1988–89 Minnesota North Stars season


The 1988–89 was the North Stars' 22nd season. It saw the North Stars finish in third place in the Norris Division with a record of 27 wins, 37 losses, and 16 ties for 70 points. They lost the Division Semi-finals in five games to the St. Louis Blues.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Transactions

Trades

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Dave Gagner75354378104
Dino Ciccarelli6532275964
Neal Broten6818385657
Marc Habscheid7623315440
Brian Bellows6023275055
Brian MacLellan60162339104
Dave Archibald7214193314
Basil McRae78121931365
Stewart Gavin738182634
Bob Brooke57791657
Dušan Pašek484101430
Mike Gartner1377142
Don Barber2385138
Larry DePalma435712102
Curt Fraser35551076
Wally Schreiber2525710
Perry Berezan161454
Warren Babe1423519
Steve Gotaas121346
Ken Hodge, Jr.51120
Terry Ruskowski31122
Tom Martin41124
Dennis Maruk60112
Shane Churla1310154
Mitch Messier30110
Kevin Kaminski10000
Richard Zemlak300013
Mike McHugh30002

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Shawn Chambers725192480
Frank Musil551192054
Craig Hartsburg304141847
Bob Rouse6641317124
Curt Giles765101577
Ville Siren382101258
Larry Murphy13461012
Reed Larson1109918
Moe Mantha, Jr.1616710
Dean Kolstad2515642
Mark Hardy1524626
Mark Tinordi47235107
Link Gaetz1202253
Gord Dineen20112
Mike Berger10002
Paul Jerrard50004
Rob Zettler20000

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
PlayerGPWLTSOGAA
Jon Casey5518171213.06
Kari Takko32815403.48
Jarmo Myllys614005.55
Don Beaupre10103.05-

Playoffs

Norris Division Semi-Finals
DateAwayScoreHomeScoreNotes
April 5Minnesota North Stars3St. Louis Blues4
April 6Minnesota North Stars3St. Louis Blues4
April 8St. Louis Blues5Minnesota North Stars3
April 9St. Louis Blues4Minnesota North Stars5
April 11Minnesota North Stars1St. Louis Blues6

St. Louis wins the series 4–1

Awards and records

Roster