1979–80 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1979–80 Minnesota North Stars season was the 13th season in North Stars history. The previous year's merger with the Cleveland Barons began to pay off as the North Stars finished with a winning record for the first time in seven years, and finished in third place in the Adams Division with 88 points. Former Baron Al MacAdam led the team in scoring with 93 points and captured the Bill Masterton Trophy. In the playoffs, the North Stars swept the Toronto Maple Leafs in three games in the preliminary round. In the quarterfinals, they shocked the hockey world by eliminating the 4-time Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens in seven games. The upset earned the North Stars a trip to the semi-finals, where their cinderella run came to an end when they fell in five games to the Philadelphia Flyers.[1]

1979–80 Minnesota North Stars
Division3rd Adams
Conference4th Wales
1979–80 record36-28-16
Goals for311
Goals against253
Team information
General ManagerLou Nanne
CoachGlen Sonmor
CaptainPaul Shmyr
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMet Center
Average attendance13,076 (83.3%)
Team leaders
GoalsAl MacAdam (42)
Steve Payne (42)
AssistsBobby Smith (56)
PointsAl MacAdam (93)
Penalty minutesBrad Maxwell (126)
Plus/minusSteve Payne (+37)
WinsGilles Meloche (27)
Goals against averageGilles Meloche (3.06)

Offseason

NHL Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
16Craig Hartsburg (D) CanadaBirmingham Bulls (WHA)
110Tom McCarthy (LW) CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
242Neal Broten (C) United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
363Kevin Maxwell (C) CanadaUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)
590Jim Dobson (RW) CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6111Brian Gualazzi (RW) CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)

Regular season

Final standings
Adams Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
Buffalo Sabres80471716318201110
Boston Bruins80462113310234105
Minnesota North Stars8036281631125388
Toronto Maple Leafs803540530432775
Quebec Nordiques8025441124831361

[2]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
1WOctober 11, 19794–1Hartford Whalers (1979–80)1–0–0
2WOctober 13, 19795–1Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)2–0–0
3WOctober 14, 19795–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)3–0–0
4LOctober 17, 19792–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)3–1–0
5LOctober 19, 19792–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)3–2–0
6TOctober 21, 19795–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)3–2–1
7WOctober 24, 19795–2St. Louis Blues (1979–80)4–2–1
8WOctober 27, 19797–2New York Rangers (1979–80)5–2–1
9WOctober 31, 19795–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)6–2–1
10LNovember 1, 19791–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)6–3–1
11WNovember 3, 19797–1Washington Capitals (1979–80)7–3–1
12TNovember 6, 19797–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)7–3–2
13WNovember 9, 19796–5@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)8–3–2
14TNovember 10, 19796–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)8–3–3
15WNovember 14, 19797–2Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)9–3–3
16LNovember 17, 19792–4Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)9–4–3
17TNovember 18, 19793–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)9–4–4
18WNovember 21, 19793–1New York Islanders (1979–80)10–4–4
19TNovember 24, 19793–3Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)10–4–5
20LNovember 25, 19792–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)10–5–5
21TNovember 28, 19794–4@ New York Rangers (1979–80)10–5–6
22LNovember 29, 19794–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)10–6–6
23TDecember 1, 19794–4Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)10–6–7
24WDecember 5, 19796–1Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)11–6–7
25WDecember 7, 19794–1Atlanta Flames (1979–80)12–6–7
26WDecember 12, 19795–4@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)13–6–7
27LDecember 14, 19792–3@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)13–7–7
28WDecember 15, 19793–1@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)14–7–7
29WDecember 17, 19795–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)15–7–7
30WDecember 19, 19795–2Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)16–7–7
31WDecember 26, 19796–0Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)17–7–7
32LDecember 27, 19793–4@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)17–8–7
33LDecember 29, 19793–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)17–9–7
34WDecember 31, 19794–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)18–9–7
35WJanuary 2, 19802–1Boston Bruins (1979–80)19–9–7
36TJanuary 5, 19802–2Washington Capitals (1979–80)19–9–8
37WJanuary 7, 19807–1Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)20–9–8
38WJanuary 9, 19806–2Hartford Whalers (1979–80)21–9–8
39LJanuary 12, 19805–6Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)21–10–8
40LJanuary 15, 19801–2@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)21–11–8
41WJanuary 16, 19807–3St. Louis Blues (1979–80)22–11–8
42LJanuary 19, 19804–5Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)22–12–8
43LJanuary 21, 19800–3@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)22–13–8
44LJanuary 23, 19804–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)22–14–8
45TJanuary 26, 19804–4Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)22–14–9
46LJanuary 27, 19800–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)22–15–9
47TJanuary 29, 19802–2@ New York Islanders (1979–80)22–15–10
48LJanuary 31, 19802–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)22–16–10
49LFebruary 2, 19804–5Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)22–17–10
50WFebruary 3, 19806–2Colorado Rockies (1979–80)23–17–10
51WFebruary 9, 19805–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)24–17–10
52WFebruary 10, 19806–2@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)25–17–10
53LFebruary 13, 19803–5Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)25–18–10
54TFebruary 16, 19802–2Atlanta Flames (1979–80)25–18–11
55WFebruary 18, 19806–2Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)26–18–11
56TFebruary 19, 19804–4@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)26–18–12
57WFebruary 21, 19805–2@ New York Islanders (1979–80)27–18–12
58WFebruary 23, 19806–3New York Rangers (1979–80)28–18–12
59LFebruary 24, 19805–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)28–19–12
60WFebruary 26, 19805–4Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)29–19–12
61LFebruary 28, 19803–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)29–20–12
62LMarch 1, 19801–4Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)29–21–12
63TMarch 2, 19802–2Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)29–21–13
64TMarch 5, 19803–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)29–21–14
65LMarch 8, 19802–6Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)29–22–14
66LMarch 9, 19802–4@ New York Rangers (1979–80)29–23–14
67LMarch 12, 19803–4Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)29–24–14
68LMarch 15, 19802–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)29–25–14
69WMarch 16, 19806–1@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)30–25–14
70WMarch 18, 19804–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)31–25–14
71WMarch 19, 19807–4Boston Bruins (1979–80)32–25–14
72WMarch 21, 19804–3@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)33–25–14
73WMarch 23, 19807–1Colorado Rockies (1979–80)34–25–14
74WMarch 25, 19807–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)35–25–14
75WMarch 28, 19802–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)36–25–14
76LMarch 30, 19803–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)36–26–14
77TApril 1, 19801–1New York Islanders (1979–80)36–26–15
78TApril 2, 19801–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)36–26–16
79LApril 5, 19801–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)36–27–16
80LApril 6, 19802–4@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)36–28–16

Transactions

Trades

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Al MacAdam80425193+3624
Steve Payne80424385+3740

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Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Gilles Meloche5431412720516013.06

[3]

Playoffs
  • NHL 1st Round
    • 4/8/1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 - 3 (Stars lead 1 - 0)
    • 4/9/1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 - 2 (Stars lead 2 - 0)
    • 4/11/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 - 3 (Stars win 3 - 0)
  • NHL Quarter-finals
    • 4/16/1980 at Montreal Canadiens 3 - 0 (Stars lead 1 - 0)
    • 4/17/1980 at Montreal Canadiens 4 - 1 (Stars lead 2 - 0)
    • 4/19/1980 Montreal Canadiens 0 - 5 (Stars lead 2 - 1)
    • 4/20/1980 Montreal Canadiens 1 - 5 (Series tied 2 - 2)
    • 4/22/1980 at Montreal Canadiens 2 - 6 (Canadiens lead 3 - 2)
    • 4/24/1980 Montreal Canadiens 5 - 2 (Series tied 3 - 3)
    • 4/27/1980 at Montreal Canadiens 3 - 2 (Stars win 4 - 3)
    • Series winning goal scored by Al MacAdam.[4]
  • NHL Semi-finals
    • 4/29/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 - 5 (Stars lead 1 - 0)
    • 5/1/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers 0 - 7 (Series tied 1 - 1)
    • 5/4/1980 Philadelphia Flyers 3 - 5 (Flyers lead 2 - 1)
    • 5/6/1980 Philadelphia Flyers 2 - 3 (Flyers lead 3 - 1)
    • 5/8/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 - 7 (Flyers win 4 - 1)

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Awards and records

Roster
1979–1980 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centers

References
  1. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/minnystars/northstars.html
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MNS/1980.html
  4. The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.240, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2008-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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