Tom Reid was a defensive defenseman who's play always went unnoticed among the fans, but his coaches always appreciated his work.  T...

Charlie Burns was an excellent penalty killer and strong defensive forward. Versatility was his trademark, as was his cumbersome-looking h...

From his very first NHL game right through to his 1023rd and final contest, Keith Acton played the same way - all out. Acton was an ener...

Heading into the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, a young winger named Brian Bellows was the talk of the draft. The Kitchener Rangers forward was th...

A lot of people of my generation will always remember Ron Hextall becoming the first NHL goalie to actually score a goal by shooting the...

Ron Zanussi (no relation to Joe Zanussi) was a hard working, physical winger for nearly 300 NHL games. He played four seasons with the Min...

When one plays over 600 games in the National Hockey League, it is unfair to question his love of the game. But like many oversized player...

Gordie Roberts was drafted by Montreal in the 1977 Entry Draft (7th choice, 54th overall) but never played for the Habs. He actually began h...

Bob Whitlock is one of the "one gamers" in the NHL. Players who only played one game in the NHL. He was born in Charlottetown, P.E...

Minnesota is known as "The State of Hockey." With notoriously frigid winters and countless frozen lakes, ponds and streams to play...

Craig Hartsburg was an elite NHL defenseman who had his career derailed by injuries. His medical chart includes games lost due to a broken l...

Bill was a hard shooting winger developed in the Boston Bruins junior and minor league system. He played with the Bruins OHA junior team in ...

On November 21st, 1971 rookie left winger Pierre Jarry made quite the impression. Jarry scored his first career NHL goal at 11:03 of the s...

Ulf Dahlen was quietly one of the more intelligent players of his generation. He had a number of good skills but every bit as important he r...

Mario Thyer signed with the Minnesota North Stars as a free agent after playing two seasons at the University of Maine. He was a standout in...

Pretty much everybody has the same mental image of Shawn Chambers, whether they realize it or not. That's because he was the Minnesota N...

Lou Nanne grew up in Sault Ste. Marie,Ont. together with the Esposito brothers. He went on to attend and play for University of Minnesota (W...

There have been a lot of trades in NHL history. My favorite? On November 22nd, 1990 the Minnesota North Stars traded him to the Edmonton Oi...

Peter Lappin was a crafty collegiate player who developed from a long shot into a prospect. However he never was able to make the next step ...

Even at the best of times, Wayne Connelly's NHL memories were mixed. During the most prolific goal scoring season of his National Ho...

Bob Brooke was an honest, hard working role player who had the versatility to play all positions, including defense, though was used primari...

Minnesota North Stars Legends Neal Broten Dino Ciccarelli   Craig Hartsburg Bill Masterton   B...

Just 5'10" and 160lbs, Jude Drouin had to overcome to stereotype of being much too small to play in the National Hockey League. But...

Jon Casey was quite an unorthodox goalie. He seemed to naturally be a scrambling, reflexive goalie who, through years of professional coachi...

Did you know that Wayne Gretzky was not the 1st player chosen in the 1977 OHA midget draft? Despite being known as a national prodigy since ...

Wayne Muloin had a long minor league career before earning a regular spot in the NHL. He played for the Edmonton Flyers (WHL) and Edmonton...

Ray was one of three Cullen brothers who played in the NHL. His older brothers Brian and Barry played a total of 570 NHL games in the 1950...

This is Alex Pirus. As a rookie in 1976-77 Pirus made a big bang with the Minnesota North Stars. Pirus was one of seven rookies used regul...

Warren Babe is probably best remembered for being the victim on a Patrick Roy lumberjack attack in 1987. Babe, Minnesota's 1st choice, 1...

Barry Gibbs is the reason this website exists. When I was 5 years old, my father took me to the local landfill to drop off some tree branche...

Brad Palmer was a promising prospect who quickly disappeared. Brad was a first round pick (16th overall in 1980) of the Minnesota North Star...