1972–73 Minnesota North Stars season

1972–73 Minnesota North Stars
Division	3rd West
1972–73 record	37–30–11
Goals for	254
Goals against	230
Team information
General Manager	Wren Blair
Coach	Jack Gordon
Captain	Ted Harris

The 1972–73 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' sixth season.

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.

Regular season

Final standings

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

Schedule and results

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

Roster

1972–1973 Minnesota North Stars Roster

Goaltenders

Defencemen

2 – Barry Gibbs
3 – Fred Barrett
4 – Ted Harris – C
5 – Dennis O'Brien
6 – Doug Mohns
7 – Jim McElmury
20 – Tom Reid
25 – Bruce McIntosh

Wingers

8 – Bill Goldsworthy
9 – Charlie Burns
11 – J.P. Parise
12 – Jerry Byers
14 – Don Blackburn
17 – Bob Nevin
18 – Buster Harvey
21 – Danny Grant
23 – Lou Nanne
26 – Terry Holbrook
29 – Dean Prentice

Centers

10 – Murray Oliver
16 – Jude Drouin
22 – Dennis Hextall
GM: Wren Blair
Coach: Jack Gordon

Draft picks

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

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)

References

↑ "1972–1973 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

"1972–73 Minnesota North Stars Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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[standings-div-1] "1972–1973 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

Minnesota North Stars
Founded in 1967 Based in Bloomington, Minnesota Relocated as the Dallas Stars in 1993
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Minnesota North Stars seasons
1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Dallas

1972–73 NHL season
East	Boston Buffalo Detroit Montreal NY Islanders NY Rangers Toronto Vancouver
West	Atlanta California Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
See also	Amateur Draft Expansion Draft Summit Series All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals