The 1977–78 Minnesota North Stars season was the 11th season for the North Stars. The North Stars were in financial trouble, and at season's end had the worst record in the league at 18–53–9. In June 1978, with both the North Stars and the Cleveland Barons on the verge of folding, the league approved an arrangement in which the two teams were permitted to merge under the ownership of Barons owner George Gund III. The merged franchise continued as the Minnesota North Stars, but assumed the Barons' old place in the Adams Division.

Offseason

NHL draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
17Brad Maxwell CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
225Dave Semenko CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
461Kevin McCloskey CanadaCalgary Wranglers (WCHL)
579Bob Parent CanadaKingston Canadians (OMJHL)
697Jamie Gallimore CanadaKamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
7115Jean-Pierre Sanvido CanadaTrois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
8130Greg Tebbutt CanadaRegina Pats (WCHL)
9145Keith Hanson United StatesDallas Stars Elite AAA (MWJHL)

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks8032291923022083
Colorado Rockies8019402125730559
Vancouver Canucks8020431723932057
St. Louis Blues8020471319530453
Minnesota North Stars801853921832545

[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.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

1977–78 regular season[3]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 12, 19773–7@ Montreal Canadiens(1977–78)0–1–0
2LOctober 15, 19773–5Vancouver Canucks(1977–78)0–2–0
3LOctober 19, 19771–5@ Atlanta Flames(1977–78)0–3–0
4LOctober 20, 19774–7Cleveland Barons(1977–78)0–4–0
5LOctober 22, 19772–4Detroit Red Wings(1977–78)0–5–0
6LOctober 23, 19771–4@ Buffalo Sabres(1977–78)0–6–0
7WOctober 26, 19773–0Boston Bruins(1977–78)1–6–0
8LOctober 27, 19771–3@ Detroit Red Wings(1977–78)1–7–0
9WOctober 29, 19777–4Washington Capitals(1977–78)2–7–0
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
10WNovember 2, 19773–2New York Islanders(1977–78)3–7–0
11LNovember 5, 19772–5Chicago Black Hawks(1977–78)3–8–0
12WNovember 7, 19775–3@ Montreal Canadiens(1977–78)4–8–0
13TNovember 9, 19772–2@ Chicago Black Hawks(1977–78)4–8–1
14LNovember 11, 19772–4@ Vancouver Canucks(1977–78)4–9–1
15TNovember 12, 19772–2@ Los Angeles Kings(1977–78)4–9–2
16WNovember 16, 19777–4Pittsburgh Penguins(1977–78)5–9–2
17LNovember 19, 19772–7Philadelphia Flyers(1977–78)5–10–2
18LNovember 22, 19772–4@ Atlanta Flames(1977–78)5–11–2
19LNovember 23, 19772–9New York Islanders(1977–78)5–12–2
20TNovember 26, 19774–4Colorado Rockies(1977–78)5–12–3
21WNovember 29, 19774–3Atlanta Flames(1977–78)6–12–3
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
22LDecember 1, 19772–4@ Boston Bruins(1977–78)6–13–3
23LDecember 3, 19770–4New York Rangers(1977–78)6–14–3
24TDecember 4, 19774–4@ New York Rangers(1977–78)6–14–4
25LDecember 6, 19772–4@ New York Islanders(1977–78)6–15–4
26LDecember 7, 19773–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs(1977–78)6–16–4
27LDecember 10, 19772–4Buffalo Sabres(1977–78)6–17–4
28LDecember 11, 19773–8@ Chicago Black Hawks(1977–78)6–18–4
29WDecember 14, 19773–2Montreal Canadiens(1977–78)7–18–4
30LDecember 16, 19775–8Toronto Maple Leafs(1977–78)7–19–4
31LDecember 17, 19771–5@ Colorado Rockies(1977–78)7–20–4
32LDecember 21, 19771–8@ Los Angeles Kings(1977–78)7–21–4
33WDecember 23, 19777–5@ Vancouver Canucks(1977–78)8–21–4
34WDecember 27, 19771–0St. Louis Blues(1977–78)9–21–4
35LDecember 29, 19772–5@ Philadelphia Flyers(1977–78)9–22–4
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
36LJanuary 4, 19783–5New York Rangers(1977–78)9–23–4
37LJanuary 7, 19781–3Boston Bruins(1977–78)9–24–4
38LJanuary 8, 19781–3St. Louis Blues(1977–78)9–25–4
39LJanuary 11, 19783–4Toronto Maple Leafs(1977–78)9–26–4
40TJanuary 13, 19782–2Washington Capitals(1977–78)9–26–5
41LJanuary 14, 19782–5@ St. Louis Blues(1977–78)9–27–5
42LJanuary 18, 19782–5New York Islanders(1977–78)9–28–5
43LJanuary 21, 19781–4Chicago Black Hawks(1977–78)9–29–5
44LJanuary 22, 19783–4Atlanta Flames(1977–78)9–30–5
45WJanuary 26, 19782–1@ Buffalo Sabres(1977–78)10–30–5
46LJanuary 28, 19781–2Cleveland Barons(1977–78)10–31–5
47WJanuary 29, 19784–0@ Washington Capitals(1977–78)11–31–5
48LJanuary 31, 19784–7@ Atlanta Flames(1977–78)11–32–5
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
49LFebruary 1, 19781–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins(1977–78)11–33–5
50LFebruary 4, 19782–4Buffalo Sabres(1977–78)11–34–5
51LFebruary 8, 19780–3@ New York Rangers(1977–78)11–35–5
52WFebruary 11, 19783–2Vancouver Canucks(1977–78)12–35–5
53TFebruary 12, 19783–3Colorado Rockies(1977–78)12–35–6
54WFebruary 16, 19784–2@ Philadelphia Flyers(1977–78)13–35–6
55LFebruary 18, 19784–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs(1977–78)13–36–6
56LFebruary 19, 19781–2@ Washington Capitals(1977–78)13–37–6
57WFebruary 22, 19784–1Los Angeles Kings(1977–78)14–37–6
58LFebruary 24, 19782–3@ Colorado Rockies(1977–78)14–38–6
59LFebruary 25, 19781–5@ Vancouver Canucks(1977–78)14–39–6
60LFebruary 28, 19781–7@ St. Louis Blues(1977–78)14–40–6
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
61LMarch 1, 19782–3St. Louis Blues(1977–78)14–41–6
62LMarch 4, 19781–3Detroit Red Wings(1977–78)14–42–6
63LMarch 5, 19783–4@ Detroit Red Wings(1977–78)14–43–6
64LMarch 8, 19783–4Chicago Black Hawks(1977–78)14–44–6
65TMarch 11, 19781–1@ St. Louis Blues(1977–78)14–44–7
66LMarch 13, 19782–5Montreal Canadiens(1977–78)14–45–7
67LMarch 16, 19782–7@ Boston Bruins(1977–78)14–46–7
68TMarch 17, 19784–4@ Cleveland Barons(1977–78)14–46–8
69TMarch 19, 19787–7New York Rangers(1977–78)14–46–9
70WMarch 21, 19787–1Pittsburgh Penguins(1977–78)15–46–9
71LMarch 23, 19781–3Los Angeles Kings(1977–78)15–47–9
72LMarch 25, 19783–4Philadelphia Flyers(1977–78)15–48–9
73LMarch 26, 19783–6@ New York Islanders(1977–78)15–49–9
74WMarch 28, 19789–4Vancouver Canucks(1977–78)16–49–9
75LMarch 29, 19783–7@ Cleveland Barons(1977–78)16–50–9
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
76LApril 1, 19782–4@ Colorado Rockies(1977–78)16–51–9
77WApril 4, 19785–3Colorado Rockies(1977–78)17–51–9
78LApril 5, 19782–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins(1977–78)17–52–9
79LApril 8, 19782–4@ Chicago Black Hawks(1977–78)17–53–9
80WApril 9, 19783–1@ Philadelphia Flyers(1977–78)18–53–9

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Roland Eriksson78213960−2912

[4]

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO SV% GAA

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1977-78 Minnesota North Stars Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1977-78 Minnesota North Stars Roster and Statistics".
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977–78_Minnesota_North_Stars_season