1987–88 Minnesota North Stars season
1987–88 Minnesota North Stars | |
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Division | 5th Norris |
Conference | 10th Campbell |
1987–88 record | 19–48–13 |
Goals for | 242 |
Goals against | 349 |
Team information | |
General manager | Lou Nanne (Oct-Jan) Jack Ferreira (Jan-Apr) |
Coach | Herb Brooks |
Captain | Craig Hartsburg |
Arena | Met Center |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dino Ciccarelli (41) |
Assists | Dino Ciccarelli (45) |
Points | Dino Ciccarelli (86) |
Penalty minutes | Basil McRae (382) |
Plus/minus | Scott Bjugstad and Pat Micheletti (+2) |
Wins | Don Beaupre (10) |
Goals against average | Jon Casey (3.71) |
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]
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
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 6 | Dave Archibald (RW) | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
2 | 35 | Scott McCrady (D) | ![]() |
Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
3 | 48 | Kevin Kaminski (C) | ![]() |
Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
4 | 73 | John Weisbrod (C) | ![]() |
Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT) |
5 | 88 | Teppo Kivela (C) | ![]() |
HPK (Finland) |
6 | 109 | Darcy Norton (LW) | ![]() |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
7 | 130 | Timo Kulonen (D) | ![]() |
KalPa (Finland) |
8 | 151 | Don Schmidt (D) | ![]() |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
9 | 172 | Jarmo Myllys (G) | ![]() |
Lukko (Finland) |
10 | 193 | Larry Olimb (C) | ![]() |
Warroad High School (USHS-MN) |
11 | 214 | Marc Felicio (G) | ![]() |
Northwood School (USHS-NY) |
12 | 235 | Dave Shields (C) | ![]() |
University of Denver (WCHA) |
S1 | 4 | Shawn Chambers (D) | ![]() |
University of Alaska Fairbanks (CCHA) |
S2 | 8 | Rick Boh (C) | ![]() |
Colorado College (WCHA) |
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 322 | 269 | 93 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 278 | 294 | 76 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 30 | 41 | 9 | 284 | 328 | 69 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 21 | 49 | 10 | 273 | 345 | 52 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 242 | 349 | 51 |
[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
Norris Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Wales Conference
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Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | October 8, 1987 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 0–0–1 |
2 | L | October 10, 1987 | 4–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 0–1–1 |
3 | L | October 12, 1987 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers (1987–88) | 0–2–1 |
4 | W | October 14, 1987 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 1–2–1 |
5 | L | October 17, 1987 | 2–5 | Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 1–3–1 |
6 | L | October 19, 1987 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 1–4–1 |
7 | W | October 22, 1987 | 5–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 2–4–1 |
8 | W | October 24, 1987 | 7–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 3–4–1 |
9 | W | October 27, 1987 | 5–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | 4–4–1 |
10 | L | October 29, 1987 | 2–3 | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | 4–5–1 |
11 | T | October 31, 1987 | 3–3 OT | Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 4–5–2 |
12 | T | November 3, 1987 | 2–2 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 4–5–3 |
13 | W | November 4, 1987 | 7–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 5–5–3 |
14 | L | November 7, 1987 | 1–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 5–6–3 |
15 | L | November 8, 1987 | 5–8 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 5–7–3 |
16 | L | November 11, 1987 | 3–4 | Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 5–8–3 |
17 | W | November 13, 1987 | 5–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 6–8–3 |
18 | L | November 14, 1987 | 1–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 6–9–3 |
19 | L | November 18, 1987 | 2–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 6–10–3 |
20 | W | November 19, 1987 | 4–3 | New York Rangers (1987–88) | 7–10–3 |
21 | L | November 21, 1987 | 5–7 | Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 7–11–3 |
22 | L | November 25, 1987 | 3–4 OT | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | 7–12–3 |
23 | W | November 27, 1987 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 8–12–3 |
24 | W | November 28, 1987 | 6–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | 9–12–3 |
25 | W | December 1, 1987 | 3–2 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 10–12–3 |
26 | T | December 5, 1987 | 4–4 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 10–12–4 |
27 | L | December 6, 1987 | 4–10 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 10–13–4 |
28 | W | December 8, 1987 | 3–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 11–13–4 |
29 | L | December 10, 1987 | 4–5 | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | 11–14–4 |
30 | L | December 12, 1987 | 0–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 11–15–4 |
31 | L | December 16, 1987 | 2–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 11–16–4 |
32 | L | December 18, 1987 | 3–8 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 11–17–4 |
33 | L | December 19, 1987 | 1–3 | New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 11–18–4 |
34 | T | December 21, 1987 | 0–0 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 11–18–5 |
35 | L | December 23, 1987 | 3–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 11–19–5 |
36 | L | December 26, 1987 | 4–5 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 11–20–5 |
37 | W | December 27, 1987 | 5–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 12–20–5 |
38 | W | December 30, 1987 | 6–4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 13–20–5 |
39 | L | December 31, 1987 | 1–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 13–21–5 |
40 | L | January 2, 1988 | 3–5 | New York Rangers (1987–88) | 13–22–5 |
41 | T | January 5, 1988 | 3–3 OT | @ New York Islanders (1987–88) | 13–22–6 |
42 | T | January 6, 1988 | 5–5 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 13–22–7 |
43 | L | January 9, 1988 | 3–4 | New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 13–23–7 |
44 | L | January 11, 1988 | 4–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | 13–24–7 |
45 | T | January 13, 1988 | 3–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 13–24–8 |
46 | L | January 15, 1988 | 1–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 13–25–8 |
47 | W | January 16, 1988 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 14–25–8 |
48 | L | January 19, 1988 | 3–6 | Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 14–26–8 |
49 | L | January 21, 1988 | 1–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 14–27–8 |
50 | L | January 23, 1988 | 0–5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 14–28–8 |
51 | W | January 24, 1988 | 5–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 15–28–8 |
52 | W | January 27, 1988 | 2–1 | New York Islanders (1987–88) | 16–28–8 |
53 | L | January 28, 1988 | 1–9 | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | 16–29–8 |
54 | L | January 30, 1988 | 0–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | 16–30–8 |
55 | L | February 3, 1988 | 0–2 | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | 16–31–8 |
56 | L | February 4, 1988 | 0–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 16–32–8 |
57 | T | February 6, 1988 | 8–8 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 16–32–9 |
58 | L | February 13, 1988 | 3–7 | Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 16–33–9 |
59 | L | February 17, 1988 | 4–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | 16–34–9 |
60 | L | February 20, 1988 | 0–3 | Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 16–35–9 |
61 | W | February 22, 1988 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 17–35–9 |
62 | L | February 24, 1988 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 17–36–9 |
63 | L | February 27, 1988 | 4–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 17–37–9 |
64 | L | February 28, 1988 | 6–8 | @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 17–38–9 |
65 | L | March 1, 1988 | 3–8 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 17–39–9 |
66 | L | March 3, 1988 | 3–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 17–40–9 |
67 | L | March 5, 1988 | 2–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 17–41–9 |
68 | L | March 9, 1988 | 2–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 17–42–9 |
69 | W | March 12, 1988 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 18–42–9 |
70 | T | March 14, 1988 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 18–42–10 |
71 | L | March 16, 1988 | 1–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 18–43–10 |
72 | T | March 17, 1988 | 2–2 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | 18–43–11 |
73 | T | March 20, 1988 | 5–5 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 18–43–12 |
74 | L | March 21, 1988 | 1–5 | New York Islanders (1987–88) | 18–44–12 |
75 | W | March 23, 1988 | 5–4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 19–44–12 |
76 | L | March 26, 1988 | 1–8 | @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 19–45–12 |
77 | T | March 28, 1988 | 7–7 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 19–45–13 |
78 | L | March 30, 1988 | 3–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 19–46–13 |
79 | L | April 1, 1988 | 1–6 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 19–47–13 |
80 | L | April 3, 1988 | 1–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 19–48–13 |
Player statistics
Forwards
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Dino Ciccarelli | 67 | 41 | 45 | 86 | 79 |
Brian Bellows | 77 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 81 |
Brian MacLellan | 75 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 74 |
Brian Lawton | 74 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 71 |
Neal Broten | 54 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 32 |
Dave Archibald | 78 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 26 |
Bob Brooke | 77 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 108 |
Scott Bjugstad | 33 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 15 |
Dave Gagner | 51 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 55 |
Defencemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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
Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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Don Beaupre | 43 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4.22 |
Kari Takko | 37 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4.47 |
Jon Casey | 14 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.71 |
Playoffs
- The North Stars failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Awards and honors
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References
- ^ "1987-88 NHL Summary".
- ^ "The Calgary Flames regained the lead in the NHL... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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- ^ Hafner, Dan (April 4, 1988). "NHL Roundup : Devils Need Overtime to Make the Playoffs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.