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Minnesota North Stars; 1967 - 1993 | Minnesota Wild; Since 2000

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MINNESOTA NORTH STARS

FRANCHISE ESTABLISHED:

February 9th, 1966

INAUGURAL SEASON:

1967-'68 NHL Season

FINAL SEASON IN MINNESOTA:

1992-'93 NHL Season

LOCATION:

Bloomington, Minnesota

HOME ARENA:

Metropolitan Sports Center (Met Center)

CONFERENCES:

Clarence Campbell (1974-'78, 1981-'93)

Prince of Wales (1978-'81)

DIVISIONS:

West (1967-'74)

Smyth (1974-'78)

Adams (1978-'81)

Norris (1981-'93)

COLOURS:

Green

Gold

Black

White

FIRST OWNER:

Walter Bush, Jr. & John Driscoll

LAST OWNER:

Norman Green

FIRST GENERAL MANAGER:

Wren Blair

LAST GENERAL MANAGER:

Bob Gainey

FIRST HEAD COACH:

Wren Blair

LAST HEAD COACH:

Bob Gainey

AHL AFFILIATES:

Rochester Americans

Cleveland Barons

Cleveland-Jacksonville Barons

New Haven Knighthawks

Springfield Indians

ECHL AFFILIATES:

Greensboro Monarchs

Dayton Bombers

STANLEY CUP TITLES:

0

CONFERENCE TITLES:

1 - 1990-'91

DIVISION TITLES:

2 - 1981-'82, 1983-'84

PRESIDENTS' TROPHY TITLES:

0

STANLEY CUP FINAL APPEARANCES:

2 - 1981, 1991

NHL EVENTS HOSTED:

1972 - 25th NHL All-Star Game

ROSTERS:

1990-'91 North Stars

FRANCHISE HISTORY:

Relocated: Dallas Stars (1993-'94)

Merged: Cleveland-Minnesota (1978-'79)

Relocated: Cleveland Barons (1976-'77)

California/Oakland Seals (1967-'76)

MINNESOTA WILD

FRANCHISE ESTABLISHED:

June 25th, 1997

INAUGURAL SEASON:

2000-'01 NHL Season

LOCATION:

Saint Paul, Minnesota

HOME ARENA:

Xcel Energy Center

CONFERENCES:

Western

DIVISIONS:

Northwest (2000-'13)

Central (2013-Now)

COLOURS:

Forest Green

Iron Range Red

Harvest Gold

Minnesota Wheat

CURRENT OWNER(S):

Craig Leipold

GENERAL MANAGER:

Bill Guerin

HEAD COACH:

Dean Evason

MASCOT:

Nordy

AHL AFFILIATE:

Iowa Wild

ECHL AFFILIATE:

Iowa Heartlanders

TELEVISION:

Bally Sports North

ABC

ESPN

TNT

TBS

STANLEY CUP TITLES:

0

CONFERENCE TITLES:

0

DIVISION TITLES:

1 - 2007-'08

PRESIDENTS' TROPHY TITLES:

0

STANLEY CUP FINAL APPEARANCES:

0

NHL EVENTS HOSTED:

2004 - 54th NHL All-Star Game

2011 - NHL Entry Draft

2016 - NHL Stadium Series

2022 - NHL Winter Classic*

Official Minnesota Wild Site

Minnesota North Stars Tribute

Official Xcel Energy Center Site

Cleveland Barons - E-Cyclopedia

Offical NHL Site

North Stars on Wikipedia

Official AHL Site

Barons on Wikipedia

Official ECHL Site

Seals on Wikipedia

Official Iowa Wild Site

Golden Seals Hockey

Official Allen Americans Site

Hockey Wilderness

Official NHLPA Site

North Stars - E-Cyclopedia

TWIN CITIES TELEVISION & SPORTS TV

PBS: KTCA-TV | KTCI-TV

ABC: KSTP-TV

CBS: WCCO-TV

THE CW: WUCW

FOX: KMSP-TV

Independent: KSTC-TV

ION: KPXM-TV

MyNetworkTV: WFTC

TNT

TruTV

TBS

ESPN

NBC: KARE

NHL Network

TELEVISION BRANDS:

LOGO'S AND MISCELLANEOUS:

2022 NHL Winter Classic:

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

St. Louis Blues @ Minnesota Wild, January 1st, 2022

Television: USA: TNT -- Canada: Sportsnet (Simulcast)


Other Outdoor Games in Minnesota:

2016 NHL Stadium Series:

TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Chicago Blackhawks @ Minnesota Wild, February 21st, 2016

Television: USA: NBC -- Canada: Sportsnet (Simulcast)


2011 NHL Entry Draft:

Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota

June 24th - 25th, 2011

Television: USA: NHL Network/Versus -- Canada: TSN



2004 NHL All-Star Weekend:
Excel Energy Center St. Paul, Minnesota

All-Star Skill Competition and YoungStars Game: Saturday, Feb. 7th, 2004
54th NHL All-Star Game: Sunday, Feb. 8th, 2004

Format: East vs. West

Television: USA: ABC Sports -- Canada: CBC Sports - SRC/ICI Tele
All-Star Fact:


Minnesota Hosted the 1972 All-Star Game (Silver Anniversary Game) in the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota (Old North Stars Arena).

Fact found at: http://www.northstarshockey.com


The North Stars Story

In 1967 the next 6 teams would enter the NHL to make it a 12 team league. These teams were: the St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, and the Los Angeles Kings. The Seals went down in the 1970's and in 1976 they then became the Cleveland Barons. While the other teams was doing the Northstars was putting up some good #'s. They were to get to the 1981 Stanley Cup finals and sorry to say that the New York Islanders only took 5 games to defeat the Northstars in a 4-1 series to get awarded the Stanley Cup the first in 4 straight seasons they won the cup. Again in 1991 the Minnesota Northstars were up to the task again, this time they met the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Finals then they went down to a 4-2 defeat for Pittsburgh to claim their first of 2 Cups in 1991 and 1992. Remembering the Cleveland Barons they didn't reach the goals that they had hoped for in their first and second season of NHL action, they only lasted for 2 seasons, 1976-1978 and then they finally merged with Minnesota. But in 1993 things went from bad to worst as their owner (Norm Green) decided to say goodbye to the Minnesota Northstars and moved them down to the state of Texas and now known as the Dallas Stars. In 1999 the Dallas Stars exploded they had most points in the standings in the league, things really did got better. In this magical year the Stars reached the Finals again and didn't went out with nothing, they went out with a BANG!!! The Stars met the Buffalo Sabres in the finals and defeated them 4-2 in series with a Bret Hull confusing goal the give the Minnesota/Dallas franchise their 1st ever Stanley Cup championship. In the 2000 finals again they met the New Jersey Devil's and with desperation they turned the cup over to the Devil's. Not bad for starting off bad and kept on trying over the years to reach the ultimate goal, turning from worst to excellent the Stars will never fear anything again.

Hockey returns to Minnesota for the second time. This time they will be known as the Minnesota Wild. From the heart broken Northstars comes the newly developed Wild. In the 2002-03 The Wild started of with a big BANG, not only they exceeded in everyone's expectations of having a winning season, but they proved to all that u don't need a all-star team to win. Not only did they make the playoffs in fine fashion, but made some noise of their own, first they knocked out the Colorado Avalanche in Rd 1 in 7 games, then again being down 3-1 in the series to the Vancouver Canucks found a way to bounce back and win the series. The Wild made it to the Conference Finals and to play another Cinderella team, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, who defeated the Defending champs in 4 games in the first round. But unfortunately the Wild had met their match to injuries and fell to the Ducks in 4 straight, but still the Wild had proven themselves as a worthy opponent to others, and not to be taken lightly by any means.
As for the Ducks well, NJ defeated them in 7 for the Stanley Cup. Minnesota Hockey is back in the NHL alive and strong once again.

Mike Modano

Ed Belfour

LOGO'S AND MISCELLANEOUS:

Minnesota Wild Wallpaper:

2001-'02 Minnesota Team Photo Wallpaper:

Minnesota North Stars Photo's:

Game 2: 1991 Cup Finals