1974–75 Minnesota North Stars season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1974–75 1974 Minnesota North Stars 23–50–7 17–20–3 6–30–4 Campbell 8th Smythe 4th 221 341 Jack Gordon Jack GordonCharlie Burns Bill Goldsworthy J. P. PariseBarry GibbsDennis Hextall Met Center Bill Goldsworthy (37) Dennis Hextall (57) Dennis Hextall (74) Dennis Hextall (147) Cesare Maniago (11) Pete LoPresti (4.19) 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. 2 Regular season Final standings MIN Record vs. opponents MIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#009639 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 5px solid; 1974–75 regular season1974-75 Minnesota North Stars Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MNS/1975_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 26, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 9, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 12, 1974||6–0 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||1–1–0 |- |3||T||October 16, 1974||1–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||1–1–1 |- |4||L||October 19, 1974||1–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||1–2–1 |- |5||L||October 20, 1974||0–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||1–3–1 |- |6||W||October 22, 1974||3–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||2–3–1 |- |7||T||October 25, 1974||2–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||2–3–2 |- |8||L||October 26, 1974||0–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1974–75) ||2–4–2 |- |9||T||October 30, 1974||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||2–4–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||L||November 3, 1974||1–10 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||2–5–3 |- |11||L||November 4, 1974||1–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||2–6–3 |- |12||L||November 6, 1974||4–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||2–7–3 |- |13||L||November 7, 1974||0–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||2–8–3 |- |14||W||November 9, 1974||7–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||3–8–3 |- |15||W||November 13, 1974||7–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||4–8–3 |- |16||L||November 14, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||4–9–3 |- |17||W||November 16, 1974||3–1 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||5–9–3 |- |18||L||November 18, 1974||4–9 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||5–10–3 |- |19||W||November 21, 1974||3–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||6–10–3 |- |20||W||November 23, 1974||3–1 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||7–10–3 |- |21||T||November 24, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||7–10–4 |- |22||W||November 27, 1974||6–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||8–10–4 |- |23||W||November 30, 1974||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||9–10–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||L||December 1, 1974||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||9–11–4 |- |25||L||December 3, 1974||5–6 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||9–12–4 |- |26||L||December 4, 1974||1–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||9–13–4 |- |27||L||December 6, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||9–14–4 |- |28||L||December 8, 1974||0–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||9–15–4 |- |29||L||December 10, 1974||3–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||9–16–4 |- |30||L||December 12, 1974||0–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||9–17–4 |- |31||W||December 14, 1974||4–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) ||10–17–4 |- |32||L||December 18, 1974||0–7 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1974–75) ||10–18–4 |- |33||W||December 21, 1974||8–7 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||11–18–4 |- |34||T||December 26, 1974||4–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||11–18–5 |- |35||L||December 28, 1974||2–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||11–19–5 |- |36||L||December 30, 1974||1–8 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||11–20–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |37||L||January 2, 1975||3–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||11–21–5 |- |38||L||January 4, 1975||0–8 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||11–22–5 |- |39||L||January 6, 1975||2–5 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||11–23–5 |- |40||L||January 8, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||11–24–5 |- |41||L||January 15, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||11–25–5 |- |42||L||January 18, 1975||4–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||11–26–5 |- |43||T||January 19, 1975||4–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||11–26–6 |- |44||L||January 23, 1975||0–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) ||11–27–6 |- |45||W||January 25, 1975||4–1 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||12–27–6 |- |46||L||January 28, 1975||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1974–75) ||12–28–6 |- |47||L||January 29, 1975||3–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||12–29–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |48||W||February 1, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||13–29–6 |- |49||L||February 2, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||13–30–6 |- |50||L||February 5, 1975||1–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||13–31–6 |- |51||L||February 6, 1975||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) ||13–32–6 |- |52||W||February 8, 1975||5–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||14–32–6 |- |53||W||February 9, 1975||3–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||15–32–6 |- |54||L||February 12, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||15–33–6 |- |55||L||February 15, 1975||2–9 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1974–75) ||15–34–6 |- |56||W||February 16, 1975||8–4 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||16–34–6 |- |57||L||February 19, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||16–35–6 |- |58||W||February 22, 1975||4–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||17–35–6 |- |59||L||February 23, 1975||2–4 || align="left"| @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||17–36–6 |- |60||L||February 25, 1975||2–9 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||17–37–6 |- |61||W||February 26, 1975||3–1 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) ||18–37–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |62||L||March 1, 1975||4–7 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||18–38–6 |- |63||W||March 4, 1975||6–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||19–38–6 |- |64||L||March 5, 1975||2–9 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||19–39–6 |- |65||L||March 8, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) ||19–40–6 |- |66||L||March 9, 1975||4–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||19–41–6 |- |67||L||March 12, 1975||4–9 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) ||19–42–6 |- |68||L||March 15, 1975||2–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||19–43–6 |- |69||W||March 16, 1975||4–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) ||20–43–6 |- |70||L||March 18, 1975||3–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) ||20–44–6 |- |71||W||March 20, 1975||5–1 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) ||21–44–6 |- |72||L||March 22, 1975||0–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) ||21–45–6 |- |73||T||March 23, 1975||3–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1974–75) ||21–45–7 |- |74||W||March 25, 1975||2–1 || align="left"| Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) ||22–45–7 |- |75||W||March 26, 1975||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1974–75) ||23–45–7 |- |76||L||March 29, 1975||1–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||23–46–7 |- |77||L||March 30, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) ||23–47–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||L||April 1, 1975||3–7 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1974–75) ||23–48–7 |- |79||L||April 4, 1975||1–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) ||23–49–7 |- |80||L||April 6, 1975||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) ||23–50–7 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Draft picks Minnesota's draft picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)16Doug Hicks Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)224Rich Nantais Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)342Pete LoPresti United States University of Denver (WCHA)460Kim MacDougall Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)578Ron Ashton Canada Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)696John Sheridan United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)7114Dave Heitz United States Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL)8131Roland Eriksson Sweden IF Tunabro (Sweden)9148Dave Staffen Canada Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)10164Brian Andersen Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)11179Duane Bray Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)12193Don Hay Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)13205Brian Holderness Canada Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)14215Frank Taylor Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)15222Jeff Hymanson United States St. Cloud Junior Blues (MWJHL) See also 1974–75 NHL season References Category:Minnesota North Stars seasons Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars