La temporada 1967–68 de Minnesota North Stars fue la temporada inaugural del equipo en la Liga Nacional de Hockey (NHL). Terminaron cuartos en la División Oeste con un récord de 27 victorias, 32 derrotas y 15 empates para 69 puntos. En los playoffs, derrotaron a Los Angeles Kings en siete juegos en los cuartos de final antes de perder ante los St. Louis Blues en las semifinales, también en siete juegos.
1967–68 Estrellas del Norte de Minnesota | |
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División | 4to Oeste |
1967-1968 récord | 27–32–15 |
Objetivos a favor | 191 |
Metas en contra | 226 |
Información del equipo | |
gerente general | Wren Blair [1] |
Entrenador | Wren Blair |
Capitán | Bob Woytowich |
Arena | Met Center |
Lideres de equipo | |
Metas | Wayne Connelly (35 años) |
Asiste | André Boudrias (35 años) |
Puntos | Wayne Connelly (56 años) |
Minutos de penalización | Dave Balon (84) |
Gana | Cesare Maniago (21) |
Goles contra media | Cesare Maniago (2,77) |
Fuera de temporada
El 11 de marzo de 1965, el presidente de la NHL, Clarence Campbell, anunció que la liga se expandiría a doce equipos de seis a través de la creación de una nueva división de seis equipos para la temporada 1967-68. [2] En respuesta al anuncio de Campbell , se formó una sociedad de nueve hombres, liderada por Walter Bush y John Driscoll, para buscar una franquicia para el área de Twin Cities de Minnesota . [3] [4] Sus esfuerzos tuvieron éxito ya que la NHL otorgó una de las seis franquicias de expansión a Minnesota el 9 de febrero de 1966. [4] Además de Minnesota, las otras cinco franquicias fueron California ( Oakland ), Los Ángeles , Filadelfia , Pittsburgh y St. Louis . [4] El nombre "North Stars" se anunció el 25 de mayo de 1966, tras un concurso público. [4] El nombre se deriva del lema del estado " L'Étoile du Nord ", que es una frase francesa que significa "La estrella del norte". [5] Meses después del nombramiento del equipo, el 3 de octubre de 1966 se abrió el camino para una nueva arena de hockey en Bloomington , Minnesota . [4] La casa de los North Stars, el Metropolitan Sports Center (o Met Center para abreviar), se construyó en 12 meses a un costo de US $ 7 millones. [3] La arena estaba lista para jugar al comienzo de la temporada 1967–68 de la NHL , pero partes de la construcción de la arena no se habían completado. [6] Se estaban instalando asientos para espectadores cuando los fanáticos llegaron a la arena para el partido inaugural en casa el 21 de octubre de 1967. [6]
Temporada regular
Bill Masterton
El 13 de enero de 1968, cuatro minutos después de un juego contra los Seals en el Met Center , el pívot de North Stars Bill Masterton fue controlado por Larry Cahan y Ron Harris de Oakland y cayó de espaldas sobre el hielo de cabeza. La fuerza de la parte posterior de su cabeza al golpear el hielo dañó la protuberancia y provocó una hemorragia severa, ya que la sangre brotó de su boca y nariz. Masterton fue llevado al hospital donde murió dos días después, convirtiéndose en el único jugador en morir como resultado de una lesión en el hielo.
Clasificación final
GP | W | L | T | GF | Georgia | DIFF | Ptos | ||
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1 | Flyers de Filadelfia | 74 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 173 | 179 | −6 | 73 |
2 | Los Ángeles Kings | 74 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 200 | 224 | −24 | 72 |
3 | St. Louis Blues | 74 | 27 | 31 | dieciséis | 177 | 191 | −14 | 70 |
4 | Estrellas del Norte de Minnesota | 74 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 191 | 226 | −35 | 69 |
5 | Pingüinos de Pittsburgh | 74 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 195 | 216 | −21 | 67 |
6 | Sellos de Oakland | 74 | 15 | 42 | 17 | 153 | 219 | −66 | 47 |
Récord contra oponentes
1967-68 NHL Records | ||||||||||||
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Equipo | BOS | CHI | DET | LAK | MIN | LUN | NYR | ROBLE | FI | FOSA | STL | COLINA |
Bostón | - | 5–3–2 | 5–3–2 | 3-1 | 2–2 | 5-5 | 6–2–2 | 2–2 | 3-1 | 2–2 | 2–1–1 | 2–5–3 |
Chicago | 3–5–2 | - | 4–3–3 | 2–1–1 | 3-1 | 2–6–2 | 3–4–3 | 3–0–1 | 3-1 | 2–1–1 | 2–0–2 | 5–4–1 |
Detroit | 3–5–2 | 3–4–3 | - | 1-2-1 | 2–2 | 3–6–1 | 3–5–2 | 3–0–1 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2–1–1 | 1–8–1 |
los Angeles | 1-3 | 1-2-1 | 2–1–1 | - | 2–6–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–4–2 | 5–4–1 | 6–4 | 4–3–3 | 2–2 |
Minnesota | 2–2 | 1-3 | 2–2 | 6–2–2 | - | 1-2-1 | 0-2-2 | 5–2–3 | 3–6–1 | 3–4–3 | 3–5–2 | 1-2-1 |
Montreal | 5-5 | 6–2–2 | 6–3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1–1 | - | 4–4–2 | 3-1 | 2–1–1 | 4-0 | 3–0–1 | 5–3–2 |
Nueva York | 2–6–2 | 4–3–3 | 5–3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0–2 | 4–4–2 | - | 4-0 | 3-1 | 3–0–1 | 3-1 | 7-3 |
Oakland | 2–2 | 0-3-1 | 0-3-1 | 4–4–2 | 2–5–3 | 1-3 | 0–4 | - | 4–3–3 | 1–5–4 | 0–7–3 | 1-3 |
Filadelfia | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 4–5–1 | 6–3–1 | 1-2-1 | 1-3 | 3–4–3 | - | 3–4–3 | 7–1–2 | 3-1 |
Pittsburgh | 2–2 | 1-2-1 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 4–3–3 | 0–4 | 0-3-1 | 5–1–4 | 4–3–3 | - | 4-6 | 2–1–1 |
San Louis | 1-2-1 | 0-2-2 | 1-2-1 | 3–4–3 | 5–3–2 | 0-3-1 | 1-3 | 7–0–3 | 1–7–2 | 6–4 | - | 2–1–1 |
Toronto | 5–2–3 | 4–5–1 | 8–1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1–1 | 3–5–2 | 3-7 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 1-2-1 | 1-2-1 | - |
Programación y resultados
No. | R | Fecha | Puntaje | Adversario | Registro |
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1 | T | 11 de octubre de 1967 | 2–2 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1967-1968 ) | 0–0–1 |
2 | L | 14 de octubre de 1967 | 0–6 | @ Oakland Seals ( 1967-1968 ) | 0-1-1 |
3 | L | 15 de octubre de 1967 | 3-5 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1967-1968 ) | 0–2–1 |
4 | T | 18 de octubre de 1967 | 3–3 | @ Pingüinos de Pittsburgh ( 1967-1968 ) | 0-2-2 |
5 | W | 21 de octubre de 1967 | 3-1 | Sellos de Oakland ( 1967-1968 ) | 1-2-2 |
6 | W | 25 de octubre de 1967 | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1967-1968 ) | 2–2–2 |
7 | L | 28 de octubre de 1967 | 2-4 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1967-1968 ) | 2-3-2 |
8 | L | 1 de noviembre de 1967 | 1-4 | Pingüinos de Pittsburgh ( 1967-1968 ) | 2–4–2 |
9 | W | 2 de noviembre de 1967 | 3-1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1967-1968 ) | 3–4–2 |
10 | T | 4 de noviembre de 1967 | 2–2 | Los Ángeles Kings ( 1967-1968 ) | 3–4–3 |
11 | W | 8 de noviembre de 1967 | 5–1 | St. Louis Blues ( 1967-1968 ) | 4–4–3 |
12 | W | 11 de noviembre de 1967 | 2-1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1967–68 ) | 5–4–3 |
13 | L | 15 de noviembre de 1967 | 1–5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1967-1968 ) | 5-5-3 |
14 | T | 18 de noviembre de 1967 | 2–2 | Flyers de Filadelfia ( 1967-1968 ) | 5–5–4 |
15 | L | 19 de noviembre de 1967 | 2-5 | @ Rangers de Nueva York ( 1967-1968 ) | 5–6–4 |
dieciséis | L | 22 de noviembre de 1967 | 0-3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1967-1968 ) | 5–7–4 |
17 | L | 25 de noviembre de 1967 | 1-4 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1967-1968 ) | 5–8–4 |
18 | L | 26 de noviembre de 1967 | 1-2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1967-1968 ) | 5–9–4 |
19 | L | 29 de noviembre de 1967 | 1–5 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1967-1968 ) | 5–10–4 |
20 | T | 30 de noviembre de 1967 | 1–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1967-1968 ) | 5–10–5 |
21 | W | 2 de diciembre de 1967 | 5–1 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1967-1968 ) | 6–10–5 |
22 | W | 3 de diciembre de 1967 | 4-3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1967-1968 ) | 7–10–5 |
23 | T | 6 de diciembre de 1967 | 1–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1967–68 ) | 7–10–6 |
24 | L | 9 de diciembre de 1967 | 2-3 | Pingüinos de Pittsburgh ( 1967-1968 ) | 7–11–6 |
25 | W | 10 de diciembre de 1967 | 7-4 | @ Pingüinos de Pittsburgh ( 1967-1968 ) | 8–11–6 |
26 | W | 13 de diciembre de 1967 | 4-0 | Los Ángeles Kings ( 1967-1968 ) | 9-11-6 |
27 | W | 15 de diciembre de 1967 | 3-0 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1967-1968 ) | 10–11–6 |
28 | W | 16 de diciembre de 1967 | 1–0 | @ Oakland Seals ( 1967-1968 ) | 11–11–6 |
29 | L | 21 de diciembre de 1967 | 0–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1967-1968 ) | 11–12–6 |
30 | L | 23 de diciembre de 1967 | 0–4 | @ Pingüinos de Pittsburgh ( 1967-1968 ) | 11-13-6 |
31 | L | 25 de diciembre de 1967 | 0-1 | St. Louis Blues ( 1967-1968 ) | 11–14–6 |
32 | T | 27 de diciembre de 1967 | 3–3 | @ Rangers de Nueva York ( 1967-1968 ) | 11-14-7 |
33 | L | 28 de diciembre de 1967 | 2-6 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1967-1968 ) | 11–15–7 |
34 | W | 30 de diciembre de 1967 | 5-4 | Boston Bruins ( 1967-1968 ) | 12–15–7 |
35 | W | 3 de enero de 1968 | 6-0 | Los Ángeles Kings ( 1967-1968 ) | 13–15–7 |
36 | T | 6 de enero de 1968 | 5-5 | @ Oakland Seals ( 1967-1968 ) | 13–15–8 |
37 | W | 10 de enero de 1968 | 6–4 | Flyers de Filadelfia ( 1967-1968 ) | 14–15–8 |
38 | T | 13 de enero de 1968 | 2–2 | Sellos de Oakland ( 1967-1968 ) | 14–15–9 |
39 | L | 14 de enero de 1968 | 2–9 | @ Boston Bruins (1967–68) | 14–16–9 |
40 | L | January 17, 1968 | 0–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 14–17–9 |
41 | L | January 18, 1968 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 14–18–9 |
42 | L | January 20, 1968 | 1–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–68) | 14–19–9 |
43 | W | January 21, 1968 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 15–19–9 |
44 | L | January 24, 1968 | 2–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 15–20–9 |
45 | W | January 25, 1968 | 3–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 16–20–9 |
46 | W | January 27, 1968 | 3–1 | Oakland Seals (1967–68) | 17–20–9 |
47 | W | January 28, 1968 | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) | 18–20–9 |
48 | W | January 31, 1968 | 6–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 19–20–9 |
49 | L | February 3, 1968 | 1–8 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) | 19–21–9 |
50 | W | February 4, 1968 | 4–3 | Oakland Seals (1967–68) | 20–21–9 |
51 | W | February 7, 1968 | 4–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 21–21–9 |
52 | W | February 10, 1968 | 5–2 | @ Oakland Seals (1967–68) | 22–21–9 |
53 | L | February 11, 1968 | 2–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 22–22–9 |
54 | L | February 14, 1968 | 3–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 22–23–9 |
55 | L | February 15, 1968 | 2–6 | New York Rangers (1967–68) | 22–24–9 |
56 | T | February 17, 1968 | 2–2 | St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 22–24–10 |
57 | W | February 21, 1968 | 5–3 | Boston Bruins (1967–68) | 23–24–10 |
58 | L | February 22, 1968 | 3–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 23–25–10 |
59 | L | February 24, 1968 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) | 23–26–10 |
60 | T | February 25, 1968 | 3–3 | Oakland Seals (1967–68) | 23–26–11 |
61 | L | February 28, 1968 | 3–6 | @ Oakland Seals (1967–68) | 23–27–11 |
62 | W | March 2, 1968 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1967–68) | 24–27–11 |
63 | T | March 7, 1968 | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 24–27–12 |
64 | T | March 9, 1968 | 1–1 | New York Rangers (1967–68) | 24–27–13 |
65 | L | March 10, 1968 | 0–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 24–28–13 |
66 | L | March 13, 1968 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1967–68) | 24–29–13 |
67 | L | March 16, 1968 | 1–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 24–30–13 |
68 | W | March 17, 1968 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1967–68) | 25–30–13 |
69 | T | March 20, 1968 | 3–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 25–30–14 |
70 | W | March 23, 1968 | 3–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 26–30–14 |
71 | T | March 24, 1968 | 4–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–68) | 26–30–15 |
72 | W | March 27, 1968 | 5–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1967–68) | 27–30–15 |
73 | L | March 30, 1968 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 27–31–15 |
74 | L | March 31, 1968 | 3–5 | St. Louis Blues (1967–68) | 27–32–15 |
Playoffs
The North Stars, having squeaked into the playoffs by two points (having the same amount of wins as Pittsburgh but with two more ties) would play the #2 seed in the newly-created Western Division side of the postseason bracket, since the expansion from six to twelve teams put all the new teams in the Western that would ensure one of them to play in the Stanley Cup. At any rate, Minnesota would play in five overtime games in their fourteen postseason matches, winning just two of them. The North Stars, facing the chance to go to the Stanley Cup, took the lead in Game 7 on Walt McKechnie's goal with 3:11 to play. However, the Blues followed it up 31 seconds later with a goal from Dickie Moore that would mean overtime. Cesare Maniago and Glenn Hall combined for 80 saves, but Ron Schock's "Midnight Goal" in double-overtime (it would be known as the "Midnight Goal" by numerous fans) to send the Blues to the Final.
Stanley Cup Quarterfinals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record |
1 | April 4 | Los Angeles | 1–2 | 1–0 |
2 | April 6 | Los Angeles | 0–2 | 2–0 |
3 | April 9 | Minnesota | 7–5 | 2–1 |
4 | April 11 | Minnesota | 3–2 | 2–2 |
5 | April 13 | Los Angeles | 2–3 | 2–3 |
6 | April 16 | Minnesota | 4–3 (OT) | 3–3 |
7 | April 18 | Los Angeles | 9–4 | 4–3 |
North Stars win series 4–3
Stanley Cup Semifinals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record |
1 | April 21 | St. Louis | 3–5 | 1–0 |
2 | April 22 | Minnesota | 3–2 (OT) | 1–1 |
3 | April 25 | St. Louis | 5–1 | 2–1 |
4 | April 27 | St. Louis | 3–4 (OT) | 2–2 |
5 | April 29 | St. Louis | 2–3 (OT) | 2–3 |
6 | May 1 | Minnesota | 5–1 | 3–3 |
7 | May 3 | St. Louis | 1–2 (2OT) | 3–4 |
North Stars lose series 4–3
In the first round of the Western Division playoffs, the North Stars defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games. The second round of the playoff series would be played against the St. Louis Blues and that series would go to seven games as well. The Blues would win the seventh game and advance to face the Montreal Canadiens in the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals.
Lista
1967–1968 Minnesota North Stars Roster | ||||||
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Goaltenders
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| Wingers
| Centers
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Estadísticas del jugador
Forwards
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Wayne Connelly | 74 | 35 | 21 | 56 | 40 |
Ray Cullen | 67 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 18 |
Andre Boudrias | 74 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 42 |
Dave Balon | 73 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 84 |
Parker MacDonald | 69 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 22 |
Bill Goldsworthy | 68 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 68 |
J. P. Parise | 43 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 27 |
Bill Collins | 71 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 41 |
Milan Marcetta | 36 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
Bill Masterton | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
Bob McCord | 70 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
Sandy Fitzpatrick | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Ted Taylor | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 34 |
Bronco Horvath | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Duke Harris | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Murray Hall | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Ted McCaskill | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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Defencemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Mike McMahon | 74 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 71 |
Bob Woytowich | 66 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 63 |
Elmer Vasko | 70 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 45 |
Pete Goegan | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
Bill Plager | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
Lou Nanne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Jean-Guy Talbot | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Marshall Johnston | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Johns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | GP | MIN | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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Gary Bauman | 26 | 1294 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 |
Cesare Maniago | 52 | 2877 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2.77 |
Carl Wetzel | 5 | 269 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.01 |
Premios y récords
Actas
Selecciones de draft
Expansion draft
# | Player | Drafted from |
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1. | Cesare Maniago (G) | New York Rangers |
2. | Garry Bauman (G) | Montreal Canadiens |
3. | Dave Balon (LW) | Montreal Canadiens |
4. | Ray Cullen (C) | Detroit Red Wings |
5. | Bob Woytowich (D) | Boston Bruins |
6. | Jean-Guy Talbot (D) | Montreal Canadiens |
7. | Wayne Connelly (RW) | Boston Bruins |
8. | Ted Taylor (LW) | Detroit Red Wings |
9. | Pete Goegan (D) | Detroit Red Wings |
10. | Len Lunde (C) | Chicago Black Hawks |
11. | Bill Goldsworthy (RW) | Boston Bruins |
12. | Andre Pronovost (LW) | Detroit Red Wings |
13. | Elmer Vasko (D) | Chicago Black Hawks |
14. | Murray Hall (W) | Chicago Black Hawks |
15. | Bryan Watson (D/W) | Detroit Red Wings |
16. | Bill Collins (C) | New York Rangers |
17. | Sandy Fitzpatrick (C) | New York Rangers |
18. | Parker MacDonald (C) | Detroit Red Wings |
19. | Billy Taylor (C) | Chicago Black Hawks |
20. | Dave Richardson (LW) | Chicago Black Hawks |
Amateur draft
Minnesota's draft picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 4 | Wayne Cheesman | ![]() | Whitby Dunlops (MetJHL) |
2 | 13 | Larry Mick | ![]() | Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL) |
Equipos agrícolas
Ver también
- 1967–68 NHL season
Referencias
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-11-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver's Pond Press, p. 5, ISBN 978-1-59298-197-7
- ^ a b Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver's Pond Press, p. 8, ISBN 978-1-59298-197-7
- ^ a b c d e Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver's Pond Press, p. 9, ISBN 978-1-59298-197-7
- ^ "Minnesota North Stars". Sports E-cyclopedia. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ a b Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver's Pond Press, p. 28, ISBN 978-1-59298-197-7
- ^ "1967–1968 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MNS/1968.html
enlaces externos
- North Stars on Hockey Database