1968-69 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 18-43-15 - 51 points
in the NHL's Western Division
Coach: John Muckler (6-23-6)
Coach: Wren Blair (12-20-9)
1968-69 Minnesota North Stars RosterTeam Record: 18-43-15 - 51 points
in the NHL's Western Division
Coach: John Muckler (6-23-6)
Coach: Wren Blair (12-20-9)
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 in the NHL's Western Division.
The club potted 189 goals and allowed 270, most in the league. Danny Grant scored 34 goals for the squad, and Ray Cullen contributed 38 assists. Cesare Maniago topped the team with 18 wins and a team-best 3.3 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
John Muckler and Wren Blair coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Grant | L | 75 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 46 | -12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 189 | 18.0 |
| Ray Cullen | C | 67 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 44 | -27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 195 | 13.3 |
| Claude Larose | R | 67 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 106 | -10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 268 | 9.3 |
| J.P. Parise | L | 76 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 57 | -44 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 196 | 11.2 |
| Danny O'Shea | C | 74 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 88 | -26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 157 | 9.6 |
| Wayne Connelly | R | 55 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 11 | -25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 193 | 7.3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 68 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 110 | -27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 7.1 |
| Bob McCord | D | 69 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 70 | -33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 4.7 |
| Bill Collins | R | 75 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 | -26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 7.3 |
| Walt McKechnie | C | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 6.2 |
| Lou Nanne | D | 41 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 47 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2.8 |
| Andre Boudrias | L | 53 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | -30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 4.6 |
| Parker MacDonald | L | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4.0 |
| Mike McMahon | D | 43 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 21 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0.0 |
| Moose Vasko | D | 72 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 68 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1.9 |
| Wayne Hillman | D | 50 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 32 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0.0 |
| Leo Boivin | D | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1.6 |
| Danny Lawson | R | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 |
| Bill Orban | L | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Larry Hillman | D | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Milan Marcetta | C | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16.7 |
| Tom Reid | D | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Duane Rupp | D | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5.6 |
| Joey Johnston | L | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Gary Dineen | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Brian Smith | L | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Barry MacKenzie | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Barrie Meissner | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Chernoff | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cesare Maniago | G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fern Rivard | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marshall Johnston | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Gary Bauman | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1255 | 189 | 315 | 504 | 860 | -436 | 47 | 3 | 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 | |||
| Gary Bauman | 7 | 304 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.34 | |||
| Fern Rivard | 13 | 657 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4.38 | |||
| Totals | 84 | 4560 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 268 | 3.53 | 0 |
