1981-82 Minnesota North Stars Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 37-23-20 - 94 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 1-3
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 3-1
Coach: Glen Sonmor (37-23-20)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1981-82 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
1981-82 Minnesota North Stars Results

The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 37 wins and 23 losses and 20 ties for 94 points, finishing first in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

The North Stars netted 346 goals and conceded 288. Dino Ciccarelli scored 55 goals for Minnesota, while Bobby Smith, Neal Broten and Steve Payne each tallied 30 or more, too. Bobby Smith contributed 71 assists. Gilles Meloche earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.47 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.

Glen Sonmor coached the team. The 1981-82 Minnesota North Stars lost in the NHL division semi-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Kent-Erik AnderssonRMay 24, 19516'2"185ROrebro, Sweden
Mike AntonovichCOctober 18, 19515'8"155LCalumet, MN USA
Fred BarrettDJanuary 26, 19505'11"195LOttawa, ON Canada
Don BeaupreGSeptember 19, 19615'10"172LKitchener, ON Canada
Neal BrotenCNovember 29, 19595'9"175LRoseau, MN USA
Murray BrumwellDMarch 31, 19606'2"190LCalgary, AB Canada
Jack CarlsonLAugust 23, 19546'3"205LVirginia, MN USA
Steve ChristoffCJanuary 23, 19586'1"180RRichfield, MN USA
Dino CiccarelliRFebruary 8, 19605'10"185RSarnia, ON Canada
Jim DobsonFFebruary 29, 19606'1"195RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Mike EavesCJune 10, 19565'10"180RDenver, CO USA
Ron FriestLNovember 4, 19585'11"185LWindsor, ON Canada
Curt GilesDNovember 30, 19585'8"175LThe Pas, MB Canada
Anders HakanssonFApril 27, 19566'2"190LMunkfors, Sweden
Craig HartsburgDJune 29, 19596'1"200LStratford, ON Canada
Peter HayekDNovember 16, 19575'10"200LMinneapolis, MN USA
Archie HendersonRFebruary 17, 19576'6"220RCalgary, AB Canada
Mark JohnsonLSeptember 22, 19575'9"170LMinneapolis, MN USA
Udo KiesslingDMay 21, 19555'10"180LCrimmitschau, Germany
Al MacAdamRMarch 16, 19526'0"180LCharlottetown, PE Canada
Brad MaxwellDJuly 8, 19576'2"195RBrandon, MB Canada
Kevin MaxwellCMarch 30, 19605'9"165REdmonton, AB Canada
Tom McCarthyLJuly 31, 19606'2"200LToronto, ON Canada
Ron MeighanDMay 26, 19636'3"195RMontreal, QC Canada
Roger MelinLApril 25, 19566'4"195LEnkoping, Sweden
Gilles MelocheGJuly 12, 19505'9"185LMontreal, QC Canada
Lindsay MiddlebrookGSeptember 7, 19555'7"160RCollingwood, ON Canada
Bill NyropDJuly 23, 19526'2"205LEdina, MN USA
Brad PalmerLSeptember 14, 19616'0"185LDuncan, BC Canada
Steve PayneLAugust 16, 19586'2"210LToronto, ON Canada
Daniel PoulinDSeptember 19, 19575'11"185RRobertsonville, QC Canada
Dave RichterDApril 8, 19606'5"225RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Gordie RobertsDOctober 2, 19576'1"195LDetroit, MI USA
Gary SargentDFebruary 8, 19545'10"210LRed Lake, MN USA
Bobby SmithCFebruary 12, 19586'4"210LNorth Sydney, NS Canada
Ken SolheimLMarch 27, 19616'3"210LHythe, AB Canada
Tim YoungCFebruary 22, 19556'1"190RScarborough, ON Canada
Warren YoungCJanuary 11, 19566'3"195LToronto, ON Canada
Tom YounghansRJanuary 22, 19535'11"175RSt. Paul, MN USA