1977-78 Minnesota North Stars Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 18-53-9 - 45 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Smythe Division
Coach: Ted Harris (5-12-2)
Coach: Andre Beaulieu (6-23-3)
Coach: Lou Nanne (7-18-4)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1977-78 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
1977-78 Minnesota North Stars Results

The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 18 wins and 53 losses and 9 ties for 45 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Smythe Division.

The North Stars netted 218 goals and yielded 325, most in the league. Tim Young scored 23 goals for Minnesota, and Roland Eriksson accounted for 39 assists. Pete LoPresti topped the squad with 12 wins, while Paul Harrison recorded a 3.82 goals against average, best among regular goalies.

Ted Harris, Andre Beaulieu and Lou Nanne coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Chris AhrensDJuly 31, 19526'0"185RSan Bernardino, CA USA
Kent-Erik AnderssonRMay 24, 19516'2"185ROrebro, Sweden
Fred BarrettDJanuary 26, 19505'11"195LOttawa, ON Canada
Harvey BennettCAugust 9, 19526'4"215LCranston, RI USA
Nick BeverleyDApril 21, 19476'2"185RToronto, ON Canada
Jim BooDNovember 12, 19546'1"200RRolla, MO USA
Per-Olov BrasarLSeptember 30, 19505'8"172LFalun, Sweden
Bill ButtersDJanuary 10, 19515'10"185RSt. Paul, MN USA
Jerry EngeleDNovember 26, 19506'0"197LCarmel, SK Canada
Roland ErikssonCMarch 1, 19546'3"190LStoratuna, Sweden
Bill FairbairnRJanuary 7, 19475'10"170RBrandon, MB Canada
Jamie GallimoreRNovember 28, 19576'0"180REdmonton, AB Canada
Paul HarrisonGFebruary 11, 19556'1"196LTimmins, ON Canada
Doug HicksDMay 28, 19556'0"185LCold Lake, AB Canada
Bill HogaboamCSeptember 5, 19495'11"170RSwift Current, SK Canada
Don JacksonDSeptember 2, 19566'3"210LMinneapolis, MN USA
Pierre JarryLMarch 30, 19495'11"190LMontreal, QC Canada
Steve JensenLApril 14, 19556'2"190LMinneapolis, MN USA
Pete LoPrestiGMay 23, 19546'1"195LVirginia, MN USA
Dean MageeLApril 29, 19556'2"210LBanff, AB Canada
Brad MaxwellDJuly 8, 19576'2"195RBrandon, MB Canada
Bryan MaxwellDSeptember 7, 19556'2"200LNorth Bay, ON Canada
Lou NanneDJune 2, 19416'1"185RSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Dennis O'BrienDJune 10, 19496'0"195LPort Hope, ON Canada
Alex PirusRJanuary 12, 19556'1"205RToronto, ON Canada
Tom ReidDJune 24, 19466'1"200LFort Erie, ON Canada
Jim RobertsLJune 8, 19566'1"198LToronto, ON Canada
Glen SharpleyCSeptember 6, 19566'0"190RYork, ON Canada
Gary SmithGFebruary 4, 19446'4"215LOttawa, ON Canada
Dean TalafousRAugust 25, 19536'4"180RDuluth, MN USA
Tim YoungCFebruary 22, 19556'1"190RScarborough, ON Canada
Tom YounghansRJanuary 22, 19535'11"175RSt. Paul, MN USA
Ron ZanussiRAugust 31, 19565'11"180RToronto, ON Canada