The North Star State - Part 1: A Star is Born

[@justinfendelet8675]

Les étoiles du Nord du Minnesota me manquent

[@cjones3093]

Such awesome uniforms

[@bufnyfan1]

the Met Centre in Bloomington, Minnesota was built in time for the North Stars' first season in the NHL in 1967. It was considered by most players and fans alike at that time as one of the best arenas in the league. Players raved about the lighting, the great ice, and the spacious dressing rooms. Ultimately when it was taken down it took several implosions to demolish it as it had been built so well

[@danwhenesota2646]

thanks for the kind comment!

[@mikelawlor1533]

This is well produced

[@craigfazekas3923]

I miss the North Stars. I grew up in the Delaware Valley, so thereby a Flyers fan from birth. But I always loved the North Stars. I was stunned when they moved. In fact, my love for hockey was never quite the same ever since. And I believe the 18 team NHL was the NHL at it's best..... 🚬😎

[@danwhenesota2646]

appreciate you watching! means a lot.

[@eustacetarwater2373]

This whole series is so well done. I'm up to the 3rd chapter. Very interesting to comb through each season.

[@danwhenesota2646]

Thank you. Im working on part 4 now. Stay tuned.

[@eustacetarwater2373]

The original live footage is outstanding!

[@joeymaterese8095]

I grew up in Boston a Boston Bruins fan in the early 1970s....I still am, but a team in Bloomington who I followed all way to knocking off the Oilers and then making it all the way too the 91 cup finals I was glued to the games..The crowd was always sooo alive wow...Ever since then they have been my #2 always...My only problem is The name of the team' the logo of the team and color scheme should have been purchased and kept for a rainy day which was called the Wild.....Out of all teams that have jumped ship , whether the city got another team later down the road and had to rename their team it didn't matter as long as hockey was back..Well it was totally different for the North Stars..The logo, color scheme and the team name was so perfect it couldn't be anything other.....So when they lost all that to a city that had no business even having hockey it made me bummed...

[@danwhenesota2646]

Well said. Thank you for watching

[@michaelleroy9281]

Since the Stars were in Dallas for 7 years before the Wild began play in the fall of 2000 Gary Bettman wasn't going to force the Stars to give up the name

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

The North Stars were no joke of a franchise.

[@Classicrocker6119]

An absolutely outstanding and well done documentary!! I’m in Calgary Alberta Canada. I always enjoyed watching televised home games of the North Stars from the Met. The camera angle had more of an overhead view of the ice surface that definitely enhanced the game overall. Thanks for sharing

[@danwhenesota2646]

wow...thank you for watching!

[@ScottHammonds-k1u]

Could not believe it when they moved!!

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

Blackhawks against the Stars. Those were the days.

[@danwhenesota2646]

Respect. Thank you for watching

[@Davidjon1946]

Wow!!! I'm very rarely blown away by KZbin channels but well done!!! Hope there is a part 2 greetings from Buffalo New York

[@danwhenesota2646]

Thank you! Part 2 is already here on youtube. Search my channel. Its called Saints Seals and Barons. Part 3 is coming this summer.

[@kapitanleutnantschneider2076]

Growing up I had two teams I loved. My home town leafs, and the North Stars. Really wish they hadn't been moved to Dallas. I use to play NHL 93 on my Sega Genesis and often chose Minnesota

[@brianbachmeier34]

Excellent video

[@jamesorvis4605]

such a thorough and friendly history! Well done!

[@danwhenesota2646]

thank you!

[@Gopherscott]

Third time I’ve watched this. Love it!

[@danwhenesota2646]

Thank you!

[@gagugjpm]

Great history. For what it's worth, a couple of player names were pronounced differently. Dave Balon is bah-lone, and Andre Boudrias is BOO-drey-ah.

[@unityostara6380]

My first hockey game was North Stars in Chicago Stadium vs the shithawks!

[@michaelleroy9281]

Don't you talk bad about my team, best jerseys, the ♥️ red ones, in all of sports

[@michaelleroy9281]

They were still installing seats the day of the first game Oct 21, 1967 3-1 North Stars win over Seals ( home game)

[@tomrooney2929]

One correction; Masterton was in open ice, not in front of the Oakland goal, when he was sandwiched between two Seal players after passing the puck to a teammate

[@danielgaisbauer2518]

Not saying you are wrong, but the MPLS tribune said "in front of the Oakland goal".

[@danbratten3103]

My late Grandparents were at that game. The place went silent after the hit. It wasn't in front of the goal. You can tell by the pictures, no lines for the goal crease or face circles.

[@frankhoward7645]

Yes, he was on open ice halfway between the blue line and the SW corner of the ice. Maybe 10 feet from the boards. I know this because when the North Stars retired his sweater, they hung it above the spot where his head hit the ice. I photographed the ceremony. I regret I never met the man.

[@michaelleroy9281]

​@Daniel Gaisbauer They were the OAKLAND Seals they began the season as the California Seals in December 1967 the owner changed the name

[@michaelleroy9281]

Does anyone know this, Wren Blair discovered Bobby Orr before he came on with the North Stars

[@1011mweiland]

first in after Dan mentioned in on KFAN!!

[@timsmith428]

first game Oct.21 ..1966??

[@danwhenesota2646]

Not sure what you mean. Their first game was October 11 1967

[@timsmith428]

@@danwhenesota2646 At 21:48 it states their first home game as Oct. 21 1966...

[@danwhenesota2646]

@@timsmith428 Good catch. Will fix that in the final version. Thank you. Also...I always look for people to preview things to catch errors like that. let me know if you'd be interested in doing that with future parts. its very helpful

[@timsmith428]

@@danwhenesota2646 ..Hey, no worries..I really enjoyed the series. I recall the expansion in '67. Not really fair to the added 6, but the NHL was worried about the old WHL, which grew good fans, and was just about to get a tv deal, in the U.S. and Canada. NHL panicked, as usual! Good job..

[@danwhenesota2646]

@@timsmith428 I removed that comment because I replied with the wrong address.

[@curtisdavis2157]

#HushHushOnTheSubject! Unfortunately, We May Never Know How That's Like To Some People!

[@8BitHawlucha]

Cool documentary but the pictures go by nauseatingly fast....

[@keithmurphy7243]

He is also off on some f his dates

[@danwhenesota2646]

which ones?

[@michaelleroy9281]

I know the history of the team as well, he's got the dates right

[@mikehanzal9562]

State of hockey? Let a NHL franchise walk because of no fan support. Btw. Not norm greens fault. Nobody was showing up to the met centre for games.

[@Tprovinzino]

The last year, the Northstar’s were in Minnesota they had record crowds, and it was sold out. Norm Green sold this franchise down the road. He’s a piece of shit in my book. There was plenty of support in town that would’ve bought the franchise, but he already had a deal done with Dallas in the NHL. Allowed it to happen

[@MrBlazemaster525]

😂😂😂😂😂 nice try revisionist

[@jlip4308]

I guess that I am a nobody who had 3 season tickets. Why did they leave in the middle of the night? Norm’s sexual problems. State of hockey is for the all of the youth that grew up playing the game like no where else in the USA.

[@mikehanzal9562]

@@jlip4308 Michigan is actually right on par with Minnesota youth hockey. Cool you had season tickets for the stars. The late 80's was a tough time for the franchise. The met was virtually empty. Not until the rumors of them relocating did the fans start showing up. Typical MN sports fans...

[@jlip4308]

@@mikehanzal9562 Michigan didn’t hold a candle to Minnesota youth hockey in the 70’s when I played or in the 80’s. It is still more here. The Stanley cup run in 80-81 brought the crowds back and they moved 2years later. Norm changed the name and logo to Stars in 81-82 after his sexual misconduct allegations.