1972–73 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1972–73 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' sixth season.

1972–73 Minnesota North Stars
Division3rd West
1972–73 record37–30–11
Goals for254
Goals against230
Team information
General managerWren Blair
CoachJack Gordon
CaptainTed Harris
Team leaders
GoalsDanny Grant (32)
AssistsDennis Hextall (52)
PointsDennis Hextall (82)
Penalty minutesDennis Hextall (140)
WinsCesare Maniago (21)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (2.88)

Coached by Jack Gordon, the team compiled a record of 37–30–11 for 85 points, to finish the regular season 3rd in the West Division. In the playoffs they lost the quarter-finals 4–2 to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Regular season

Final standings

West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks7842279284225+5993
2Philadelphia Flyers78373011296256+4085
3Minnesota North Stars78373011254230+2485
4St. Louis Blues78323412233251−1876
5Pittsburgh Penguins7832379257265−873
6Los Angeles Kings78313611232245−1373
7Atlanta Flames78253815191239−4865
8California Golden Seals78164616213323−11048

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 7, 19720–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)0–1–0
2WOctober 11, 19725–2California Golden Seals (1972–73)1–1–0
3TOctober 14, 19723–3Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)1–1–1
4LOctober 15, 19722–6@ New York Rangers (1972–73)1–2–1
5WOctober 18, 19726–0@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)2–2–1
6LOctober 21, 19722–3Atlanta Flames (1972–73)2–3–1
7WOctober 24, 19722–1@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)3–3–1
8LOctober 25, 19723–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)3–4–1
9WOctober 28, 19722–1Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)4–4–1
10LOctober 29, 19721–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)4–5–1
11TNovember 1, 19723–3St. Louis Blues (1972–73)4–5–2
12WNovember 4, 19725–3Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)5–5–2
13WNovember 8, 19725–2California Golden Seals (1972–73)6–5–2
14LNovember 10, 19721–5@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)6–6–2
15WNovember 11, 19723–0New York Islanders (1972–73)7–6–2
16WNovember 14, 19724–1Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)8–6–2
17LNovember 15, 19721–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)8–7–2
18TNovember 18, 19724–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)8–7–3
19WNovember 19, 19725–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)9–7–3
20WNovember 22, 19723–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)10–7–3
21WNovember 25, 19723–0@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)11–7–3
22WNovember 26, 19723–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)12–7–3
23WNovember 29, 19725–0Atlanta Flames (1972–73)13–7–3
24WDecember 2, 19728–6Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)14–7–3
25LDecember 3, 19724–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)14–8–3
26LDecember 6, 19723–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)14–9–3
27LDecember 7, 19722–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)14–10–3
28WDecember 9, 19727–0Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)15–10–3
29LDecember 10, 19721–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)15–11–3
30WDecember 13, 19727–2Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)16–11–3
31WDecember 16, 19725–1New York Rangers (1972–73)17–11–3
32LDecember 17, 19724–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)17–12–3
33WDecember 20, 19725–2@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)18–12–3
34LDecember 23, 19722–4@ New York Islanders (1972–73)18–13–3
35WDecember 27, 19723–2Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)19–13–3
36LDecember 29, 19720–2Boston Bruins (1972–73)19–14–3
37TDecember 31, 19724–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)19–14–4
38LJanuary 6, 19730–2Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)19–15–4
39TJanuary 8, 19733–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)19–15–5
40LJanuary 10, 19730–6Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)19–16–5
41TJanuary 11, 19731–1@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)19–16–6
42WJanuary 13, 19738–1New York Islanders (1972–73)20–16–6
43WJanuary 16, 19731–0@ New York Islanders (1972–73)21–16–6
44LJanuary 18, 19731–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)21–17–6
45TJanuary 20, 19733–3Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)21–17–7
46WJanuary 21, 19735–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)22–17–7
47TJanuary 23, 19735–5Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)22–17–8
48LJanuary 25, 19732–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)22–18–8
49LJanuary 28, 19731–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)22–19–8
50LFebruary 1, 19731–3@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)22–20–8
51LFebruary 3, 19731–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)22–21–8
52WFebruary 4, 19734–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)23–21–8
53LFebruary 7, 19732–3Boston Bruins (1972–73)23–22–8
54LFebruary 8, 19732–3@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)23–23–8
55WFebruary 10, 19733–1Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)24–23–8
56WFebruary 11, 19736–3Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)25–23–8
57WFebruary 14, 19735–2St. Louis Blues (1972–73)26–23–8
58WFebruary 17, 19735–2Boston Bruins (1972–73)27–23–8
59LFebruary 18, 19731–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)27–24–8
60LFebruary 21, 19732–5St. Louis Blues (1972–73)27–25–8
61WFebruary 24, 19734–2Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)28–25–8
62LFebruary 25, 19735–6@ New York Rangers (1972–73)28–26–8
63WFebruary 28, 19737–3California Golden Seals (1972–73)29–26–8
64WMarch 3, 19733–0Atlanta Flames (1972–73)30–26–8
65WMarch 4, 19735–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)31–26–8
66WMarch 7, 197310–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)32–26–8
67LMarch 10, 19733–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)32–27–8
68WMarch 11, 19732–1New York Islanders (1972–73)33–27–8
69TMarch 13, 19732–2Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)33–27–9
70WMarch 15, 19735–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)34–27–9
71WMarch 17, 19734–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)35–27–9
72LMarch 18, 19730–2@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)35–28–9
73LMarch 20, 19731–6New York Rangers (1972–73)35–29–9
74LMarch 22, 19733–5@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)35–30–9
75WMarch 25, 19732–1@ New York Rangers (1972–73)36–30–9
76WMarch 27, 19734–3Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)37–30–9
77TMarch 28, 19733–3@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)37–30–10
78TMarch 30, 19733–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)37–30–11

Roster

1972–1973 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centers

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
112Jerry Byers CanadaKitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
344Terry Ryan CanadaHamilton Red Wings (OMJHL)
460Tom Thomson CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
576Chris Ahrens United StatesKitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
692Steve West CanadaOshawa Generals (OMJHL)
7108Chris Meloff CanadaKitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
8116Scott MacPhail CanadaMontreal Junior Canadiens (OMJHL)
8124Bob Lundeen United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
9140Glen Mikkelson CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
10145Steve Lyon CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
10147Juri Kudrasovs CanadaKitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
10148Marcel Comeau CanadaEdmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)

See also

References

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