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.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Chicago Black Hawks 78 42 27 9 284 225 +59 93
2 Philadelphia Flyers 78 37 30 11 296 256 +40 85
3 Minnesota North Stars 78 37 30 11 254 230 +24 85
4 St. Louis Blues 78 32 34 12 233 251 −18 76
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 32 37 9 257 265 −8 73
6 Los Angeles Kings 78 31 36 11 232 245 −13 73
7 Atlanta Flames 78 25 38 15 191 239 −48 65
8 California Golden Seals 78 16 46 16 213 323 −110 48

Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 7, 1972 0–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 0–1–0
2 W October 11, 1972 5–2 California Golden Seals (1972–73) 1–1–0
3 T October 14, 1972 3–3 Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 1–1–1
4 L October 15, 1972 2–6 @ New York Rangers (1972–73) 1–2–1
5 W October 18, 1972 6–0 @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 2–2–1
6 L October 21, 1972 2–3 Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 2–3–1
7 W October 24, 1972 2–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 3–3–1
8 L October 25, 1972 3–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 3–4–1
9 W October 28, 1972 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 4–4–1
10 L October 29, 1972 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 4–5–1
11 T November 1, 1972 3–3 St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 4–5–2
12 W November 4, 1972 5–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 5–5–2
13 W November 8, 1972 5–2 California Golden Seals (1972–73) 6–5–2
14 L November 10, 1972 1–5 @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 6–6–2
15 W November 11, 1972 3–0 New York Islanders (1972–73) 7–6–2
16 W November 14, 1972 4–1 Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 8–6–2
17 L November 15, 1972 1–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 8–7–2
18 T November 18, 1972 4–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 8–7–3
19 W November 19, 1972 5–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 9–7–3
20 W November 22, 1972 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 10–7–3
21 W November 25, 1972 3–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 11–7–3
22 W November 26, 1972 3–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 12–7–3
23 W November 29, 1972 5–0 Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 13–7–3
24 W December 2, 1972 8–6 Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 14–7–3
25 L December 3, 1972 4–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 14–8–3
26 L December 6, 1972 3–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 14–9–3
27 L December 7, 1972 2–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 14–10–3
28 W December 9, 1972 7–0 Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 15–10–3
29 L December 10, 1972 1–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 15–11–3
30 W December 13, 1972 7–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 16–11–3
31 W December 16, 1972 5–1 New York Rangers (1972–73) 17–11–3
32 L December 17, 1972 4–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 17–12–3
33 W December 20, 1972 5–2 @ California Golden Seals (1972–73) 18–12–3
34 L December 23, 1972 2–4 @ New York Islanders (1972–73) 18–13–3
35 W December 27, 1972 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 19–13–3
36 L December 29, 1972 0–2 Boston Bruins (1972–73) 19–14–3
37 T December 31, 1972 4–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 19–14–4
38 L January 6, 1973 0–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 19–15–4
39 T January 8, 1973 3–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 19–15–5
40 L January 10, 1973 0–6 Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 19–16–5
41 T January 11, 1973 1–1 @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 19–16–6
42 W January 13, 1973 8–1 New York Islanders (1972–73) 20–16–6
43 W January 16, 1973 1–0 @ New York Islanders (1972–73) 21–16–6
44 L January 18, 1973 1–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 21–17–6
45 T January 20, 1973 3–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 21–17–7
46 W January 21, 1973 5–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 22–17–7
47 T January 23, 1973 5–5 Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 22–17–8
48 L January 25, 1973 2–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 22–18–8
49 L January 28, 1973 1–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 22–19–8
50 L February 1, 1973 1–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 22–20–8
51 L February 3, 1973 1–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 22–21–8
52 W February 4, 1973 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 23–21–8
53 L February 7, 1973 2–3 Boston Bruins (1972–73) 23–22–8
54 L February 8, 1973 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 23–23–8
55 W February 10, 1973 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 24–23–8
56 W February 11, 1973 6–3 Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 25–23–8
57 W February 14, 1973 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 26–23–8
58 W February 17, 1973 5–2 Boston Bruins (1972–73) 27–23–8
59 L February 18, 1973 1–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 27–24–8
60 L February 21, 1973 2–5 St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 27–25–8
61 W February 24, 1973 4–2 Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 28–25–8
62 L February 25, 1973 5–6 @ New York Rangers (1972–73) 28–26–8
63 W February 28, 1973 7–3 California Golden Seals (1972–73) 29–26–8
64 W March 3, 1973 3–0 Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 30–26–8
65 W March 4, 1973 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 31–26–8
66 W March 7, 1973 10–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 32–26–8
67 L March 10, 1973 3–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 32–27–8
68 W March 11, 1973 2–1 New York Islanders (1972–73) 33–27–8
69 T March 13, 1973 2–2 Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 33–27–9
70 W March 15, 1973 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 34–27–9
71 W March 17, 1973 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 35–27–9
72 L March 18, 1973 0–2 @ California Golden Seals (1972–73) 35–28–9
73 L March 20, 1973 1–6 New York Rangers (1972–73) 35–29–9
74 L March 22, 1973 3–5 @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 35–30–9
75 W March 25, 1973 2–1 @ New York Rangers (1972–73) 36–30–9
76 W March 27, 1973 4–3 Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 37–30–9
77 T March 28, 1973 3–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 37–30–10
78 T March 30, 1973 3–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 37–30–11

Playoffs

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Player statistics

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 12 Jerry Byers   Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
3 44 Terry Ryan   Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OMJHL)
4 60 Tom Thomson   Canada Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
5 76 Chris Ahrens   United States Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
6 92 Steve West   Canada Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
7 108 Chris Meloff   Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
8 116 Scott MacPhail   Canada Montreal Junior Canadiens (OMJHL)
8 124 Bob Lundeen   United States University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
9 140 Glen Mikkelson   Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
10 145 Steve Lyon   Canada Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)
10 147 Juri Kudrasovs   Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)
10 148 Marcel Comeau   Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1972–1973 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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