1975–76 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1975–76 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 9th season.

1975–76 Minnesota North Stars
Division	4th Smythe
1975–76 record	20–53–7
Goals for	195
Goals against	303
Team information
General manager	Jack Gordon
Coach	Ted Harris
Captain	Bill Goldsworthy
Alternate captains	None
Team leaders
Goals	Bill Goldsworthy (24)
Assists	Dennis Hextall (35)
Points	Tim Young (51)
Penalty minutes	Dennis O'Brien (187)
Wins	Cesare Maniago (13)
Goals against average	Cesare Maniago (3.35)

Coached by Ted Harris, the team compiled a record of 20–53–7 for 47 points, to finish the regular season 4th in the Smythe Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Chicago Black Hawks	80	32	30	18	254	261	82
Vancouver Canucks	80	33	32	15	271	272	81
St. Louis Blues	80	29	37	14	249	290	72
Minnesota North Stars	80	20	53	7	195	303	47
Kansas City Scouts	80	12	56	12	190	351	36

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 8, 1975	2–3	Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)	0–1–0
2	L	October 11, 1975	5–9	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	0–2–0
3	W	October 15, 1975	4–1	California Golden Seals (1975–76)	1–2–0
4	L	October 18, 1975	1–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	1–3–0
5	L	October 19, 1975	2–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	1–4–0
6	L	October 22, 1975	2–4	@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)	1–5–0
7	L	October 24, 1975	2–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)	1–6–0
8	L	October 26, 1975	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	1–7–0
9	W	October 29, 1975	2–0	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	2–7–0
10	W	November 1, 1975	7–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	3–7–0
11	L	November 5, 1975	1–4	St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	3–8–0
12	L	November 7, 1975	2–3	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	3–9–0
13	L	November 9, 1975	0–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	3–10–0
14	L	November 11, 1975	0–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	3–11–0
15	L	November 13, 1975	0–6	@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)	3–12–0
16	L	November 15, 1975	2–5	New York Rangers (1975–76)	3–13–0
17	W	November 18, 1975	5–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	4–13–0
18	L	November 19, 1975	0–6	Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	4–14–0
19	L	November 22, 1975	3–6	Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	4–15–0
20	L	November 26, 1975	1–9	New York Islanders (1975–76)	4–16–0
21	W	November 29, 1975	5–3	Washington Capitals (1975–76)	5–16–0
22	W	December 3, 1975	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	6–16–0
23	W	December 6, 1975	4–0	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	7–16–0
24	L	December 7, 1975	1–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	7–17–0
25	L	December 9, 1975	0–6	@ New York Islanders (1975–76)	7–18–0
26	W	December 11, 1975	5–3	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	8–18–0
27	W	December 13, 1975	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	9–18–0
28	T	December 14, 1975	4–4	@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)	9–18–1
29	W	December 17, 1975	3–2	Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	10–18–1
30	L	December 18, 1975	2–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	10–19–1
31	W	December 20, 1975	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	11–19–1
32	L	December 21, 1975	0–2	@ New York Rangers (1975–76)	11–20–1
33	T	December 26, 1975	1–1	@ Washington Capitals (1975–76)	11–20–2
34	L	December 27, 1975	1–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	11–21–2
35	W	December 29, 1975	2–1	Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	12–21–2
36	L	December 31, 1975	1–6	Boston Bruins (1975–76)	12–22–2
37	L	January 3, 1976	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	12–23–2
38	L	January 7, 1976	1–2	Montreal Canadiens (1975–76)	12–24–2
39	L	January 8, 1976	0–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	12–25–2
40	W	January 10, 1976	2–0	St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	13–25–2
41	L	January 14, 1976	5–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	13–26–2
42	W	January 17, 1976	7–3	Washington Capitals (1975–76)	14–26–2
43	L	January 18, 1976	1–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	14–27–2
44	W	January 21, 1976	5–1	Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)	15–27–2
45	L	January 23, 1976	3–8	@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)	15–28–2
46	T	January 25, 1976	1–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	15–28–3
47	L	January 27, 1976	3–4	@ New York Islanders (1975–76)	15–29–3
48	W	January 28, 1976	9–3	Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	16–29–3
49	T	January 31, 1976	3–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	16–29–4
50	L	February 1, 1976	2–3	@ New York Rangers (1975–76)	16–30–4
51	L	February 4, 1976	0–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	16–31–4
52	L	February 7, 1976	3–4	Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	16–32–4
53	L	February 8, 1976	1–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	16–33–4
54	L	February 11, 1976	2–5	Boston Bruins (1975–76)	16–34–4
55	L	February 14, 1976	2–3	Detroit Red Wings (1975–76)	16–35–4
56	L	February 15, 1976	3–7	California Golden Seals (1975–76)	16–36–4
57	L	February 17, 1976	1–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	16–37–4
58	L	February 18, 1976	3–6	@ California Golden Seals (1975–76)	16–38–4
59	L	February 20, 1976	0–7	@ Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)	16–39–4
60	W	February 22, 1976	6–3	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	17–39–4
61	L	February 24, 1976	2–7	New York Islanders (1975–76)	17–40–4
62	L	February 26, 1976	2–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	17–41–4
63	W	February 28, 1976	5–3	New York Rangers (1975–76)	18–41–4
64	L	March 1, 1976	2–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1975–76)	18–42–4
65	L	March 2, 1976	2–6	Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	18–43–4
66	L	March 6, 1976	0–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1975–76)	18–44–4
67	L	March 7, 1976	3–4	Vancouver Canucks (1975–76)	18–45–4
68	L	March 10, 1976	1–4	Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	18–46–4
69	L	March 13, 1976	1–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	18–47–4
70	L	March 14, 1976	2–8	Buffalo Sabres (1975–76)	18–48–4
71	W	March 16, 1976	3–1	@ New York Islanders (1975–76)	19–48–4
72	L	March 17, 1976	1–3	@ New York Rangers (1975–76)	19–49–4
73	T	March 21, 1976	4–4	Los Angeles Kings (1975–76)	19–49–5
74	T	March 23, 1976	3–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1975–76)	19–49–6
75	W	March 24, 1976	4–1	@ Kansas City Scouts (1975–76)	20–49–6
76	L	March 27, 1976	3–6	@ St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	20–50–6
77	L	March 28, 1976	3–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1975–76)	20–51–6
78	L	March 30, 1976	3–5	St. Louis Blues (1975–76)	20–52–6
79	L	April 2, 1976	2–4	@ Atlanta Flames (1975–76)	20–53–6
80	T	April 4, 1976	2–2	@ Boston Bruins (1975–76)	20–53–7

Roster

1975–1976 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders 1 – Pete LoPresti  30 – Cesare Maniago  35 – Paul Harrison		Defencemen 2 – Dwight Bialowas  3 – Fred Barrett  4 – Chris Ahrens  4 – Jerry Engele  5 – Dennis O'Brien  6 – Doug Hicks  20 – Tom Reid  21 – Bill Plager		Wingers 7 – Dave Cressman  8 – Bill Goldsworthy  – C 10/16 – Glen Sather  11 – Norm Gratton  12 – Steve Jensen  12 – Rich Nantais  14 – Ernie Hicke  15 – Dean Talafous  16 – Pierre Jarry  23 – Lou Nanne  27 – John Flesch  28 – Craig Cameron		Centers 9 – Blake Dunlop  12/21 – Doug Rombough  17 – Tim Young  18 – Bryan Hextall  21 – Bill Hogaboam  22 – Dennis Hextall  24/29 – Mike Antonovich  GM: Jack Gordon Coach: Ted Harris

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Bryan Maxwell	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
3	40	Paul Harrison	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
3	41	Alex Pirus	Canada	University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
4	58	Steve Jensen	United States	Michigan Tech University (WCHA)
5	76	Dave Norris	Canada	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
6	94	Greg Clause	Canada	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
7	112	Francois Robert	Canada	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
8	130	Dean Magee	Canada	Colorado College (WCHA)
9	147	Terry Angel	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
10	163	Michel Blais	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
11	177	Earl Sargent	United States	Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL)
12	190	Gilles Cloutier	Canada	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)

See also

• 1975–76 NHL season

References

1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.

• "1975–76 Minnesota North Stars Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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