1982-1983 Minnesota North Stars team stats

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1982-1983 Minnesota North Stars: 40-24-16
Previous Season Home record: 23-6-11 (170 goals scored, 128 allowed) Road record: 17-18-5 (151 goals scored, 162 allowed) Head Coaches: Murray Oliver (18-12-7), Glen Sonmor (22-12-9) Power Play: 91/345 (26.4%) Penalty Killing: 280/347 (80.7%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 17-20 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 213-203 321 goals scored (8th of 21 teams), 290 goals allowed (9th), 1520 PIM (5th) NHL Averages: 3.86 goals/game (309.2 goals/team), 1337.8 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C      7  Neal Broten          5'9   175   23   79   32   45   77   43   8   2  115   37   62    8  165  19.4  +24
C     15  Bobby Smith          6'4   210   24   77   24   53   77   81  12   0  107   50   78    1  190  12.6  -20
LW    11  Tom McCarthy         6'2   200   22   80   28   48   76   59   4   1  109   37   60    6  171  16.4  +18
RW    20  Dino Ciccarelli      5'10  185   22   77   37   38   75   94  14   0  111   38   57    0  210  17.6  +16
LW    26  Steve Payne          6'2   210   24   80   30   39   69   53  14   1  112   48   75    2  199  15.1   -9
LW    23  Brian Bellows        5'11  210   18   78   35   30   65   27  15   1   99   44   74    7  184  19.0  -12
D      4  Craig Hartsburg      6'1   200   23   78   12   50   62  109   3   1  143   43  121   28  200   6.0   +7
C     17  Tim Young            6'1   190   27   70   18   35   53   31   6   2   76   33   71   27  152  11.8   -1
D     10  Gordie Roberts       6'1   195   25   80    3   41   44  103   2   0  135   35  108   26  127   2.4  +18
RW    24  Willi Plett          6'3   205   27   71   25   14   39  170   8   0   72   27   57    0  125  20.0  -12
D      5  Brad Maxwell         6'2   195   25   77   11   28   39  157   2   0  113   31  108   25  162   6.8   -1
RW    25  Al MacAdam           6'0   180   30   73   11   22   33   60   0   3   51    5   68   25   93  11.8   +3
C     18  Mike Eaves           5'10  180   26   75   16   16   32   21   1   5   42    2   68   25  143  11.2   -3
LW    14  Jordy Douglas        6'0   200   24   68   13   14   27   30   1   0   39    6   45    5   89  14.6   -7
D      2  Curt Giles           5'8   175   24   76    2   21   23   70   0   0   87    6   94   24   78   2.6  +11
C     21  George Ferguson      6'0   195   30   65    8   12   20   14   0   1   33    3   52   21   82   9.8   -1
LW    29  Ron Friest           5'11  185   24   50    6    7   13  150   0   0   18    0   22    0   44  13.6   -4
D     22  Gary Sargent         5'10  210   28   18    3    6    9    5   1   0   27    8   19    5   30  10.0   +5
D     32  Dan Mandich          6'3   205   22   67    3    4    7  169   0   0   48    1   57   10   49   6.1    0
LW    31  Ken Solheim          6'3   210   21   25    2    4    6    4   0   0   11    0   10    0   34   5.9   +1
D      3  Fred Barrett         5'11  195   32   51    1    3    4   22   0   0   25    0   48   13   29   3.4  -10
C     12  Warren Young         6'3   195   26    4    1    1    2    0   0   0    2    0    2    0    2  50.0    0
G     33  Don Beaupre          5'10  172   21   36    0    2    2   10  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     27  Gilles Meloche       5'9   185   32   47    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     29  Bob Bergloff         6'1   185   24    2    0    0    0    5   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
G     35  Markus Mattsson      6'0   180   25    2    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Randy Velischek      6'0   200   20    3    0    0    0    2   0   0    1    0    8    3    4   0.0   -4
C     16  Wes Jarvis           5'11  185   24    3    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    2    0    2   0.0   -2
LW    16  Anders Hakansson     6'2   190   26    5    0    0    0    9   0   0    2    0    5    4    3   0.0   +1
D     29  Dave Richter         6'5   225   22    6    0    0    0    4   0   0    5    0    5    0    3   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       32   47  2689  160  3.57  20  13  11 1407   .886   2   1
G   33  Don Beaupre          21   36  2011  120  3.58  19  10   5 1044   .885   2   0
G   35  Markus Mattsson      25    2   100    6  3.60   1   1   0   70   .914   0   1

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

1982 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    2  RW   Brian Bellows           1188          Kitchener Rangers (OHL)              [pick acquired from DET]
  3   59  C    Wally Chapman                         Edina H.S. (Minn.)                   [pick acquired from EDM via MIN]
  4   80  D    Bob Rouse               1061          Billings Bighorns (WHL)            
  4   81  C    Dusan Pasek               48          Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)          [pick acquired from BOS via CAL]
  5  101  C    Marty Wiitala                         Superior H.S. (Wisc.)              
  6  122  D    Todd Carlile                          North St. Paul H.S. (Minn.)        
  7  143  LW   Viktor Zhluktov                       CSKA Moscow (USSR)                 
  8  164  D    Paul Miller                           Crookston H.S. (Minn.)             
  9  185  C    Pat Micheletti            12          Hibbing H.S. (Minn.)               
 10  206  D    Arnold Kadlec                         Litvinov CHP HC (Czechoslovakia)   
 11  227  C    Scott Knutson                         Warroad H.S. (Minn.)               

Traded draft picks:

#1 to DET (Murray Craven)
#2 to PIT (Tim Hrynewich)
#12 to QUE (Jan Jasko)


Transactions

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
10-28-1982	traded Ron Meighan, Anders Hakansson and Minnesota's #1 pick in the 1983 draft to Penguins for George Ferguson and Pittsburgh's #1 pick in the 1983 draft
02-01-1983	traded Markus Mattsson to Kings for Los Angeles' #3 pick in the 1985 draft
03-02-1983	signed Jim Craig as a free agent
03-08-1983	traded Ken Solheim to Red Wings for future considerations

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/06/1983   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-4 
04/07/1983   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-4 (OT)
04/09/1983   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-6 
04/10/1983   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-4 (OT)
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Round 2
04/14/1983   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-5 
04/15/1983   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   4-7 
04/17/1983   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-1 
04/18/1983   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   3-4 (OT)
04/20/1983   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% +/- D 4 Craig Hartsburg 6'1 200 23 9 3 8 11 7 2 0 D 5 Brad Maxwell 6'2 195 25 9 5 6 11 23 2 0 RW 20 Dino Ciccarelli 5'10 185 22 9 4 6 10 11 1 0 C 15 Bobby Smith 6'4 210 24 9 6 4 10 17 3 0 LW 23 Brian Bellows 5'11 210 18 9 5 4 9 18 2 0 LW 26 Steve Payne 6'2 210 24 9 3 6 9 19 1 0 C 7 Neal Broten 5'9 175 23 9 1 6 7 10 1 0 LW 11 Tom McCarthy 6'2 200 22 9 2 4 6 9 0 0 D 10 Gordie Roberts 6'1 195 25 9 1 5 6 14 0 0 RW 24 Willi Plett 6'3 205 27 9 1 3 4 38 0 0 C 21 George Ferguson 6'0 195 30 9 0 3 3 4 0 0 RW 25 Al MacAdam 6'0 180 30 9 2 1 3 2 0 0 C 17 Tim Young 6'1 190 27 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 D 2 Curt Giles 5'8 175 24 5 0 2 2 6 0 0 D 22 Gary Sargent 5'10 210 28 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 LW 29 Ron Friest 5'11 185 24 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 D 3 Fred Barrett 5'11 195 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 33 Don Beaupre 5'10 172 21 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 14 Jordy Douglas 6'0 200 24 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 27 Gilles Meloche 5'9 185 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 32 Dan Mandich 6'3 205 22 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 18 Mike Eaves 5'10 180 26 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Randy Velischek 6'0 200 20 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 29 Bob Bergloff 6'1 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 16 Anders Hakansson 6'2 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 16 Wes Jarvis 5'11 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 35 Markus Mattsson 6'0 180 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 29 Dave Richter 6'5 225 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 31 Ken Solheim 6'3 210 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 12 Warren Young 6'3 195 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 27 Gilles Meloche 32 5 319 18 3.39 2 3 152 .882 1 0 G 33 Don Beaupre 21 4 245 20 4.90 2 2 136 .853 1 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/06/1982 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-4 1-0-0 10/08/1982 vs Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 1-0-1 10/09/1982 at St. Louis Blues W 6-3 2-0-1 10/14/1982 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-2 3-0-1 10/16/1982 vs Calgary Flames W 8-4 4-0-1 10/18/1982 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-3 5-0-1 10/20/1982 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-5 5-1-1 10/23/1982 at Washington Capitals W 3-1 6-1-1 10/24/1982 at New York Rangers L 2-4 6-2-1 10/26/1982 at New Jersey Devils W 5-3 7-2-1 10/28/1982 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-3 8-2-1 10/30/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2 9-2-1 11/02/1982 at Hartford Whalers W 7-6 10-2-1 11/04/1982 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-8 10-3-1 11/06/1982 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-4 10-4-1 11/09/1982 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-3 10-5-1 11/11/1982 vs New York Islanders W 2-0 11-5-1 11/13/1982 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-4 11-6-1 11/14/1982 at Chicago Black Hawks L 4-5 11-7-1 11/16/1982 at Los Angeles Kings W 8-3 12-7-1 11/18/1982 vs Buffalo Sabres W 2-1 13-7-1 11/20/1982 vs New Jersey Devils W 5-1 14-7-1 11/23/1982 at New York Islanders T 8-8 14-7-2 11/24/1982 at New York Rangers L 5-8 14-8-2 11/26/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 6-6 14-8-3 11/29/1982 vs Calgary Flames T 3-3 14-8-4 12/01/1982 at Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 15-8-4 12/02/1982 at St. Louis Blues W 6-3 16-8-4 12/04/1982 vs Winnipeg Jets W 4-1 17-8-4 12/09/1982 vs Vancouver Canucks W 9-6 18-8-4 12/11/1982 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-4 19-8-4 12/14/1982 vs Hartford Whalers T 3-3 19-8-5 12/16/1982 vs Washington Capitals T 4-4 19-8-6 12/18/1982 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 19-8-7 12/21/1982 at Calgary Flames L 4-6 19-9-7 12/22/1982 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-8 19-10-7 12/26/1982 at Winnipeg Jets W 3-2 20-10-7 12/29/1982 vs Detroit Red Wings T 5-5 20-10-8 12/31/1982 vs Boston Bruins L 3-5 20-11-8 01/05/1983 vs St. Louis Blues T 3-3 20-11-9

Date Opponent Result Record 01/08/1983 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-1 21-11-9 01/09/1983 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-6 21-12-9 01/12/1983 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 7-0 22-12-9 01/13/1983 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 2-1 23-12-9 01/15/1983 vs Edmonton Oilers L 4-10 23-13-9 01/17/1983 at Boston Bruins L 3-4 23-14-9 01/19/1983 vs Detroit Red Wings W 3-2 24-14-9 01/22/1983 vs Hartford Whalers W 7-2 25-14-9 01/25/1983 at St. Louis Blues T 4-4 25-14-10 01/27/1983 vs St. Louis Blues T 3-3 25-14-11 01/29/1983 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 25-14-12 01/31/1983 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 26-14-12 02/02/1983 at Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 26-14-13 02/03/1983 at Washington Capitals L 1-3 26-15-13 02/05/1983 at New York Islanders W 4-2 27-15-13 02/10/1983 vs New York Rangers W 7-5 28-15-13 02/12/1983 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-4 29-15-13 02/15/1983 at New Jersey Devils W 3-2 30-15-13 02/17/1983 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-3 31-15-13 02/19/1983 vs Boston Bruins L 2-6 31-16-13 02/22/1983 at Detroit Red Wings W 3-2 32-16-13 02/23/1983 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-3 32-17-13 02/26/1983 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 4-4 32-17-14 02/27/1983 at Chicago Black Hawks W 2-1 33-17-14 03/02/1983 vs St. Louis Blues T 4-4 33-17-15 03/05/1983 at Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 34-17-15 03/06/1983 vs Los Angeles Kings W 8-3 35-17-15 03/08/1983 vs Buffalo Sabres W 5-1 36-17-15 03/10/1983 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-6 36-18-15 03/12/1983 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-6 36-19-15 03/14/1983 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-3 37-19-15 03/16/1983 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-2 38-19-15 03/19/1983 at St. Louis Blues T 3-3 38-19-16 03/21/1983 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-3 39-19-16 03/23/1983 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-6 39-20-16 03/24/1983 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-5 39-21-16 03/26/1983 at Detroit Red Wings W 7-5 40-21-16 03/29/1983 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-4 40-22-16 03/30/1983 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-5 40-23-16 04/02/1983 at Los Angeles Kings L 5-8 40-24-16

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