1976–77 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1976–77 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' tenth season.

1976–77 Minnesota North Stars
Division2nd Smythe
ConferenceCampbell
1976–77 record23–39–18
Goals for240
Goals against310
Team information
General managerJack Gordon
CoachTed Harris
CaptainBill Hogaboam
Alternate captainsNone
Team leaders
GoalsErnie Hicke (30)
AssistsTim Young (66)
PointsTim Young (95)
Penalty minutesDennis O'Brien (114)
WinsPete LoPresti (13)
Goals against averagePete LoPresti (3.61)

Coached by Ted Harris, the team compiled a record of 23–39–18 for 64 points, to finish the regular season 2nd in the Smythe Division. In the playoffs they lost the preliminary round 2–0 to the Buffalo Sabres.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
St. Louis Blues803239923927673
Minnesota North Stars8023391824031064
Chicago Black Hawks8026431124029863
Vancouver Canucks8025421323529463
Colorado Rockies8020461422630754

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 6, 19765–6@ New York Rangers (1976–77)0–1–0
2LOctober 7, 19762–6@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)0–2–0
3WOctober 9, 19764–1Colorado Rockies (1976–77)1–2–0
4LOctober 12, 19764–10New York Rangers (1976–77)1–3–0
5LOctober 16, 19761–2Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)1–4–0
6LOctober 17, 19760–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)1–5–0
7WOctober 20, 19764–3Atlanta Flames (1976–77)2–5–0
8TOctober 22, 19763–3@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)2–5–1
9WOctober 23, 19764–3Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)3–5–1
10WOctober 27, 19765–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)4–5–1
11LOctober 30, 19761–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)4–6–1
12LOctober 31, 19761–9@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)4–7–1
13LNovember 3, 19762–5Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)4–8–1
14LNovember 6, 19762–5@ New York Islanders (1976–77)4–9–1
15LNovember 7, 19761–4@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)4–10–1
16WNovember 10, 19763–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)5–10–1
17LNovember 13, 19762–3New York Islanders (1976–77)5–11–1
18TNovember 14, 19764–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)5–11–2
19TNovember 17, 19763–3Cleveland Barons (1976–77)5–11–3
20LNovember 19, 19763–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)5–12–3
21LNovember 20, 19763–8@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)5–13–3
22LNovember 24, 19762–4St. Louis Blues (1976–77)5–14–3
23WNovember 27, 19766–1Washington Capitals (1976–77)6–14–3
24LNovember 28, 19761–4@ New York Rangers (1976–77)6–15–3
25TDecember 1, 19762–2Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)6–15–4
26LDecember 4, 19764–11New York Rangers (1976–77)6–16–4
27LDecember 7, 19762–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)6–17–4
28LDecember 8, 19760–5Atlanta Flames (1976–77)6–18–4
29TDecember 10, 19763–3@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)6–18–5
30TDecember 11, 19761–1@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)6–18–6
31TDecember 14, 19763–3Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)6–18–7
32LDecember 18, 19761–3Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)6–19–7
33TDecember 21, 19763–3Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)6–19–8
34LDecember 22, 19763–4@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)6–20–8
35WDecember 28, 19768–3Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)7–20–8
36TDecember 30, 19765–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)7–20–9
37LJanuary 1, 19771–3@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)7–21–9
38WJanuary 5, 19775–2Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)8–21–9
39WJanuary 6, 19777–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)9–21–9
40WJanuary 8, 19773–1Boston Bruins (1976–77)10–21–9
41LJanuary 12, 19773–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)10–22–9
42TJanuary 15, 19773–3@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)10–22–10
43LJanuary 16, 19772–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)10–23–10
44LJanuary 18, 19772–7@ New York Islanders (1976–77)10–24–10
45TJanuary 20, 19774–4Atlanta Flames (1976–77)10–24–11
46WJanuary 22, 19774–3Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)11–24–11
47LJanuary 23, 19772–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)11–25–11
48WJanuary 26, 19773–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)12–25–11
49LJanuary 29, 19773–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)12–26–11
50LJanuary 30, 19772–4@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)12–27–11
51LFebruary 2, 19772–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)12–28–11
52TFebruary 5, 19775–5Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)12–28–12
53WFebruary 6, 19773–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)13–28–12
54LFebruary 9, 19776–8Colorado Rockies (1976–77)13–29–12
55TFebruary 12, 19772–2Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)13–29–13
56LFebruary 13, 19772–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)13–30–13
57TFebruary 15, 19773–3@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)13–30–14
58TFebruary 17, 19774–4Washington Capitals (1976–77)13–30–15
59WFebruary 19, 19776–2Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)14–30–15
60LFebruary 20, 19772–3@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)14–31–15
61WFebruary 23, 19772–1Boston Bruins (1976–77)15–31–15
62LFebruary 25, 19772–6@ Atlanta Flames (1976–77)15–32–15
63WFebruary 26, 19773–0Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)16–32–15
64LMarch 1, 19772–5Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)16–33–15
65WMarch 5, 19776–3Colorado Rockies (1976–77)17–33–15
66WMarch 6, 19773–2St. Louis Blues (1976–77)18–33–15
67WMarch 8, 19773–1@ New York Islanders (1976–77)19–33–15
68LMarch 9, 19774–6@ New York Rangers (1976–77)19–34–15
69TMarch 12, 19773–3@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)19–34–16
70TMarch 13, 19775–5New York Islanders (1976–77)19–34–17
71LMarch 16, 19772–5Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)19–35–17
72TMarch 18, 19772–2@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)19–35–18
73WMarch 20, 19772–1Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)20–35–18
74LMarch 22, 19772–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)20–36–18
75LMarch 26, 19772–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)20–37–18
76WMarch 28, 19775–4St. Louis Blues (1976–77)21–37–18
77WMarch 29, 19774–2Cleveland Barons (1976–77)22–37–18
78WMarch 31, 19773–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)23–37–18
79LApril 2, 19772–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)23–38–18
80LApril 3, 19773–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)23–39–18

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
13Glen Sharpley CanadaHull Festivals (QMJHL)
231Jim Roberts CanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
339Don Jackson United StatesUniversity of Notre Dame (WCHA)
351Ron Zanussi CanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)
457Mike Fedorko CanadaHamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
575Phil Verchota United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
693Dave Delich United StatesColorado College (WCHA)
7110Jeff Barr United StatesMichigan State University (WCHA)

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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