The team joined the nhl in 1967 as an expansion team with five other teams. North stars uniform evolution 19671993 minnesota hockey. Officially licensed nhl minnesota north stars hats, gear and minnesota north stars apparel. He is a journalism graduate of the university of minnesota and has authored a dozen sports books, including biographies of, among others, brett favre, hakeem olajuwon, karl malone and kurt warner. Former dave peterson camp participant and counselor. Minnesota north stars franchise transferred to dallas. Pete lopresti, 2x2 cut attached to 8x10 color photo. Former minnesota north stars goalies lr jon casey, don beaupre, gilles meloche, pete lopresti and cesare maniago sign autographs before the minnesota wild skate against the st. The teams colors for most of their history were kelly green, gold and white. For more details on each goaltender, click on their name at the top or bottom of the table. Minnesota north stars hockey socks are available in adult, intermediate and youth sizes and are replicas of what the north stars wore on the ice. Most historical data provided by dan diamond and associates.
A look at the minnesota north stars alldecade team for the 1980s this is part of a series detailing the alldecade team for every nhl franchise for the 1980s. The north stars played their home games at the met center in bloomington, and the teams colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white. Minnesota northstars the hockey chronicle home facebook. Get uptodate 197980 minnesota north stars roster and statistics and much more on hockey. In what seemed like the blink of an eye, all evidence of the north stars existence was gone. If the reader was a fan of the team, it is a book he or she must add to the home library. Minnesota north stars hockey socks in home and away styles. With the nhl rolling out their new history will be made playoff. Mariucci played at the university of minnesota and five seasons for the chicago blackhawks when american players in the nhl was a rarity, and then spent four. I spent my formative years as an nhl nomadrabid gophers fan. The stars lost the series, and that moment is the first of casey used in the 2010 history will be made nhl playoff commercials. The minnesota north stars were a professional ice hockey team in the national hockey league nhl for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993.
Mar 15, 2020 explore gb1965packerss board minnesota north stars wild. The 1999 stanley cup finals was the championship series of the national hockey leagues nhl 199899 season, and the culmination of the 1999 stanley cup playoffs. That was april, 1993, the final home game and secondtolast game in the history of the minnesota north stars. Hockey goalie, hockey teams, hockey players, minnesota north stars. Minnesota had defeated the number one and two teams in the league and now the defending stanley cup champions stood in their way.
In 197980 he won 28 games and was named to the leagues first allstar team as one of the top rated goalies in the 1980 nhl entry draft, beaupre didnt last very long and was claimed 37th overall by the minnesota north stars. This is a list of players who have played at least one game for the minnesota north stars of the. With his move to minnesota, finally gilles got to see what stanley cup playoff hockey was like. Minnesota north stars goalie stats leaders and demographics breakdown in the 19701971 nhl season. Shares with jon casey and don beaupre north stars record for season playoffs most losses. Minnesota north stars alltime goalie stats leaders and demographics breakdown in the nhl. In his four seasons with the north stars rivard played 55 games, posting a record of 92611 with a 3. It was contested by the eastern conference champion buffalo sabres and the western conference champion dallas stars.
Nhl sc 1991 05 21 g 4 pittsburgh penguins minnesota north. Jul 19, 2010 as i am sure many of you wild fans are aware of, there will always be a link between minnesota hockey fans and dallas hockey fans over the north stars stars franchise. Goalie paul harrison of the minnesota north stars looks on during an nhl game against the philadelphia flyers circa 1976 at the spectrum in philadelphia, pennsylvania. James downey craig born may 31, 1957 is an american former ice hockey goaltender who is best known for being part of the u. The color green then all but vanished from the nhl for 40 years. The alltime teams were compiled using a mix of skill, longevity and statistics.
This list does not include players for the dallas stars, oakland seals, california golden seals, and cleveland barons, which are teams that previously held this franchise. The roster, scoring and goaltender statistics for the 198182 minnesota north stars playing in the nhl. The minnesota north stars were a professional hockey team based in greater minneapolis from 1967 to 1993. Minnesota is the home of the mall of america, which holds more than 400 stores and attracts nearly 40 million people a year.
Jon casey signed 8x10 minnesota north stars goalie hockey photopsadna coa. Hockey from eden prairie high school, was drafted eighth overall by the buffalo sabres. Not since the departure of the brooklyn dodgers has there been anything in sports history to match the measure of this cruel separation between a franchise and its many long. This is a list of seasons completed by the minnesota north stars of the national hockey league. You are bidding on a lot of vintage minnesota north stars signed goalie photos. This page was created to remember the history of northstars hockey. When the wild came to town as i was in high school i was thrilled, but i didnt really feel any natural connection to them as my team. Minnesota north stars, hockey teams, nhl, baseball cards, history, pipes, sports. Played goalie at university of north dakota and gustavus adolphus college.
Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1980 winter olympics. Meloche played the bulk of the games for the cleveland barons during their two year history in the national hockey league. The dallas stars tied the record for longest winning streak in stars minnesota north stars history at seven with a 42 victory against the vegas golden knights at american airlines center. Regular season season gp min w l t ga so gaa sa sv% g a pim 197576 47 2704 27 5 151 2 3,35 0 0 11 197475 37 2129 11 21 4 149 1 4,20 0 0 2 197374 40 2378 12 18 10 8 1 3,48 0 0 2 197273 47 2736 21 18 6 2 5 2,89 0 0 2 197172 43 2539 20 17 4 112 3 2,65 0 0 4 197071 40 2380 19 15 6 107 5 2,70 0 1 2 196970 50 2887 9 24 16 163 2 3,39 0 0 0 196869 64 3599 18 33 10 198 1 3,30 0 0 12 1967. Minnesota north stars met center glossy 8x10 photo arena poster home opener. The minnesota north stars were an american professional ice hockey team based in bloomington, minnesota, a city in the u. In 1981 with minnesota, beaupre split goaltending with gilles meloche and in his.
Get uptodate 199293 minnesota north stars roster and statistics and much more on hockey. Rowling harry potter and the sorcerers stone harry potter and. Sting of north stars departure remains 20 years later. In the fall of 1993, the franchise moved to dallas, texas, where it is now known as the dallas stars. An average of nearly a goalie per season may seem like a franchise constantly searching for a reliable backstop, but. Minnesota north stars shop buy online in collectibles of. The minnesota north stars were a professional ice hockey team in the national hockey league between 1967 and 1993. Buy to the great price in minnesota north stars store online. Starting in season two in 196869, a white shoulder yoke was added to the jerseys. The hockey lodge is the official online retailer of the minnesota wild hockey lodge retail store with products for the minnesota wild, ahls iowa wild, college hockey teams and vintage north stars items. Gilles meloche, 8x10 color magazine picture to bob. First, alltime means we will also consider former minnesota north stars goaltenders. Goalie nationality and age distributions, draft rounds of goalies in the 19891990 season.
Minnesota north stars minnesota wild montreal canadiens. The last chapter is an excellent reference site for team records, statistics and highlights from each of the twentysix years of minnesota north stars hockey. Montreal june 14 the cleveland barons and minnesota north stars have agreed to combine their starting teams for the 1978. Jan 07, 2017 thanks for watching, can we hit 5 likes.
And then, in a cool 10minute span, lakeville pals poehling and oettinger. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The best damn goalie in the history of the california. After two more seasons with the stars and an allstar appearance in 1993, casey was traded to boston as part of a deal for andy moog that also sent gord murphy to the stars. Minnesota north stars core vintage adjustable hat sale. Minnesota north stars expansion entered national hockey league, 196768 season. Former minnesota north stars goalies jon casey, don. Minnesota north stars nhl autographed photos for sale ebay. Minnesota northstars the hockey chronicle posts facebook. Like the previous series the stars made the most of their opportunities by turning powerplays into goals, goals into leads and leads into wins. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. See more ideas about minnesota north stars, hockey goalie and goalie mask.
The minnesota north stars routed the winnipeg jets, 152, tonight, falling one short of the national hockey league record for most goals in a game. From the north stars to the wild sports rekela, george on. Vintage minnesota north stars signed goalie photos. Goalie coach for north wright county girls high school team. Next, all statistics or relevant performance criteria will. Minnesota north stars alltime goalie stats leaders and demographics breakdown in the. Dallas starsminnesota north stars mike modano and a few other members of the 1999 stanley cup champion dallas stars are part of the franchises alltime team. Todays featured jersey is a 197374 minnesota north stars tom reid jersey. Minnesota north stars vintage memorabilia for sale ebay. Minnesota north stars wins leader cesare maniago made his nhl debut in 196061 with the toronto maple leafs.
Craig had a standout olympic tournament, including stopping 36 of 39 shots on goal by the heavilyfavored soviet union in the semifinal game, as the u. Perhaps the worst part of the north stars relocation to. Minnesota north stars hockey vintage sports memorabilia. This was the third time that big four teams from the. This was the third style of green jersey worn by the north stars, with the original having a lace up collar, which was dropped during their first season for a vneck collar. Minnesota north stars memories is dedicated to fans of the nhls minnesota north stars who became victims of that dreadful time in 1993 when norm green took our team away. He was called up for his only nhl game that season 196970 and played very well in the game, but he was sent down to iowa again and didnt get any more opportunities in. In 1978 they merged with the california golden seals. Other data sources include the hockey summary project and hockey databank. Minnesota north stars hockey socks home away edge knit.
See more ideas about minnesota north stars, minnesota and hockey. When the north stars moved to the lone star state from minnesota in 1993, many people believed hockey would never work in big d. The minnesota north stars joined the national hockey league in 1967, and made it to the nhl playoffs in their first season. Louis blues on march 21, 2015 at the xcel energy center in st. Minnesota north stars goaltending history the goalies archive.
Todays featured jersey is a 198788 minnesota north stars frantisek musil jersey. This jersey features the jm patch worn in honor of john mariucci, the godfather of american hockey. Since the team is defunct and is now the dallas stars, vintage north stars memorabilia is often coveted among many hockey fans. Rekela grew up playing pond hockey in the mesabi iron range, home of the u. I am culling my personal collection of signed pictures of hockey goalies. Items for saletrade gone but not forgotten testimonials. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the north stars completed before they moved to dallas after the 199293 season as the dallas stars.
The team totals does not include shared shutouts and minutes played with an empty net. See more ideas about minnesota north stars, minnesota and stars. He played in seven games 421 for the leafs that season. This is a list of players who have played at least one game for the minnesota north stars of the national hockey league nhl. Prior to his years with the north stars rivard played for the montreal junior canadiens 196465, pererborough petes 196566 and quebec aces 196768. Minnesota north stars goalie stats leaders and demographics breakdown in the 19891990 nhl season. Soon thereafter, met center the home to the north stars was demolished. Bob showers became a north star fan in 1969 when the north stars top farm team, the iowa stars, played a single season in his hometown of waterloo, iowa. Jim craig, don beaupre, kerri takko, jiri cyra, jon casey, bill goldsworthy. Bob was signed by minnesota north stars on october 2, 1969 and wound up playing for the farm team iowa stars in the chl. Nhl sc 1991 05 21 g 4 pittsburgh penguins minnesota north stars 5 73 gb hd romchik aksenov. Beaupre emerged as a goaltender in the oha for the sudbury wolves.
Holds franchise record for career most games played, career most minutes played, career most losses, career most ties, career most goals allowed and season most ties. His love of minor league hockey at waterloos mcelroy auditorium prompted many trips to minnesota for north stars games at the met. Selected to work at 2018 usa hockey girls 15 national development camp. Minnesota north stars goalie nationalities, age distributions and draft rounds in the nhl. At the conclusion of the 199293 nhl season, the minnesota north stars franchise was moved from bloomington to dallas. Unfollow minnesota north stars jersey to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. For each game, the opponent and location and result are displayed.
These data reflect every 19671968 minnesota north stars goaltender appearance that i have in my database. Dallas stars trivia and quizzes nhl teams funtrivia. Ranking the 5 best retro nhl jerseys of all time hockey. I hear ya, i was 9 when the north stars left for dallas, breaking my heart. When cleveland merged with the minnesota north stars for the 197879 season, meloche became the number one goalie for the stars. The minnesota north stars began nhl play in 1967 wearing a simple uniform set featuring green. Bishop is attempting to become the first goalie in stars minnesota north stars history to achieve the feat and the first in the nhl since brian boucher of the thenphoenix coyotes had five. This website is powered by the sportsengine platform, but is. Get the best deals on minnesota north stars nhl autographed photos when you shop the largest online selection at.
Minnesota north stars goaltending history goalies archive main page north stars records yearbyyear facebook. This website is powered by the sportsengine platform, but is owned by and subject to the minnesota hockey privacy policy. Green hockey jerseys by jvdw 8 comments mar 17th, 2016 its st. List of minnesota north stars head coaches wikipedia. After 26 seasons as the home to a mostly middleoftheroad franchise, the state. It was the 106th year of the stanley cup being contested. The franchise failed to see a stanley cup finals while in minnesota. Select from classic tube knit to edge air knit sock styles with sewn panels and velcro tabs. In 1993, the franchise moved to dallas and became the stars. Goalie paul harrison of the minnesota north stars looks on.
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