1984-85 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 25-43-12 - 62 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 5-4
Lost NHL division finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated St. Louis Blues 3-0
Division Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Coach: Bill Mahoney (3-8-2)
Coach: Glen Sonmor (22-35-10)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1984-85 Minnesota North Stars RosterTeam Record: 25-43-12 - 62 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 5-4
Lost NHL division finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated St. Louis Blues 3-0
Division Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Coach: Bill Mahoney (3-8-2)
Coach: Glen Sonmor (22-35-10)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1984-85 Minnesota North Stars Results
The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1984-85 season with a record of 25 wins and 43 losses and 12 ties for 62 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.
The North Stars netted 268 goals and allowed 321. Steve Payne scored 29 goals for Minnesota, while Dennis Maruk contributed 41 assists. Gilles Meloche and Don Beaupre topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Don Beaupre recorded a 3.69 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Bill Mahoney and Glen Sonmor coached the team. The 1984-85 Minnesota North Stars lost in the NHL division finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bellows | L | 78 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 72 | -18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 211 | 12.3 |
| Dennis Maruk | C | 71 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 56 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 15.1 |
| Keith Acton | C | 78 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 90 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 167 | 12.0 |
| Neal Broten | C | 80 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 39 | -18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 10.1 |
| Steve Payne | L | 76 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 61 | -14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 224 | 12.9 |
| Gordie Roberts | D | 78 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 112 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 4.2 |
| Tom McCarthy | L | 44 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 20.0 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | R | 51 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 41 | -10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 11.3 |
| Curt Giles | D | 77 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 5.1 |
| Willi Plett | R | 47 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 157 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 16.9 |
| Mark Napier | R | 39 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 2 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 10.3 |
| Tony McKegney | L | 27 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 13.6 |
| Dirk Graham | R | 36 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 23 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 14.8 |
| Ken Solheim | L | 55 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 19 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 9.2 |
| Craig Hartsburg | D | 32 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 54 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 7.5 |
| Scott Bjugstad | R | 72 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 32 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 10.2 |
| Bo Berglund | F | 33 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 15.8 |
| Gord Sherven | C | 32 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 4.1 |
| Randy Velischek | D | 52 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12.1 |
| Ron Wilson | D | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14.8 |
| Brian Lawton | L | 40 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 12.5 |
| Brent Ashton | L | 29 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13.3 |
| Bob Rouse | D | 63 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 113 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 2.5 |
| Brad Maxwell | D | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 53 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10.3 |
| Dave Richter | D | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 221 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Paul Holmgren | R | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 38 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30.8 |
| Harold Snepsts | D | 71 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 232 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0.0 |
| Tim Trimper | L | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.6 |
| Tom Hirsch | D | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Jim Archibald | R | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Terry Martin | L | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Tim Coulis | F | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| David Jensen | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Mike Sands | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Beaupre | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roland Melanson | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gilles Meloche | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Biggs | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Mandich | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| John Markell | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Pryor | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1523 | 268 | 452 | 720 | 1726 | -190 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2495 | 10.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | 32 | 1817 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 3.80 | 949 | 834 | .879 |
| Don Beaupre | 31 | 1770 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 3.69 | 934 | 825 | .883 |
| Roland Melanson | 20 | 1142 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 4.10 | 587 | 509 | .867 |
| Mike Sands | 3 | 139 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6.04 | 88 | 74 | .841 |
| Totals | 86 | 4868 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 316 | 3.89 | 2874 | 2558 | .890 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bellows | L | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7.7 | |
| Dennis Maruk | C | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15.4 | |
| Keith Acton | C | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 11.8 | |
| Neal Broten | C | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 | |
| Steve Payne | L | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 | |
| Gordie Roberts | D | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Tom McCarthy | L | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Dino Ciccarelli | R | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8.3 | |
| Curt Giles | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Willi Plett | R | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21.4 | |
| Tony McKegney | L | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 21.1 | |
| Dirk Graham | R | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | |
| Craig Hartsburg | D | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17.9 | |
| Bo Berglund | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Gord Sherven | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Velischek | D | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | |
| Ron Wilson | D | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | |
| Dave Richter | D | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Paul Holmgren | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Harold Snepsts | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Tim Coulis | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| Don Beaupre | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Meloche | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 174 | 38 | 61 | 99 | 256 | -30 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 334 | 11.4 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | 8 | 395 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 3.80 | 256 | 231 | .902 |
| Don Beaupre | 4 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.91 | 80 | 68 | .850 |
| Totals | 12 | 579 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 3.83 | 373 | 336 | .901 |
