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1977–78 Minnesota North Stars season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1977–78
year	1977
Team	Minnesota North Stars
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	10th
Division	Smythe
DivisionRank	5th
Record	18–53–9
HomeRecord	12–24–4
RoadRecord	6–29–5
GoalsFor	218
GoalsAgainst	325
GeneralManager	Jack Gordon (Oct–Feb)
Lou Nanne (Feb–Apr)
Coach	Ted Harris
Andre Beaulieu
Lou Nanne
Captain	Nick Beverley
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Met Center
GoalsLeader	Tim Young (23)
AssistsLeader	Roland Eriksson (39)
PointsLeader	Roland Eriksson (60)
PIMLeader	Jerry Engele (105)
PlusMinusLeader	Bryan Maxwell (+2)
WinsLeader	Pete LoPresti (12)
GAALeader	Paul Harrison (3.82)

Lou Nanne (Feb–Apr) Andre Beaulieu Lou Nanne

The 1977–78 Minnesota North Stars season was the 11th season for the North Stars. The North Stars were in financial trouble, and at season's end had the worst record in the league at 18–53–9. In June 1978, with both the North Stars and the Cleveland Barons on the verge of folding, the league approved an arrangement in which the two teams were permitted to merge under the ownership of Barons owner George Gund III. The merged franchise continued as the Minnesota North Stars, but assumed the Barons' old place in the Adams Division.

Offseason

NHL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	7	Brad Maxwell	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
2	25	Dave Semenko	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
4	61	Kevin McCloskey	Canada	Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)
5	79	Bob Parent	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
6	97	Jamie Gallimore	Canada	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
7	115	Jean-Pierre Sanvido	Canada	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
8	130	Greg Tebbutt	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)
9	145	Keith Hanson	United States	Dallas Stars Elite AAA (MWJHL)

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 12, 1977||3–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens(1977–78) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 15, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks(1977–78) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 19, 1977||1–5 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames(1977–78) ||0–3–0 |- |4||L||October 20, 1977||4–7 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons(1977–78) ||0–4–0 |- |5||L||October 22, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings(1977–78) ||0–5–0 |- |6||L||October 23, 1977||1–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres(1977–78) ||0–6–0 |- |7||W||October 26, 1977||3–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins(1977–78) ||1–6–0 |- |8||L||October 27, 1977||1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings(1977–78) ||1–7–0 |- |9||W||October 29, 1977||7–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals(1977–78) ||2–7–0

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Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

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Roland Eriksson	78	21	39	60	−29	12

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

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References

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