1988–89 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1988–89 was the North Stars' 22nd season. It saw the North Stars finish in third place in the Norris Division with a record of 27 wins, 37 losses, and 16 ties for 70 points. They lost the Division Semi-finals in five games to the St. Louis Blues.

1988–89 Minnesota North Stars
Division3rd Norris
Conference7th Campbell
1988–89 record27–37–16
Home record17–15–8
Road record10–22–8
Goals for258
Goals against278
Team information
General managerJack Ferreira
CoachPierre Page
CaptainCraig Hartsburg
Alternate captainsBasil McRae
ArenaMet Center
Team leaders
GoalsDave Gagner (35)
AssistsDave Gagner (43)
PointsDave Gagner (78)
Penalty minutesBasil McRae (365)
Plus/minusDave Gagner (+13)
WinsJon Casey (18)
Goals against averageDon Beaupre (3.05)

Offseason

NHL Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
11Mike Modano (C) United StatesPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
240Link Gaetz (D) CanadaSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
343Shaun Kane (D) United StatesSpringfield Olympics (EJHL)
464Jeffrey Stolp (G) United StatesGreenway High School (USHS-MN)
8148Ken MacArthur (D) CanadaUniversity of Denver (WCHA)
9169Travis Richards (D) United StatesRobbinsdale Armstrong High School (USHS-MN)
10190Ari Matilainen (RW) FinlandAssat (Finland)
11211Grant Bischoff (LW) United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
12232Trent Andison (LW) United StatesCornell University (ECAC)
S1Mike McHugh (LW) United StatesUniversity of Maine (Hockey East)
S6Dave Schofield (D) United StatesMerrimack College (Hockey East)

Regular season

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Detroit Red Wings8034341231331680
St. Louis Blues8033351227528578
Minnesota North Stars8027371625827870
Chicago Blackhawks8027411229733566
Toronto Maple Leafs802846625934262

[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.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 6, 19883–8St. Louis Blues (1988–89)0–1–0
2LOctober 8, 19883–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)0–2–0
3LOctober 9, 19881–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)0–3–0
4LOctober 13, 19886–7Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)0–4–0
5WOctober 15, 19885–1Boston Bruins (1988–89)1–4–0
6TOctober 17, 19883–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)1–4–1
7LOctober 19, 19881–2@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)1–5–1
8LOctober 22, 19882–8@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)1–6–1
9LOctober 26, 19882–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)1–7–1
10LOctober 28, 19881–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)1–8–1
11WOctober 29, 19883–2Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)2–8–1
12LNovember 3, 19881–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)2–9–1
13TNovember 5, 19885–5 OTChicago Blackhawks (1988–89)2–9–2
14LNovember 9, 19883–6Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)2–10–2
15TNovember 10, 19885–5 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)2–10–3
16LNovember 12, 19881–3Hartford Whalers (1988–89)2–11–3
17WNovember 14, 19885–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)3–11–3
18LNovember 15, 19882–4@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)3–12–3
19WNovember 17, 19887–6Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)4–12–3
20LNovember 19, 19881–4New York Rangers (1988–89)4–13–3
21TNovember 23, 19883–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1988–89)4–13–4
22WNovember 25, 19885–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)5–13–4
23WNovember 26, 19886–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)6–13–4
24WNovember 29, 19885–2Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)7–13–4
25WDecember 1, 19884–1@ Boston Bruins (1988–89)8–13–4
26WDecember 3, 19884–2@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89)9–13–4
27LDecember 6, 19880–3@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)9–14–4
28TDecember 7, 19882–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1988–89)9–14–5
29LDecember 10, 19881–3St. Louis Blues (1988–89)9–15–5
30LDecember 13, 19884–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)9–16–5
31TDecember 15, 19882–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1988–89)9–16–6
32WDecember 17, 19883–2Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)10–16–6
33LDecember 19, 19881–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)10–17–6
34LDecember 21, 19886–8@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)10–18–6
35WDecember 26, 19885–1Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)11–18–6
36LDecember 28, 19883–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)11–19–6
37TDecember 30, 19885–5 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)11–19–7
38WDecember 31, 19886–2St. Louis Blues (1988–89)12–19–7
39LJanuary 2, 19892–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1988–89)12–20–7
40WJanuary 5, 19895–3Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)13–20–7
41LJanuary 10, 19892–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)13–21–7
42LJanuary 12, 19892–9Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)13–22–7
43TJanuary 14, 19891–1 OTCalgary Flames (1988–89)13–22–8
44WJanuary 15, 19894–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)14–22–8
45TJanuary 18, 19893–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)14–22–9
46TJanuary 19, 19893–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)14–22–10
47LJanuary 21, 19896–8@ New York Islanders (1988–89)14–23–10
48WJanuary 23, 19897–2@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89)15–23–10
49WJanuary 26, 19895–3Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)16–23–10
50TJanuary 28, 19894–4 OTNew Jersey Devils (1988–89)16–23–11
51TJanuary 30, 19894–4 OTWashington Capitals (1988–89)16–23–12
52TFebruary 1, 19894–4 OTBoston Bruins (1988–89)16–23–13
53LFebruary 4, 19893–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)16–24–13
54WFebruary 5, 19895–3@ New York Rangers (1988–89)17–24–13
55WFebruary 9, 19893–2Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)18–24–13
56LFebruary 11, 19891–5Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)18–25–13
57LFebruary 14, 19892–4Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)18–26–13
58LFebruary 15, 19892–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)18–27–13
59LFebruary 18, 19893–4Hartford Whalers (1988–89)18–28–13
60WFebruary 21, 19892–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)19–28–13
61TFebruary 22, 19895–5 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)19–28–14
62LFebruary 25, 19892–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)19–29–14
63WFebruary 28, 19894–3@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)20–29–14
64LMarch 1, 19891–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)20–30–14
65WMarch 4, 19894–3New York Islanders (1988–89)21–30–14
66LMarch 5, 19890–2@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89)21–31–14
67WMarch 7, 19895–3Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)22–31–14
68TMarch 11, 19892–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)22–31–15
69WMarch 12, 19895–3St. Louis Blues (1988–89)23–31–15
70LMarch 14, 19893–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)23–32–15
71WMarch 16, 19896–1Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)24–32–15
72WMarch 18, 19893–0Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)25–32–15
73WMarch 20, 19897–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)26–32–15
74LMarch 22, 19891–3@ New York Rangers (1988–89)26–33–15
75LMarch 23, 19891–3@ New York Islanders (1988–89)26–34–15
76TMarch 25, 19891–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)26–34–16
77LMarch 27, 19892–3Calgary Flames (1988–89)26–35–16
78LMarch 29, 19891–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)26–36–16
79WMarch 31, 19895–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)27–36–16
80LApril 2, 19892–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)27–37–16

Transactions

Trades
March 4, 1989 To Calgary Flames
Brian MacLellan
4th round pick in 1989		 To Minnesota North Stars
Perry Berezan
Shane Churla
March 7, 1989 To Washington Capitals
Dino Ciccarelli
Bob Rouse		 To Minnesota North Stars
Mike Gartner
Larry Murphy[2]

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Dave Gagner75354378104
Dino Ciccarelli6532275964
Neal Broten6818385657
Marc Habscheid7623315440
Brian Bellows6023275055
Brian MacLellan60162339104
Dave Archibald7214193314
Basil McRae78121931365
Stewart Gavin738182634
Bob Brooke57791657
Dusan Pasek484101430
Mike Gartner1377142
Don Barber2385138
Larry DePalma435712102
Curt Fraser35551076
Wally Schreiber2525710
Perry Berezan161454
Warren Babe1423519
Steve Gotaas121346
Ken Hodge, Jr.51120
Terry Ruskowski31122
Tom Martin41124
Dennis Maruk60112
Shane Churla1310154
Mitch Messier30110
Kevin Kaminski10000
Richard Zemlak300013
Mike McHugh30002

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Shawn Chambers725192480
Frank Musil551192054
Craig Hartsburg304141847
Bob Rouse6641317124
Curt Giles765101577
Ville Siren382101258
Larry Murphy13461012
Reed Larson1109918
Moe Mantha, Jr.1616710
Dean Kolstad2515642
Mark Hardy1524626
Mark Tinordi47235107
Link Gaetz1202253
Gord Dineen20112
Mike Berger10002
Paul Jerrard50004
Rob Zettler20000

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Jon Casey5518171213.06
Kari Takko32815403.48
Jarmo Myllys614005.55
Don Beaupre10103.05

Playoffs

Norris Division Semi-Finals

  • Minnesota North Stars vs. St. Louis Blues
Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 5Minnesota North Stars3St. Louis Blues4(OT)
April 6Minnesota North Stars3St. Louis Blues4(OT)
April 8St. Louis Blues5Minnesota North Stars3
April 9St. Louis Blues4Minnesota North Stars5
April 11Minnesota North Stars1St. Louis Blues6

St. Louis wins the series 4–1

Awards and records

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
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