kiessling 5'10 180 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 9 Kevin Maxwell 5'9 165 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 23 Ron Meighan 6'3 195 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 29 Roger Melin 6'4 195 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 35 Lindsay Middlebrook 5'7 160 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 6 Dan Poulin 5'11 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 29 Dave Richter 6'5 225 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 22 Gary Sargent 5'10 210 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 12 Warren Young 6'3 195 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 29 Tom Younghans 5'11 175 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 27 Gilles Meloche 31 4 184 8 2.61 1 2 87 .908 1 0
G 33 Don Beaupre 20 2 60 4 4.00 0 1 27 .852 1 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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