1972–73 Minnesota North Stars season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1972–73 1972 Minnesota North Stars 37–30–11 26–8–5 11–22–6 West 3rd 254 230 Wren Blair Jack Gordon Ted Harris J. P. PariseBarry GibbsCharlie Burns Met Center Danny Grant (32) Dennis Hextall (52) Dennis Hextall (82) Dennis Hextall (140) Cesare Maniago (21) Gump Worsley (2.88) The 1972–73 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' sixth season. Coached by Jack Gordon, the team compiled a record of 37–30–11 for 85 points, to finish the regular season 3rd in the West Division. In the playoffs they lost the quarterfinals 4–2 to the Philadelphia Flyers. 2 Offseason July 2010 Regular season Final standings MIN Record vs. opponents MIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#009639 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 5px solid; 1972–73 regular season1972-73 Minnesota North Stars Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MNS/1973_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 7, 1972||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1972||5–2 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1972–73) ||1–1–0 |- |3||T||October 14, 1972||3–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||1–1–1 |- |4||L||October 15, 1972||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1972–73) ||1–2–1 |- |5||W||October 18, 1972||6–0 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 21, 1972||2–3 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||2–3–1 |- |7||W||October 24, 1972||2–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) ||3–3–1 |- |8||L||October 25, 1972||3–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 28, 1972||2–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||4–4–1 |- |10||L||October 29, 1972||1–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) ||4–5–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||T||November 1, 1972||3–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1972–73) ||4–5–2 |- |12||W||November 4, 1972||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||5–5–2 |- |13||W||November 8, 1972||5–2 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1972–73) ||6–5–2 |- |14||L||November 10, 1972||1–5 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||6–6–2 |- |15||W||November 11, 1972||3–0 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1972–73) ||7–6–2 |- |16||W||November 14, 1972||4–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) ||8–6–2 |- |17||L||November 15, 1972||1–7 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||8–7–2 |- |18||T||November 18, 1972||4–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) ||8–7–3 |- |19||W||November 19, 1972||5–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||9–7–3 |- |20||W||November 22, 1972||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) ||10–7–3 |- |21||W||November 25, 1972||3–0 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) ||11–7–3 |- |22||W||November 26, 1972||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||12–7–3 |- |23||W||November 29, 1972||5–0 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||13–7–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||W||December 2, 1972||8–6 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) ||14–7–3 |- |25||L||December 3, 1972||4–7 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) ||14–8–3 |- |26||L||December 6, 1972||3–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||14–9–3 |- |27||L||December 7, 1972||2–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||14–10–3 |- |28||W||December 9, 1972||7–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||15–10–3 |- |29||L||December 10, 1972||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||15–11–3 |- |30||W||December 13, 1972||7–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||16–11–3 |- |31||W||December 16, 1972||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1972–73) ||17–11–3 |- |32||L||December 17, 1972||4–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||17–12–3 |- |33||W||December 20, 1972||5–2 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1972–73) ||18–12–3 |- |34||L||December 23, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1972–73) ||18–13–3 |- |35||W||December 27, 1972||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||19–13–3 |- |36||L||December 29, 1972||0–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1972–73) ||19–14–3 |- |37||T||December 31, 1972||4–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||19–14–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||L||January 6, 1973||0–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||19–15–4 |- |39||T||January 8, 1973||3–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||19–15–5 |- |40||L||January 10, 1973||0–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||19–16–5 |- |41||T||January 11, 1973||1–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) ||19–16–6 |- |42||W||January 13, 1973||8–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1972–73) ||20–16–6 |- |43||W||January 16, 1973||1–0 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1972–73) ||21–16–6 |- |44||L||January 18, 1973||1–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||21–17–6 |- |45||T||January 20, 1973||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||21–17–7 |- |46||W||January 21, 1973||5–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||22–17–7 |- |47||T||January 23, 1973||5–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) ||22–17–8 |- |48||L||January 25, 1973||2–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) ||22–18–8 |- |49||L||January 28, 1973||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||22–19–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |50||L||February 1, 1973||1–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||22–20–8 |- |51||L||February 3, 1973||1–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||22–21–8 |- |52||W||February 4, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||23–21–8 |- |53||L||February 7, 1973||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1972–73) ||23–22–8 |- |54||L||February 8, 1973||2–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) ||23–23–8 |- |55||W||February 10, 1973||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||24–23–8 |- |56||W||February 11, 1973||6–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||25–23–8 |- |57||W||February 14, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1972–73) ||26–23–8 |- |58||W||February 17, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1972–73) ||27–23–8 |- |59||L||February 18, 1973||1–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||27–24–8 |- |60||L||February 21, 1973||2–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1972–73) ||27–25–8 |- |61||W||February 24, 1973||4–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) ||28–25–8 |- |62||L||February 25, 1973||5–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1972–73) ||28–26–8 |- |63||W||February 28, 1973||7–3 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1972–73) ||29–26–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#009639 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |64||W||March 3, 1973||3–0 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1972–73) ||30–26–8 |- |65||W||March 4, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||31–26–8 |- |66||W||March 7, 1973||10–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||32–26–8 |- |67||L||March 10, 1973||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) ||32–27–8 |- |68||W||March 11, 1973||2–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1972–73) ||33–27–8 |- |69||T||March 13, 1973||2–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) ||33–27–9 |- |70||W||March 15, 1973||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) ||34–27–9 |- |71||W||March 17, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) ||35–27–9 |- |72||L||March 18, 1973||0–2 || align="left"| @ California Golden Seals (1972–73) ||35–28–9 |- |73||L||March 20, 1973||1–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1972–73) ||35–29–9 |- |74||L||March 22, 1973||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) ||35–30–9 |- |75||W||March 25, 1973||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1972–73) ||36–30–9 |- |76||W||March 27, 1973||4–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||37–30–9 |- |77||T||March 28, 1973||3–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) ||37–30–10 |- |78||T||March 30, 1973||3–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) ||37–30–11 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs July 2010 Player statistics July 2010 Awards and records July 2010 Transactions July 2010 Draft picks Minnesota's draft picks at the 1972 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)112 Jerry Byers Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)344 Terry Ryan Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OMJHL)460 Tom Thomson Canada Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)576 Chris Ahrens United States Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)692 Steve West Canada Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)7108 Chris Meloff Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)8116 Scott MacPhail Canada Montreal Junior Canadiens (OMJHL)8124 Bob Lundeen United States University of Wisconsin (WCHA)9140 Glen Mikkelson Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)10145 Steve Lyon Canada Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)10147 Juri Kudrasovs Canada Kitchener Rangers (OMJHL)10148 Marcel Comeau Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) See also 1972–73 NHL season References Minnesota Category:Minnesota North Stars seasons Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars