1976-77 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 23-39-18 - 64 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 0-2
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Buffalo Sabres 2-0
Coach: Ted Harris (23-39-18)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1976-77 Minnesota North Stars RosterTeam Record: 23-39-18 - 64 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 0-2
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Buffalo Sabres 2-0
Coach: Ted Harris (23-39-18)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1976-77 Minnesota North Stars Results
The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 23 wins and 39 losses and 18 ties for 64 points, finishing second in the NHL's Smythe Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The North Stars scored 240 goals and allowed 310, most in the circuit. Ernie Hicke netted 30 goals for Minnesota, and Tim Young recorded 66 assists. Pete LoPresti topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.61 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Ted Harris coached the team. The 1976-77 Minnesota North Stars lost in the NHL preliminary round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Young | C | 80 | 29 | 66 | 95 | 58 | -32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 223 | 13.0 |
| Roland Eriksson | C | 80 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 10 | -29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 249 | 10.0 |
| Glen Sharpley | C | 80 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 48 | -21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 206 | 12.1 |
| Ernie Hicke | L | 77 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 41 | -32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 186 | 16.1 |
| Dean Talafous | R | 80 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 10 | -29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 185 | 11.9 |
| Steve Jensen | L | 78 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 62 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 160 | 13.8 |
| Alex Pirus | R | 79 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 47 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 15.6 |
| Bill Fairbairn | R | 51 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 10.8 |
| Bill Hogaboam | C | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 16 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 8.3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | D | 75 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 114 | -35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 8.1 |
| Lou Nanne | D | 68 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 12 | -24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2.9 |
| Pierre Jarry | L | 21 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 2 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 15.4 |
| Jim Roberts | L | 53 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 14 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 15.1 |
| Doug Hicks | D | 79 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 68 | -31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6.0 |
| Nick Beverley | D | 52 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 3.4 |
| Tom Younghans | R | 78 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 35 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 14.8 |
| Dwight Bialowas | D | 18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Fred Barrett | D | 60 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 46 | -31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1.9 |
| Jerry Engele | D | 31 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2.8 |
| Tom Reid | D | 65 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 52 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0.0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5.1 |
| Rich Nantais | L | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 53 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Blake Dunlop | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Pete LoPresti | G | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Harrison | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Ahrens | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Gary Smith | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1421 | 240 | 400 | 640 | 764 | -367 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 2231 | 10.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete LoPresti | 44 | 2590 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 3.61 | 0 | ||
| Gary Smith | 36 | 2090 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 139 | 3.99 | 0 | ||
| Paul Harrison | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 82 | 4800 | 23 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 306 | 3.83 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Young | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roland Eriksson | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Sharpley | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Hicke | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dean Talafous | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Jensen | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Pirus | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Fairbairn | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Hogaboam | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis O'Brien | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nanne | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Roberts | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Hicks | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Younghans | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Barrett | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Engele | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Reid | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete LoPresti | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Smith | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete LoPresti | 2 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4.68 | 0 | ||
| Gary Smith | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.58 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 |
