Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars | |
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founding | February 9, 1966 |
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Minnesota North Stars 1967 - 1993 Dallas Stars since 1993 |
Stadion | Met Center |
Location | Minneapolis , Minnesota |
Team colors | Green, gold, white, black |
Stanley Cups | no |
Conference title | 1980/81 , 1990/91 |
Division title | 1981/82 , 1983/84 |
The Minnesota North Stars ( IPA : [mɪnɨˈsoʊtə noːɻθ stɑɹs] ) are a former ice hockey team that was active in the NHL from 1967 to 1993 . In 1993 the team moved to Dallas , Texas and called themselves Dallas Stars from then on .
history
In 1967 the NHL was expanded. So far, the league consisted of the Original Six and now six more teams have joined the top division in North American ice hockey. Minnesota was particularly enthusiastic about ice hockey, so a franchise was established without any problems . The team played its games in Bloomington . The North Stars had an experienced management team that was able to build a powerful team with successful players like goalkeeper Lorne Worsley , defender and captain Ted Harris and strikers like Bill Goldsworthy , Danny Grant and Dennis Hextall .
The first season was overshadowed by tragedy. In a game in January 1968 against the Oakland Seals , Bill Masterton was brought down by an opponent and hit the back of his head on the ice. Bill Masterton died two days later. To date, he is the only player in NHL history to die from an injury resulting from the game. In his honor, the Professional Hockey Writers Association created the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy , which has been awarded annually since 1968 to the player who excelled in and around ice hockey through perseverance, dedication and fairness. Bill Masterton's number 19 was no longer assigned by the team and was officially banned in 1987.
In the mid-1970s, Worsley and Harris resigned and times were tough for the North Stars. The teams did not perform well and the playoffs were missed several times . In 1978 the team was bought by the owner of the NHL team Cleveland Barons , who merged the two teams under the name of the Minnesota North Stars. As a result, some good players like Al MacAdam and goalkeeper Gilles Meloche , but also Dennis Maruk , who was given up soon after, joined the team. In addition, Bobby Smith was drafted , a talented young man who developed into a top scorer. One or the other player was brought into the team and from 1979 onwards, the North Stars achieved positive victory statistics for five seasons in a row. The highlight was the entry into the Stanley Cup final in 1981 against the New York Islanders .
But from 1984 the positive times were over again and one managed only one positive victory statistic before the move to Dallas. In 1988 they had the first pick in the NHL Entry Draft , drew Mike Modano , who grew to become one of the top players in the franchise.
In the early 1990s, the team's owners expressed the desire to relocate the team to San Francisco as fewer and fewer spectators came to the games. However, moving to California was not in the interest of the league and so the topic was off the table for the time being. But a solution was found during the 1990/91 season . The 1978 merger between the Cleveland Barons and the North Stars was dissolved and the owners of the Barons opened a franchise in California as the San Jose Sharks . The Canadian Norman Green became the new owner of the North Stars . The North Stars players were split between the two teams in the 1991 NHL Dispersal Draft , and new players replenished the roster.
In the summer of 1991, the North Stars made it to the Stanley Cup final, despite a rather poor regular season. They fought the Pittsburgh Penguins , had even won two of the first three games, but after an 8-0 defeat in the sixth game they had to bury their dream of winning the title. It was the most one-sided game to decide the Stanley Cup winner since 23-2 in the 1905 Stanley Cup Final between the Ottawa Silver Seven and the Dawson City Nuggets .
The moody behavior and legal problems of owner Norman Green seemed to be affecting the fan base and the audience numbers continued to decline. His shopping mall empire was about to go bankrupt and he was on trial for sexual harassment. He demanded concessions for his team that neither the region nor the state of Minnesota granted him. As a result, the franchise moved to Dallas in the fall of 1993.
Arrived in Dallas
Shortly after arriving in Dallas, the team was sold to Tom Hicks . When the Dallas Stars won the first Stanley Cup in franchise history, their official video "Nothing Else Matters" not only showed pictures of the Dallas Stars, but also paid tribute to the 1991 finals. With Mike Modano, Derian Hatcher , Richard Matvichuk and Bob Gainey , four players from back then were still in the ranks of the stars.
The NHL returns to Minnesota
In 1990 the NHL was against the North Stars disappearing from Minnesota because they really wanted a team in the region. But in 1993 there was nothing they could do about the fact that the North Stars moved to Dallas. In the summer of 2000, the NHL expanded and a new franchise opened in Minnesota. This time in Saint Paul . The Minnesota Wild have so far qualified for the playoffs three times: The first time in 2003 they made it to the final of the Western Conference, where they lost to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . In 2007 they made it to the quarterfinals, but lost there again to the Anaheim Ducks , in 2008 they made it back to the quarterfinals but lost to Colorado Avalanche .
Season statistics
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, PIM = penalty minutes
season | GP | W. | L. | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | space | Playoffs |
1967/68 | 74 | 27 | 35 | 15th | 69 | 191 | 226 | 738 | 4th, west | Victory in the quarterfinals, 4-3 ( Los Angeles ), defeat in the semifinals, 3-4-3 ( St. Louis ) |
1968/69 | 76 | 18th | 43 | 15th | 51 | 189 | 270 | 862 | 6th, west | not qualified |
1969/70 | 76 | 19th | 35 | 22nd | 60 | 224 | 257 | 1.008 | 3rd, west | Quarter-finals defeat, 2-4 ( St. Louis ) |
1970/71 | 78 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 72 | 191 | 223 | 898 | 4th, west | Victory in the quarter-finals, 4-2 ( St. Louis ), defeat in the semi-finals, 2-4 ( Montréal ) |
1971/72 | 78 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 86 | 212 | 191 | 853 | 2nd, west | Quarter-finals defeat, 3-4 ( St. Louis ) |
1972/73 | 78 | 37 | 30th | 11 | 85 | 254 | 230 | 881 | 3rd, west | Quarter-finals defeat, 2-4 ( Philadelphia ) |
1973/74 | 78 | 23 | 38 | 17th | 63 | 235 | 275 | 821 | 7th, west | not qualified |
1974/75 | 80 | 23 | 50 | 7th | 53 | 221 | 341 | 1.106 | 4th, Smythe | not qualified |
1975/76 | 80 | 20th | 53 | 7th | 47 | 195 | 303 | 1,191 | 4th, Smythe | not qualified |
1976/77 | 80 | 23 | 39 | 18th | 64 | 240 | 310 | 774 | 2nd, Smythe | Defeat in the preliminary round, 0-2 ( Buffalo ) |
1977/78 | 80 | 18th | 53 | 9 | 45 | 218 | 325 | 1,096 | 5th, Smythe | not qualified |
1978/79 | 80 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 68 | 257 | 289 | 1.102 | 4th, Adams | not qualified |
1979/80 | 80 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 88 | 311 | 253 | 1,064 | 3rd, Adams | Victory in the preliminary round, 3-0 ( Toronto ) win in the quarter-finals, 4-3 ( Montréal ) defeat in the semi-finals, 1-4 ( Philadelphia ) |
1980/81 | 80 | 35 | 28 | 17th | 87 | 291 | 263 | 1,624 | 3rd, Adams | Victory in the preliminary round, 3-0 ( Boston ) win in the quarter-finals, 4-1 ( Buffalo ) win in the semifinals, 4-2 ( Calgary ) defeat in the Stanley Cup final, 1-4 ( New York ) |
1981/82 | 80 | 37 | 23 | 20th | 94 | 346 | 288 | 1,358 | 1st, Norris | Loss in division semi-finals, 1-3 ( Chicago ) |
1982/83 | 80 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 96 | 321 | 290 | 1,520 | 2nd, Norris | Victory in the division semi-finals, 3: 1 ( Toronto ) Defeat in the division final, 1: 4 ( Chicago ) |
1983/84 | 80 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 88 | 345 | 344 | 1,696 | 1st, Norris | Victory in the division semi-finals, 3-2 ( Chicago ) win the division final, 4-3 ( St. Louis ) loss in the conference final, 0-4 ( Edmonton ) |
1984/85 | 80 | 25th | 43 | 12 | 62 | 268 | 321 | 1,735 | 4th, Norris | Victory in the division semi-finals, 3-0 ( St. Louis ) defeat in the division final, 2: 4 ( Chicago ) |
1985/86 | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 85 | 327 | 305 | 1,672 | 2nd, Norris | Divisional semi-final defeat, 2-3 ( St. Louis ) |
1986/87 | 80 | 30th | 40 | 10 | 70 | 296 | 314 | 1.936 | 5th, Norris | not qualified |
1987/88 | 80 | 19th | 48 | 13 | 51 | 242 | 349 | 2,313 | 5th, Norris | not qualified |
1988/89 | 80 | 27 | 37 | 16 | 70 | 258 | 278 | 1,972 | 3rd, Norris | Division semi-finals lost, 4-1 ( St. Louis ) |
1989/90 | 80 | 36 | 40 | 4th | 76 | 284 | 291 | 2,041 | 4th, Norris | Loss in the division semi-finals, 3-4 ( Chicago ) |
1990/91 | 80 | 27 | 39 | 14th | 68 | 256 | 266 | 1,964 | 4th, Norris | Victory in the division semi-finals, 4: 2 ( Chicago ) victory in the division final, 4: 2 ( St. Louis ) victory in the conference final, 4: 1 ( Edmonton ) defeat in the Stanley Cup final, 2: 4 ( Pittsburgh ) |
1991/92 | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6th | 70 | 246 | 278 | 2,169 | 4th, Norris | Division semi-final defeat, 3-4 ( Detroit ) |
1992/93 | 84 | 36 | 38 | 10 | 82 | 272 | 293 | 1,885 | 5th, Norris | not qualified |
total | 2,062 | 758 | 970 | 334 | 1,850 | 6,690 | 7,373 | 36,279 | 17 playoff appearances, 31 series: 14 wins, 17 losses, 159 games: 77 wins, 82 losses |
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Players to be mentioned
- Udo Kießling , the first German in the NHL
Team captains
- Bob Woytowich 1967-1968
- Elmer Vasko 1968–1969
- Claude Larose 1969-1970
- Ted Harris 1970-1974
- Bill Goldsworthy 1974-1976
- Bill Hogaboam 1976-1977
- Nick Beverley 1977-1978
- Jean-Paul Parisé 1978–1979
- Paul Shmyr 1979-1981
- Tim Young 1981-1982
- Craig Hartsburg 1982-1989
- Brian Bellows 1983-1984 (while Hartsburg was injured)
- Curt Giles 1989-1991
- Mark Tinordi 1991-1993
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame
Blocked jersey numbers
After moving to Dallas, number 7 was also blocked by Neal Broten , who had played for Minnesota for a long time.
Top 10 voting rights in the NHL Entry Draft
- 1969 : Dick Redmond (5th)
- 1974 : Doug Hicks (6th)
- 1975 : Bryan Maxwel (4th)
- 1976 : Glen Sharpley (3rd)
- 1977 : Brad Maxwell (7th)
- 1978 : Bobby Smith (1st)
- 1979 : Craig Hartsburg (6th) & Tom McCarthy (10th)
- 1982 : Brian Bellows (2nd)
- 1983 : Brian Lawton (1st)
- 1987 : Dave Archibald (6th)
- 1988 : Mike Modano (1st)
- 1989 : Doug Zmolek (7th)
- 1990 : Derian Hatcher (8th)
- 1991 : Richard Matvichuk (8th)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Held: America is not paradise . In: Kicker sports magazine . March 18, 1982, ISSN 0023-1290 , p. 23 .