1987–88 Minnesota North Stars season

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The 1987–88 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 21st season. It saw the North Stars finish fifth in the Norris Division with a record of 19 wins, 48 losses, and 13 ties for 51 points — the worst record in the league. They failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season. Despite finishing with the third-lowest winning percentage (at .319) and second-fewest wins in franchise history, they were still in contention for a playoff spot going into the last game of the season due to playing in an extremely weak Norris Division; the division champion Detroit Red Wings were the only team with a winning record. The Stars lost to the Calgary Flames on the season's final day and finished last in scoring (242 goals in favor) and penalty-killing percentage (75.23%).[1] The day before, the Toronto Maple Leafs, who were trailing the Stars for the fourth spot in the Norris as the day began, beat the Red Wings. This not only eliminated the Stars out of the playoffs but also assured them of the worst record in the league.[2][3][4]

Division5th Norris
Conference10th Campbell
1987–88 record19–48–13
Home record10–24–6
Quick facts Minnesota North Stars, Division ...
1987–88 Minnesota North Stars
Division5th Norris
Conference10th Campbell
1987–88 record19–48–13
Home record10–24–6
Road record9–24–7
Goals for242
Goals against349
Team information
General managerLou Nanne (Oct-Jan)
Jack Ferreira (Jan-Apr)
CoachHerb Brooks
CaptainCraig Hartsburg
ArenaMet Center
Team leaders
GoalsDino Ciccarelli (41)
AssistsDino Ciccarelli (45)
PointsDino Ciccarelli (86)
Penalty minutesBasil McRae (382)
Plus/minusScott Bjugstad and Pat Micheletti (+2)
WinsDon Beaupre (10)
Goals against averageJon Casey (3.71)
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The leading scorer for the North Stars in 1987–88 was Dino Ciccarelli. However, he became involved in controversy when, on January 6, 1988, he struck Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Luke Richardson with his stick in a game at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Ciccarelli was arrested and charged with assault; he was eventually fined $1000 and sentenced to one day in jail.

Offseason

NHL draft

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Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
16Dave Archibald (RW) CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
235Scott McCrady (D) CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
348Kevin Kaminski (C) CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
473John Weisbrod (C) United StatesChoate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT)
588Teppo Kivela (C) FinlandHPK (Finland)
6109Darcy Norton (LW) CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
7130Timo Kulonen (D) FinlandKalPa (Finland)
8151Don Schmidt (D) CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
9172Jarmo Myllys (G) FinlandLukko (Finland)
10193Larry Olimb (C) United StatesWarroad High School (USHS-MN)
11214Marc Felicio (G) United StatesNorthwood School (USHS-NY)
12235Dave Shields (C) CanadaUniversity of Denver (WCHA)
S14Shawn Chambers (D) United StatesUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks (CCHA)
S28Rick Boh (C) CanadaColorado College (WCHA)
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Regular season

Final standings

More information GP, W ...
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Detroit Red Wings8041281132226993
St. Louis Blues803438827829476
Chicago Blackhawks803041928432869
Toronto Maple Leafs8021491027334552
Minnesota North Stars8019481324234951
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[5]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

More information Norris Division record vs. opponents, NHL records ...
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Schedule and results

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1987–88 regular season[7]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1TOctober 8, 19872–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88)0–0–1
2LOctober 10, 19874–5Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)0–1–1
3LOctober 12, 19872–4@ New York Rangers (1987–88)0–2–1
4WOctober 14, 19874–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)1–2–1
5LOctober 17, 19872–5Winnipeg Jets (1987–88)1–3–1
6LOctober 19, 19871–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)1–4–1
7WOctober 22, 19875–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)2–4–1
8WOctober 24, 19877–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)3–4–1
9WOctober 27, 19875–3@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)4–4–1
10LOctober 29, 19872–3St. Louis Blues (1987–88)4–5–1
11TOctober 31, 19873–3 OTWashington Capitals (1987–88)4–5–2
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
12TNovember 3, 19872–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)4–5–3
13WNovember 4, 19877–4Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)5–5–3
14LNovember 7, 19871–4Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)5–6–3
15LNovember 8, 19875–8@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)5–7–3
16LNovember 11, 19873–4Calgary Flames (1987–88)5–8–3
17WNovember 13, 19875–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88)6–8–3
18LNovember 14, 19871–4@ Washington Capitals (1987–88)6–9–3
19LNovember 18, 19872–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)6–10–3
20WNovember 19, 19874–3New York Rangers (1987–88)7–10–3
21LNovember 21, 19875–7Boston Bruins (1987–88)7–11–3
22LNovember 25, 19873–4 OTSt. Louis Blues (1987–88)7–12–3
23WNovember 27, 19874–2Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)8–12–3
24WNovember 28, 19876–4@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)9–12–3
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
25WDecember 1, 19873–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)10–12–3
26TDecember 5, 19874–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1987–88)10–12–4
27LDecember 6, 19874–10@ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88)10–13–4
28WDecember 8, 19873–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)11–13–4
29LDecember 10, 19874–5St. Louis Blues (1987–88)11–14–4
30LDecember 12, 19870–5Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)11–15–4
31LDecember 16, 19872–4Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)11–16–4
32LDecember 18, 19873–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)11–17–4
33LDecember 19, 19871–3New Jersey Devils (1987–88)11–18–4
34TDecember 21, 19870–0 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)11–18–5
35LDecember 23, 19873–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)11–19–5
36LDecember 26, 19874–5 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88)11–20–5
37WDecember 27, 19875–4Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)12–20–5
38WDecember 30, 19876–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)13–20–5
39LDecember 31, 19871–4Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)13–21–5
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
40LJanuary 2, 19883–5New York Rangers (1987–88)13–22–5
41TJanuary 5, 19883–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1987–88)13–22–6
42TJanuary 6, 19885–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)13–22–7
43LJanuary 9, 19883–4New Jersey Devils (1987–88)13–23–7
44LJanuary 11, 19884–5Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)13–24–7
45TJanuary 13, 19883–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)13–24–8
46LJanuary 15, 19881–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)13–25–8
47WJanuary 16, 19884–2Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)14–25–8
48LJanuary 19, 19883–6Hartford Whalers (1987–88)14–26–8
49LJanuary 21, 19881–6@ Boston Bruins (1987–88)14–27–8
50LJanuary 23, 19880–5@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88)14–28–8
51WJanuary 24, 19885–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)15–28–8
52WJanuary 27, 19882–1New York Islanders (1987–88)16–28–8
53LJanuary 28, 19881–9@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)16–29–8
54LJanuary 30, 19880–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)16–30–8
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
55LFebruary 3, 19880–2St. Louis Blues (1987–88)16–31–8
56LFebruary 4, 19880–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)16–32–8
57TFebruary 6, 19888–8 OTWinnipeg Jets (1987–88)16–32–9
58LFebruary 13, 19883–7Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)16–33–9
59LFebruary 17, 19884–5Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)16–34–9
60LFebruary 20, 19880–3Washington Capitals (1987–88)16–35–9
61WFebruary 22, 19884–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)17–35–9
62LFebruary 24, 19882–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)17–36–9
63LFebruary 27, 19884–7@ Boston Bruins (1987–88)17–37–9
64LFebruary 28, 19886–8@ New Jersey Devils (1987–88)17–38–9
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
65LMarch 1, 19883–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)17–39–9
66LMarch 3, 19883–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)17–40–9
67LMarch 5, 19882–4Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)17–41–9
68LMarch 9, 19882–6Buffalo Sabres (1987–88)17–42–9
69WMarch 12, 19886–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)18–42–9
70TMarch 14, 19882–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1987–88)18–42–10
71LMarch 16, 19881–2Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)18–43–10
72TMarch 17, 19882–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)18–43–11
73TMarch 20, 19885–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (1987–88)18–43–12
74LMarch 21, 19881–5New York Islanders (1987–88)18–44–12
75WMarch 23, 19885–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)19–44–12
76LMarch 26, 19881–8@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88)19–45–12
77TMarch 28, 19887–7 OTChicago Blackhawks (1987–88)19–45–13
78LMarch 30, 19883–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88)19–46–13
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
79LApril 1, 19881–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)19–47–13
80LApril 3, 19881–4@ Calgary Flames (1987–88)19–48–13

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

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Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

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Player GP G A Pts PIM
Dino Ciccarelli6741458679
Brian Bellows7740418181
Brian MacLellan7516324874
Brian Lawton7417244171
Neal Broten549303932
Dave Archibald7813203326
Bob Brooke7752025108
Scott Bjugstad3310122215
Dave Gagner518111955
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Defensemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

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Player GP G A Pts PIM
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Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP W L T SO GAA
Don Beaupre431022304.22
Kari Takko37819614.47
Jon Casey1417403.71
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