1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season

1990–91 Minnesota North Stars
Campbell Conference champions
Division 4th Norris
Conference 7th Campbell
1990–91 record 27–39–14
Home record 19–15–6
Road record 8–24–8
Goals for 256
Goals against 266
Team information
General Manager Bob Clarke
Coach Bob Gainey
Captain Curt Giles
Arena Met Center
Team leaders
Goals Dave Gagner (40)
Assists Neal Broten (56)
Points Dave Gagner (82)
Penalties in minutes Shane Churla (286)
Plus/minus Jim Johnson (+9)
Dave Gagner (+9)
Wins Jon Casey (21)
Goals against average Jon Casey (2.98)

The 1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 24th season. The most striking aspect of the season was that despite qualifying for the playoffs with an under–.500 (or "losing") regular-season record, the team reached the Stanley Cup Final as the Clarence Campbell Conference Champions, eliminating Chicago and St. Louis teams that had finished nearly 40 points ahead of them in the regular season, as well as the defending Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers in five games—a classic "Cinderella" post-season.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
18Derian Hatcher (D) United StatesNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
350Laurie Billeck (D) CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
470Cal McGowan (C) United StatesKamloops Blazers (WHL)
471Frank Kovacs (LW) CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
592Enrico Ciccone (D) CanadaTrois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
6113Roman Turek (G) CzechoslovakiaMotor Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
7134Jeff Levy (G) United StatesRochester Mustangs (USHL)
8155Doug Barrault (RW) CanadaLethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
9176Joe Biondi (C) United StatesUniversity of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
10197Troy Binnie (LW) CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
11218Ole Eskild Dahlstrom (C) NorwayFuruset (Norway)
12239J. P. McKersie (G) United StatesMadison West High School (USHS-WI)
S12Rod Houk (G) CanadaUniversity of Regina (CWUAA)

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Blackhawks8049238284211106
St. Louis Blues80472211310250105
Detroit Red Wings803438827329876
Minnesota North Stars8027391425626668
Toronto Maple Leafs8023461124131857

[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.

Campbell Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Chicago BlackhawksNRS8049238284211106
2St. Louis BluesNRS80472211310250105
3Los Angeles KingsSMY80462410340254102
4Calgary FlamesSMY8046268344263100
5Edmonton OilersSMY803737627227280
6Detroit Red WingsNRS803438827329876
7Minnesota North StarsNRS8027391425626668
8Vancouver CanucksSMY802843924331565
9Winnipeg JetsSMY8026431126028863
10Toronto Maple LeafsNRS8023461124131857

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 4, 19902–3St. Louis Blues (1990–91)0–1–0
2WOctober 6, 19904–2New York Islanders (1990–91)1–1–0
4LOctober 9, 19902–5@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)1–3–0
5TOctober 11, 19903–3 OTBoston Bruins (1990–91)1–3–1
6LOctober 13, 19901–4Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)1–4–1
7LOctober 17, 19902–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)1–5–1
8TOctober 20, 19902–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)1–5–2
9LOctober 21, 19901–7@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)1–6–2
10WOctober 24, 19903–0Hartford Whalers (1990–91)2–6–2
11LOctober 26, 19906–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)2–7–2
12TOctober 27, 19902–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1990–91)2–7–3
13LOctober 30, 19904–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)2–8–3
14LNovember 1, 19903–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)2–9–3
15WNovember 3, 19902–0@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)3–9–3
16TNovember 4, 19902–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)3–9–4
17WNovember 8, 19903–2Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)4–9–4
18LNovember 10, 19902–3 OTHartford Whalers (1990–91)4–10–4
19LNovember 13, 19901–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)4–11–4
20LNovember 15, 19902–4New York Rangers (1990–91)4–12–4
21LNovember 17, 19902–3St. Louis Blues (1990–91)4–13–4
22TNovember 19, 19902–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1990–91)4–13–5
23LNovember 21, 19903–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)4–14–5
24WNovember 23, 19906–4Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)5–14–5
25LNovember 24, 19903–5New Jersey Devils (1990–91)5–15–5
26TNovember 27, 19901–1 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)5–15–6
27WNovember 30, 19904–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)6–15–6
28WDecember 1, 19906–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)7–15–6
29WDecember 5, 19903–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)8–15–6
30LDecember 6, 19901–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)8–16–6
31WDecember 8, 19907–0Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)9–16–6
32LDecember 11, 19904–5Calgary Flames (1990–91)9–17–6
33LDecember 13, 19902–4@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)9–18–6
34WDecember 15, 19905–1Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)10–18–6
35LDecember 16, 19902–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)10–19–6
36LDecember 20, 19903–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)10–20–6
37LDecember 22, 19902–6@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)10–21–6
38WDecember 23, 19905–2@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)11–21–6
39LDecember 26, 19904–6Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)11–22–6
40TDecember 29, 19904–4 OTBoston Bruins (1990–91)11–22–7
41LDecember 31, 19902–4Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)11–23–7
42LJanuary 2, 19912–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)11–24–7
43TJanuary 3, 19913–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)11–24–8
44LJanuary 5, 19915–6Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)11–25–8
45WJanuary 8, 19913–0@ New York Islanders (1990–91)12–25–8
46LJanuary 12, 19913–5Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)12–26–8
47LJanuary 13, 19913–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)12–27–8
48LJanuary 15, 19911–5Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)12–28–8
49WJanuary 17, 19915–2Washington Capitals (1990–91)13–28–8
50LJanuary 21, 19910–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)13–29–8
51WJanuary 22, 19917–3St. Louis Blues (1990–91)14–29–8
52TJanuary 25, 19912–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)14–29–9
53WJanuary 26, 19913–1@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)15–29–9
54LJanuary 28, 19910–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)15–30–9
55WJanuary 30, 19915–2Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)16–30–9
56WFebruary 2, 19916–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)17–30–9
57LFebruary 4, 19913–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)17–31–9
58WFebruary 7, 19914–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)18–31–9
59WFebruary 9, 19916–5Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)19–31–9
60LFebruary 12, 19914–5@ New York Islanders (1990–91)19–32–9
61TFebruary 13, 19916–6 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)19–32–10
62WFebruary 16, 19913–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)20–32–10
63WFebruary 20, 19915–1Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)21–32–10
64TFebruary 23, 19913–3 OTChicago Blackhawks (1990–91)21–32–11
65TFebruary 26, 19912–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1990–91)21–32–12
66TMarch 1, 19911–1 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)21–32–13
67LMarch 2, 19911–5@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)21–33–13
68WMarch 6, 19915–1Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)22–33–13
69WMarch 9, 19916–2Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)23–33–13
70WMarch 10, 19917–3Calgary Flames (1990–91)24–33–13
71WMarch 12, 19915–2Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)25–33–13
72TMarch 14, 19912–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)25–33–14
73LMarch 16, 19913–4 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)25–34–14
74WMarch 17, 19914–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)26–34–14
75LMarch 22, 19911–3@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)26–35–14
76LMarch 24, 19914–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)26–36–14
77LMarch 25, 19914–5St. Louis Blues (1990–91)26–37–14
78LMarch 28, 19915–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)26–38–14
79WMarch 30, 19912–1Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)27–38–14
80LMarch 31, 19911–2@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)27–39–14

Transactions

Trades

October 26, 1990 To Minnesota North Stars
Brian Glynn		 To Calgary Flames
Frank Musil
November 1990 To Minnesota North Stars
Brian Hayward[3]		 To Montreal Canadiens
Jayson More

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Regular season Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Dave Gagner15734042821142312152728
Brian Bellows2380354075432310192930
Brian Propp167926477358238152328
Neal Broten7791356692623913226
Mike Modano97928366461238122016
Bobby Smith18731531466023881656
Ulf Dahlen22662118396152684
Mark Tinordi24695273218923561178
Doug Smail1457713203810000
Brian Glynn66681119832326818
Gaetan Duchesne10689918182323534
Perry Berezan2152116173010000
Ilkka Sinisalo-465121724-----
Larry Murphy-314111538-----
Curt Giles27041014481010116
Mike Craig20398412321011220
Neil Wilkinson55029111172233612
Jim Johnson84419101001401152
Stewart Gavin123844836213101320
Chris Dahlquist442268332316720
Marc Bureau11906642332520
Rob Zettler347145119-----
Shane Churla27402242862221390
Shawn Chambers2629134242307716
Basil McRae17401342242211294
Larry DePalma311430326-----
Frank Musil-802223-----
Warren Babe2910110-----
Pat MacLeod3210110-----
Dan Keczmer4690116-----
Peter Taglianetti-1601114-----
Steve Gotaas3410002-----
Mitch Messier3720000-----
Kevin Evans44400019-----
Dean Kolstad40500015-----
Mike McHugh4560000-----
Don Barber-70004-----

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP MIN W L T SO GAA
Jon Casey55318521201132.98
Brian Hayward261473615323.14
Jarmo Myllys27802006.15
Kari Takko211902006.05

Playoffs

Norris Division Semi-Finals

Chicago vs. Minnesota
DateAwayHome
April 4Minnesota 43 ChicagoOT
April 6Minnesota 25 Chicago
April 8 Chicago 65 Minnesota
April 10Chicago 13 Minnesota
April 12Minnesota 60 Chicago
April 14Chicago 13 Minnesota
Minnesota wins series 4–2

Norris Division Finals

St. Louis vs. Minnesota
DateAwayHome
April 18Minnesota 21 St. Louis
April 20Minnesota 25 St. Louis
April 22St. Louis 15 Minnesota
April 24St. Louis 48 Minnesota
April 26Minnesota 24 St. Louis
April 28St. Louis 23 Minnesota
Minnesota wins series 4–2

Campbell Conference Finals

Campbell Conference
Edmonton vs. Minnesota
DateAwayHome
May 2Minnesota 31 Edmonton
May 4Minnesota 27 Edmonton
May 6Edmonton 37 Minnesota
May 8Edmonton 15 Minnesota
May 10Minnesota 32 Edmonton
Minnesota wins series 4–1 and
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Stanley Cup Finals

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Minnesota North Stars

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
May 15Minnesota North Stars5Pittsburgh Penguins4
May 17Minnesota North Stars1Pittsburgh Penguins4
May 19Pittsburgh Penguins1Minnesota North Stars3
May 21Pittsburgh Penguins5Minnesota North Stars3
May 23Minnesota North Stars4Pittsburgh Penguins6
May 25Pittsburgh Penguins8Minnesota North Stars0

Pittsburgh wins best-of-seven series 4–2

Awards and records

  • Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Roster

1990–1991 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centers

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ↑ "1990-1991 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.278, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
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