1981–82 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1981–82 Minnesota North Stars season was their 15th season. Dino Ciccarelli, in his second season, scored 55 goals, a franchise record. Minnesota won their first division title, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Chicago Black Hawks.

1981–82 Minnesota North Stars
Norris Division champions
Division1st Norris
Conference2nd Campbell
1981–82 record37-23-20
Goals for346
Goals against288
Team information
General ManagerLou Nanne
CoachGlen Sonmor
CaptainTim Young
Alternate captainsNone
Minor league affiliate(s)Nashville South Stars (CHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDino Ciccarelli (55)
AssistsBobby Smith (71)
PointsBobby Smith (114)
Penalty minutesDino Ciccarelli (138)
WinsGilles Meloche (26)
Goals against averageLindsay Middlebrook (3.00)

Offseason

Regular season

Glen Sonmor took a temporary leave of absence in January 1982, leaving assistant coach Murray Oliver in charge for four games, three of which the North Stars won.

Playoffs

The North Stars lost in the first round to Chicago. The Black Hawks won the best-of-five series, three games to one.

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Minnesota North Stars8037232034628894
Winnipeg Jets8033331431933280
St. Louis Blues803240831534972
Chicago Black Hawks8030381233236372
Toronto Maple Leafs8020441629838056
Detroit Red Wings8021471227035154

[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
1TOctober 8, 19813–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)0–0–1
2WOctober 10, 19817–0New York Rangers (1981–82)1–0–1
3WOctober 12, 19814–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)2–0–1
4WOctober 14, 19812–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)3–0–1
5LOctober 17, 19812–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)3–1–1
6LOctober 18, 19812–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)3–2–1
7TOctober 22, 19815–5St. Louis Blues (1981–82)3–2–2
8WOctober 24, 19816–3Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)4–2–2
9WOctober 25, 19816–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)5–2–2
10WOctober 28, 19816–1Calgary Flames (1981–82)6–2–2
11WOctober 31, 19815–4Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)7–2–2
12WNovember 4, 19816–1@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)8–2–2
13LNovember 7, 19812–4@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)8–3–2
14WNovember 8, 19814–1@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)9–3–2
15WNovember 11, 198115–2Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)10–3–2
16TNovember 14, 19815–5Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)10–3–3
17WNovember 18, 19816–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)11–3–3
18TNovember 19, 19812–2Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)11–3–4
19LNovember 21, 19814–6Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)11–4–4
20TNovember 22, 19811–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)11–4–5
21TNovember 25, 19814–4Washington Capitals (1981–82)11–4–6
22TNovember 27, 19815–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)11–4–7
23WNovember 28, 19815–3Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)12–4–7
24TNovember 30, 19812–2Colorado Rockies (1981–82)12–4–8
25LDecember 2, 19810–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)12–5–8
26LDecember 5, 19815–8New York Islanders (1981–82)12–6–8
27TDecember 9, 19816–6Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)12–6–9
28LDecember 10, 19811–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)12–7–9
29WDecember 12, 19816–3Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)13–7–9
30LDecember 15, 19812–4@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)13–8–9
31LDecember 17, 19812–4Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)13–9–9
32LDecember 19, 19816–9@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)13–10–9
33TDecember 22, 19814–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)13–10–10
34TDecember 23, 19814–4@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)13–10–11
35WDecember 26, 19816–3St. Louis Blues (1981–82)14–10–11
36TDecember 28, 19814–4Colorado Rockies (1981–82)14–10–12
37LDecember 31, 19812–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)14–11–12
38WJanuary 2, 19826–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)15–11–12
39LJanuary 5, 19821–4@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)15–12–12
40TJanuary 6, 19823–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)15–12–13
41TJanuary 9, 19823–3Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)15–12–14
42LJanuary 11, 19823–5@ New York Rangers (1981–82)15–13–14
43LJanuary 13, 19820–2New York Rangers (1981–82)15–14–14
44WJanuary 16, 19824–1Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)16–14–14
45WJanuary 17, 19827–5Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)17–14–14
46WJanuary 20, 19823–1@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)18–14–14
47TJanuary 21, 19823–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)18–14–15
48WJanuary 23, 19828–4Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)19–14–15
49WJanuary 25, 19829–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)20–14–15
50WJanuary 27, 19828–6Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)21–14–15
51LJanuary 28, 19823–8@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)21–15–15
52LJanuary 30, 19822–4@ New York Islanders (1981–82)21–16–15
53WFebruary 3, 19829–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)22–16–15
54TFebruary 4, 19823–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)22–16–16
55LFebruary 7, 19822–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)22–17–16
56LFebruary 11, 19822–4Boston Bruins (1981–82)22–18–16
57WFebruary 13, 19826–1Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)23–18–16
58TFebruary 15, 19823–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)23–18–17
59LFebruary 17, 19824–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)23–19–17
60TFebruary 18, 19822–2@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)23–19–18
61WFebruary 20, 19827–3Washington Capitals (1981–82)24–19–18
62WFebruary 22, 19828–7Hartford Whalers (1981–82)25–19–18
63WFebruary 24, 19827–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)26–19–18
64TFebruary 27, 19825–5Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)26–19–19
65WFebruary 28, 19825–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)27–19–19
66WMarch 3, 19826–4Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)28–19–19
67WMarch 6, 19823–1Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)29–19–19
68WMarch 8, 19828–1St. Louis Blues (1981–82)30–19–19
69TMarch 10, 19824–4New York Islanders (1981–82)30–19–20
70WMarch 13, 19823–2@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)31–19–20
71WMarch 15, 19824–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)32–19–20
72LMarch 17, 19822–3Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)32–20–20
73LMarch 20, 19821–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)32–21–20
74WMarch 22, 19824–2Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)33–21–20
75WMarch 25, 19824–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)34–21–20
76WMarch 27, 19826–5@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)35–21–20
77WMarch 28, 19825–2@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)36–21–20
78LMarch 30, 19825–7Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)36–22–20
79WApril 2, 19825–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)37–22–20
80LApril 4, 19823–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)37–23–20

Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
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Defencemen

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
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Goaltending

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

Player GP W L T SO GAA
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Awards and records

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
113Ron Meighan CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
227Dave Donnelly CanadaSt. Albert Saints (AJHL)
231Mike Sands CanadaSudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
233Tom Hirsch United StatesPatrick Henry High School (USHS-MN)
234Dave Preuss United StatesSt. Thomas Academy (USHS-MN)
241Jali Wahlsten FinlandTPS (Finland)
469Terry Tait CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
476Jim Malwitz United StatesGrand Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
597Kelly Hubbard CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6118Paul Guay United StatesMount Saint Charles Academy (USHS-RI)
7139Jim Archibald CanadaMoose Jaw Canucks (SJHL)
8160Kari Kanervo FinlandTPS (Finland)
9181Scott Bjugstad United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
10202Steve Kudebeh United StatesBreck School (USHS-MN)

Roster
1981–1982 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centers

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
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