1984–85 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1984–85 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 18th season.

1984–85 Minnesota North Stars
Division4th Norris
ConferenceCampbell
1984–85 record25–43–12
Goals for268
Goals against321
Team information
General managerLou Nanne
CoachBill Mahoney
Glen Sonmor
CaptainCraig Hartsburg
Alternate captainsNone

Coached by Bill Mahoney (3–8–2) and Glen Sonmor (22–35–10), the team compiled a record of 25–43–12 for 62 points, to finish the regular season 4th in the Norris Division. In the playoffs they won the division semi-finals 3–0 over the St. Louis Blues, but lost the division finals 4–2 to the Chicago Black Hawks.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
St. Louis Blues 80 37 31 12 299 288 86
Chicago Black Hawks 80 38 35 7 309 299 83
Detroit Red Wings 80 27 41 12 313 357 66
Minnesota North Stars 80 25 43 12 268 321 62
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 20 52 8 253 358 48

[1]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

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Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

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Vs. Wales Conference


Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 11, 1984 0–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 0–1–0
2 W October 13, 1984 3–1 New York Rangers (1984–85) 1–1–0
3 W October 14, 1984 3–1 @ New York Rangers (1984–85) 2–1–0
4 L October 18, 1984 5–7 Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 2–2–0
5 L October 20, 1984 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 2–3–0
6 L October 21, 1984 6–8 @ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) 2–4–0
7 L October 23, 1984 2–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 2–5–0
8 L October 27, 1984 3–5 Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 2–6–0
9 T October 30, 1984 5–5 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 2–6–1
10 T November 2, 1984 2–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 2–6–2
11 L November 3, 1984 1–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 2–7–2
12 W November 5, 1984 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 3–7–2
13 L November 7, 1984 6–9 Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) 3–8–2
14 T November 10, 1984 5–5 OT Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) 3–8–3
15 W November 11, 1984 7–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 4–8–3
16 T November 13, 1984 3–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) 4–8–4
17 L November 15, 1984 1–6 @ New York Islanders (1984–85) 4–9–4
18 T November 17, 1984 3–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 4–9–5
19 W November 21, 1984 7–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 5–9–5
20 W November 23, 1984 5–4 OT New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 6–9–5
21 W November 24, 1984 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 7–9–5
22 L November 27, 1984 2–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 7–10–5
23 W November 28, 1984 4–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 8–10–5
24 L December 1, 1984 4–8 Calgary Flames (1984–85) 8–11–5
25 T December 4, 1984 2–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 8–11–6
26 L December 7, 1984 3–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 8–12–6
27 L December 9, 1984 2–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 8–13–6
28 L December 10, 1984 3–4 Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 8–14–6
29 L December 12, 1984 2–3 Washington Capitals (1984–85) 8–15–6
30 L December 15, 1984 3–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 8–16–6
31 W December 16, 1984 5–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 9–16–6
32 L December 19, 1984 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 9–17–6
33 W December 22, 1984 5–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 10–17–6
34 L December 23, 1984 3–4 OT @ Boston Bruins (1984–85) 10–18–6
35 W December 26, 1984 4–0 Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 11–18–6
36 L December 29, 1984 3–5 Boston Bruins (1984–85) 11–19–6
37 W December 31, 1984 4–3 New York Islanders (1984–85) 12–19–6
38 W January 3, 1985 8–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 13–19–6
39 T January 5, 1985 4–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1984–85) 13–19–7
40 L January 9, 1985 3–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 13–20–7
41 L January 10, 1985 3–5 St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 13–21–7
42 W January 12, 1985 5–4 Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 14–21–7
43 L January 14, 1985 3–6 @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) 14–22–7
44 T January 16, 1985 4–4 OT St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 14–22–8
45 L January 19, 1985 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 14–23–8
46 L January 21, 1985 2–7 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 14–24–8
47 W January 23, 1985 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) 15–24–8
48 T January 26, 1985 4–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 15–24–9
49 L January 27, 1985 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1984–85) 15–25–9
50 T January 29, 1985 4–4 OT @ New York Islanders (1984–85) 15–25–10
51 W February 2, 1985 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 16–25–10
52 L February 3, 1985 1–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 16–26–10
53 L February 6, 1985 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) 16–27–10
54 L February 8, 1985 3–5 Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 16–28–10
55 L February 9, 1985 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 16–29–10
56 T February 14, 1985 5–5 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 16–29–11
57 L February 16, 1985 4–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 16–30–11
58 L February 17, 1985 3–4 Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 16–31–11
59 L February 20, 1985 2–3 Boston Bruins (1984–85) 16–32–11
60 W February 22, 1985 4–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 17–32–11
61 L February 23, 1985 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) 17–33–11
62 W February 25, 1985 5–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) 18–33–11
63 L February 27, 1985 1–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 18–34–11
64 L March 1, 1985 2–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 18–35–11
65 W March 2, 1985 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 19–35–11
66 W March 4, 1985 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 20–35–11
67 L March 6, 1985 4–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 20–36–11
68 W March 9, 1985 4–1 St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 21–36–11
69 W March 10, 1985 3–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 22–36–11
70 L March 13, 1985 0–8 @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 22–37–11
71 W March 16, 1985 4–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 23–37–11
72 T March 18, 1985 4–4 OT Calgary Flames (1984–85) 23–37–12
73 L March 20, 1985 2–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 23–38–12
74 L March 23, 1985 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 23–39–12
75 W March 25, 1985 5–3 Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) 24–39–12
76 L March 26, 1985 1–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 24–40–12
77 L March 30, 1985 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 24–41–12
78 L March 31, 1985 2–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) 24–42–12
79 W April 3, 1985 9–7 Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 25–42–12
80 L April 6, 1985 3–4 St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 25–43–12

Playoffs

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Player statistics

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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Minnesota's draft picks at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 13 David Quinn   United States Kent School (Connecticut)
3 46 Ken Hodge Jr.   United States St. John's School (USHS-MA)
4 76 Miroslav Maly   Czechoslovakia SV Bayreuth (West Germany)
5 89 Jiri Poner   Czechoslovakia Landshut (West Germany)
5 97 Kari Takko   Finland Assat (Finland)
6 118 Gary McColgan   Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7 139 Vladimir Kyhos   Czechoslovakia CHZ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
8 160 Darin MacInnis   United States Kent School (USHS-CT)
9 181 Duane Wahlin   United States Johnson High School (USHS-MN)
10 201 Michael Orn   United States Stillwater High School (USHS-MN)
11 222 Tom Terwilliger   United States Edina High School (USHS-MN)
12 242 Mike Nightengale   United States Simley High School (USHS-MN)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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