Hockey Trivia 27 – Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars entered the NHL for the 1967-68 season and left for Dallas following 1992-93.
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The Minnesota North Stars were one of the six expansion teams that doubled the size of the NHL for the 1967-68 season. The North Stars remained in the Twin Cities until the end of the 1992-93 season when they were moved to Dallas where they became known as simply the Stars. NHL hockey returned to Minnesota in 2000 as the Wild entered the league.
Test and expand your knowledge of Minnesota North Stars trivia with the following questions.
Q. In their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals in 1981, which team did the Minnesota North Stars lose to?
A. The North Stars lost to the New York Islanders. For New York, it was their second of four consecutive Stanley Cup victories. The North Stars finished the 1980-81 regular season in third place in the Adams Division, behind the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins. The North Stars knocked off both those teams before upsetting the Calgary Flames in the conference final.
Q. In their second trip to the Stanley Cup finals, which team beat the North Stars in 1991?
A. The Pittsburgh Penguins took out the North Stars in six games. The North Stars finished the regular season with an anaemic 27 wins but upset Chicago, St. Louis and Edmonton before bowing out to the Penguins.
Q. The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy was named for the Minnesota North Stars player who died as a result of an on-ice injury during Minnesota’s first season. Who was the only Minnesota North Star to win the Masterton?
A. Al MacAdam won the award in 1979-80.
Q. In their second season in the NHL, which Minnesota North Stars forward won the Calder Trophy as the league’s top rookie?
A. Danny Grant won the Calder in 1968-69. Grant played the season before with the Montreal Canadiens but didn’t appear in enough regular season games to qualify as a rookie. He helped Montreal in the playoffs as they won the 1969 Stanley Cup. Grant is one of just four players to win the Stanley Cup before winning the Calder.
Need more hockey trivia? Check out these previous articles in the hockey trivia series:
Hockey Trivia Twenty-six – You Gotta Have Hart
Hockey Trivia Twenty-five – Steve Yzerman
Hockey Trivia Twenty-four – The Last Post
Hockey Trivia Twenty-three – The OHL’s Kingston Frontenacs
Hockey Trivia Twenty-two – The Keystone State
Hockey Trivia Twenty-one – NHL Original Arenas (Small Version)
Hockey Trivia Twenty – Al Arbour Hockey Hall of Fame Coach
Hockey Trivia Nineteen – NHL Longevity
