1976–77 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1976–77 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 10th season.

1976–77 Minnesota North Stars
Division	2nd Smythe
1976–77 record	23–39–18
Goals for	240
Goals against	310
Team information
General manager	Jack Gordon
Coach	Ted Harris
Captain	Bill Hogaboam
Alternate captains	None
Team leaders
Goals	Ernie Hicke (30)
Assists	Tim Young (66)
Points	Tim Young (95)
Penalty minutes	Dennis O'Brien (114)
Wins	Pete LoPresti (13)
Goals against average	Pete LoPresti (3.61)

Coached by Ted Harris, the team compiled a record of 23–39–18 for 64 points, to finish the regular season 2nd in the Smythe Division. In the playoffs they lost the Preliminary Round 2–0 to the Buffalo Sabres.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
St. Louis Blues	80	32	39	9	239	276	73
Minnesota North Stars	80	23	39	18	240	310	64
Chicago Black Hawks	80	26	43	11	240	298	63
Vancouver Canucks	80	25	42	13	235	294	63
Colorado Rockies	80	20	46	14	226	307	54

[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 6, 1976	5–6	@ New York Rangers (1976–77)	0–1–0
2	L	October 7, 1976	2–6	@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)	0–2–0
3	W	October 9, 1976	4–1	Colorado Rockies (1976–77)	1–2–0
4	L	October 12, 1976	4–10	New York Rangers (1976–77)	1–3–0
5	L	October 16, 1976	1–2	Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)	1–4–0
6	L	October 17, 1976	0–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)	1–5–0
7	W	October 20, 1976	4–3	Atlanta Flames (1976–77)	2–5–0
8	T	October 22, 1976	3–3	@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)	2–5–1
9	W	October 23, 1976	4–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)	3–5–1
10	W	October 27, 1976	5–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)	4–5–1
11	L	October 30, 1976	1–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)	4–6–1
12	L	October 31, 1976	1–9	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)	4–7–1
13	L	November 3, 1976	2–5	Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)	4–8–1
14	L	November 6, 1976	2–5	@ New York Islanders (1976–77)	4–9–1
15	L	November 7, 1976	1–4	@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)	4–10–1
16	W	November 10, 1976	3–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)	5–10–1
17	L	November 13, 1976	2–3	New York Islanders (1976–77)	5–11–1
18	T	November 14, 1976	4–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)	5–11–2
19	T	November 17, 1976	3–3	Cleveland Barons (1976–77)	5–11–3
20	L	November 19, 1976	3–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)	5–12–3
21	L	November 20, 1976	3–8	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)	5–13–3
22	L	November 24, 1976	2–4	St. Louis Blues (1976–77)	5–14–3
23	W	November 27, 1976	6–1	Washington Capitals (1976–77)	6–14–3
24	L	November 28, 1976	1–4	@ New York Rangers (1976–77)	6–15–3
25	T	December 1, 1976	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)	6–15–4
26	L	December 4, 1976	4–11	New York Rangers (1976–77)	6–16–4
27	L	December 7, 1976	2–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)	6–17–4
28	L	December 8, 1976	0–5	Atlanta Flames (1976–77)	6–18–4
29	T	December 10, 1976	3–3	@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)	6–18–5
30	T	December 11, 1976	1–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)	6–18–6
31	T	December 14, 1976	3–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)	6–18–7
32	L	December 18, 1976	1–3	Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)	6–19–7
33	T	December 21, 1976	3–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)	6–19–8
34	L	December 22, 1976	3–4	@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)	6–20–8
35	W	December 28, 1976	8–3	Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)	7–20–8
36	T	December 30, 1976	5–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)	7–20–9
37	L	January 1, 1977	1–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)	7–21–9
38	W	January 5, 1977	5–2	Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)	8–21–9
39	W	January 6, 1977	7–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)	9–21–9
40	W	January 8, 1977	3–1	Boston Bruins (1976–77)	10–21–9
41	L	January 12, 1977	3–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)	10–22–9
42	T	January 15, 1977	3–3	@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)	10–22–10
43	L	January 16, 1977	2–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)	10–23–10
44	L	January 18, 1977	2–7	@ New York Islanders (1976–77)	10–24–10
45	T	January 20, 1977	4–4	Atlanta Flames (1976–77)	10–24–11
46	W	January 22, 1977	4–3	Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)	11–24–11
47	L	January 23, 1977	2–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)	11–25–11
48	W	January 26, 1977	3–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)	12–25–11
49	L	January 29, 1977	3–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)	12–26–11
50	L	January 30, 1977	2–4	@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)	12–27–11
51	L	February 2, 1977	2–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)	12–28–11
52	T	February 5, 1977	5–5	Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)	12–28–12
53	W	February 6, 1977	3–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)	13–28–12
54	L	February 9, 1977	6–8	Colorado Rockies (1976–77)	13–29–12
55	T	February 12, 1977	2–2	Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)	13–29–13
56	L	February 13, 1977	2–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)	13–30–13
57	T	February 15, 1977	3–3	@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)	13–30–14
58	T	February 17, 1977	4–4	Washington Capitals (1976–77)	13–30–15
59	W	February 19, 1977	6–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)	14–30–15
60	L	February 20, 1977	2–3	@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)	14–31–15
61	W	February 23, 1977	2–1	Boston Bruins (1976–77)	15–31–15
62	L	February 25, 1977	2–6	@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)	15–32–15
63	W	February 26, 1977	3–0	Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)	16–32–15
64	L	March 1, 1977	2–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)	16–33–15
65	W	March 5, 1977	6–3	Colorado Rockies (1976–77)	17–33–15
66	W	March 6, 1977	3–2	St. Louis Blues (1976–77)	18–33–15
67	W	March 8, 1977	3–1	@ New York Islanders (1976–77)	19–33–15
68	L	March 9, 1977	4–6	@ New York Rangers (1976–77)	19–34–15
69	T	March 12, 1977	3–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)	19–34–16
70	T	March 13, 1977	5–5	New York Islanders (1976–77)	19–34–17
71	L	March 16, 1977	2–5	Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)	19–35–17
72	T	March 18, 1977	2–2	@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)	19–35–18
73	W	March 20, 1977	2–1	Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)	20–35–18
74	L	March 22, 1977	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)	20–36–18
75	L	March 26, 1977	2–7	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)	20–37–18
76	W	March 28, 1977	5–4	St. Louis Blues (1976–77)	21–37–18
77	W	March 29, 1977	4–2	Cleveland Barons (1976–77)	22–37–18
78	W	March 31, 1977	3–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)	23–37–18
79	L	April 2, 1977	2–7	@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)	23–38–18
80	L	April 3, 1977	3–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)	23–39–18

Roster

1976–1977 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders 1 – Pete LoPresti  30 – Gary Smith  35 – Paul Harrison		Defencemen 2 – Dwight Bialowas  2 – Chris Ahrens  3 – Fred Barrett  4 – Jerry Engele  5 – Dennis O'Brien  6 – Doug Hicks  20 – Tom Reid  23 – Lou Nanne  26 – Nick Beverley		Wingers 8 – Bill Goldsworthy  10 – Alex Pirus  11 – Bill Fairbairn  12 – Steve Jensen  14 – Ernie Hicke  15 – Dean Talafous  16 – Pierre Jarry  25 – Rich Nantais  27 – Jim Roberts  29 – Tom Younghans		Centers 7 – Glen Sharpley  9 – Blake Dunlop  17 – Tim Young  21 – Bill Hogaboam  – C 22 – Roland Eriksson  GM: Jack Gordon Coach: Ted Harris

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	3	Glen Sharpley	Canada	Hull Festivals (QMJHL)
2	31	Jim Roberts	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
3	39	Don Jackson	United States	University of Notre Dame (WCHA)
3	51	Ron Zanussi	Canada	London Knights (OMJHL)
4	57	Mike Fedorko	Canada	Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
5	75	Phil Verchota	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
6	93	Dave Delich	United States	Colorado College (WCHA)
7	110	Jeff Barr	United States	Michigan State University (WCHA)

See also

• 1976–77 NHL season

References

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

• "1976–77 Minnesota North Stars Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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