List of Minnesota North Stars draft picks

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The North Stars selected Mike Modano 1st overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Mike Modano.jpg
The North Stars selected Mike Modano 1st overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.

This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars franchise. It includes every player the franchise drafted prior to their move to Dallas, from 1967 to 1992, regardless of whether they played for the team.

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Key

 #  Played at least one game with the North Stars
   Spent entire NHL career with the North Stars
() Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

Draft picks

DraftRoundPickPlayerNationalityPosGPGAPtsPIMWLTGAA
1967 14 Wayne Cheesman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1967 213Larry MickFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1968 15 Jim Benzelock Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1968 215Marc RiouxFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1968 322Glen LindsayFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
1969 15 Dick Redmond #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D771133312445504
1969 214 Dennis O'Brien #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D59231911221017
1969 325 Gilles Gilbert #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G416099110192143603.27
1969 437 Fred O'Donnell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW11515112698
1969 549Pierre JutrasFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1969 661 Rob Walton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1969 772Rick ThompsonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1969 878Cal RussellFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1970 217 Buster Harvey #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW40790118208131
1970 220 Fred Barrett #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D74525123148671
1970 334 Dennis Patterson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D1386222867
1970 448 Dave Cressman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW85681437
1970 562 Hank Lehvonen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D40000
1970 676Murray McNeilFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada W
1970 789 Gary Geldart Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D40005
1970 8101Mickey DonaldsonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1971 221 Rod Norrish Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW213362
1971 335Ron WilsonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1971 449Mike LeggeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1971 563Brian McBratneyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1971 677 Alan Globensky Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1971 791 Bruce Abbey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1971 8105Russ FriesenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1971 9113 Mike Antonovich #Flag of the United States.svg  United States C8710152537
1971 10117 Richard Coutu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
1972 112 Jerry Byers #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F4534715
1972 344 Terry Ryan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1972 460Tom ThomsonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1972 576 Chris Ahrens Flag of the United States.svg  United States D5203384
1972 692 Steve West Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1972 7108 Chris Meloff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1972 8116 Scott MacPhail Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1972 8124 Bob Lundeen Flag of the United States.svg  United States RW
1972 9140Glen MikkelsonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1972 10145 Steve Lyon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW30002
1972 10147Juri KudrasovsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1972 10148 Marcel Comeau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1973 218 Blake Dunlop #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F550130274404172
1973 225 John Rogers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW142460
1973 341 Rick Chinnick Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F40220
1973 457 Tom Colley Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C10002
1973 573Lowell OstlundFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1973 689David LeeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1973 7105 Lou Nistico Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW30006
1973 8121George BeveridgeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1973 9136Jim JohnstonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1973 10152Sam CleggFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
1973 11161Russ WiechnikFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1973 11163Max HansenFlag of the United States.svg  United States LW
1974 16 Doug Hicks #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D56137131168442
1974 224 Rich Nantais Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW6354979
1974 342 Pete LoPresti #Flag of the United States.svg  United States G175033643102204.07
1974 460 Kim MacDougall Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D10000
1974 578 Ron Ashton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1974 696 John Sheridan Flag of the United States.svg  United States C
1974 7114Dave HeitzFlag of the United States.svg  United States G
1974 8131 Roland Eriksson #Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden C193489514326
1974 9148Dave StaffenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F
1974 10164Brian AndersenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1974 11179 Duane Bray Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1974 12193 Don Hay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1974 13205Brian HoldernessFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
1974 14215Frank TaylorFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1974 15222 Jeff Hymanson Flag of the United States.svg  United States D
1975 14 Bryan Maxwell #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D331187795745
1975 340 Paul Harrison #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G10901128285994.22
1975 341 Alex Pirus #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C15930285894
1975 458 Steve Jensen #Flag of the United States.svg  United States LW438113108221318
1975 576Dave NorrisFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1975 694Greg ClauseFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1975 7112Francois RobertFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1975 8130 Dean Magee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C70004
1975 9147Terry AngelFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1975 10163Michel BlaisFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1975 11177Earl SargentFlag of the United States.svg  United States W
1975 12190Gilles CloutierFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
1976 13 Glen Sharpley #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C389117161278199
1976 231 Jim Roberts Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW10617234033
1976 339 Don Jackson #Flag of the United States.svg  United States D315165268640
1976 351 Ron Zanussi #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW2995283135373
1976 457 Mike Fedorko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1976 575 Phil Verchota Flag of the United States.svg  United States F
1976 693Dave DelichFlag of the United States.svg  United States C
1976 7110Jeff BarrFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1977 17 Brad Maxwell #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D612982703681292
1977 225 Dave Semenko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW57565881531175
1977 461Kevin McCloskeyFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1977 579Bob ParentFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1977 697 Jamie Gallimore Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW20000
1977 7115Jean-Pierre SanvidoFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
1977 8130 Greg Tebbutt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D2603335
1977 9145 Keith Hanson Flag of the United States.svg  United States D2502277
1978 11 Bobby Smith #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F10773576791036915
1978 219 Steve Payne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F613228238466435
1978 224 Steve Christoff #Flag of the United States.svg  United States C2487764141108
1978 454 Curt Giles #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D89543199242733
1978 570Roy KerlingFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1978 687 Bob Bergloff Flag of the United States.svg  United States D20005
1978 7104Kim SpencerFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1978 8121Mike CotterFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1978 9138Brent GogolFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1978 10155Mike SeideFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1979 16 Craig Hartsburg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D57098315413818
1979 110 Tom McCarthy #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F460178221399330
1979 342 Neal Broten #Flag of the United States.svg  United States C1099289634923569
1979 363 Kevin Maxwell #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F666152161
1979 590 Jim Dobson #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW120006
1979 6111Brian GualazziFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1980 116 Brad Palmer #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW16832387058
1980 237 Don Beaupre #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G667088283268277753.45
1980 353 Randy Velischek #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D509217697401
1980 479Mark HuglenFlag of the United States.svg  United States F
1980 5100 David Jensen Flag of the United States.svg  United States D1802211
1980 6121Dan ZavariseFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1980 7142Bill StewartFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F
1980 8163Jeff WaltersFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1980 9184 Bob Lakso Flag of the United States.svg  United States LW
1980 10205 Dave Richter #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D365940491030
1981 113 Ron Meighan #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D48371018
1981 227 Dave Donnelly Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F137152439150
1981 231 Mike Sands Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G600020505.17
1981 233 Tom Hirsch Flag of the United States.svg  United States D3117830
1981 234Dave PreussFlag of the United States.svg  United States RW
1981 241 Jali Wahlsten Flag of Finland.svg  Finland F
1981 469Terry TaitFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1981 476Jim MalwitzFlag of the United States.svg  United States C
1981 597Kelly HubbardFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1981 6118 Paul Guay Flag of the United States.svg  United States RW11711233492
1981 7139 Jim Archibald Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW1612345
1981 8160 Kari Kanervo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland C
1981 9181 Scott Bjugstad #Flag of the United States.svg  United States F3177668144144
1981 10202Steve KudebehFlag of the United States.svg  United States G
1982 12 Brian Bellows #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW11884855371022718
1982 359Wally ChapmanFlag of the United States.svg  United States C
1982 480 Bob Rouse #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D1061371812181559
1982 481 Dusan Pasek Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia C484101430
1982 5101Marty WiitalaFlag of the United States.svg  United States C
1982 6122Todd CarlileFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1982 7143 Viktor Zhluktov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia F
1982 8164Paul MillerFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1982 9185 Pat Micheletti Flag of the United States.svg  United States C122028
1982 10206 Arnold Kadlec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic D
1982 11227Scott KnutsonFlag of the United States.svg  United States LW
1983 11 Brian Lawton #Flag of the United States.svg  United States LW483112154266401
1983 236Malcolm ParksFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F
1983 238 Frank Musil #Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic D797341061401241
1983 356 Mitch Messier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW2002211
1983 476Brian DurandFlag of the United States.svg  United States C
1983 596Rich GeistFlag of the United States.svg  United States F
1983 6116Tom McCombFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1983 7136 Sean Toomey Flag of the United States.svg  United States C10000
1983 8156 Don Biggs #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C122028
1983 9176Paul PulisFlag of the United States.svg  United States RW
1983 10196 Milos Riha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F
1983 11212 Oldrich Valek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic RW
1983 12236Paul RoffFlag of the United States.svg  United States RW
1984 113 David Quinn Flag of the United States.svg  United States D
1984 346 Ken Hodge #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C14239488732
1984 476 Miroslav Maly Flag of Germany.svg  Germany D
1984 589 Jiri Poner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F
1984 597 Kari Takko #Flag of Finland.svg  Finland G142022303771143.90
1984 6118Gary McColganFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1984 7139 Vladimir Kyhos Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F
1984 8160Darin McInnisFlag of the United States.svg  United States G
1984 9181Duane WahlinFlag of the United States.svg  United States F
1984 10201Mike OrnFlag of the United States.svg  United States RW
1984 11222Tom TerwilligerFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1984 12242Mike NightengaleFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1985 351 Stephane Roy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C121010
1985 469 Mike Berger Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D3031467
1985 590Dwight MullinsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1985 6111Mike MullowneyFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1985 7132Mike KelferFlag of the United States.svg  United States C
1985 8153Ross JohnsonFlag of the United States.svg  United States LW
1985 9174Tim HelmerFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW
1985 10195Gordie ErnstFlag of the United States.svg  United States F
1985 11216 Ladislav Lubina Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic F
1985 12237 Tommy Sjodin #Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden D1068404852
1986 112 Warren Babe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW2125723
1986 230 Neil Wilkinson #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D460166783813
1986 233 Dean Kolstad #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D4017869
1986 354 Rick Bennett Flag of the United States.svg  United States LW1511213
1986 355 Rob Zettler #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D56956570920
1986 358 Brad Turner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D30000
1986 475 Kirk Tomlinson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW10000
1986 596 Jari Gronstrand #Flag of Finland.svg  Finland D18582634135
1986 8159Scott MathiasFlag of the United States.svg  United States F
1986 9180 Lance Pitlick Flag of the United States.svg  United States D393163349298
1986 10201 Dan Keczmer #Flag of the United States.svg  United States D23583846212
1986 11222 Garth Joy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1986 12243Kurt StahuraFlag of the United States.svg  United States LW
1986 S15 Brian McKee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1987 16 Dave Archibald #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW3235767124139
1987 235 Scott McCrady Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1987 348 Kevin Kaminski #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C13931013528
1987 473 John Weisbrod Flag of the United States.svg  United States C
1987 588 Teppo Kivela Flag of Finland.svg  Finland F
1987 6109 Darcy Norton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1987 7130 Timo Kulonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland D
1987 8151Don SchmidtFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1987 9172 Jarmo Myllys #Flag of Finland.svg  Finland G39011442715.23
1987 10193 Larry Olimb Flag of the United States.svg  United States C
1987 11214Marc FelicioFlag of the United States.svg  United States G
1987 12235 Dave Shields Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1987 S4 Shawn Chambers #Flag of the United States.svg  United States D62550185235364
1987 S8 Rick Boh Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C82134
1988 11 Mike Modano #Flag of the United States.svg  United States C14995618131374926
1988 240 Link Gaetz #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D656814412
1988 343Shaun KaneFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1988 464Jeff StolpFlag of the United States.svg  United States G
1988 8148Ken MacArthurFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1988 9169 Travis Richards Flag of the United States.svg  United States D30002
1988 10190 Ari Matilainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland F
1988 11211Grant BischoffFlag of the United States.svg  United States F
1988 12232Trent AndisonFlag of the United States.svg  United States W
1988 S1 Mike McHugh #Flag of the United States.svg  United States LW2010116
1988 S6Dave SchofieldFlag of the United States.svg  United States D
1989 17 Doug Zmolek Flag of the United States.svg  United States D467115364905
1989 228 Mike Craig #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW4237197168550
1989 360Murray GarbuttFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1989 475 J. F. Quintin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW2255104
1989 587 Pat MacLeod #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D535131814
1989 591 Bryan Schoen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
1989 597Rhys HollymanFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1989 6112Scott CashmanFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
1989 8154Jon PrattFlag of the United States.svg  United States LW
1989 9175Ken BlumFlag of the United States.svg  United States LW
1989 10196 Arturs Irbe Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia G56809990218236792.83
1989 11217 Tom Pederson Flag of the United States.svg  United States D240204969142
1989 12238 Helmuts Balderis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia RW263692
1989 S12Jamie LoewenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
1990 18 Derian Hatcher #Flag of the United States.svg  United States D1045802513311581
1990 350Laurie BilleckFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1990 470 Cal McGowan Flag of the United States.svg  United States C
1990 471Frank KovacsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1990 592 Enrico Ciccone #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D3741018281469
1990 6113 Roman Turek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic G3280121230159115432.31
1990 7134 Jeff Levy Flag of the United States.svg  United States G
1990 8155 Doug Barrault #Flag of the United States.svg  United States RW40002
1990 9176Joe BiondiFlag of the United States.svg  United States C
1990 10197Troy BinnieFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1990 11218 Ole Dahlstrom Flag of Norway.svg  Norway C
1990 12239 J. P. McKersie Flag of the United States.svg  United States G
1990 S13Rod HoukFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
1991 18 Richard Matvichuk #Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D79639139178624
1991 474 Mike Torchia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G600003213.30
1991 597 Mike Kennedy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C145163652112
1991 6118 Mark Lawrence Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada RW142182644115
1991 7137Geoff FinchFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada G
1991 8174Michael BurkettFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1991 9184Derek HerlofskyFlag of the United States.svg  United States G
1991 10206 Tom Nemeth Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1991 11228Shayne GreenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1991 12250 Jukka Suomalainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland D
1991 S14Dan O'SheaFlag of the United States.svg  United States F
1992 234 Jarkko Varvio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland RW133474
1992 358 Jeff Bes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C
1992 488 Jere Lehtinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland RW875243271514210
1992 6130Mike JohnsonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada D
1992 7154Kyle PetersonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada LW
1992 8178 Juha Lind Flag of Finland.svg  Finland LW1339132220
1992 9202 Lars Edstrom Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden LW
1992 10226 Jeff Romfo Flag of the United States.svg  United States RW
1992 11250Jeff MoenFlag of the United States.svg  United States G

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