1972-73 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
Team Record: 37-30-11 - 85 points
in the NHL's West Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jack Gordon (37-30-11)
The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 37 wins and 30 losses and 11 ties for 85 points in the NHL's West Division.
The club scored 254 goals and allowed 230. Danny Grant netted 32 goals for the squad, while Dennis Hextall tallied 30 or more also. Dennis Hextall accounted for 52 assists. Cesare Maniago topped the team with 21 wins and a team-best 2.89 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.
Jack Gordon coached the team. The 1972-73 Minnesota North Stars lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hextall | C | 78 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 140 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 140 | 21.4 |
| J.P. Parise | L | 78 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 96 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 188 | 14.4 |
| Jude Drouin | C | 78 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 279 | 9.7 |
| Danny Grant | L | 78 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 251 | 12.7 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 75 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 97 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 260 | 10.4 |
| Buster Harvey | R | 68 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 184 | 11.4 |
| Dean Prentice | L | 73 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 168 | 15.5 |
| Murray Oliver | C | 75 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 6.3 |
| Lou Nanne | D | 74 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 10.6 |
| Barry Gibbs | D | 63 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 6.1 |
| Ted Harris | D | 78 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 83 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 7.4 |
| Bob Nevin | R | 66 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 9.1 |
| Doug Mohns | D | 67 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 3.8 |
| Dennis O'Brien | D | 74 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5.2 |
| Tom Reid | D | 60 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1.3 |
| Charlie Burns | C | 65 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 9.8 |
| Fred Barrett | D | 46 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3.9 |
| Terry Holbrook | R | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Jerry Byers | F | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Gump Worsley | G | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McElmury | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce McIntosh | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cesare Maniago | G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gilles Gilbert | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Blackburn | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1403 | 254 | 430 | 684 | 881 | 225 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 2466 | 10.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 12 | 624 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2.88 | |||
| Cesare Maniago | 47 | 2736 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 132 | 2.89 | |||
| Gilles Gilbert | 22 | 1320 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 3.05 | |||
| Totals | 81 | 4680 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 229 | 2.94 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hextall | C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| J.P. Parise | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jude Drouin | C | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Grant | L | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buster Harvey | R | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dean Prentice | L | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Oliver | C | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nanne | D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Gibbs | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Harris | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Mohns | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis O'Brien | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Reid | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Burns | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Barrett | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Holbrook | R | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Ahrens | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cesare Maniago | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Gilbert | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 107 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 112 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesare Maniago | 5 | 309 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1.75 | 156 | 147 | .942 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 44 | 40 | .909 |
| Totals | 6 | 369 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2.11 | 200 | 187 | .935 |
