1975-76 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 20-53-7 - 47 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Smythe Division
Coach: Ted Harris (20-53-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1975-76 Minnesota North Stars RosterTeam Record: 20-53-7 - 47 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Smythe Division
Coach: Ted Harris (20-53-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1975-76 Minnesota North Stars Results
The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 20 wins and 53 losses and 7 ties for 47 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Smythe Division.
The North Stars scored 195 goals and surrendered 303. Bill Goldsworthy netted 24 goals for Minnesota, and Dennis Hextall accounted for 35 assists. Cesare Maniago topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.35 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
Ted Harris coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Young | C | 63 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 71 | -10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 127 | 14.2 |
| Dean Talafous | R | 79 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 18 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 13.1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 68 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 47 | -19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 13.8 |
| Dennis Hextall | C | 59 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 93 | -29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 11.8 |
| Ernie Hicke | L | 80 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 77 | -31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 12.4 |
| Pierre Jarry | L | 59 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 32 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 14.7 |
| Bryan Hextall | C | 58 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 84 | -16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 9.0 |
| Dwight Bialowas | D | 58 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 22 | -9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 5.7 |
| Blake Dunlop | C | 33 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 16.4 |
| Glen Sather | L | 72 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 94 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 12.3 |
| Craig Cameron | R | 78 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 34 | -27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 11.0 |
| Doug Hicks | D | 80 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 54 | -17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 4.9 |
| Lou Nanne | D | 79 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 45 | -34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 3.6 |
| Dennis O'Brien | D | 78 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 187 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1.4 |
| Tom Reid | D | 69 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 52 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0.0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | C | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 15.9 |
| Steve Jensen | L | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 14.3 |
| Dave Cressman | L | 80 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 5.6 |
| Fred Barrett | D | 79 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 66 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 2.9 |
| Norm Gratton | L | 32 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 13.7 |
| John Flesch | L | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 47 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11.5 |
| Doug Rombough | C | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 |
| Bill Plager | D | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Mike Antonovich | C | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Jerry Engele | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Pete LoPresti | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cesare Maniago | G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Ahrens | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Paul Harrison | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Nantais | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1436 | 195 | 325 | 520 | 1173 | -363 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1954 | 10.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesare Maniago | 47 | 2704 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 3.35 | 0 | ||
| Pete LoPresti | 34 | 1789 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 4.13 | 0 | ||
| Paul Harrison | 6 | 307 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5.47 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 87 | 4800 | 20 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 302 | 3.78 | 0 |
