1974–75 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1974–75 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' eighth season.

1974–75 Minnesota North Stars
Division4th Smythe
1974–75 record23–50–7
Goals for221
Goals against341
Team information
General managerJack Gordon
CoachJack Gordon
Charlie Burns
CaptainBill Goldsworthy
Team leaders
GoalsBill Goldsworthy (37)
AssistsDennis Hextall (57)
PointsDennis Hextall (74)
Penalty minutesDennis Hextall (147)
WinsCesare Maniago (11)
Goals against averagePete LoPresti (4.19)

Coached by Jack Gordon (11–22–5) and Charlie Burns (12–28–2), the team compiled a record of 23–50–7 for 53 points, finishing the regular season 4th in the Smythe Division, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings
Smythe Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Vancouver Canucks80383210271254+1786
2St. Louis Blues80353114269267+284
3Chicago Blackhawks8037358268241+2782
4Minnesota North Stars8023507221341−12053
5Kansas City Scouts80155411184328−14441

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 9, 19742–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)0–1–0
2WOctober 12, 19746–0Washington Capitals (1974–75)1–1–0
3TOctober 16, 19741–1Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)1–1–1
4LOctober 19, 19741–2Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)1–2–1
5LOctober 20, 19740–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)1–3–1
6WOctober 22, 19743–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)2–3–1
7TOctober 25, 19742–2@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)2–3–2
8LOctober 26, 19740–4@ New York Islanders (1974–75)2–4–2
9TOctober 30, 19743–3Boston Bruins (1974–75)2–4–3
10LNovember 3, 19741–10@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)2–5–3
11LNovember 4, 19741–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)2–6–3
12LNovember 6, 19744–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)2–7–3
13LNovember 7, 19740–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)2–8–3
14WNovember 9, 19747–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)3–8–3
15WNovember 13, 19747–4Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)4–8–3
16LNovember 14, 19743–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)4–9–3
17WNovember 16, 19743–1Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)5–9–3
18LNovember 18, 19744–9@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)5–10–3
19WNovember 21, 19743–2St. Louis Blues (1974–75)6–10–3
20WNovember 23, 19743–1California Golden Seals (1974–75)7–10–3
21TNovember 24, 19744–4@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)7–10–4
22WNovember 27, 19746–4Washington Capitals (1974–75)8–10–4
23WNovember 30, 19745–3Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)9–10–4
24LDecember 1, 19740–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)9–11–4
25LDecember 3, 19745–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)9–12–4
26LDecember 4, 19741–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)9–13–4
27LDecember 6, 19743–5@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)9–14–4
28LDecember 8, 19740–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)9–15–4
29LDecember 10, 19743–5Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)9–16–4
30LDecember 12, 19740–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)9–17–4
31WDecember 14, 19744–2Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)10–17–4
32LDecember 18, 19740–7@ New York Rangers (1974–75)10–18–4
33WDecember 21, 19748–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)11–18–4
34TDecember 26, 19744–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)11–18–5
35LDecember 28, 19742–4@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)11–19–5
36LDecember 30, 19741–8New York Rangers (1974–75)11–20–5
37LJanuary 2, 19753–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)11–21–5
38LJanuary 4, 19750–8Boston Bruins (1974–75)11–22–5
39LJanuary 6, 19752–5@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)11–23–5
40LJanuary 8, 19752–4Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)11–24–5
41LJanuary 15, 19753–5New York Rangers (1974–75)11–25–5
42LJanuary 18, 19754–5@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)11–26–5
43TJanuary 19, 19754–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)11–26–6
44LJanuary 23, 19750–7Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)11–27–6
45WJanuary 25, 19754–1Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)12–27–6
46LJanuary 28, 19752–6@ New York Islanders (1974–75)12–28–6
47LJanuary 29, 19753–4New York Islanders (1974–75)12–29–6
48WFebruary 1, 19753–2@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)13–29–6
49LFebruary 2, 19753–5Atlanta Flames (1974–75)13–30–6
50LFebruary 5, 19751–2Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)13–31–6
51LFebruary 6, 19752–3@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)13–32–6
52WFebruary 8, 19755–0Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)14–32–6
53WFebruary 9, 19753–2@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)15–32–6
54LFebruary 12, 19752–4New York Islanders (1974–75)15–33–6
55LFebruary 15, 19752–9New York Rangers (1974–75)15–34–6
56WFebruary 16, 19758–4California Golden Seals (1974–75)16–34–6
57LFebruary 19, 19752–4Atlanta Flames (1974–75)16–35–6
58WFebruary 22, 19754–1Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)17–35–6
59LFebruary 23, 19752–4@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)17–36–6
60LFebruary 25, 19752–9Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)17–37–6
61WFebruary 26, 19753–1@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)18–37–6
62LMarch 1, 19754–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)18–38–6
63WMarch 4, 19756–4Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)19–38–6
64LMarch 5, 19752–9Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)19–39–6
65LMarch 8, 19753–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)19–40–6
66LMarch 9, 19754–5St. Louis Blues (1974–75)19–41–6
67LMarch 12, 19754–9@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)19–42–6
68LMarch 15, 19752–5Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)19–43–6
69WMarch 16, 19754–3Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)20–43–6
70LMarch 18, 19753–5Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)20–44–6
71WMarch 20, 19755–1@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)21–44–6
72LMarch 22, 19750–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)21–45–6
73TMarch 23, 19753–3New York Islanders (1974–75)21–45–7
74WMarch 25, 19752–1Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)22–45–7
75WMarch 26, 19754–2@ New York Rangers (1974–75)23–45–7
76LMarch 29, 19751–2@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)23–46–7
77LMarch 30, 19751–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)23–47–7
78LApril 1, 19753–7St. Louis Blues (1974–75)23–48–7
79LApril 4, 19751–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)23–49–7
80LApril 6, 19750–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)23–50–7

Roster
1974–1975 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centers

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
16Doug Hicks CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
224Rich Nantais CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)
342Pete LoPresti United StatesUniversity of Denver (WCHA)
460Kim MacDougall CanadaRegina Pats (WCHL)
578Ron Ashton CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)
696John Sheridan United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
7114Dave Heitz United StatesFargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL)
8131Roland Eriksson SwedenIF Tunabro (Sweden)
9148Dave Staffen CanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
10164Brian Andersen CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11179Duane Bray CanadaFlin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
12193Don Hay CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
13205Brian Holderness CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)
14215Frank Taylor CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
15222Jeff Hymanson United StatesSt. Cloud Junior Blues (MWJHL)

See also

References
  1. "1974-1975 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
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