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Plays in - Team colours Green + Gold + Black + White Town Bloomington, MN, USA Founded 1967

1968-1969 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#1 Garry Bauman (G) 1940 Innisfail, AB, CAN 5'11" 174 L
#30 Cesare Maniago (G) 84 1939 Trail, BC, CAN 6'2" 174 R
#35 Fern Rivard (G) 1946 Grand-Mère, QC, CAN 5'9" 161 L
DEFENSEMEN
#5 Leo Boivin (D) 1932 Prescott, ON, CAN 5'8" 183 L
#2 Larry Hillman (D) 1937 Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN 6'0" 185 L
#5 Wayne Hillman (D) 1938 Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN 6'0" 194 L
#27 Marshall Johnston (D) 81 1941 Birch Hills, SK, CAN 5'11" 181 L
#12 Barry MacKenzie (D) 81 1941 Toronto, ON, CAN 6'0" 190 L
#3 Bob McCord (RW) 1934 Matheson, ON, CAN 6'1" 203 R
#6 Mike McMahon Jr. (D) 1941 Québec, QC, CAN 5'11" 176 L
#23
Lou Nanne (D) 81 1941 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 6'0" 181 R
#20 Tom Reid (D) 76 1946 Fort Erie, ON, CAN 6'1" 201 L
#24 Duane Rupp (D) 84 1938 Macnutt, SK, CAN 6'1" 194 L
#4 Elmer Vasko (D)   “C” 1935 Duparquet, QC, CAN 6'2" 201 L
FORWARDS
#15 André Boudrias (LW) 1943 Montréal, QC, CAN 5'8" 165 L
#3 Mike Chernoff (LW) 76 1946 Yorkton, SK, CAN 5'10" 176 L
#18 Bill Collins (C) 79 1943 Ottawa, ON, CAN 6'0" 181 R
#12 Wayne Connelly (RW) 83 1939 Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN 5'10" 170 R
#10 Ray Cullen (C) 1941 St. Catharines, ON, CAN 5'11" 179 R
#5 Gary Dineen (C) 1943 Montréal, QC, CAN 5'10" 174 L
#8 Bill Goldsworthy (RW) 1944 Waterloo, ON, CAN 6'1" 190 R
#21 Danny Grant (RW) 1946 Fredericton, NB, CAN 5'10" 185 L
#17 Joey Johnston (LW) 73 1949 Peterborough, ON, CAN 5'10" 176 R
#16 Claude Larose (RW) 80 1942 Hearst, ON, CAN 6'0" 170 R
#15 Danny Lawson (RW) 1947 Toronto, ON, CAN 5'11" 181 R
#14 Parker MacDonald (LW) 1933 Sydney, NS, CAN 5'11" 185 L
#9 Milan Marcetta (C) 1936 Cadomin, AB, CAN 6'1" 185 L
#22 Walt McKechnie (C) 75 1947 London, ON, CAN 6'2" 194 L
#15 Barrie Meissner (LW) 76 1946 Unity, SK, CAN 5'9" 194 L
#7 Danny O'Shea (C) 77 1945 Ajax, ON, CAN 6'1" 190 L
#26 Bill Orban (C) 78 1944 Regina, SK, CAN 6'0" 185 L
#11 Jean-Paul Parisé (LW) 1941 Smooth Rock Falls, ON, CAN 5'9" 176 L
#29 Brian Smith (LW) 1940 Ottawa, ON, CAN 5'11" 170 L
Position: G: 3, D: 11, F: 16 | Av Age: 27.1 years | Av Ht: 5'11" | Av Wt: 183 lbs | Compare with other teams
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Nationalities 32 players
1 player Experience Minnesota North Stars: 5 584 GP
NHL: 15 005 GP
WC: 79 GP
OG: 49 GP
AHL: 4 035 GP
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“C” Elmer Vasko
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1967-1968 NHL 74 27 15 32 - - 191 226 69 0.93 9 Semifinal loss
1968-1969 NHL 76 18 15 43 - - 189 270 51 0.67 12 Did not make playoffs
1969-1970 NHL 76 19 22 35 - - 224 257 60 0.79 9 Quarterfinal loss
1970-1971 NHL 78 28 16 34 - - 191 223 72 0.92 8 Semifinal loss
1971-1972 NHL 78 37 12 29 - - 212 191 86 1.10 5 Quarterfinal loss
1972-1973 NHL 78 37 11 30 - - 254 230 85 1.09 8 Quarterfinal loss
1973-1974 NHL 78 23 17 38 - - 235 275 63 0.81 13 Did not make playoffs
1974-1975 NHL 80 23 7 50 - - 221 341 53 0.66 15 Did not make playoffs
1975-1976 NHL 80 20 7 53 - - 195 303 47 0.59 16 Did not make playoffs
1976-1977 NHL 80 23 18 39 - - 240 310 64 0.80 12 Playoffs Qualifier loss
1977-1978 NHL 80 18 9 53 - - 218 325 45 0.56 18 Did not make playoffs
1978-1979 NHL 80 28 12 40 - - 257 289 68 0.85 12 Did not make playoffs
1979-1980 NHL 80 36 16 28 - - 311 253 88 1.10 6 Semifinal loss
1980-1981 NHL 80 35 17 28 - - 291 263 87 1.09 9 Final loss
1981-1982 NHL 80 37 20 23 - - 346 288 94 1.18 5 Conference QF loss
1982-1983 NHL 80 40 16 24 - - 321 290 96 1.20 7 Conference SF loss
1983-1984 NHL 80 39 10 31 - - 345 344 88 1.10 9 Conference Final loss
1984-1985 NHL 80 25 12 43 - - 268 321 62 0.78 17 Conference SF loss
1985-1986 NHL 80 38 9 33 - - 327 305 85 1.06 10 Conference QF loss
1986-1987 NHL 80 30 10 40 - - 296 314 70 0.88 16 Did not make playoffs
1987-1988 NHL 80 19 13 48 - - 242 349 51 0.64 21 Did not make playoffs
1988-1989 NHL 80 27 16 37 - - 258 278 70 0.88 15 Conference QF loss
1989-1990 NHL 80 36 4 40 - - 284 291 76 0.95 14 Conference QF loss
1990-1991 NHL 80 27 14 39 - - 256 266 68 0.85 16 Final loss
1991-1992 NHL 80 32 6 42 - - 246 278 70 0.88 18 Conference QF loss
1992-1993 NHL 84 36 10 38 - - 272 293 82 0.98 18 Did not make playoffs

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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Neal Broten (F) 876 249 547 796
2. Brian Bellows (F) 753 342 380 722
3. Dino Ciccarelli (F) 602 332 319 651
4. Bobby Smith (F) 572 185 369 554
5. Bill Goldsworthy (F) 670 267 239 506
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Brian Bellows (F) 753 342 380 722
2. Dino Ciccarelli (F) 602 332 319 651
3. Bill Goldsworthy (F) 670 267 239 506
4. Neal Broten (F) 876 249 547 796
5. Steve Payne (F) 613 228 238 466
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Neal Broten (F) 876 249 547 796
2. Brian Bellows (F) 753 342 380 722
3. Bobby Smith (F) 572 185 369 554
4. Dino Ciccarelli (F) 602 332 319 651
5. Tim Young (F) 564 178 316 494
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Basil McRae (F) 323 32 90 1563
2. Shane Churla (F) 236 14 36 1196
3. Willi Plett (F) 317 70 133 1137
4. Brad Maxwell (D) 471 82 299 1031
5. Mark Tinordi (D) 314 29 117 872
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Neal Broten (F) 876 249 547 796
2. Curt Giles (D) 760 40 177 217
3. Brian Bellows (F) 753 342 380 722
4. Fred Barrett (D) 730 23 123 146
5. Bill Goldsworthy (F) 670 267 239 506
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Dino Ciccarelli (F) 602 332 651 1.08
2. Mike Gartner (F) 80 41 84 1.05
3. Kent Nilsson (F) 105 29 106 1.01
4. Kip Miller (F) 3 1 3 1.00
5. Pat MacLeod (D) 1 0 1 1.00
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Bobby Smith (F) 1981-1982 NHL 80 43 71 114 1.43 82
2. Dino Ciccarelli (F) 1981-1982 NHL 76 55 51 106 1.39 138
3. Neal Broten (F) 1985-1986 NHL 80 29 76 105 1.31 47
4. Dino Ciccarelli (F) 1986-1987 NHL 80 52 51 103 1.29 88
5. Brian Bellows (F) 1989-1990 NHL 80 55 44 99 1.24 72
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Dino Ciccarelli (F) 1981-1982 NHL 76 55 51 106 1.39 138
2. Brian Bellows (F) 1989-1990 NHL 80 55 44 99 1.24 72
3. Dino Ciccarelli (F) 1986-1987 NHL 80 52 51 103 1.29 88
4. Bill Goldsworthy (F) 1973-1974 NHL 74 48 26 74 1.00 73
5. Dino Ciccarelli (F) 1985-1986 NHL 75 44 45 89 1.19 51
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Neal Broten (F) 1985-1986 NHL 80 29 76 105 1.31 47
2. Bobby Smith (F) 1981-1982 NHL 80 43 71 114 1.43 82
3. Tim Young (F) 1976-1977 NHL 80 29 66 95 1.19 58
4. Bobby Smith (F) 1980-1981 NHL 78 29 64 93 1.19 73
5. Neal Broten (F) 1989-1990 NHL 80 23 62 85 1.06 45
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Basil McRae (F) 1987-1988 NHL 80 5 11 16 0.20 378
2. Basil McRae (F) 1988-1989 NHL 78 12 19 31 0.40 365
3. Basil McRae (F) 1989-1990 NHL 66 9 17 26 0.39 351
4. Willi Plett (F) 1983-1984 NHL 73 15 23 38 0.52 316
5. Richard Zemlak (F) 1987-1988 NHL 54 1 4 5 0.09 307
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