1992–93 Minnesota North Stars season

1992–93 Minnesota North Stars
Division	5th Norris
Conference	9th Campbell
1992–93 record	36–38–10
Home record	18–17–7
Road record	18–21–3
Goals for	272
Goals against	293
Team information
General manager	Bob Gainey
Coach	Bob Gainey
Captain	Mark Tinordi
Alternate captains	Neal Broten Mike Modano
Arena	Met Center
Average attendance	13,910
Team leaders
Goals	Russ Courtnall (36)
Assists	Mike Modano (60)
Points	Mike Modano (93)
Penalty minutes	Shane Churla (286)
Plus/minus	Derian Hatcher (+27)
Wins	Jon Casey (26)
Goals against average	Jon Casey (3.33)

The 1992–93 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 26th and final season of the franchise in Minnesota.

Although the team improved on its previous season and finished only two games below .500, it was only good enough in fifth place in the Norris Division. Minnesota finished three points behind St. Louis for the final playoff spot in the division. Four North Stars (Russ Courtnall, Ulf Dahlen, Dave Gagner and Mike Modano) reached the 30-goal plateau.

Offseason

On June 8, general manager Bobby Clarke resigned in order to return to the Philadelphia Flyers as a senior vice president. Head coach Bob Gainey was named the team's new general manager.

Regular season

Bobby Smith retired after the season.

Final standings

Norris Division

	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Chicago Blackhawks	84	47	25	12	106	279	230
Detroit Red Wings	84	47	28	9	103	369	280
Toronto Maple Leafs	84	44	29	11	99	288	241
St. Louis Blues	84	37	36	11	85	282	278
Minnesota North Stars	84	36	38	10	82	272	293
Tampa Bay Lightning	84	23	54	7	53	245	332

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.

Schedule and results

1992–93 regular season
October: 6–5–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–4–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 L October 6, 1992 4–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 0–1–0 Recap 2 W October 8, 1992 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 1–1–0 Recap 3 W October 10, 1992 2–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 2–1–0 Recap 4 L October 13, 1992 3–4 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 2–2–0 Recap 5 W October 15, 1992 5–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 3–2–0 Recap 6 L October 17, 1992 1–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 3–3–0 Recap 7 W October 18, 1992 5–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 4–3–0 Recap 8 W October 22, 1992 5–2 Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 5–3–0 Recap 9 T October 24, 1992 5–5 OT Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 5–3–1 Recap 10 L October 28, 1992 2–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 5–4–1 Recap 11 W October 30, 1992 3–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 6–4–1 Recap 12 L October 31, 1992 3–5 @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 6–5–1 Recap
November: 7–4–2 (home: 3–3–2; road: 4–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 13 W November 5, 1992 3–0 New York Islanders (1992–93) 7–5–1 Recap 14 T November 7, 1992 2–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 7–5–2 Recap 15 L November 10, 1992 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 7–6–2 Recap 16 L November 12, 1992 2–7 Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 7–7–2 Recap 17 W November 14, 1992 3–0 Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 8–7–2 Recap 18 L November 15, 1992 1–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 8–8–2 Recap 19 W November 18, 1992 5–4 @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 9–8–2 Recap 20 W November 19, 1992 4–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 10–8–2 Recap 21 W November 21, 1992 4–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 11–8–2 Recap 22 L November 25, 1992 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 11–9–2 Recap 23 T November 27, 1992 4–4 OT New York Rangers (1992–93) 11–9–3 Recap 24 W November 28, 1992 10–3 San Jose Sharks (1992–93) 12–9–3 Recap 25 W November 30, 1992 4–2 @ New York Rangers (1992–93) 13–9–3 Recap
December: 6–4–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 3–2–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 26 W December 1, 1992 3–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 14–9–3 Recap 27 W December 3, 1992 4–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 15–9–3 Recap 28 W December 5, 1992 7–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 16–9–3 Recap 29 L December 10, 1992 2–3 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 16–10–3 Recap 30 L December 12, 1992 0–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 16–11–3 Recap 31 W December 15, 1992 6–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 17–11–3 Recap 32 T December 19, 1992 3–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 17–11–4 Recap 33 L December 20, 1992 0–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 17–12–4 Recap 34 T December 22, 1992 2–2 OT St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 17–12–5 Recap 35 W December 26, 1992 5–4 Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 18–12–5 Recap 36 L December 27, 1992 4–7 @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 18–13–5 Recap 37 W December 31, 1992 5–3 Boston Bruins (1992–93) 19–13–5 Recap
January: 7–5–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–3–2) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 38 L January 2, 1993 2–3 @ New York Islanders (1992–93) 19–14–5 Recap 39 T January 3, 1993 6–6 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 19–14–6 Recap 40 L January 6, 1993 1–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 19–15–6 Recap 41 W January 7, 1993 6–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 20–15–6 Recap 42 W January 9, 1993 6–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 21–15–6 Recap 43 L January 12, 1993 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 21–16–6 Recap 44 L January 14, 1993 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 21–17–6 Recap 45 W January 16, 1993 4–3 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 22–17–6 Recap 46 W January 19, 1993 4–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 23–17–6 Recap 47 W January 21, 1993 7–2 Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 24–17–6 Recap 48 T January 23, 1993 3–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 24–17–7 Recap 49 T January 24, 1993 2–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 24–17–8 Recap 50 W January 26, 1993 2–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 25–17–8 Recap 51 W January 28, 1993 4–2 New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 26–17–8 Recap 52 L January 30, 1993 3–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 26–18–8 Recap
February: 4–7–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 3–4–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 53 W February 1, 1993 5–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 27–18–8 Recap 54 W February 3, 1993 7–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) 28–18–8 Recap 55 L February 9, 1993 2–3 Washington Capitals (1992–93) 28–19–8 Recap 56 W February 11, 1993 1–0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 29–19–8 Recap 57 L February 13, 1993 1–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 29–20–8 Recap 58 L February 14, 1993 5–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 29–21–8 Recap 59 L February 17, 1993 5–10 Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 29–22–8 Recap 60 W February 20, 1993 5–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 30–22–8 Recap 61 L February 21, 1993 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 30–23–8 Recap 62 T February 25, 1993 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 30–23–9 Recap 63 L February 27, 1993 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 30–24–9 Recap 64 L February 28, 1993 6–7 @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 30–25–9 Recap
March: 3–9–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–5–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 65 L March 3, 1993 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 30–26–9 Recap 66 W March 6, 1993 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 31–26–9 Recap 67 L March 7, 1993 1–7 Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 31–27–9 Recap 68 W March 9, 1993 4–2 San Jose Sharks (1992–93) 32–27–9 Recap 69 W March 11, 1993 4–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 33–27–9 Recap 70 L March 13, 1993 2–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 33–28–9 Recap 71 L March 14, 1993 1–3 St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 33–29–9 Recap 72 L March 16, 1993 3–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 33–30–9 Recap 73 L March 18, 1993 1–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 33–31–9 Recap 74 L March 21, 1993 2–6 Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 33–32–9 Recap 75 T March 25, 1993 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 33–32–10 Recap 76 L March 27, 1993 1–2 Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 33–33–10 Recap 77 L March 31, 1993 2–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 33–34–10 Recap
April: 3–4–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–3–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 78 L April 1, 1993 3–5 @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 33–35–10 Recap 79 W April 3, 1993 3–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 34–35–10 Recap 80 W April 6, 1993 3–1 Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 35–35–10 Recap 81 W April 10, 1993 4–3 St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 36–35–10 Recap 82 L April 11, 1993 1–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 36–36–10 Recap 83 L April 13, 1993 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 36–37–10 Recap 84 L April 15, 1993 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 36–38–10 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-
Mike Modano	82	33	60	93	83	7
Russ Courtnall	84	36	43	79	49	1
Dave Gagner	84	33	43	76	143	13
Ulf Dahlen	83	35	39	74	6	20
Mike McPhee	84	18	22	40	44	2
Mike Craig	70	15	23	38	106	-11
Neal Broten	82	12	21	33	22	7
Todd Elik	46	13	18	31	48	5
Gaetan Duchesne	84	16	13	29	30	6
Trent Klatt	47	4	19	23	38	2
Shane Churla	73	5	16	21	286	8
Stewart Gavin	63	10	8	18	59	4
Bobby Smith	45	5	7	12	10	9
Brian Propp	17	3	3	16	0	10
Dan Quinn	11	0	4	4	6	4

Defensemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-
Mark Tinordi	69	15	27	42	157	1
Tommy Sjodin	77	7	29	36	30	25
Jim Johnson	79	3	20	23	105	9
Derian Hatcher	67	4	15	19	178	27
Craig Ludwig	78	1	10	11	153	1
Richard Matvichuk	53	2	3	5	26	8
James Black	10	2	1	3	4	0
Brad Berry	63	0	3	3	109	2

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	MIN	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Jon Casey	60	3476	26	26	5	3	3.33
Darcy Wakaluk	29	1596	10	12	5	1	3.65

Relocation to Dallas

In 1993, amid further attendance woes and bitter personal controversy, North Stars owner Norm Green obtained permission to move the team to the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, where they were renamed, 'specifically', the Stars. The NHL, to quell the controversy, 'promised' to the fans of Minnesota to return in the future with a new franchise. That promise came true when the franchise was awarded in 1997 and began play in 2000.

Draft picks

Dallas' draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	34	Jarkko Varvio	Finland	HPK (Finland)
3	58	Jeff Bes	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
4	88	Jere Lehtinen	Finland	Kiekko-Espoo (Finland)
6	130	Michael Johnson	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
7	154	Kyle Peterson	Canada	Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL)
8	178	Juha Lind	Finland	Jokerit (Finland)
9	202	Lars Edstrom	Sweden	Lulea HF (Sweden)
10	226	Jeff Romfo	United States	Blaine High School (USHS-MN)
11	250	Jeff Moen	United States	Roseville Area High School (USHS-MN)

External links

• North Stars on Hockey Database