1973–74 Minnesota North Stars season

Coached by Jack Gordon (3-8-6) and Parker MacDonald (20-30-11), the team compiled a record of 23-38-17 for 63 points, to finish the regular season 7th 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	Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	16	12	273	164	+109	112
2	Chicago Black Hawks	78	41	14	23	272	164	+108	105
3	Los Angeles Kings	78	33	33	12	233	231	+2	78
4	Atlanta Flames	78	30	34	14	214	238	−24	74
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	28	41	9	242	273	−31	65
6	St. Louis Blues	78	26	40	12	206	248	−42	64
7	Minnesota North Stars	78	23	38	17	235	275	−40	63
8	California Golden Seals	78	13	55	10	195	342	−147	36

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 10, 1973	2–5	Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	0–1–0
2	L	October 13, 1973	3–4	Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	0–2–0
3	T	October 14, 1973	1–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	0–2–1
4	L	October 17, 1973	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)	0–3–1
5	T	October 18, 1973	4–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	0–3–2
6	T	October 20, 1973	4–4	St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	0–3–3
7	T	October 23, 1973	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	0–3–4
8	T	October 25, 1973	1–1	@ New York Islanders (1973–74)	0–3–5
9	L	October 27, 1973	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	0–4–5
10	T	October 28, 1973	3–3	@ Boston Bruins (1973–74)	0–4–6
11	L	October 31, 1973	0–5	Boston Bruins (1973–74)	0–5–6
12	W	November 3, 1973	5–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	1–5–6
13	W	November 7, 1973	5–2	Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	2–5–6
14	L	November 10, 1973	2–4	Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	2–6–6
15	L	November 13, 1973	2–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)	2–7–6
16	W	November 14, 1973	6–3	Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	3–7–6
17	L	November 17, 1973	3–6	New York Rangers (1973–74)	3–8–6
18	L	November 21, 1973	3–4	Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	3–9–6
19	L	November 22, 1973	1–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	3–10–6
20	W	November 24, 1973	6–3	California Golden Seals (1973–74)	4–10–6
21	L	November 28, 1973	1–5	@ California Golden Seals (1973–74)	4–11–6
22	W	November 30, 1973	5–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	5–11–6
23	T	December 1, 1973	1–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	5–11–7
24	L	December 6, 1973	1–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	5–12–7
25	W	December 8, 1973	3–0	Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	6–12–7
26	L	December 9, 1973	3–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	6–13–7
27	W	December 11, 1973	6–3	Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	7–13–7
28	L	December 13, 1973	2–4	@ Boston Bruins (1973–74)	7–14–7
29	W	December 15, 1973	4–3	Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	8–14–7
30	W	December 19, 1973	4–2	Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	9–14–7
31	L	December 22, 1973	2–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	9–15–7
32	T	December 23, 1973	2–2	@ California Golden Seals (1973–74)	9–15–8
33	W	December 26, 1973	1–0	New York Islanders (1973–74)	10–15–8
34	W	December 28, 1973	5–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	11–15–8
35	L	December 30, 1973	3–4	@ New York Rangers (1973–74)	11–16–8
36	W	January 2, 1974	8–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)	12–16–8
37	T	January 5, 1974	3–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	12–16–9
38	L	January 6, 1974	6–9	@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	12–17–9
39	T	January 9, 1974	2–2	Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	12–17–10
40	L	January 10, 1974	4–7	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	12–18–10
41	L	January 12, 1974	3–4	New York Islanders (1973–74)	12–19–10
42	W	January 15, 1974	5–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	13–19–10
43	L	January 17, 1974	1–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	13–20–10
44	W	January 19, 1974	5–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	14–20–10
45	L	January 23, 1974	1–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	14–21–10
46	W	January 25, 1974	5–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	15–21–10
47	T	January 27, 1974	2–2	@ California Golden Seals (1973–74)	15–21–11
48	L	January 31, 1974	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	15–22–11
49	L	February 2, 1974	1–3	New York Rangers (1973–74)	15–23–11
50	T	February 3, 1974	5–5	@ New York Rangers (1973–74)	15–23–12
51	L	February 5, 1974	2–6	@ New York Islanders (1973–74)	15–24–12
52	W	February 6, 1974	4–3	Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	16–24–12
53	L	February 9, 1974	1–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	16–25–12
54	L	February 10, 1974	0–4	@ Boston Bruins (1973–74)	16–26–12
55	T	February 13, 1974	3–3	Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	16–26–13
56	W	February 16, 1974	4–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	17–26–13
57	W	February 17, 1974	7–1	California Golden Seals (1973–74)	18–26–13
58	T	February 20, 1974	5–5	Boston Bruins (1973–74)	18–26–14
59	L	February 23, 1974	3–5	Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	18–27–14
60	L	February 27, 1974	1–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	18–28–14
61	T	February 28, 1974	2–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	18–28–15
62	L	March 2, 1974	1–3	New York Rangers (1973–74)	18–29–15
63	T	March 6, 1974	4–4	Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	18–29–16
64	L	March 8, 1974	1–3	@ Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	18–30–16
65	W	March 10, 1974	8–1	St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	19–30–16
66	W	March 13, 1974	5–1	Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	20–30–16
67	L	March 16, 1974	2–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	20–31–16
68	L	March 17, 1974	2–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	20–32–16
69	W	March 19, 1974	6–3	California Golden Seals (1973–74)	21–32–16
70	W	March 23, 1974	5–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)	22–32–16
71	L	March 24, 1974	0–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	22–33–16
72	W	March 26, 1974	5–1	Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	23–33–16
73	T	March 27, 1974	3–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)	23–33–17
74	L	March 30, 1974	1–4	@ Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	23–34–17
75	L	March 31, 1974	1–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	23–35–17
76	L	April 2, 1974	3–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	23–36–17
77	L	April 6, 1974	2–4	@ New York Islanders (1973–74)	23–37–17
78	L	April 7, 1974	2–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	23–38–17

Roster

1973–1974 Minnesota North Stars Roster

Goaltenders

Defencemen

2 – Barry Gibbs
3 – Fred Barrett
4 – Chris Ahrens
4 – Ted Harris - C
5 – Dennis O'Brien
6 – Gary Bergman
6 – Bill Plager
12 – Jerry Byers
20 – Tom Reid

Wingers

8 – Bill Goldsworthy
11 – J.P. Parise
14 – John Rogers
15 – Rod Norrish
18 – Buster Harvey
21 – Danny Grant
23 – Lou Nanne
24 – Gary Gambucci
26 – Terry Holbrook
27 – Tony Featherstone
28 – Rick Chinnick
28 – Alain Langlais
29 – Dean Prentice

Centers

7 – Blake Dunlop
10 – Murray Oliver
16 – Jude Drouin
17 – Fred Stanfield
22 – Dennis Hextall
GM: Wren Blair
Coach: Jack Gordon (3-8-6)
Coach: Parker MacDonald (20-30-11)

References

↑ "1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

"1973–74 Minnesota North Stars Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links

Minnesota North Stars

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See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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