1976-77 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 23-39-18 - 64 points
in the NHL's Smythe Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Ted Harris (23-39-18)
1976-77 Minnesota North Stars RosterTeam Record: 23-39-18 - 64 points
in the NHL's Smythe Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Ted Harris (23-39-18)
The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 23 wins and 39 losses and 18 ties for 64 points in the NHL's Smythe Division.
The club scored 240 goals and allowed 310, most in the circuit. Ernie Hicke netted 30 goals for the squad, and Tim Young recorded 66 assists. Pete LoPresti topped the team with 13 wins and a team-best 3.61 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Ted Harris coached the team. The 1976-77 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Young | C | 80 | 29 | 66 | 95 | 58 | -32 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 223 | 13.0 |
| Roland Eriksson | C | 80 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 10 | -29 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 249 | 10.0 |
| Glen Sharpley | C | 80 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 48 | -21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 206 | 12.1 |
| Ernie Hicke | L | 77 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 41 | -32 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 186 | 16.1 |
| Dean Talafous | R | 80 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 10 | -29 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 185 | 11.9 |
| Steve Jensen | L | 78 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 62 | -6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 160 | 13.8 |
| Alex Pirus | R | 79 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 47 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 15.6 |
| Bill Fairbairn | R | 51 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 10.8 |
| Bill Hogaboam | C | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 16 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 8.3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | D | 75 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 114 | -35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 8.1 |
| Lou Nanne | D | 68 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 12 | -24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2.9 |
| Pierre Jarry | L | 21 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 2 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 15.4 |
| Jim Roberts | L | 53 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 14 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 15.1 |
| Doug Hicks | D | 79 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 68 | -31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6.0 |
| Nick Beverley | D | 52 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 3.4 |
| Tom Younghans | R | 78 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 35 | -11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 14.8 |
| Dwight Bialowas | D | 18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Fred Barrett | D | 60 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 46 | -31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1.9 |
| Jerry Engele | D | 31 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2.8 |
| Tom Reid | D | 65 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 52 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0.0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | R | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5.1 |
| Rich Nantais | L | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 53 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Pete LoPresti | G | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blake Dunlop | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Smith | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Ahrens | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Paul Harrison | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1501 | 240 | 400 | 640 | 774 | -367 | 59 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 2231 | 10.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete LoPresti | 44 | 2590 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 3.61 | |||
| Gary Smith | 36 | 2090 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 139 | 3.99 | |||
| Paul Harrison | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.50 | |||
| Totals | 82 | 4800 | 23 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 306 | 3.83 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Young | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roland Eriksson | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Sharpley | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Hicke | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dean Talafous | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Jensen | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Pirus | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Fairbairn | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Hogaboam | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis O'Brien | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Nanne | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Roberts | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Hicks | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Younghans | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Barrett | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Engele | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Reid | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete LoPresti | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Smith | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete LoPresti | 2 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.68 | 54 | 48 | .889 |
| Gary Smith | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.58 | 19 | 15 | .789 |
| Totals | 3 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.00 | 73 | 63 | .863 |
