1974–75 Minnesota North Stars season explained

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

Record vs. opponents

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

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft held in Montreal.

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	6	Doug Hicks		Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
2	24	Rich Nantais		Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
3	42	Pete LoPresti		University of Denver (WCHA)
4	60	Kim MacDougall		Regina Pats (WCHL)
5	78	Ron Ashton		Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
6	96	John Sheridan		University of Minnesota (WCHA)
7	114	Dave Heitz		Fargo Sugar Kings (MWJHL)
8	131	Roland Eriksson		IF Tunabro (Sweden)
9	148	Dave Staffen		Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
10	164	Brian Andersen		New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
11	179	Duane Bray		Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
12	193	Don Hay		New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
13	205	Brian Holderness		Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
14	215	Frank Taylor		Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
15	222	Jeff Hymanson		St. Cloud Junior Blues (MWJHL)

See also

• 1974–75 NHL season

External links

• Web site: 1974–75 Minnesota North Stars Games. Hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-06 .