1989–90 Minnesota North Stars season

1989–90 Minnesota North Stars
1989–90 Minnesota North Stars
Division	4th Norris
Conference	7th Campbell
1989–90 record	36–40–4
Home record	26–12–2
Road record	10–28–2
Goals for	284
Goals against	291
Team information
General manager	Jack Ferreira
Coach	Pierre Page
Captain	Curt Giles
Alternate captains	Basil McRae; Unknown
Arena	Met Center
Team leaders
Goals	Brian Bellows (55)
Assists	Neal Broten (62)
Points	Brian Bellows (99)
Penalty minutes	Shane Churla (292)
Plus/minus	Stewart Gavin (+9)
Wins	Jon Casey (31)
Goals against average	Jon Casey (3.22)

The 1989–90 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 23rd season.

Coached by Pierre Page, the team compiled a record of 36–40–4 for 76 points to finish the regular season 4th in the Norris Division. The North Stars were nearly unbeatable at the Met Center, winning 26, the best in the Norris Division and third-best home record overall. In the playoffs, they lost the division semi-finals 4–3 to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	7	Doug Zmolek (D)	United States	Rochester John Marshall H.S. (USHS-MN)
2	28	Mike Craig (RW)	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3	60	Murray Garbutt (C)	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
4	75	J. F. Quintin (LW)	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
5	87	Pat MacLeod (D)	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5	91	Bryan Schoen (G)	United States	Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN)
5	97	Rhys Hollyman (D)	Canada	Miami University (CCHA)
6	112	Scott Cashman (G)	Canada	Kanata (COJHL)
8	154	Jon Pratt (LW)	United States	Pingree High School (USHS-MA)
9	175	Kenneth Blum (C)	United States	St. Joseph Central High School (USHS-MA)
10	196	Arturs Irbe (G)	Soviet Union	Dinamo Riga (USSR)
11	217	Tom Pederson (D)	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
12	238	Helmuts Balderis (RW)	Soviet Union	Dinamo Riga (USSR)
S	12	Jamie Loewen (G)	Canada	University of Alaska Fairbanks (CCHA)

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Chicago Blackhawks	80	41	33	6	315	294	88
St. Louis Blues	80	37	34	9	295	279	83
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	38	38	4	337	358	80
	80	36	40	4	284	291	76
Detroit Red Wings	80	28	38	14	288	323	70

^[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Campbell Conference^[2]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Calgary Flames	SMY	80	42	23	15	348	265	99
2	Edmonton Oilers	SMY	80	38	28	14	315	283	90
3	Chicago Blackhawks	NRS	80	41	33	6	316	294	88
4	Winnipeg Jets	SMY	80	37	32	11	298	290	85
5	St. Louis Blues	NRS	80	37	34	9	295	279	83
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	NRS	80	38	38	4	337	358	80
7		NRS	80	36	40	4	284	291	76
8	Los Angeles Kings	SMY	80	34	39	7	338	337	75
9	Detroit Red Wings	NRS	80	28	38	14	288	323	70
10	Vancouver Canucks	SMY	80	25	41	14	245	306	64

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1989–90 NHL records^[3]
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	Total
Chicago	—	4–3–1	3–4–1	2–5–1	5–3	14–15–3
Detroit	3–4–1	—	4–4	3–4–1	4–3–1	14–15–3
	4–3–1	4–4	—	4–4	5–3	17–14–1
St. Louis	5–2–1	4–3–1	4–4	—	1–7	14–16–2
Toronto	3–5	3–4–1	3–5	7–1	—	16–15–1

Vs. Smythe Division

1989–90 NHL records
Team	CGY	EDM	LAK	VAN	WIN	Total
Chicago	0–2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	8–6–1
Detroit	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–1–1	1–1–1	7–6–2
	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	2–1	6–9–0
St. Louis	0–2–1	0–2–1	1–2	2–1	1–1–1	4–8–3
Toronto	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–2–1	7–7–1

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1989–90 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Chicago	0–3	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	8–7–0
Detroit	0–3	1–2	0–2–1	0–1–2	3–0	4–8–3
	1–2	1–1–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	6–8–1
St. Louis	1–2	2–1	2–1	0–1–2	3–0	8–5–2
Toronto	1–2	1–2	1–1–1	1–2	3–0	7–7–1

Vs. Patrick Division

1989–90 NHL records
Team	NJD	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Chicago	1–2	2–1	0–1–2	3–0	3–0	2–1	11–5–2
Detroit	1–1–1	1–1–1	0–2–1	1–0–2	0–2–1	0–3	3–9–6
	2–1	2–1	1–1–1	1–2	1–1–1	0–3	7–9–2
St. Louis	1–2	2–1	2–0–1	1–2	3–0	2–0–1	11–5–2
Toronto	2–1	0–3	1–1–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	8–9–1

Schedule and results

1989–90 regular season^[4]

October

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 5, 1989	6–5	New York Islanders (1989–90)	1–0–0
2	W	October 7, 1989	6–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	2–0–0
3	T	October 8, 1989	2–2 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	2–0–1
4	W	October 12, 1989	3–0	St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	3–0–1
5	W	October 14, 1989	3–2	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	4–0–1
6	W	October 17, 1989	6–3	@ New York Islanders (1989–90)	5–0–1
7	L	October 18, 1989	3–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	5–1–1
8	L	October 21, 1989	2–7	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	5–2–1
9	W	October 25, 1989	4–2	Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	6–2–1
10	L	October 26, 1989	1–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	6–3–1
11	W	October 28, 1989	6–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	7–3–1
12	L	October 31, 1989	4–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	7–4–1

November

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
13	L	November 2, 1989	3–4 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	7–5–1
14	W	November 4, 1989	3–0	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	8–5–1
15	L	November 6, 1989	1–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	8–6–1
16	W	November 9, 1989	5–1	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	9–6–1
17	W	November 11, 1989	3–2 OT	Calgary Flames (1989–90)	10–6–1
18	W	November 12, 1989	6–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	11–6–1
19	W	November 15, 1989	2–1 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	12–6–1
20	L	November 16, 1989	3–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	12–7–1
21	W	November 18, 1989	3–0	St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	13–7–1
22	L	November 21, 1989	4–7	@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	13–8–1
23	W	November 22, 1989	6–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	14–8–1
24	W	November 24, 1989	7–6	New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	15–8–1
25	W	November 26, 1989	5–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	16–8–1
26	L	November 30, 1989	2–5	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)	16–9–1

December

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
27	L	December 2, 1989	1–6	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	16–10–1
28	L	December 3, 1989	5–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	16–11–1
29	L	December 6, 1989	1–4	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	16–12–1
30	L	December 8, 1989	1–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	16–13–1
31	L	December 9, 1989	1–3	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	16–14–1
32	L	December 12, 1989	2–4	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	16–15–1
33	T	December 14, 1989	4–4 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	16–15–2
34	W	December 16, 1989	4–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	17–15–2
35	L	December 19, 1989	0–5	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	17–16–2
36	L	December 21, 1989	2–4	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	17–17–2
37	L	December 23, 1989	3–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	17–18–2
38	L	December 26, 1989	3–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	17–19–2
39	T	December 28, 1989	1–1 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	17–19–3
40	L	December 30, 1989	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	17–20–3
41	W	December 31, 1989	2–1 OT	St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	18–20–3

January

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
42	W	January 4, 1990	8–2	New York Rangers (1989–90)	19–20–3
43	W	January 6, 1990	4–3	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	20–20–3
44	L	January 9, 1990	0–9	@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	20–21–3
45	L	January 11, 1990	4–8	New York Islanders (1989–90)	20–22–3
46	W	January 13, 1990	6–4	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	21–22–3
47	L	January 15, 1990	3–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	21–23–3
48	L	January 17, 1990	1–3	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	21–24–3
49	W	January 18, 1990	7–4	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	22–24–3
50	L	January 24, 1990	3–7	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	22–25–3
51	W	January 26, 1990	6–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	23–25–3
52	L	January 27, 1990	1–3	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)	23–26–3
53	W	January 29, 1990	4–2	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	24–26–3
54	L	January 31, 1990	3–4 OT	Washington Capitals (1989–90)	24–27–3

February

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
55	L	February 3, 1990	6–7 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	24–28–3
56	L	February 4, 1990	3–4	@ New York Rangers (1989–90)	24–29–3
57	L	February 7, 1990	3–5	Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	24–30–3
58	W	February 10, 1990	6–4	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	25–30–3
59	L	February 11, 1990	3–5	@ Washington Capitals (1989–90)	25–31–3
60	L	February 13, 1990	1–2 OT	St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	25–32–3
61	W	February 15, 1990	6–3	Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	26–32–3
62	L	February 18, 1990	2–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	26–33–3
63	L	February 21, 1990	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	26–34–3
64	L	February 24, 1990	2–3	Boston Bruins (1989–90)	26–35–3
65	W	February 27, 1990	8–3	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	27–35–3

March

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
66	W	March 3, 1990	3–2	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	28–35–3
67	L	March 4, 1990	6–8	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	28–36–3
68	W	March 7, 1990	5–4	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	29–36–3
69	T	March 10, 1990	2–2 OT	New York Rangers (1989–90)	29–36–4
70	W	March 12, 1990	4–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	30–36–4
71	L	March 13, 1990	1–3	New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	30–37–4
72	W	March 17, 1990	6–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	31–37–4
73	L	March 18, 1990	3–4	Washington Capitals (1989–90)	31–38–4
74	W	March 20, 1990	5–2	Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	32–38–4
75	W	March 22, 1990	5–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	33–38–4
76	W	March 24, 1990	7–6	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	34–38–4
77	W	March 26, 1990	5–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	35–38–4
78	L	March 29, 1990	2–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	35–39–4
79	W	March 31, 1990	6–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	36–39–4

April

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
80	L	April 1, 1990	1–4	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	36–40–4

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

References

^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
^ "1989-1990 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ "1989-90 Minnesota North Stars Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

External links

North Stars on Hockey Database

[nhl-gd-standings-1] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.

[2] "1989-1990 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.

[3] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[Gamelog-4] "1989-90 Minnesota North Stars Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

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1989–90 NHL season by team
Patrick	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec
Norris	Chicago Detroit St. Louis Toronto
Smythe	Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver Winnipeg
See also	1989 NHL entry draft Waiver draft All-Star Game 1990 Stanley Cup Finals Transactions

Minnesota North Stars seasons
1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Dallas