1982-1983 Minnesota North Stars team stats

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) -------------------------------------------------- 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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