1984–85 Minnesota North Stars season

1984–85 Minnesota North Stars
Division	4th Norris
Conference	8th Campbell
1984–85 record	25–43–12
Home record	14–19–7
Road record	11–24–5
Goals for	268
Goals against	321
Team information
General manager	Lou Nanne
Coach	Bill Mahoney Glen Sonmor
Captain	Craig Hartsburg
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Met Center
Team leaders
Goals	Steve Payne (29)
Assists	Dennis Maruk (41)
Points	Brian Bellows (62)
Penalty minutes	Harold Snepsts (232)
Wins	Don Beaupre Gilles Meloche (10)
Goals against average	Don Beaupre (3.70)
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The 1984–85 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 18th season.

Coached by Bill Mahoney (3–8–2) and Glen Sonmor (22–35–10), the team compiled a record of 25–43–12 for 62 points, to finish the regular season 4th in the Norris Division. In the playoffs they won the division semi-finals 3–0 over the St. Louis Blues, but lost the division finals 4–2 to the Chicago Black Hawks.

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
St. Louis Blues	80	37	31	12	299	288	86
Chicago Black Hawks	80	38	35	7	309	299	83
Detroit Red Wings	80	27	41	12	313	357	66
Minnesota North Stars	80	25	43	12	268	321	62
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	20	52	8	253	358	48

^[1] 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.

Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Norris Division 1984–85 NHL records [2] Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total Chicago — 3−3−2 4−3−1 3−4−1 6−1−1 16−11−5 Detroit 3−3−2 — 3−2−3 1−6−1 5−3 12−14−6 Minnesota 3−4−1 2−3−3 — 1−6−1 6−2 12−15−5 St. Louis 4−3−1 6−1−1 6−1−1 — 4−3−1 20−8−4 Toronto 1−6−1 3−5 2−6 3−4−1 — 9−21−2 Vs. Smythe Division 1984–85 NHL records Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total Chicago 2−1 0−3 2−0−1 2−1 1−1−1 7−6−2 Detroit 1−2 0−3 1−2 2−1 0−2−1 4−10−1 Minnesota 0−1−2 0−3 1−1−1 1−1−1 1−2 3−8−4 St. Louis 3−0 0−3 2−1 3−0 1−0−2 9−4−2 Toronto 0−3 0−2−1 1−2 1−1−1 0−3 2−11−2 Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1984–85 NHL records Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total Chicago 3−0 0−3 1−2 2−1 0−3 6−9−0 Detroit 0−3 1−1−1 1−2 1−1−1 2−1 5−8−2 Minnesota 0−3 0−3 2−1 2−1 0−3 4−11−0 St. Louis 0−1−2 2−1 1−2 0−2−1 1−2 4−8−3 Toronto 1−2 1−2 1−2 3−0 0−1−2 6−7−2 Vs. Patrick Division 1984–85 NHL records Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total Chicago 3−0 0−3 3−0 1−2 2−1 0−3 9−9−0 Detroit 1−1−1 1−2 2−1 0−2−1 1−1−1 1−2 6−9−3 Minnesota 1−1−1 1−1−1 2−1 0−3 2−1 0−2−1 6−9−3 St. Louis 2−0−1 0−3 0−2−1 0−3 2−1 0−2−1 4−11−3 Toronto 0−3 1−2 0−2−1 1−2 1−2 0−2−1 3−13−2

Schedule and results

1984–85 regular season [3]
October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 1 L October 11, 1984 0–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 0–1–0 2 W October 13, 1984 3–1 New York Rangers (1984–85) 1–1–0 3 W October 14, 1984 3–1 @ New York Rangers (1984–85) 2–1–0 4 L October 18, 1984 5–7 Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 2–2–0 5 L October 20, 1984 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 2–3–0 6 L October 21, 1984 6–8 @ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) 2–4–0 7 L October 23, 1984 2–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 2–5–0 8 L October 27, 1984 3–5 Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 2–6–0 9 T October 30, 1984 5–5 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 2–6–1
November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 10 T November 2, 1984 2–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 2–6–2 11 L November 3, 1984 1–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 2–7–2 12 W November 5, 1984 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 3–7–2 13 L November 7, 1984 6–9 Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) 3–8–2 14 T November 10, 1984 5–5 OT Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) 3–8–3 15 W November 11, 1984 7–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 4–8–3 16 T November 13, 1984 3–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) 4–8–4 17 L November 15, 1984 1–6 @ New York Islanders (1984–85) 4–9–4 18 T November 17, 1984 3–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 4–9–5 19 W November 21, 1984 7–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 5–9–5 20 W November 23, 1984 5–4 OT New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 6–9–5 21 W November 24, 1984 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 7–9–5 22 L November 27, 1984 2–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) 7–10–5 23 W November 28, 1984 4–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 8–10–5
December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 24 L December 1, 1984 4–8 Calgary Flames (1984–85) 8–11–5 25 T December 4, 1984 2–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 8–11–6 26 L December 7, 1984 3–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 8–12–6 27 L December 9, 1984 2–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 8–13–6 28 L December 10, 1984 3–4 Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 8–14–6 29 L December 12, 1984 2–3 Washington Capitals (1984–85) 8–15–6 30 L December 15, 1984 3–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 8–16–6 31 W December 16, 1984 5–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 9–16–6 32 L December 19, 1984 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 9–17–6 33 W December 22, 1984 5–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 10–17–6 34 L December 23, 1984 3–4 OT @ Boston Bruins (1984–85) 10–18–6 35 W December 26, 1984 4–0 Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 11–18–6 36 L December 29, 1984 3–5 Boston Bruins (1984–85) 11–19–6 37 W December 31, 1984 4–3 New York Islanders (1984–85) 12–19–6
January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 38 W January 3, 1985 8–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 13–19–6 39 T January 5, 1985 4–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1984–85) 13–19–7 40 L January 9, 1985 3–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 13–20–7 41 L January 10, 1985 3–5 St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 13–21–7 42 W January 12, 1985 5–4 Hartford Whalers (1984–85) 14–21–7 43 L January 14, 1985 3–6 @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) 14–22–7 44 T January 16, 1985 4–4 OT St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 14–22–8 45 L January 19, 1985 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) 14–23–8 46 L January 21, 1985 2–7 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 14–24–8 47 W January 23, 1985 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) 15–24–8 48 T January 26, 1985 4–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 15–24–9 49 L January 27, 1985 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1984–85) 15–25–9 50 T January 29, 1985 4–4 OT @ New York Islanders (1984–85) 15–25–10
February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 51 W February 2, 1985 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 16–25–10 52 L February 3, 1985 1–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 16–26–10 53 L February 6, 1985 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) 16–27–10 54 L February 8, 1985 3–5 Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) 16–28–10 55 L February 9, 1985 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 16–29–10 56 T February 14, 1985 5–5 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 16–29–11 57 L February 16, 1985 4–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 16–30–11 58 L February 17, 1985 3–4 Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 16–31–11 59 L February 20, 1985 2–3 Boston Bruins (1984–85) 16–32–11 60 W February 22, 1985 4–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 17–32–11 61 L February 23, 1985 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) 17–33–11 62 W February 25, 1985 5–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) 18–33–11 63 L February 27, 1985 1–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 18–34–11
March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 64 L March 1, 1985 2–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 18–35–11 65 W March 2, 1985 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 19–35–11 66 W March 4, 1985 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 20–35–11 67 L March 6, 1985 4–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 20–36–11 68 W March 9, 1985 4–1 St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 21–36–11 69 W March 10, 1985 3–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) 22–36–11 70 L March 13, 1985 0–8 @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) 22–37–11 71 W March 16, 1985 4–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) 23–37–11 72 T March 18, 1985 4–4 OT Calgary Flames (1984–85) 23–37–12 73 L March 20, 1985 2–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) 23–38–12 74 L March 23, 1985 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 23–39–12 75 W March 25, 1985 5–3 Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) 24–39–12 76 L March 26, 1985 1–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) 24–40–12 77 L March 30, 1985 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) 24–41–12 78 L March 31, 1985 2–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) 24–42–12
April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record 79 W April 3, 1985 9–7 Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) 25–42–12 80 L April 6, 1985 3–4 St. Louis Blues (1984–85) 25–43–12
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	13	David Quinn	United States	Kent School (Connecticut)
3	46	Ken Hodge Jr.	United States	St. John's School (USHS-MA)
4	76	Miroslav Maly	Czechoslovakia	SV Bayreuth (West Germany)
5	89	Jiri Poner	Czechoslovakia	Landshut (West Germany)
5	97	Kari Takko	Finland	Assat (Finland)
6	118	Gary McColgan	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7	139	Vladimir Kyhos	Czechoslovakia	CHZ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
8	160	Darin MacInnis	United States	Kent School (USHS-CT)
9	181	Duane Wahlin	United States	Johnson High School (USHS-MN)
10	201	Michael Orn	United States	Stillwater High School (USHS-MN)
11	222	Tom Terwilliger	United States	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
12	242	Mike Nightengale	United States	Simley High School (USHS-MN)

See also

• 1984–85 NHL season

References

1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN   9781894801225.
2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
3. "1984-85 Minnesota North Stars Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2025.