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They finished fourth in the West Division with a record of 27 wins, 32 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. In the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the Quarter-finals before losing to the St. Louis Blues in the Semi-finals, also in seven games.Table of ContentsOffseason[edit]Regular season[edit]Bill Masterton[edit]Final standings[edit]Record vs. opponents[edit]Schedule and results[edit]Playoffs[edit]Player statistics[edit]Forwards[edit]Defencemen[edit]Goaltending[edit]Awards and records[edit]Transactions[edit]Draft picks[edit]Expansion draft[edit]Amateur draft[edit]Farm teams[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Offseason[edit]On March 11, 1965, NHL President Clarence Campbell announced that the league would expand to twelve teams from six through the creation of a new six-team division for the 1967\u201368 season.[2] In response to Campbell’s announcement, a partnership of nine men, led by Walter Bush and John Driscoll, was formed to seek a franchise for the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.[3][4]  Their efforts were successful as the NHL awarded one of six expansion franchises to Minnesota on February 9, 1966.[4]  In addition to Minnesota, the five other franchises were California (Oakland), Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.[4]  The “North Stars” name was announced on May 25, 1966, following a public contest.[4]  The name is derived from the state’s motto “L’\u00c9toile du Nord”, which is a French phrase meaning “The Star of the North”.[5]  Months after the naming of the team, ground was broken on October 3, 1966, for a new hockey arena in Bloomington, Minnesota.[4]  The home of the North Stars, the Metropolitan Sports Center (or Met Center for short), was built in 12 months at a cost of US$7 million.[3]  The arena was ready for play for the start of the 1967\u201368 NHL season, but portions of the arena’s construction had not been completed.[6] Spectator seats were in the process of being installed as fans arrived at the arena for the opening home game on October 21, 1967.[6]Regular season[edit]Bill Masterton[edit]On January 13, 1968, four minutes into a game against the Seals at the Met Center, North Stars center Bill Masterton was checked by Oakland’s Larry Cahan and Ron Harris and fell backwards onto the ice head-first. The force of the back of his head hitting the ice damaged the pons and caused severe hemorrhaging, as blood gushed from his mouth and nose. Masterton was taken to hospital where he died two days later, becoming the only player ever to die as a result of an on-ice injury.Final standings[edit]Record vs. opponents[edit]1967-68 NHL RecordsTeamBOSCHIDETLAKMINMONNYROAKPHIPITSTLTORBoston\u20145\u20133\u201325\u20133\u201323\u201312\u201325\u201356\u20132\u201322\u201323\u201312\u201322\u20131\u201312\u20135\u20133Chicago3\u20135\u20132\u20144\u20133\u201332\u20131\u201313\u201312\u20136\u201323\u20134\u201333\u20130\u201313\u201312\u20131\u201312\u20130\u201325\u20134\u20131Detroit3\u20135\u201323\u20134\u20133\u20141\u20132\u201312\u201323\u20136\u201313\u20135\u201323\u20130\u201313\u201313\u201312\u20131\u201311\u20138\u20131Los Angeles1\u201331\u20132\u201312\u20131\u20131\u20142\u20136\u201322\u201322\u201324\u20134\u201325\u20134\u201316\u201344\u20133\u201332\u20132Minnesota2\u201321\u201332\u201326\u20132\u20132\u20141\u20132\u201310\u20132\u201325\u20132\u201333\u20136\u201313\u20134\u201333\u20135\u201321\u20132\u20131Montreal5\u201356\u20132\u201326\u20133\u201312\u201322\u20131\u20131\u20144\u20134\u201323\u201312\u20131\u201314\u201303\u20130\u201315\u20133\u20132New York2\u20136\u201324\u20133\u201335\u20133\u201322\u201322\u20130\u201324\u20134\u20132\u20144\u201303\u201313\u20130\u201313\u201317\u20133Oakland2\u201320\u20133\u201310\u20133\u201314\u20134\u201322\u20135\u201331\u201330\u20134\u20144\u20133\u201331\u20135\u201340\u20137\u201331\u20133Philadelphia1\u201331\u201331\u201334\u20135\u201316\u20133\u201311\u20132\u201311\u201333\u20134\u20133\u20143\u20134\u201337\u20131\u201323\u20131Pittsburgh2\u201321\u20132\u201311\u201334\u201364\u20133\u201330\u201340\u20133\u201315\u20131\u201344\u20133\u20133\u20144\u201362\u20131\u20131St. Louis1\u20132\u201310\u20132\u201321\u20132\u201313\u20134\u201335\u20133\u201320\u20133\u201311\u201337\u20130\u201331\u20137\u201326\u20134\u20142\u20131\u20131Toronto5\u20132\u201334\u20135\u201318\u20131\u201312\u201322\u20131\u201313\u20135\u201323\u201373\u201311\u201331\u20132\u201311\u20132\u20131\u2014Schedule and results[edit]No.RDateScoreOpponentRecord1TOctober 11, 19672\u20132@ St. Louis Blues (1967\u201368)0\u20130\u201312LOctober 14, 19670\u20136@ Oakland Seals (1967\u201368)0\u20131\u201313LOctober 15, 19673\u20135@ Los Angeles Kings (1967\u201368)0\u20132\u201314TOctober 18, 19673\u20133@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967\u201368)0\u20132\u201325WOctober 21, 19673\u20131Oakland Seals (1967\u201368)1\u20132\u201326WOctober 25, 19673\u20132St. Louis Blues (1967\u201368)2\u20132\u201327LOctober 28, 19672\u20134Chicago Black Hawks (1967\u201368)2\u20133\u201328LNovember 1, 19671\u20134Pittsburgh Penguins (1967\u201368)2\u20134\u201329WNovember 2, 19673\u20131@ Philadelphia Flyers (1967\u201368)3\u20134\u2013210TNovember 4, 19672\u20132Los Angeles Kings (1967\u201368)3\u20134\u2013311WNovember 8, 19675\u20131St. Louis Blues (1967\u201368)4\u20134\u2013312WNovember 11, 19672\u20131Toronto Maple Leafs (1967\u201368)5\u20134\u2013313LNovember 15, 19671\u20135Montreal Canadiens (1967\u201368)5\u20135\u2013314TNovember 18, 19672\u20132Philadelphia Flyers (1967\u201368)5\u20135\u2013415LNovember 19, 19672\u20135@ New York Rangers (1967\u201368)5\u20136\u2013416LNovember 22, 19670\u20133@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1967\u201368)5\u20137\u2013417LNovember 25, 19671\u20134Chicago Black Hawks (1967\u201368)5\u20138\u2013418LNovember 26, 19671\u20132@ Chicago Black Hawks (1967\u201368)5\u20139\u2013419LNovember 29, 19671\u20135@ Boston Bruins (1967\u201368)5\u201310\u2013420TNovember 30, 19671\u20131@ Montreal Canadiens (1967\u201368)5\u201310\u2013521WDecember 2, 19675\u20131@ St. Louis Blues (1967\u201368)6\u201310\u2013522WDecember 3, 19674\u20133@ Chicago Black Hawks (1967\u201368)7\u201310\u2013523TDecember 6, 19671\u20131Toronto Maple Leafs (1967\u201368)7\u201310\u2013624LDecember 9, 19672\u20133Pittsburgh Penguins (1967\u201368)7\u201311\u2013625WDecember 10, 19677\u20134@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967\u201368)8\u201311\u2013626WDecember 13, 19674\u20130Los Angeles Kings (1967\u201368)9\u201311\u2013627WDecember 15, 19673\u20130@ Los Angeles Kings (1967\u201368)10\u201311\u2013628WDecember 16, 19671\u20130@ Oakland Seals (1967\u201368)11\u201311\u2013629LDecember 21, 19670\u20136@ Philadelphia Flyers (1967\u201368)11\u201312\u2013630LDecember 23, 19670\u20134@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967\u201368)11\u201313\u2013631LDecember 25, 19670\u20131St. Louis Blues (1967\u201368)11\u201314\u2013632TDecember 27, 19673\u20133@ New York Rangers (1967\u201368)11\u201314\u2013733LDecember 28, 19672\u20136@ Montreal Canadiens (1967\u201368)11\u201315\u2013734WDecember 30, 19675\u20134Boston Bruins (1967\u201368)12\u201315\u2013735WJanuary 3, 19686\u20130Los Angeles Kings (1967\u201368)13\u201315\u2013736TJanuary 6, 19685\u20135@ Oakland Seals (1967\u201368)13\u201315\u2013837WJanuary 10, 19686\u20134Philadelphia Flyers (1967\u201368)14\u201315\u2013838TJanuary 13, 19682\u20132Oakland Seals (1967\u201368)14\u201315\u2013939LJanuary 14, 19682\u20139@ Boston Bruins (1967\u201368)14\u201316\u2013940LJanuary 17, 19680\u20135@ St. Louis Blues (1967\u201368)14\u201317\u2013941LJanuary 18, 19682\u20134Philadelphia Flyers (1967\u201368)14\u201318\u2013942LJanuary 20, 19681\u20135@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1967\u201368)14\u201319\u2013943WJanuary 21, 19684\u20133Pittsburgh Penguins (1967\u201368)15\u201319\u2013944LJanuary 24, 19682\u20135@ St. Louis Blues (1967\u201368)15\u201320\u2013945WJanuary 25, 19683\u20130@ Philadelphia Flyers (1967\u201368)16\u201320\u2013946WJanuary 27, 19683\u20131Oakland Seals (1967\u201368)17\u201320\u2013947WJanuary 28, 19682\u20131Detroit Red Wings (1967\u201368)18\u201320\u2013948WJanuary 31, 19686\u20131Los Angeles Kings (1967\u201368)19\u201320\u2013949LFebruary 3, 19681\u20138@ Detroit Red Wings (1967\u201368)19\u201321\u2013950WFebruary 4, 19684\u20133Oakland Seals (1967\u201368)20\u201321\u2013951WFebruary 7, 19684\u20132@ Los Angeles Kings (1967\u201368)21\u201321\u2013952WFebruary 10, 19685\u20132@ Oakland Seals (1967\u201368)22\u201321\u2013953LFebruary 11, 19682\u20133Philadelphia Flyers (1967\u201368)22\u201322\u2013954LFebruary 14, 19683\u20136@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967\u201368)22\u201323\u2013955LFebruary 15, 19682\u20136New York Rangers (1967\u201368)22\u201324\u2013956TFebruary 17, 19682\u20132St. Louis Blues (1967\u201368)22\u201324\u20131057WFebruary 21, 19685\u20133Boston Bruins (1967\u201368)23\u201324\u20131058LFebruary 22, 19683\u20137@ Philadelphia Flyers (1967\u201368)23\u201325\u20131059LFebruary 24, 19681\u20133@ Detroit Red Wings (1967\u201368)23\u201326\u20131060TFebruary 25, 19683\u20133Oakland Seals (1967\u201368)23\u201326\u20131161LFebruary 28, 19683\u20136@ Oakland Seals (1967\u201368)23\u201327\u20131162WMarch 2, 19683\u20132Montreal Canadiens (1967\u201368)24\u201327\u20131163TMarch 7, 19682\u20132Pittsburgh Penguins (1967\u201368)24\u201327\u20131264TMarch 9, 19681\u20131New York Rangers (1967\u201368)24\u201327\u20131365LMarch 10, 19680\u20132@ Philadelphia Flyers (1967\u201368)24\u201328\u20131366LMarch 13, 19682\u20134Philadelphia Flyers (1967\u201368)24\u201329\u20131367LMarch 16, 19681\u20132Los Angeles Kings (1967\u201368)24\u201330\u20131368WMarch 17, 19685\u20131Detroit Red Wings (1967\u201368)25\u201330\u20131369TMarch 20, 19683\u20133@ Los Angeles Kings (1967\u201368)25\u201330\u20131470WMarch 23, 19683\u20130Pittsburgh Penguins (1967\u201368)26\u201330\u20131471TMarch 24, 19684\u20134@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1967\u201368)26\u201330\u20131572WMarch 27, 19685\u20133@ Los Angeles Kings (1967\u201368)27\u201330\u20131573LMarch 30, 19682\u20133@ St. Louis Blues (1967\u201368)27\u201331\u20131574LMarch 31, 19683\u20135St. Louis Blues (1967\u201368)27\u201332\u201315Playoffs[edit]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 QuarterfinalsGameDateLocationScoreRecord1April 4Los Angeles1\u201321\u201302April 6Los Angeles0\u201322\u201303April 9Minnesota7\u201352\u201314April 11Minnesota3\u201322\u201325April 13Los Angeles2\u201332\u201336April 16Minnesota4\u20133 (OT)3\u201337April 18Los Angeles9\u201344\u20133North Stars win series 4\u20133Stanley Cup SemifinalsGameDateLocationScoreRecord1April 21St. Louis3\u201351\u201302April 22Minnesota3\u20132 (OT)1\u201313April 25St. Louis5\u201312\u201314April 27St. Louis3\u20134 (OT)2\u201325April 29St. Louis2\u20133 (OT)2\u201336May 1Minnesota5\u201313\u201337May 3St. Louis1\u20132 (2OT)3\u20134North Stars lose series 4\u20133In 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.Player statistics[edit]Forwards[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[8]Defencemen[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutesGoaltending[edit]Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against averageAwards and records[edit]This section is empty.  You can help by adding to it.  (July 2010)Transactions[edit]This section is empty.  You can help by adding to it.  (July 2010)Draft picks[edit]Expansion draft[edit]Amateur draft[edit]Minnesota’s draft picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.Round#PlayerNationalityCollege\/Junior\/Club team (League)14Wayne Cheesman\u00a0CanadaWhitby Dunlops (MetJHL)213Larry Mick\u00a0CanadaPembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL)Farm teams[edit]This section is empty.  You can help by adding to it.  (July 2010)See also[edit]References[edit]^ “A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey – Mi”. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-11-01.^ Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver’s Pond Press, p.\u00a05, ISBN\u00a0978-1-59298-197-7^ a b Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver’s Pond Press, p.\u00a08, ISBN\u00a0978-1-59298-197-7^ a b c d e Showers, Bob (2007), Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne, Beaver’s Pond Press, p.\u00a09, ISBN\u00a0978-1-59298-197-7^ “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.\u00a028, ISBN\u00a0978-1-59298-197-7^ “1967\u20131968 Division Standings Standings – NHL.com – Standings”. National Hockey League.^ “1967-68 Minnesota North Stars Roster and Statistics”.External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/1967-68-minnesota-north-stars-season\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1967\u201368 Minnesota North Stars season"}}]}]