1968–69 Minnesota North Stars season

Coached by Wren Blair (12–20–9) and John Muckler (6–23–6), the team compiled a record of 18–43–15 for 51 points, to finish the regular season 6th in the West Division, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

West Division^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	St. Louis Blues	76	37	25	14	204	157	+47	88
2	Oakland Seals	76	29	36	11	219	251	−32	69
3	Philadelphia Flyers	76	20	35	21	174	225	−51	61
4	Los Angeles Kings	76	24	42	10	185	260	−75	58
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	76	20	45	11	189	252	−63	51
6	Minnesota North Stars	76	18	43	15	189	270	−81	51

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 11, 1968	5–1	@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)	1–0–0
2	L	October 16, 1968	4–10	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	1–1–0
3	L	October 17, 1968	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	1–2–0
4	W	October 19, 1968	4–1	Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	2–2–0
5	L	October 22, 1968	2–3	Oakland Seals (1968–69)	2–3–0
6	T	October 24, 1968	3–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	2–3–1
7	L	October 26, 1968	0–3	New York Rangers (1968–69)	2–4–1
8	L	October 30, 1968	2–4	Boston Bruins (1968–69)	2–5–1
9	W	November 2, 1968	2–0	@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	3–5–1
10	L	November 3, 1968	1–2	@ New York Rangers (1968–69)	3–6–1
11	L	November 6, 1968	0–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	3–7–1
12	L	November 7, 1968	2–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	3–8–1
13	W	November 9, 1968	6–4	Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	4–8–1
14	W	November 13, 1968	4–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	5–8–1
15	W	November 16, 1968	3–2	Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	6–8–1
16	T	November 17, 1968	3–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	6–8–2
17	L	November 20, 1968	0–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	6–9–2
18	L	November 23, 1968	3–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	6–10–2
19	L	November 24, 1968	0–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	6–11–2
20	T	November 27, 1968	3–3	Oakland Seals (1968–69)	6–11–3
21	T	November 30, 1968	3–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	6–11–4
22	L	December 1, 1968	0–4	@ Boston Bruins (1968–69)	6–12–4
23	L	December 4, 1968	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	6–13–4
24	L	December 7, 1968	2–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	6–14–4
25	W	December 8, 1968	4–1	@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)	7–14–4
26	L	December 11, 1968	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	7–15–4
27	W	December 14, 1968	4–1	New York Rangers (1968–69)	8–15–4
28	L	December 15, 1968	2–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	8–16–4
29	L	December 17, 1968	2–3	Oakland Seals (1968–69)	8–17–4
30	T	December 19, 1968	5–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	8–17–5
31	W	December 21, 1968	3–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	9–17–5
32	L	December 22, 1968	2–4	@ New York Rangers (1968–69)	9–18–5
33	L	December 25, 1968	0–2	St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	9–19–5
34	T	December 26, 1968	4–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	9–19–6
35	L	December 28, 1968	2–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	9–20–6
36	L	December 31, 1968	3–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	9–21–6
37	T	January 4, 1969	2–2	Boston Bruins (1968–69)	9–21–7
38	L	January 5, 1969	1–5	@ New York Rangers (1968–69)	9–22–7
39	L	January 7, 1969	3–6	Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	9–23–7
40	L	January 9, 1969	2–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	9–24–7
41	L	January 11, 1969	2–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	9–25–7
42	L	January 12, 1969	0–2	St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	9–26–7
43	L	January 15, 1969	1–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	9–27–7
44	L	January 16, 1969	1–5	@ Boston Bruins (1968–69)	9–28–7
45	L	January 19, 1969	1–3	St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	9–29–7
46	W	January 23, 1969	3–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	10–29–7
47	W	January 25, 1969	3–2	Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	11–29–7
48	L	January 26, 1969	3–4	@ Boston Bruins (1968–69)	11–30–7
49	L	January 29, 1969	0–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	11–31–7
50	T	February 1, 1969	5–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	11–31–8
51	W	February 2, 1969	3–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	12–31–8
52	T	February 5, 1969	5–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	12–31–9
53	L	February 8, 1969	3–6	Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	12–32–9
54	W	February 9, 1969	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	13–32–9
55	L	February 12, 1969	1–7	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	13–33–9
56	W	February 15, 1969	6–2	Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	14–33–9
57	L	February 16, 1969	0–6	@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	14–34–9
58	W	February 19, 1969	7–4	Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	15–34–9
59	W	February 23, 1969	7–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)	16–34–9
60	T	February 24, 1969	1–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	16–34–10
61	L	February 26, 1969	5–6	@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)	16–35–10
62	L	March 1, 1969	2–4	Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)	16–36–10
63	L	March 3, 1969	1–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)	16–37–10
64	W	March 5, 1969	5–2	Oakland Seals (1968–69)	17–37–10
65	T	March 9, 1969	2–2	St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	17–37–11
66	T	March 11, 1969	3–3	Boston Bruins (1968–69)	17–37–12
67	T	March 13, 1969	4–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)	17–37–13
68	T	March 15, 1969	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	17–37–14
69	W	March 16, 1969	3–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)	18–37–14
70	L	March 19, 1969	2–4	New York Rangers (1968–69)	18–38–14
71	L	March 20, 1969	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	18–39–14
72	L	March 22, 1969	1–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)	18–40–14
73	L	March 23, 1969	0–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	18–41–14
74	L	March 25, 1969	1–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)	18–42–14
75	L	March 29, 1969	2–7	@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)	18–43–14
76	T	March 30, 1969	3–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)	18–43–15

Roster

1968–1969 Minnesota North Stars Roster

Goaltenders

Defencemen

2 – Larry Hillman
3 – Bob McCord
4 – Moose Vasko – C
5 – Leo Boivin
5 – Wayne Hillman
6 – Mike McMahon
12 – Barry MacKenzie
20 – Tom Reid
23 – Lou Nanne
24 – Duane Rupp
27 – Marshall Johnston

Wingers

3 – Mike Chernoff
8 – Bill Goldsworthy
11 – J.P. Parise
12 – Wayne Connelly
14 – Parker MacDonald
15 – Andre Boudrias
15 – Danny Lawson
15 – Barrie Meissner
16 – Claude Larose
17 – Joey Johnston
18 – Bill Collins
21 – Danny Grant
26 – Bill Orban
29 – Brian Smith

Centers

5 – Gary Dineen
7 – Danny O'Shea
9 – Milan Marcetta
10 – Ray Cullen
22 – Walt McKechnie
GM: Wren Blair
Coach: Wren Blair (12–20–9)
Coach: John Muckler (6–23–6)

References

↑ "1968–1969 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

External links

"1968–69 Minnesota North Stars Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.

Minnesota North Stars

Founded in 1967 Based in Bloomington, Minnesota Relocated to the Dallas Stars in 1993

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons

History	NHL expansion 1967 Expansion Draft 1978 Dispersal Draft 1991 Dispersal and Expansion Drafts Records Awards

Arena	Met Center

General managers	Blair Gordon Nanne Ferreira Clarke Gainey

Head coaches	Blair Muckler Blair Burns Gordon MacDonald Gordon Burns Harris Beaulieu Nanne Howell Sonmor Oliver Mahoney Sonmor Henning Sonmor Brooks Page Gainey

Culture/Lore	Dallas Stars Cleveland Barons

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

1968–69 NHL season

East	Boston Chicago Detroit Montreal New York Toronto

West	Los Angeles Minnesota Oakland Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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