1974–75 Minnesota North Stars season

1974–75 Minnesota North Stars
Division	4th Smythe
1974–75 record	23–50–7
Goals for	221
Goals against	341
Team information
General Manager	Jack Gordon
Coach	Jack Gordon Charlie Burns
Captain	Bill Goldsworthy
Team leaders
<1973–74	1975–76>

The 1974–75 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' eighth season.

Coached by Jack Gordon (11-22-5) and Charlie Burns (12-28-2), the team compiled a record of 23-50-7 for 53 points, finishing the regular season 4th in the Smythe Division, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division

		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Vancouver Canucks	80	38	32	10	271	254	+17	86
2	St. Louis Blues	80	35	31	14	269	267	+2	84
3	Chicago Blackhawks	80	37	35	8	268	241	+27	82
4	Minnesota North Stars	80	23	50	7	221	341	−120	53
5	Kansas City Scouts	80	15	54	11	184	328	−144	41

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 9, 1974	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	0–1–0
2	W	October 12, 1974	6–0	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	1–1–0
3	T	October 16, 1974	1–1	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	1–1–1
4	L	October 19, 1974	1–2	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	1–2–1
5	L	October 20, 1974	0–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	1–3–1
6	W	October 22, 1974	3–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	2–3–1
7	T	October 25, 1974	2–2	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	2–3–2
8	L	October 26, 1974	0–4	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	2–4–2
9	T	October 30, 1974	3–3	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	2–4–3
10	L	November 3, 1974	1–10	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	2–5–3
11	L	November 4, 1974	1–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	2–6–3
12	L	November 6, 1974	4–7	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	2–7–3
13	L	November 7, 1974	0–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	2–8–3
14	W	November 9, 1974	7–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	3–8–3
15	W	November 13, 1974	7–4	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	4–8–3
16	L	November 14, 1974	3–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	4–9–3
17	W	November 16, 1974	3–1	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	5–9–3
18	L	November 18, 1974	4–9	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	5–10–3
19	W	November 21, 1974	3–2	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	6–10–3
20	W	November 23, 1974	3–1	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	7–10–3
21	T	November 24, 1974	4–4	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	7–10–4
22	W	November 27, 1974	6–4	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	8–10–4
23	W	November 30, 1974	5–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	9–10–4
24	L	December 1, 1974	0–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	9–11–4
25	L	December 3, 1974	5–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	9–12–4
26	L	December 4, 1974	1–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	9–13–4
27	L	December 6, 1974	3–5	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	9–14–4
28	L	December 8, 1974	0–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	9–15–4
29	L	December 10, 1974	3–5	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	9–16–4
30	L	December 12, 1974	0–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	9–17–4
31	W	December 14, 1974	4–2	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	10–17–4
32	L	December 18, 1974	0–7	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	10–18–4
33	W	December 21, 1974	8–7	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	11–18–4
34	T	December 26, 1974	4–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	11–18–5
35	L	December 28, 1974	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	11–19–5
36	L	December 30, 1974	1–8	New York Rangers (1974–75)	11–20–5
37	L	January 2, 1975	3–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	11–21–5
38	L	January 4, 1975	0–8	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	11–22–5
39	L	January 6, 1975	2–5	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	11–23–5
40	L	January 8, 1975	2–4	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	11–24–5
41	L	January 15, 1975	3–5	New York Rangers (1974–75)	11–25–5
42	L	January 18, 1975	4–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	11–26–5
43	T	January 19, 1975	4–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	11–26–6
44	L	January 23, 1975	0–7	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	11–27–6
45	W	January 25, 1975	4–1	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	12–27–6
46	L	January 28, 1975	2–6	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	12–28–6
47	L	January 29, 1975	3–4	New York Islanders (1974–75)	12–29–6
48	W	February 1, 1975	3–2	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	13–29–6
49	L	February 2, 1975	3–5	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	13–30–6
50	L	February 5, 1975	1–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	13–31–6
51	L	February 6, 1975	2–3	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	13–32–6
52	W	February 8, 1975	5–0	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	14–32–6
53	W	February 9, 1975	3–2	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	15–32–6
54	L	February 12, 1975	2–4	New York Islanders (1974–75)	15–33–6
55	L	February 15, 1975	2–9	New York Rangers (1974–75)	15–34–6
56	W	February 16, 1975	8–4	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	16–34–6
57	L	February 19, 1975	2–4	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	16–35–6
58	W	February 22, 1975	4–1	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	17–35–6
59	L	February 23, 1975	2–4	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	17–36–6
60	L	February 25, 1975	2–9	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	17–37–6
61	W	February 26, 1975	3–1	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	18–37–6
62	L	March 1, 1975	4–7	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	18–38–6
63	W	March 4, 1975	6–4	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	19–38–6
64	L	March 5, 1975	2–9	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	19–39–6
65	L	March 8, 1975	3–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	19–40–6
66	L	March 9, 1975	4–5	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	19–41–6
67	L	March 12, 1975	4–9	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	19–42–6
68	L	March 15, 1975	2–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	19–43–6
69	W	March 16, 1975	4–3	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	20–43–6
70	L	March 18, 1975	3–5	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	20–44–6
71	W	March 20, 1975	5–1	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	21–44–6
72	L	March 22, 1975	0–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	21–45–6
73	T	March 23, 1975	3–3	New York Islanders (1974–75)	21–45–7
74	W	March 25, 1975	2–1	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	22–45–7
75	W	March 26, 1975	4–2	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	23–45–7
76	L	March 29, 1975	1–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	23–46–7
77	L	March 30, 1975	1–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	23–47–7
78	L	April 1, 1975	3–7	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	23–48–7
79	L	April 4, 1975	1–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	23–49–7
80	L	April 6, 1975	0–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	23–50–7

Roster

1974–1975 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders 1 – Pete LoPresti  30 – Cesare Maniago  35 – Fern Rivard		Defencemen 2 – Dwight Bialowas  2 – Barry Gibbs  3 – Fred Barrett  4 – Chris Ahrens  5 – Dennis O'Brien  6/24 – Doug Hicks  6/21 – Bill Plager  17 – Kim MacDougall  20 – Tom Reid		Wingers 8 – Bill Goldsworthy  - C 11 – Norm Gratton  11 – J.P. Parise  12 – Rich Nantais  14 – Ernie Hicke  14 – John Rogers  15/26 – Rod Norrish  15 – Dean Talafous  18 – Don Martineau  21 – Dave Cressman  21/27 – John Flesch  23 – Lou Nanne  27/28 – Craig Cameron  28 – Rick Chinnick  29 – Bob Cook  29 – Alain Langlais		Centers 7 – Blake Dunlop  9 – Henry Boucha  10 – Murray Oliver  12 – Doug Rombough  16 – Jude Drouin  17 – Fred Stanfield  22 – Dennis Hextall  25 – Tom Colley  GM: Jack Gordon Coach: Jack Gordon (11-22-5) Coach: Charlie Burns (12-28-2)

See also

• 1974–75 NHL season