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1979–80 Minnesota North Stars
Division3rd Adams
Conference4th Wales
1979–80 record36-28-16
Goals for311
Goals against253
Team information
General managerLou Nanne
CoachGlen Sonmor
CaptainPaul Shmyr
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMet Center
Average attendance13,076 (83.3%)
Team leaders
GoalsAl MacAdam (42)
Steve Payne (42)
AssistsBobby Smith (56)
PointsAl MacAdam (93)
Penalty minutesBrad Maxwell (126)
Plus/minusSteve Payne (+37)
WinsGilles Meloche (27)
Goals against averageGilles Meloche (3.06)

The 1979–80 Minnesota North Stars season was the 13th season in North Stars history. The previous year's merger with the Cleveland Barons began to pay off as the North Stars finished with a winning record for the first time in seven years, and finished in third place in the Adams Division with 88 points. Former Baron Al MacAdam led the team in scoring with 93 points and captured the Bill Masterton Trophy. In the playoffs, the North Stars swept the Toronto Maple Leafs in three games in the preliminary round. In the quarterfinals, they shocked the hockey world by eliminating the 4-time Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens in seven games. The upset earned the North Stars a trip to the semi-finals, where their cinderella run came to an end when they fell in five games to the Philadelphia Flyers.[1]

Offseason

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NHL Draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 6 Craig Hartsburg (D)  Canada Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
1 10 Tom McCarthy (LW)  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
2 42 Neal Broten (C)  United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
3 63 Kevin Maxwell (C)  Canada University of North Dakota (WCHA)
5 90 Jim Dobson (RW)  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6 111 Brian Gualazzi (RW)  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)

Regular season

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Final standings

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Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Buffalo Sabres 80 47 17 16 318 201 110
Boston Bruins 80 46 21 13 310 234 105
Minnesota North Stars 80 36 28 16 311 253 88
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 35 40 5 304 327 75
Quebec Nordiques 80 25 44 11 248 313 61

[2]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.

League standings[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Philadelphia Flyers PTK 80 48 12 20 327 254 116
2 y – Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 47 17 16 318 201 110
3 x – Montreal Canadiens NRS 80 47 20 13 328 240 107
4 Boston Bruins ADM 80 46 21 13 310 234 105
5 New York Islanders PTK 80 39 28 13 281 247 91
6 Minnesota North Stars ADM 80 36 28 16 311 253 88
7 x – Chicago Black Hawks SMY 80 34 27 19 241 250 87
8 New York Rangers PTK 80 38 32 10 308 284 86
9 Atlanta Flames PTK 80 35 32 13 282 269 83
10 St. Louis Blues SMY 80 34 34 12 266 278 80
11 Toronto Maple Leafs ADM 80 35 40 5 304 327 75
12 Los Angeles Kings NRS 80 30 36 14 290 313 74
13 Pittsburgh Penguins NRS 80 30 37 13 251 303 73
14 Hartford Whalers NRS 80 27 34 19 303 312 73
15 Vancouver Canucks SMY 80 27 37 16 256 281 70
16 Edmonton Oilers SMY 80 28 39 13 301 322 69
17 Washington Capitals PTK 80 27 40 13 261 293 67
18 Detroit Red Wings NRS 80 26 43 11 268 306 63
19 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 25 44 11 248 313 61
20 Winnipeg Jets SMY 80 20 49 11 214 314 51
21 Colorado Rockies SMY 80 19 48 13 234 308 51

Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe

bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

Record vs. opponents

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Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 11, 1979 4–1 Hartford Whalers (1979–80) 1–0–0
2 W October 13, 1979 5–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) 2–0–0
3 W October 14, 1979 5–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) 3–0–0
4 L October 17, 1979 2–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) 3–1–0
5 L October 19, 1979 2–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) 3–2–0
6 T October 21, 1979 5–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) 3–2–1
7 W October 24, 1979 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1979–80) 4–2–1
8 W October 27, 1979 7–2 New York Rangers (1979–80) 5–2–1
9 W October 31, 1979 5–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) 6–2–1
10 L November 1, 1979 1–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) 6–3–1
11 W November 3, 1979 7–1 Washington Capitals (1979–80) 7–3–1
12 T November 6, 1979 7–7 @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) 7–3–2
13 W November 9, 1979 6–5 @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) 8–3–2
14 T November 10, 1979 6–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) 8–3–3
15 W November 14, 1979 7–2 Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) 9–3–3
16 L November 17, 1979 2–4 Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) 9–4–3
17 T November 18, 1979 3–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) 9–4–4
18 W November 21, 1979 3–1 New York Islanders (1979–80) 10–4–4
19 T November 24, 1979 3–3 Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) 10–4–5
20 L November 25, 1979 2–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) 10–5–5
21 T November 28, 1979 4–4 @ New York Rangers (1979–80) 10–5–6
22 L November 29, 1979 4–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) 10–6–6
23 T December 1, 1979 4–4 Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) 10–6–7
24 W December 5, 1979 6–1 Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) 11–6–7
25 W December 7, 1979 4–1 Atlanta Flames (1979–80) 12–6–7
26 W December 12, 1979 5–4 @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) 13–6–7
27 L December 14, 1979 2–3 @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) 13–7–7
28 W December 15, 1979 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1979–80) 14–7–7
29 W December 17, 1979 5–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) 15–7–7
30 W December 19, 1979 5–2 Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) 16–7–7
31 W December 26, 1979 6–0 Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) 17–7–7
32 L December 27, 1979 3–4 @ Colorado Rockies (1979–80) 17–8–7
33 L December 29, 1979 3–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) 17–9–7
34 W December 31, 1979 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) 18–9–7
35 W January 2, 1980 2–1 Boston Bruins (1979–80) 19–9–7
36 T January 5, 1980 2–2 Washington Capitals (1979–80) 19–9–8
37 W January 7, 1980 7–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) 20–9–8
38 W January 9, 1980 6–2 Hartford Whalers (1979–80) 21–9–8
39 L January 12, 1980 5–6 Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) 21–10–8
40 L January 15, 1980 1–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1979–80) 21–11–8
41 W January 16, 1980 7–3 St. Louis Blues (1979–80) 22–11–8
42 L January 19, 1980 4–5 Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) 22–12–8
43 L January 21, 1980 0–3 @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) 22–13–8
44 L January 23, 1980 4–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) 22–14–8
45 T January 26, 1980 4–4 Los Angeles Kings (1979–80) 22–14–9
46 L January 27, 1980 0–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) 22–15–9
47 T January 29, 1980 2–2 @ New York Islanders (1979–80) 22–15–10
48 L January 31, 1980 2–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) 22–16–10
49 L February 2, 1980 4–5 Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) 22–17–10
50 W February 3, 1980 6–2 Colorado Rockies (1979–80) 23–17–10
51 W February 9, 1980 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) 24–17–10
52 W February 10, 1980 6–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) 25–17–10
53 L February 13, 1980 3–5 Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) 25–18–10
54 T February 16, 1980 2–2 Atlanta Flames (1979–80) 25–18–11
55 W February 18, 1980 6–2 Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) 26–18–11
56 T February 19, 1980 4–4 @ Atlanta Flames (1979–80) 26–18–12
57 W February 21, 1980 5–2 @ New York Islanders (1979–80) 27–18–12
58 W February 23, 1980 6–3 New York Rangers (1979–80) 28–18–12
59 L February 24, 1980 5–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80) 28–19–12
60 W February 26, 1980 5–4 Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) 29–19–12
61 L February 28, 1980 3–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) 29–20–12
62 L March 1, 1980 1–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80) 29–21–12
63 T March 2, 1980 2–2 Buffalo Sabres (1979–80) 29–21–13
64 T March 5, 1980 3–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80) 29–21–14
65 L March 8, 1980 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80) 29–22–14
66 L March 9, 1980 2–4 @ New York Rangers (1979–80) 29–23–14
67 L March 12, 1980 3–4 Montreal Canadiens (1979–80) 29–24–14
68 L March 15, 1980 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) 29–25–14
69 W March 16, 1980 6–1 @ Hartford Whalers (1979–80) 30–25–14
70 W March 18, 1980 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80) 31–25–14
71 W March 19, 1980 7–4 Boston Bruins (1979–80) 32–25–14
72 W March 21, 1980 4–3 @ Washington Capitals (1979–80) 33–25–14
73 W March 23, 1980 7–1 Colorado Rockies (1979–80) 34–25–14
74 W March 25, 1980 7–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) 35–25–14
75 W March 28, 1980 2–1 @ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80) 36–25–14
76 L March 30, 1980 3–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80) 36–26–14
77 T April 1, 1980 1–1 New York Islanders (1979–80) 36–26–15
78 T April 2, 1980 1–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80) 36–26–16
79 L April 5, 1980 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80) 36–27–16
80 L April 6, 1980 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1979–80) 36–28–16

Transactions

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Trades

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Player statistics

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Skaters

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Al MacAdam 80 42 51 93 +36 24
Steve Payne 80 42 43 85 +37 40

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Goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Gilles Meloche 54 3141 27 20 5 160 1 3.06

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Playoffs

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  • NHL 1st round
    • 4/8/1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 – 3 (Stars lead 1 – 0)
    • 4/9/1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 – 2 (Stars lead 2 – 0)
    • 4/11/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 3 (Stars win 3 – 0)
  • NHL Quarter-finals
    • 4/16/1980 at Montreal Canadiens 3 – 0 (Stars lead 1 – 0)
    • 4/17/1980 at Montreal Canadiens 4 – 1 (Stars lead 2 – 0)
    • 4/19/1980 Montreal Canadiens 0 – 5 (Stars lead 2 – 1)
    • 4/20/1980 Montreal Canadiens 1 – 5 (Series tied 2 – 2)
    • 4/22/1980 at Montreal Canadiens 2 – 6 (Canadiens lead 3 – 2)
    • 4/24/1980 Montreal Canadiens 5 – 2 (Series tied 3 – 3)
    • 4/27/1980 at Montreal Canadiens 3 – 2 (Stars win 4 – 3)
    • Series winning goal scored by Al MacAdam.[6]
  • NHL Semi-finals
    • 4/29/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 – 5 (Stars lead 1 – 0)
    • 5/1/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers 0 – 7 (Series tied 1 – 1)
    • 5/4/1980 Philadelphia Flyers 3 – 5 (Flyers lead 2 – 1)
    • 5/6/1980 Philadelphia Flyers 2 – 3 (Flyers lead 3 – 1)
    • 5/8/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 – 7 (Flyers win 4 – 1)

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Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ "Minnesota North Stars – Sports Ecyclopedia".
  2. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ^ "1979–80 NHL Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "1979-80 Minnesota North Stars Roster and Statistics".
  6. ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.240, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  7. ^ "Minnesota North Stars(1967 - 1992) 1979 Stats, History, Awards and More". Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
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