Minnesota North Stars
1968-69 season
Record 18-43-15 51pts. (5th place West Division, 2nd season)
Click on green checkmarks to view individual signatures
A special thanks to the team Captain Moose Vasko for collecting these signatures from teammates at the moment of this season!
MIDDLE: Cesare Maniago, Bill Goldsworthy, Elmer Vasko, Walt McKechnie, Milan Marcetta, Bob McCord, Bill Collins, Barrie MacKenzie, Fern Rivard.
FRONT: André Boudrias, Ray Cullen, John Mariucci (spec. assist. to GM), Walter Bush (pres.), Wren Blair (GM), John Muckler (coach), Wayne Conelly, Danny Grant
Coach
| # | Name | Signed? | 1stYr | HOF | Record | Birthplace | Born | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wren Blair |  | 12-20-9* | Lindsay, ON | Sept. 18, 1933 | ||||||||||||||
| John Muckler | 6-23-6* | Midland, ON | Apr 13, 1934 |
*Wren Blair was also the GM and replaced himself with Muckler as coach during the season.
Players
| # | Name | Signed? | 1stYr | HOF | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Birthplace | Age | Exp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Danny Grant |  | R | 75 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | Fredericton, NB | 23 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Ray Cullen |  | | C | 67 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | St. Catharines, ON | 26 | 3 | |
| 16 | Claude Larose |
 | R | 67 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 106 | – | – | – | – | – | Hearst, ON | 25 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Jean-Paul Parise |
 | | L | 76 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | Smooth Rock Falls, ON | 26 | 3 | |
| 7 | Danny O’Shea |
 | C | 74 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | Ajax, ON | 23 | R | ||
| 12 | Wayne Connelly (to Det. 2/15/69) |  | | R | 55 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | Rouyn-Noranda, QC | 28 | 6 | |
| 8 | Bill Goldsworthy |  |
| R | 68 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | Waterloo, ON | 24 | 4 | |
| 3 | Bob McCord |  | | R | 69 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | Matheson, ON | 34 | 5 | |
| 18 | Bill Collins |  | | C | 75 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | Ottawa, ON | 25 | 1 | |
| 22 | Walt McKechnie |  |
| C | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | London, ON | 21 | 1 | |
| 23 | Lou Nanne |  | | D | 41 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 27 | 1 | |
| 15 | Andre Boudrias (to Chi 2/14/69) |  | | C | 53 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | Montreal, QC | 24 | 4 | |
| 14 | Parker MacDonald |  | | L | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | Sydney, NS | 35 | 13 | |
| 6 | Mike McMahon (to Chi 2/14/69) |  | | D | 43 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | Quebec, QC | 27 | 4 | |
| 4 | Elmer “Moose” Vasko (C) |  | | D | 72 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | Duparquet, QC | 32 | 11 | |
| 2 | Wayne Hillman |  | D | 50 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | Kirkland Lake, ON | 29 | 14 | ||
| 5 | Leo Boivin (from Pit 1/24/69) |  | 1986 | D | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | Prescott, ON | 36 | 17 | |
| 15 | Danny Lawson (from Det 2/15/69) | R | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | Toronto, ON | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Larry Hillman (from Habs via Pit 11/22/68) | D | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | Kirkland Lake, ON | 31 | 14 | |||
| 26 | Bill Orban (from Chi 2/14/69) | L | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | Regina, SK | 24 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Milan Marcetta | | C | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | Cadomin, AB | 31 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Tom Reid (from Chi 2/14/69) | D | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | Fort Erie, ON | 22 | 1 | |||
| 24 | Duane Rupp (to Pit 1/24/69) | D | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | McNutt, SK | 30 | 5 | |||
| 17 | Joey Johnston | L | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | Peterborough, ON | 19 | R | |||
| 5 | Gary Dineen | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | Montreal, QC | 24 | R | |||
| 15 | Barrie Meissner | | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | Unity, SK | 22 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Barry MacKenzie | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | Toronto, ON | 27 | R | |||
| 20 | Brian Smith | L | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | Ottawa, ON | 27 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Mike Chernoff | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | Yorkton, SK | 22 | R | |||
| 1 | Gary Bauman |  | | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | Innisfail, AB | 28 | 2 | |
| 27 | Marshall Johnston | | R | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | Birch Hills, SK | 27 | 1 | ||
| 35 | Fern Rivard | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | Grand’Mere, QC | 22 | R | |||
| 30 | Cesare Maniago |  | | G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | Trail, BC | 29 | 5 | |
| # | Name | Signed? | 1stYr | HOF | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Birthplace | Age | Exp |
| Totals | 189 | 315 | 504 | 860 | ||||||||||||||
Goalies
| # | Player Name | GP | Min | GA | GAA | W | L | T | Svs | Sv Pct | EN | SO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Cesar Maniago | 64 | 3569 | 198 | 3.30 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 1882 | .905 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | Gary Bauman | 7 | 304 | 22 | 4.34 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 143 | .867 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Fern Rivard | 13 | 657 | 48 | 4.38 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 293 | .859 | 0 | 0 |
NHL Final Standings 1968-69
76 game season
| East | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | DIFF | |
| 1 | Montréal | 46 | 19 | 11 | 103 | 271 | 202 | +69 | |
| 2 | Boston | 42 | 18 | 16 | 100 | 303 | 221 | +82 | |
| 3 | NY Rangers | 41 | 26 | 9 | 91 | 231 | 196 | +35 | |
| 4 | Toronto | 35 | 26 | 15 | 85 | 234 | 217 | +17 | |
| 5 | Detroit | 33 | 31 | 12 | 78 | 239 | 221 | +18 | |
| 6 | Chicago | 34 | 33 | 9 | 77 | 280 | 246 | +34 |
| West | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | DIFF | |
| 1 | St. Louis | 37 | 25 | 14 | 88 | 204 | 157 | +47 | |
| 2 | Oakland | 29 | 36 | 11 | 69 | 219 | 251 | -32 | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 20 | 35 | 21 | 67 | 174 | 225 | -51 | |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 24 | 42 | 10 | 58 | 185 | 260 | -75 | |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 20 | 45 | 11 | 51 | 189 | 252 | -63 | |
| 6 | Minnesota | 18 | 43 | 15 | 51 | 189 | 270 | -81 |
| NHL Plyoffs Round 1 - QuarterFinals (best of 7) |
|---|
| Series 1 |
| Montréal sweeps NY Rangers 4-0 |
| Series 2 |
| Boston sweeps Toronto 4-0 |
| Series 3 |
| St. Louis sweeps Philadelphia 4-0 |
| Series 4 |
| LA Kings defeat Oakland 4-3 |
| NHL Plyoffs Round 2 - Semi-Finals (best of 7) |
|---|
| Series 1 |
| Montréal defeats Boston 4-2 |
| Series 2 |
| St. Louis defeats LA Kings 4-0 |
| Stanley Cup Finals |
|---|
| Montréal sweeps St. Louis 4-0 |
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