1967-68 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 27-32-15 - 69 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's West Division
Postseason: 7-7
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Kings 4-3
Semi-Finals - Lost to St. Louis Blues 4-3
Coach: Wren Blair (27-32-15)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1967-68 Minnesota North Stars RosterTeam Record: 27-32-15 - 69 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's West Division
Postseason: 7-7
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Kings 4-3
Semi-Finals - Lost to St. Louis Blues 4-3
Coach: Wren Blair (27-32-15)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1967-68 Minnesota North Stars Results
The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1967-68 season with a record of 27 wins and 32 losses and 15 ties for 69 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-7.
The North Stars scored 191 goals and yielded 226. Wayne Connelly netted 35 goals for Minnesota, and Andre Boudrias accounted for 35 assists. Cesare Maniago topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 2.77 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Wren Blair coached the team. The 1967-68 Minnesota North Stars lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Connelly | R | 74 | 35 | 21 | 56 | 40 | -32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 258 | 13.6 |
| Ray Cullen | C | 67 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 18 | -24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 203 | 13.8 |
| Andre Boudrias | L | 74 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 42 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 183 | 9.8 |
| Dave Balon | L | 73 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 84 | -10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 9.9 |
| Mike McMahon | D | 74 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 71 | -13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 150 | 9.3 |
| Parker MacDonald | L | 69 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 22 | -18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 183 | 10.4 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 68 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 68 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 154 | 9.1 |
| J.P. Parise | L | 43 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 27 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 10.0 |
| Bob Woytowich | D | 66 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 63 | -23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 4.7 |
| Bill Collins | R | 71 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 41 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 7.9 |
| Milan Marcetta | C | 36 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9.8 |
| Bill Masterton | C | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 4.8 |
| Bob McCord | D | 70 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 39 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 3.1 |
| Sandy Fitzpatrick | C | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11.5 |
| Ted Taylor | L | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 34 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 4.5 |
| Moose Vasko | D | 70 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 45 | -36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Bronco Horvath | C | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Duke Harris | R | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2.3 |
| Murray Hall | R | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Pete Goegan | D | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2.9 |
| Ted McCaskill | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bill Plager | D | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Bob Charlebois | L | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Lou Nanne | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Len Lunde | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| Walt McKechnie | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Gary Bauman | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Wetzel | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Johns | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Barrie Meissner | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Marshall Johnston | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Cesare Maniago | G | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andre Pronovost | L | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| George Standing | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1206 | 191 | 298 | 489 | 714 | -302 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 2115 | 9.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesare Maniago | 52 | 2877 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 133 | 2.77 | 0 | ||
| Gary Bauman | 26 | 1294 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 3.48 | 0 | ||
| Carl Wetzel | 5 | 269 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4.01 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 83 | 4440 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 226 | 3.05 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Connelly | R | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Cullen | C | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Boudrias | L | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dave Balon | L | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | D | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Parker MacDonald | L | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| J.P. Parise | L | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Woytowich | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Collins | R | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Milan Marcetta | C | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob McCord | D | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sandy Fitzpatrick | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moose Vasko | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Plager | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leo Thiffault | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walt McKechnie | C | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cesare Maniago | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Pronovost | L | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 238 | 48 | 72 | 120 | 104 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesare Maniago | 14 | 895 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2.61 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 895 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2.61 | 0 |
