1968–69 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1968–69 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' second season.

1968–69 Minnesota North Stars
Division6th West
1968–69 record18–43–15
Goals for189
Goals against270
Team information
General managerWren Blair
CoachWren Blair
John Muckler
CaptainElmer Vasko
Team leaders
GoalsDanny Grant (34)
AssistsRay Cullen (38)
PointsDanny Grant (65)
Penalty minutesBill Goldsworthy (110)
WinsCesare Maniago (18)
Goals against averageCesare Maniago (3.29)

Coached by Wren Blair (12–20–9) and John Muckler (6–23–6), the team compiled a record of 18–43–15 for 51 points, to finish the regular season 6th in the West Division, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1St. Louis Blues76372514204157+4788
2Oakland Seals76293611219251−3269
3Philadelphia Flyers76203521174225−5161
4Los Angeles Kings76244210185260−7558
5Pittsburgh Penguins76204511189252−6351
6Minnesota North Stars76184315189270−8151

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 11, 19685–1@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)1–0–0
2LOctober 16, 19684–10@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)1–1–0
3LOctober 17, 19681–3Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)1–2–0
4WOctober 19, 19684–1Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)2–2–0
5LOctober 22, 19682–3Oakland Seals (1968–69)2–3–0
6TOctober 24, 19683–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)2–3–1
7LOctober 26, 19680–3New York Rangers (1968–69)2–4–1
8LOctober 30, 19682–4Boston Bruins (1968–69)2–5–1
9WNovember 2, 19682–0@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)3–5–1
10LNovember 3, 19681–2@ New York Rangers (1968–69)3–6–1
11LNovember 6, 19680–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)3–7–1
12LNovember 7, 19682–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)3–8–1
13WNovember 9, 19686–4Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)4–8–1
14WNovember 13, 19684–3Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)5–8–1
15WNovember 16, 19683–2Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)6–8–1
16TNovember 17, 19683–3@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)6–8–2
17LNovember 20, 19680–2Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)6–9–2
18LNovember 23, 19683–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)6–10–2
19LNovember 24, 19680–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)6–11–2
20TNovember 27, 19683–3Oakland Seals (1968–69)6–11–3
21TNovember 30, 19683–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)6–11–4
22LDecember 1, 19680–4@ Boston Bruins (1968–69)6–12–4
23LDecember 4, 19682–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)6–13–4
24LDecember 7, 19682–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)6–14–4
25WDecember 8, 19684–1@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)7–14–4
26LDecember 11, 19682–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)7–15–4
27WDecember 14, 19684–1New York Rangers (1968–69)8–15–4
28LDecember 15, 19682–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)8–16–4
29LDecember 17, 19682–3Oakland Seals (1968–69)8–17–4
30TDecember 19, 19685–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)8–17–5
31WDecember 21, 19683–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)9–17–5
32LDecember 22, 19682–4@ New York Rangers (1968–69)9–18–5
33LDecember 25, 19680–2St. Louis Blues (1968–69)9–19–5
34TDecember 26, 19684–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)9–19–6
35LDecember 28, 19682–5Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)9–20–6
36LDecember 31, 19683–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)9–21–6
37TJanuary 4, 19692–2Boston Bruins (1968–69)9–21–7
38LJanuary 5, 19691–5@ New York Rangers (1968–69)9–22–7
39LJanuary 7, 19693–6Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)9–23–7
40LJanuary 9, 19692–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)9–24–7
41LJanuary 11, 19692–4Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)9–25–7
42LJanuary 12, 19690–2St. Louis Blues (1968–69)9–26–7
43LJanuary 15, 19691–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)9–27–7
44LJanuary 16, 19691–5@ Boston Bruins (1968–69)9–28–7
45LJanuary 19, 19691–3St. Louis Blues (1968–69)9–29–7
46WJanuary 23, 19693–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)10–29–7
47WJanuary 25, 19693–2Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)11–29–7
48LJanuary 26, 19693–4@ Boston Bruins (1968–69)11–30–7
49LJanuary 29, 19690–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)11–31–7
50TFebruary 1, 19695–5Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)11–31–8
51WFebruary 2, 19693–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)12–31–8
52TFebruary 5, 19695–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)12–31–9
53LFebruary 8, 19693–6Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)12–32–9
54WFebruary 9, 19693–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)13–32–9
55LFebruary 12, 19691–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)13–33–9
56WFebruary 15, 19696–2Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)14–33–9
57LFebruary 16, 19690–6@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)14–34–9
58WFebruary 19, 19697–4Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)15–34–9
59WFebruary 23, 19697–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1968–69)16–34–9
60TFebruary 24, 19691–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)16–34–10
61LFebruary 26, 19695–6@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)16–35–10
62LMarch 1, 19692–4Detroit Red Wings (1968–69)16–36–10
63LMarch 3, 19691–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1968–69)16–37–10
64WMarch 5, 19695–2Oakland Seals (1968–69)17–37–10
65TMarch 9, 19692–2St. Louis Blues (1968–69)17–37–11
66TMarch 11, 19693–3Boston Bruins (1968–69)17–37–12
67TMarch 13, 19694–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1968–69)17–37–13
68TMarch 15, 19692–2Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)17–37–14
69WMarch 16, 19693–2@ St. Louis Blues (1968–69)18–37–14
70LMarch 19, 19692–4New York Rangers (1968–69)18–38–14
71LMarch 20, 19692–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)18–39–14
72LMarch 22, 19691–5Philadelphia Flyers (1968–69)18–40–14
73LMarch 23, 19690–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)18–41–14
74LMarch 25, 19691–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1968–69)18–42–14
75LMarch 29, 19692–7@ Oakland Seals (1968–69)18–43–14
76TMarch 30, 19693–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1968–69)18–43–15

Playoffs

With a sixth-place finish in the West Division, the North Stars did not make the playoffs in their second season.

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
15Jim Benzelock CanadaWinnipeg Jets (WCHL)
215Marc Rioux CanadaVerdun Maple Leafs (QJHL)
322Glen Lindsay CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)

See also

References
  1. "1968–1969 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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