1968-69 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 18-43-15 - 51 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL's West Division
Coach: Wren Blair (3-6-1)
Coach: John Muckler (6-23-6)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1968-69 Minnesota North Stars RosterTeam Record: 18-43-15 - 51 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL's West Division
Coach: Wren Blair (3-6-1)
Coach: John Muckler (6-23-6)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1968-69 Minnesota North Stars Results
The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 18 wins and 43 losses and 15 ties for 51 points, finishing sixth in the NHL's West Division.
The North Stars potted 189 goals and allowed 270, most in the league. Danny Grant scored 34 goals for Minnesota, and Ray Cullen contributed 38 assists. Cesare Maniago topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 3.30 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Wren Blair and John Muckler coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Grant | L | 75 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 46 | -12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 189 | 18.0 |
| Ray Cullen | C | 67 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 44 | -27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 195 | 13.3 |
| Claude Larose | R | 67 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 106 | -10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 268 | 9.3 |
| J.P. Parise | L | 76 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 57 | -44 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 196 | 11.2 |
| Danny O'Shea | C | 74 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 88 | -26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 157 | 9.6 |
| Wayne Connelly | R | 55 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 11 | -25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 193 | 7.3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 68 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 110 | -27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 7.1 |
| Bob McCord | D | 69 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 70 | -33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 4.7 |
| Bill Collins | R | 75 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 7.3 |
| Walt McKechnie | C | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 6.2 |
| Lou Nanne | D | 41 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 47 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2.8 |
| Andre Boudrias | L | 53 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | -30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 4.6 |
| Parker MacDonald | L | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4.0 |
| Mike McMahon | D | 43 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 21 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0.0 |
| Moose Vasko | D | 72 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 68 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1.9 |
| Wayne Hillman | D | 50 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 32 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0.0 |
| Leo Boivin | D | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1.6 |
| Danny Lawson | R | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 |
| Bill Orban | L | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Milan Marcetta | C | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16.7 |
| Tom Reid | D | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Duane Rupp | D | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5.6 |
| Joey Johnston | L | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Barrie Meissner | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Barry MacKenzie | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Gary Dineen | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Brian Smith | L | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Gary Bauman | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marshall Johnston | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Mike Chernoff | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cesare Maniago | G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fern Rivard | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1255 | 189 | 315 | 504 | 860 | -436 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 2340 | 8.1 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesare Maniago | 64 | 3599 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 198 | 3.30 | 0 | ||
| Gary Bauman | 7 | 304 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.34 | 0 | ||
| Fern Rivard | 13 | 657 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4.38 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 84 | 4560 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 268 | 3.53 | 0 |
